Nicola reacts badly and attacks Carlos with her bouquet, before telling the congregation about the affair, stunning her father Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower) and Bernice's husband, Ashley Thomas (John Middleton).
[2] The character was introduced during the aftermath of a bus crash, where he earned the respect of the villagers by helping the injured.
[2] Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) is also not happy with Adam when he dates Tricia Stokes (Sheree Murphy), who he has feelings for.
George first appears when Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox) writes to complain to him about Ashley's public courtship of Bernice Blackstock (Samantha Giles).
Among the ceremonies he has conducted include the marriage of Tom King (Kenneth Farrington) and Rosemary Sinclair (Linda Thorson) on Christmas Day 2006 when Ashley's been wrongfully punched by Terry Woods and the baptism of the Hope twins in May 2007.
When the death of his housekeeper leaves George lonely, Laurel tries to matchmake him with Emily Kirk (Kate McGregor), despite the age gap between the two.
In October 2008, Bishop George announces that Emmerdale's village church, St. Mary's, is to close due to low attendance at services.
This causes Eric to pull out of buying the site, and the Bishop tells Ashley the following day that he may continue services in the church until a new buyer is found.
Virginia West was a lady who Adam Forrester (Tim Vincent) cheated on Tricia Stokes (Sheree Murphy) with.
She appeared regularly in Emmerdale between 2000 and 2001 until Tara Thornfield (Anna Brecon) agreed to drop assault charges against Virginia if she left the village.
The couple's future was however uncertain when Joe found out his Visa would expire by Christmas and he would be forced to leave the country.
Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox) threatened to report them to the Home Office, but the wedding went ahead and Jason was thrilled when Joe got permanent residency in the UK.
Bev Mansfield was a chemistry teacher at Hotten Comprehensive who was introduced as a love interest for Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt).
Marc Reynolds (Anthony Lewis) attempted to kiss Bev and rumours that they were having a sexual relationship spread around the village.
In her backstory, she had an affair with Shadrach's brother, Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell), who is Cain's father.
First appearing in 2000, Faith returns to Emmerdale in October 2004 for celebrations to mark Zak and his family's 10th anniversary in the village.
At the B&B, Faith collapses in the bathroom and is found by Doug Potts (Duncan Preston), who calls an ambulance.
At Aaron's wedding to Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley), a woman arrives with the police and tells them that Faith murdered her father.
Bring on the episode where we get the nitty-gritty on why her kids hate her so much..."[6] In August 2017, Dexter was longlisted for Best Newcomer and Funniest Female at the Inside Soap Awards.
[9] She was also nominated for the Best Newcomer accolade at The British Soap Awards 2017, however, she lost out to Coronation Street's Rob Mallard.
[11][12] It was later announced that as part of her cancer battle, a special episode would air heavily featuring Faith, Chas and Cain.
The episode, which aired in July, explores the impact Faith's terminal diagnosis has on the lives of her children "as they navigate this heartbreaking turn of events".