Pete and Lynn Whiteley, played by Jim Millea and Fionnuala Ellwood, were the first characters introduced in January.
In November, following the change of series title from Emmerdale Farm to Emmerdale, a new family was introduced; the Tates, with father and son Frank (Norman Bowler) and Chris (Peter Amory), followed by Frank's respective wife and daughter, Kim (Claire King) and Zoe (Leah Bracknell) in December.
Shortly after arriving in the village Pete embarked on an affair with local teenager Rachel Hughes which was exposed at his wife Lynn's New Year party.
Faced with the prospect of having to walk home, Pete stumbled into the middle of the road and was run over and killed by Rachel's mother, Kate Sugden in her car.
She suffered a minor head injury but was otherwise unscathed but returned home to discover Whiteley's Farm had been destroyed but Peter was safe as the babysitter had come outside with him when the crash occurred.
After one final showdown with Rachel, Lynn left the village to live in Australia with an Australian called Sven Olsen in August 1994.
Bill was very morbid and obsessed with death, so much so that Ernie Shuttleworth, owner of the Malt Shovel barred him for depressing customers.
David Hughes, played by Martyn Whitby, made his first appearance on 29 March 1989 and departed on 22 November 1990.
David appears in the village prior to Kate's wedding to Joe Sugden (Frazer Hines) and his presence causes friction.
David then becomes obsessed with winning Kate back, which culminates in him menacing her and Joe with Alan Turner's (Richard Thorp) shotgun.