Eve Jenson (also Birch) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Suzanne Shaw.

On 10 July 2001, Rick Fulton of the Daily Record reported that seventeen-year-old actress Davison had joined the cast as Eve alongside Sammy Winward, who plays Katie Sugden.

"[1] Davison was introduced as the rebellious granddaughter of established character, Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox).

Davison returned to the show for three episodes in October 2006, when Edna attended Eve's wedding to James Jenson (Ben Peyton).

Series producer Gavin Blyth stated in an interview with Digital Spy that he auditioned 50 to 60 actresses for the role, one of them being former Hear'Say singer and West End theatre star Suzanne Shaw who made the trip to Yorkshire from Manchester where she was playing Judy Haynes in the musical White Christmas.

She's been left with a lot of debt in France and she turns up in the Dales because she has nowhere else to go – she knows that Edna's a real soft touch and wouldn't leave her own family at the front door.

I was up against some strong contenders so it was quite nerve-wracking when I went in, but Gavin Blyth, the producer, was so lovely and made me feel really at ease.

It would be a brave or a stupid man who tests Chas but Carl seems determined to give it a go and Eve certainly isn’t one to hold back.

One thing’s for sure, if Chas does uncover Carl’s dirty secret he’ll be wise to sleep with one eye open!

"[7] Lucy Pargeter, who plays Chas hinted that her firebrand alter ego may react in a surprising way if she eventually rumbles the affair.

She sets her sights on Marc Reynolds (Anthony Lewis), despite him being involved with Donna Windsor (Verity Rushworth).

In September 2001, whilst on a night out in Hotten, Eve, Marc, Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), Robert Sugden (Karl Davies), Ollie Reynolds (Vicky Binns), and Katie Addyman steal a car after missing the last bus home.

They are involved in a hit and run accident, which results in the death of their headmistress, Miss Strickland (Alex Hall).

In October 2006, Edna, with escort Tom King (Ken Farrington), attends Eve's wedding to James Jenson.

Edna discovers that Eve had slept with James's best friend and warns her not to take advantage of her kindness.

Eve then gets a job working as an office assistant at Emmerdale Haulage and begins flirting with her boss Carl King.

She sets up a business with Carl's half-sister Scarlett Nicholls (Kelsey-Beth Crossley), organizing Hen Parties.

Carl's brother Jimmy (Nick Miles) finds out about the affair when he catches them together and threatens to tell Chas unless he ends things with Eve.

The following day, Chas and Charity see Eve leaving Carl's house and the pair kiss, confirming her worst fears.

Chas swears revenge on Eve and Carl and with Charity's encouragement, she starts making their lives difficult.

On Bonfire Night, Chas puts a toffee apple in Eve's hat, causing it to melt and get stuck in her hair.

When Debbie Dingle's (Charley Webb) boyfriend Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) gets a job working for the haulage firm, he and Eve start flirting.

Carl mocks her for this and Eve becomes disillusioned with her life in the village and after talking to Alicia, who is emigrating to Spain, considers leaving too.