Amos Brearly is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Ronald Magill.

[1] This changed with the introduction of Henry Wilks (Arthur Pentelow), who formed a comic double act with Amos for 19 years.

[1] Magill explained: The introduction of Henry also led to Amos's signature catchphrase "Nay, Mr Wilks".

Laffan eventually gave the character some new hobbies which often took him outside, including gardening and a job as a journalist for the Hotten Courier newspaper.

[1] Amos was a bachelor, with Hayward noting "women always seemed a bit of a mystery to the long-time single landlord", but he once proposed to Alison Gibbons (Carolyn Moody) and Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier) in the same year.

Amos becomes convinced that the brewery prefers couples to run pubs and proposes to widow Annie Sugden.

A couple of years later, while closing up, Amos and Mr Wilks are threatened by burglars and are locked in the cellar all night.

She flees the Woolpack on discovering that Amos has written-up a report on UFOs spotted locally, stating that he is tampering with unknown forces.

Amos's rivalry with Ernie Shuttleworth (John Comer) of the Malt Shovel public house takes on a new intensity, as they try to outdo the other with various ventures, including happy hours, juke boxes and dominoes tournaments.

Ernie is thrilled to get Amos a ticking off from the local police by tampering with the Woolpack clock so the pub is caught serving drinks after hours.

She is a strong-willed woman who moves into the Woolpack and interferes with Henry's bookkeeping and the diet of the two men, insisting that full English breakfasts are not to be eaten because of high cholesterol and fat content.

A Daily Telegraph writer said Magill's "grumpy pub landlord" was one of the best-loved characters in Emmerdale, who ruled The Woolpack with "a benign Yorkshire gruffness.

"[5] The writer also assessed that Amos and Henry formed an "unforgettable double act", adding they were "often likened to an old married couple due to their bickering.