Frank Tate is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Norman Bowler.

During his time in the programme, Frank and Kim divorced and remarried before his death of a heart attack – brought on by her return to the village after being presumed dead – ended their second marriage.

Other notable storylines included his addiction to alcohol; coming to terms with his daughter Zoe’s (Leah Bracknell) sexuality; sparking a conflict with his own son Chris (Peter Amory); discovering Kim's affair with local handyman Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey); and his various business dealings and feuds with the likes of Dave's father Ned Glover (Johnny Leeze), his close friend Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby), and fellow businessman Steve Marchant (Paul Opacic).

"[1] Frank was killed off as part of an hourlong episode, in which his estranged wife Kim Tate (Claire King) returned to the village, following her presumed death.

After a tense confrontation between them, Frank reveals that Chris, the manager who Matt despises and wants sacked, is, in fact his son.

However, in 1995, Home Farm employee Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey) catches Kim's eye and they begin an affair.

Zoe finds Frank, but it is too late and the true circumstances of his death remain unknown until Kim smugly taunts Chris in January 1999 before fleeing the country.

The Observer's Andy Medhurst branded Frank the "local capitalist" and "baronial" during a storyline about his attempt to get a new road built through the Sugden's farm.