Joseph "Joe" Sugden is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Frazer Hines.

[3] To commemorate the event TVTimes featured a promotional souvenir photograph for readers prior to the episode's airdate.

[4] In August 1994, Hines, along with Madeleine Howard (Sarah Sugden) and Fionnuala Ellwood (Lynn Whiteley), departed the serial.

[6] Joe was born on 31 May 1949, named after his paternal grandfather, and is the youngest child of Jacob and Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier).

Joe develops feelings for vicar's daughter, Barbara Peters (Rosie Kerslake) in 1983 but is rejected and moves to France for several years but briefly returns for the funeral of his grandfather, Sam Pearson (Toke Townley), in November 1984.

Initially Kate and Joe argue after he shoots her dog for bothering his sheep but they eventually they fall in love.

Kate accidentally runs over Pete Whiteley - a married man who had had an affair with Rachel - whilst drunk, killing him.

Joe later has a controversial relationship with Pete's widow, Lynn, but suspects her main motive is to upset Rachel, so breaks things off.

After Joe saves Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey) from being run over by a car, Jack and Rachel persuade him go and spend time with Annie in Spain.

Joe was featured and they opined that "his gentle charm and Yorkshire grit made him irresistible to a seemingly endless stream of women.