List of Emmerdale characters introduced in 2006

Following this, Shooter's mother Emma slammed producer Anita Turner and claimed that he was treated like a "prop" and that he had to film "horrifying" scenes.

In October 2022, Esther Spencer was born and although Samson by no means wanted no part in this, he started to come to his senses and helped Amelia for their baby.

He ended up being stabbed by Matty Barton (Ash Palmisciano), who was holding a knife whilst chopping fruits, after Josh pushed Samson into him.

Bob and Vonda, a show dancer in Las Vegas, met in 1994 on a cruise and drunkenly got married aboard the ship.

Unknown to Bob, Vonda fell pregnant and gave birth to Roxy (Chloe Procter), his fifth child.

The following year, Vonda is employed to tour in the North of England, and decides that Bob and Roxy should spend some time together while she is working.

Four years latter, Owen sends Paddy Dingle (Dominic Brunt) and Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) a letter telling them that Pearl has died.

Beryl and Barney Chugspoke, played by Georgina Hale and David Huw Thomas, respectively made their first appearance on 9 June 2006.

"[6] Barney and Beryl arrive in Emmerdale after their campervan breaks down outside of Wishing Well Cottage and ask Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox) to fix it.

Shadrach Dingle (Andy Devine) devises a plan to get rid of them by faking a hurt leg when they go out truffle hunting and frames them for stealing Belle's pet pig, Petal.

A year later, Marlon Dingle visits another of Ray's shops when he decides to secretly bet all £3,000 he received from the sale of building materials to win £20,000 he and his wife Donna need for a deposit.

A few days later, Ray, who is grateful to Marlon for preventing the robbery and feeling guilty, turns up at the hospital to give him his winnings.

Dr Josephine Abbott, played by Kate Maravan, is a local GP who first appeared in 2006, introduced by then-series producer, Kathleen Beedles.

In 2013, her appearances have included when Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) was taken by her mother, Lisa (Jane Cox) to discuss contraception with Dr. Abbott, and the occasions when Rhona Goskirk (Zoe Henry) visits her in connection with her back injury.

Vaughan first appears when his old friend Tom is kidnapped by Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Sadie King (Patsy Kensit).

Tom later chooses Vaughan as his best man for his Christmas Day wedding to Rosemary Sinclair (Linda Thorson).

Tom's son, Matthew King (Matt Healy) makes an unofficial complaint to DCI Grace Barraclough (Glynis Barber), about their closeness.

He gets involved in 2008 when Donna Windsor-Dingle (Verity Rushworth) makes a complaint about PC Shane Doyle (Paul McEwan).

Seven years later, when Gordon comes back into Chas and Aaron's lives, he reveals his marriage to Sandra has broken down and he no longer has contact with his daughter, Liv.

Sandra tells Chas that fourteen years earlier, she had taken Liv, then a baby, with her to her mother's house following an argument with Gordon.

Bridget first appears when she sends a letter to Belle's parents, Zak (Steve Halliwell) and Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox), asking to see them.

In March 2008, Williams arrests Viv Hope (Deena Payne) over her involvement in a children's charity fraud committed by Freddie Yorke (Keith Woodason).

She and DC Henshall later arrive in the village to find Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) and Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb), who Eli revealed were Shane's killers.

In early March, Jasmine returns and confesses to killing Shane in order to clear Debbie's name.

She stopped answering when he called; and later in the week, when Carl read about her mother's death in the paper, he resorted to waiting outside the police station and Grace's home in order to get her to speak to him.

Detective Inspector Dasari appears in the village, with his CID colleague DCI Grace Barraclough (Glynis Barber), following the death of Tom King (Ken Farrington).

Detective Inspector Frank Blackmore, portrayed by Daniel Coll,[11] was a police officer who initially appeared to investigate the murder of Tom King (Kenneth Farrington), alongside DS Karen Williams (Annie Fitzmaurice), DCI Grace Barraclough (Glynis Barber) and DI Vikesh Dasari (Stephen Rahman-Hughes).

He took statements from the many residents of the village who attended his wedding to Rosemary Sinclair (Linda Thorson), and also investigated her subsequent disappearance a year later.

He also questioned Chas (Lucy Pargeter) and Eli Dingle (Joseph Gilgun) as they were arrested under suspicion of murder.

Blackmore was involved in investigating other crimes in the village, such as the death of Colin McFarlane where he interviewed Chas, who slept with him in an upmarket hotel the evening before he died.