She remained on and off in the show until departing on 4 January 2002 for a new life with Sean Reynolds (Stephen McGann), whom she later married, but made a brief return with step-son, Marc (Anthony Lewis), in 2007 for her father-in-law Len's funeral.

[4] In May 2007, Peter Martin's character, Len Reynolds, was killed off and Brecon reprised her role for her on-screen father-in-law's funeral.

"[6] Brecon told Ellie Gonower of the same publication that the writers wrote well for her and called her character "great fun".

"[3] The actress said that her initial appearances as Tara often saw her wearing short dresses and acting a bit dense, while she was tagged on the side of Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam Maxwell).

[3] When Tara faced financial ruin, she agreed to marry Lord Michael Thornfield (Malcolm Stoddard).

Shortly before the wedding, Tara's former lover Biff Fowler (Stuart Wade) turned up and asked her to reconsider.

She had passionate love affairs with Biff Fowler (Stuart Wade) and Sean Reynolds (Stephen McGann).

It promises to be horsewhips at three paces..."[11] Of the one-hour special featuring Alex's return, Lanning commented "Erotic excitement of the week: Lady Tara Oakwell (Anna Brecon), the height of haughty couture, grovelling in the mud in designer mini skirt and wrestling with her wimp husband Lord Alex in Emmerdale (ITV).

[13] They said "Snooty Lady Tara graced Emmerdale with her presence in 1997 and soon set her sights on a bit of rough – her driver, Biff Fowler.

After a couple of years away, she swanned back to the village and fell for another bit of rough – married man Sean Reynolds.