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824:Moira Barton
809:Sarah Sugden
799:Aaron Livesy
784:Gabby Thomas
749:Belle Dingle
734:Mandy Dingle
714:Eric Pollard
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1429:Terry Woods
1419:Vic Windsor
1394:Henry Wilks
1364:Alan Turner
1299:Jack Sugden
1284:Andy Sugden
1234:Hari Prasad
1229:Val Pollard
1224:Sam Pearson
1114:Meena Jutla
1054:Dave Glover
1039:Biff Fowler
994:Lisa Dingle
954:Marcus Dean
909:Ross Barton
904:John Barton
894:Adam Barton
844:Suzy Merton
794:Chas Dingle
774:Nicola King
759:Cain Dingle
492:Inside Soap
474:Parkin 2002
389:Sunday Mail
365:Inside Soap
333:Sunday Mail
290:Sunday Mail
267:Cain Dingle
226:Peter Amory
216:Development
1696:Categories
1439:Mark Wylde
1424:Dawn Woods
1334:Frank Tate
1329:Chris Tate
1314:Pat Sugden
1304:Joe Sugden
1154:Jason Kirk
1149:Emily Kirk
1139:Sadie King
1109:Ivan Jones
1104:Eve Jenson
1079:Jamie Hope
1064:Roy Glover
1004:Zak Dingle
989:Eli Dingle
984:Del Dingle
914:Edna Birch
829:Jai Sharma
804:Jimmy King
744:Paddy Kirk
729:Sam Dingle
690:characters
392:. Scotland
336:. Scotland
310:References
259:Chris Tate
241:Storylines
222:Chris Tate
177:soap opera
101:Occupation
1497:1982–1983
1492:1978–1979
1477:1972–1973
1274:Jo Stiles
1179:Ryan Lamb
1174:Faye Lamb
1159:Ross Kirk
1124:Lexi King
1119:Carl King
1074:Ella Hart
834:Amy Wyatt
688:Emmerdale
511:Emmerdale
283:Reception
210:Emmerdale
203:Emmerdale
198:Emmerdale
181:Emmerdale
151:Daughters
53:1999–2002
35:character
33:Emmerdale
1339:Zoe Tate
1144:Tom King
1084:Viv Hope
1014:Daz Eden
764:Bob Hope
719:Kim Tate
621:(2002).
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576:10 April
476:, p.111.
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340:10 April
50:Duration
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703:Present
548:9 April
520:9 April
456:9 April
396:9 April
192:Casting
171:British
138:(2002—)
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119:Mother
109:Father
271:Butch
255:Ollie
247:Angie
1677:2024
1672:2023
1667:2022
1662:2021
1657:2020
1652:2019
1647:2018
1642:2017
1637:2016
1632:2015
1627:2014
1622:2013
1617:2012
1612:2011
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1537:1996
1532:1995
1527:1994
1522:1993
1517:1991
1512:1990
1507:1989
1502:1988
1487:1977
1482:1974
651:MTV3
627:ISBN
606:2012
578:2012
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522:2012
515:MTV3
458:2012
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230:MTV3
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