List of original characters

A list of all Emmerdale Farm characters who were seen in the show on a regular basis when it began in 1972. Sorted by departure date, with most recent first.

Two characters from the original cast were eventually replaced with Clive Hornby taking over from Andrew Burt in 1980 and Debbi Blythe taking over from Gail Harrison for a short recurring period in 1987.

Of the original cast seen in the first episode in 1972, only Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Jo Kendall and Gail Harrison are still alive and of those, only Frazer Hines's character (Joe Sugden) and Jo Kendall's character (Peggy Skilbeck) have been killed off in the show.

Note: If the character was played by more than one credited actor, only the most recent actor is displayed. Characters played by more than one actor are indicated by a # sign.

List

Image	Character	Actor	Departure
	Annie Sugden	Sheila Mercier	10th February 2009
	Jack Sugden #	Clive Hornby	21st February 2008
	Amos Brearly	Ronald Magill	6th July 1995
	Joe Sugden	Frazer Hines	11th August 1994
	Henry Wilks	Arthur Pentelow	29th August 1991
	Matt Skilbeck	Frederick Pyne	7th December 1989
	Marian Rosetti #	Debbi Blythe	1st September 1988
	Sam Pearson	Toke Townley	22nd November 1984
	Peggy Skilbeck	Jo Kendall	16th July 1973
	Pat Sugden #	Helen Weir	11th September 1986
	Tom Merrick #	Jack Carr	10th February 1988
	Jackie Merrick #	Ian Sharrock	24th August 1989
	Sandie Merrick #	Jane Hutcheson	11th May 1989
	Janie Harker #	Lesley Duff	9th September 1986
	Frank Blakey	Eric Allan	22nd January 1974

See also

• Emmerdale characters
• List of current characters