# List of former Emmerdale characters

This is a list of former characters from the ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale, ordered by the year in which they made their final appearance.

## 1970s
### Last appeared in 1972

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Alec Saunders | Alan Tucker | 1972 |
| Wallace | Michael Culver | 1972 |
| Peters | Reginald Barratt | 1972 |
| Lynn Wallace | Jenny Lee-Wright | 1972 |
| Norman Harrison | Christopher Mitchell | 1972 |

### Last appeared in 1973

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Bart Ansett | Trevor Ray | 1972–1973 |
| Harry Jameson | John Glyn-Jones | 1972–1973 |
| Sharon Crossthwaite | Louise Jameson | 1973 |
| PC Dave Ball | Christopher Wray | 1972–1973 |
| Ian 'Trash' McIntyre | Leonard Maguire | 1973 |
| Beryl Crossthwaite | Joan Scott | 1973 |
| Penny Golightly | Louisa Martin | 1973 |
| Peggy Skilbeck | Jo Kendall | 1972–1973 |
| Amy Postlethwaite | Dorothy Frere | 1973 |
| Bob Molesworth | Reginald Marsh | 1973 |
| Mick Cavan | David Kelly | 1973 |
| Carol Benfield | Ann Holloway | 1973 |
| Charlie Nelson | Jack Woolgar | 1973 |
| Andrew Watson | Malcolm Terris | 1973 |
| Clare Scott | Joanna Tope | 1973 |
| Ben Dowton | Larry Noble | 1973 |
| Laura Verney | Patricia Haines | 1973 |

### Last appeared in 1974

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Frank Blakey | Eric Allan | 1972–1974 |
| Lewis Potter | Robert Dorning | 1974 |
| Ethel Ainsworth | Peggy Marshall | 1974 |
| Letty Brewer | Diana Davies | 1974 |
| Franklin Prescott | Donald Morley | 1974 |
| Dryden Hogben | Roy Boyd | 1974 |
| Briddy Middleton | Jenny Hanley | 1974 |
| Alison Gibbons | Carolyn Moody | 1973–1974 |
| George Verney | Patrick Holt | 1973–1974 |

### Last appeared in 1975

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Tom Raistrick | Leonard Trolley | 1975 |
| Wilf Padgett | George Waring | 1974–1975 |
| Jean Kendall | Leslie Nunnerley | 1975 |
| Jim Gimbel | John Atkinson | 1974–1975 |
| Freda Gimbel | Mary Henry | 1974–1975 |
| Jackson | William Moore | 1975 |
| Tom | Bert Palmer | 1975 |
| Beattie Dowton | Barbara Ogilvie | 1973–1975 |
| Sarah Foster | Patricia Brake | 1975 |

### Last appeared in 1976

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Sam Skilbeck | Jamie Bell | 1973–1976 |
| Sally Skilbeck | Justine Bell | 1973–1976 |
| Mrs Dawkins | Lorraine Peters | 1973–1976 |
| Will Croft | William Simons | 1976 |
| Julie Croft | Gwyneth Powell | 1976 |
| Heather Bannerman | Wanda Ventham | 1976 |
| Martin Gimbel | George Fenton | 1976 |
| Rosemary Kendall | Lesley Manville | 1975–1976 |
| Christine Sharp | Angela Cheyne | 1973–1974, 1976 |
| Nan Wheeler | Anna Cropper | 1976 |
| Dick Robertshaw | Alan David | 1974, 1976 |
| Robert Sharp | Bernard Kay | 1974, 1976 |

### Last appeared in 1977

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Janet Thompson | Muriel Pavlow | 1977 |
| Asta Gunnarson | Madeleine Hinde | 1977 |
| Olaf Gunnarson | Jürgen Andersen | 1977 |
| Lucy Stubbs | Adrienne Frank | 1977 |
| Kathy Gimbel | Polly Hemingway | 1974–1977 |
| Syd Harker | Andy Bradford | 1977 |
| Sarah Oswell | Virginia Moore | 1977 |
| Ray Oswell | Stuart Bevan | 1977 |
| David Cowper | John Abbott | 1977 |
| Angela Read | Joanne Whalley | 1977 |

### Last appeared in 1978

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Glenda Thompson | Elaine Donnelly | 1978 |
| Ruth Hepton | Stephanie Turner | 1978 |
| Ian Hepton | Tim Preece | 1978 |
| Steve Hawker | Paul Rosebury | 1978 |
| Paul Pargrave | Philip Madoc | 1978 |
| Barney | George Malpas | 1972–1976, 1978 |
| Antony Moeketsi | Oscar James | 1978 |
| Phyllis Purwick | Jean Heywood | 1978 |
| Pip Coulter | Julie Dawn Cole | 1978 |
| Charlotte Verney | Angela Thorne | 1978 |
| Gerald Verney | James Kerry | 1978 |
| David Annersley | David Markham | 1978 |
| Major Vivian Denyer | Kevin Stoney | 1978 |

### Last appeared in 1979

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Arthur Braithwaite | Max Wall | 1979 |
| Irene Madden | Kathleen Byron | 1979 |
| Phil Fletcher | Kenneth Watson | 1979 |
| Terry Fletcher | Bernard Padden | 1979 |
| Jimmy Armstrong | Lennox Greaves | 1979 |
| Susan Armstrong | Catherine Terris | 1979 |
| Ed Hathersage | Paul Maxwell | 1979 |

## 1980s
### Last appeared in 1980

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Enid Pottle | Anne Dyson | 1980 |
| Esmeralda Eckersley | Debbie Farrington | 1980 |
| Harold Eckersley | Roger Hammond | 1980 |
| Mrs Eckersley | Pam St Clement | 1980 |
| Harry Moore | Walter Sparrow | 1980 |
| Maurice Westrop | Edward Dentith | 1979–1980 |
| Judy Westrop | Jane Cussons | 1979–1980 |
| Ted Edwards | Barry Hart | 1977–1980 |
| Alice Wilks | Hazel Bainbridge | 1980 |
| Angie Norton | Karen Drury | 1980 |

### Last appeared in 1981

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Enoch Tolly | Neil McCarthy | 1980–1981 |
| Bob Jerome | Richard Howard | 1979–1981 |
| Frank Hencoller | Johnny Maxfield | 1981 |
| Naomi Tolly | Jenny Tomasin | 1980–1981 |
| Hannah Tolly | Alison Ambler | 1980–1981 |
| Nellie Ratcliffe | Gabrielle Hunt | 1978–1981 |
| Richard Anstey | Carl Rigg | 1980–1981 |
| Fred Armstrong | Julian Garlick | 1978–1981 |

### Last appeared in 1982

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Grace Tolly | Margaret Stallard | 1980–1982 |
| Barry Hill | David Fleeshman | 1982 |
| Bill Jeffries | James Aubrey | 1982 |
| Jane Hardcastle | Alison Dowling | 1981–1982 |

### Last appeared in 1983

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Jessie Renfrew | Kathleen Helme | 1978–1979, 1981, 1983 |
| Angie Richards | Beverley Callard | 1983 |
| Barbara Peters | Rosie Kerslake | 1983 |
| Nicholas Martin | Tony Melody | 1983 |
| Edward Ruskin | George Little | 1973–1975, 1983 |
| Emily Brearly | Ann Way | 1980, 1983 |

### Last appeared in 1984

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Jill Turner | Patricia Maynard | 1984 |
| Andy Longthorn | David Clayforth | 1980–1984 |
| Andy Longthorn | Mark Botham | 1980–1984 |
| Sam Pearson | Toke Townley | 1972–1984 |

### Last appeared in 1985

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Sita Sharma | Mamta Kaash | 1985 |
| Walter | Meadows White | 1972, 1974–1985 |
| Walter | Geoffrey Hooper | 1972, 1974–1985 |
| Walter | Al Dixon | 1972, 1974–1985 |

### Last appeared in 1986

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Derek Warner | Freddie Fletcher | 1980, 1984–1986 |
| Derek Warner | Dennis Blanch | 1980, 1984–1986 |
| Meg Armstrong | Ursula Camm | 1979–1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Meg Armstrong | Ruth Holden | 1979–1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Carol Longthorn | Jane Hollowood | 1980, 1986 |
| Carol Longthorn | Jane Cunliffe | 1980, 1986 |
| Clifford Longthorn | Jim Barcroft | 1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Clifford Longthorn | John Barrett | 1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Peggy Longthorn | Dorothy Vernon | 1980, 1983, 1986 |
| Karen Moore | Annie Hulley | 1984–1986 |
| Janie Harker | Diane Grayson | 1972–1974, 1986 |
| Janie Harker | Lesley Duff | 1972–1974, 1986 |
| Pat Sugden | Lynn Dalby | 1972, 1974, 1980–1986 |
| Pat Sugden | Helen Weir | 1972, 1974, 1980–1986 |
| Lesley Pearce | Clare Clifford | 1986 |

### Last appeared in 1987

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Graham Lodsworth | Ross Kemp | 1986–1987 |
| Paolo Rosetti | Carl Forgione | 1987 |
| Francesca Rosetti | Natasha Dilleyston | 1987 |
| Hunter Bell | Frederick Bennett | 1974, 1987 |
| Mr Metcalfe | Bernard Kay | 1987 |
| Lionel Weiss | Wolfe Morris | 1987 |

### Last appeared in 1988

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Christopher Meadows | Conrad Phillips | 1981–1988 |
| Tom Merrick | David Hill | 1972, 1980–1982, 1984–1986, 1988 |
| Tom Merrick | Edward Peel | 1972, 1980–1982, 1984–1986, 1988 |
| Tom Merrick | Jack Carr | 1972, 1980–1982, 1984–1986, 1988 |
| Ruth Pennington | Julia Chambers | 1987–1988 |
| Marian Rosetti | Gail Harrison | 1972–1975, 1978, 1987–1988 |
| Marian Rosetti | Debbi Blythe | 1972–1975, 1978, 1987–1988 |
| Ezra Brearly | Martin Matthews | 1983, 1988 |
| Stephen Fuller | Gregory Floy | 1988 |

### Last appeared in 1989

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Phil Pearce | Peter Alexander | 1986–1989 |
| Clare Sutcliffe | Sara Griffiths | 1988–1989 |
| Tony Barclay | Alun Lewis | 1989 |
| Sandie Merrick | Jenny Mayors-Clark | 1972, 1980–1989 |
| Sandie Merrick | Jane Hutcheson | 1972, 1980–1989 |
| Denis Rigg | Richard Franklin | 1988–1989 |
| Ted Sharp | Andy Rashleigh | 1989 |
| Jackie Merrick | Ian Sharrock | 1972, 1980–1989 |
| Alice Wood | Olivia Jardith | 1989 |
| Matt Skilbeck | Frederick Pyne | 1972–1989 |

## 1990s
### Last appeared in 1990

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Liz MacDonald | Lizzie Mickery | 1977, 1984–1986, 1988, 1990 |
| Debbie Wilson | Debbie Arnold | 1990 |
| Pete Whiteley | Jim Millea | 1989–1990 |
| Bill Whiteley | Teddy Turner | 1989–1990 |
| Jock MacDonald | Drew Dawson | 1981, 1983–1990 |
| Harriet Buchan | Sheila Grier | 1990 |
| Fran Carter | Heather Wright | 1990 |
| David Hughes | Martyn Whitby | 1989–1990 |

### Last appeared in 1991

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Doreen Shuttleworth | Sandra Gough | 1984–1985, 1989, 1991 |
| Miss Skipdale Breweries | Jayne Ashbourne | 1991 |
| April Brooks | Anna Keaveney | 1991 |
| Paula Barker | Judy Brooke | 1991 |
| Martin Bennett | John Pickles | 1990–1991 |
| Samuel Skilbeck | Benjamin Whitehead | 1982–1991 |
| Tony Charlton | Stephen Rashbrook | 1990–1991 |
| Dolly Skilbeck | Katharine Barker | 1977–1991 |
| Dolly Skilbeck | Jean Rogers | 1977–1991 |
| Kate Sugden | Sally Knyvette | 1988–1991 |
| Henry Wilks | Arthur Pentelow | 1972–1991 |
| Malcolm Bates | Anthony Schaeffer | 1984, 1987–1989, 1991 |
| Malcolm Bates | Tom Adams | 1984, 1987–1989, 1991 |
| Louise | Tricia Penrose | 1991 |
| Jim Latimer | Miles Reithermann | 1973, 1991 |
| Jim Latimer | Dennis Blanch | 1973, 1991 |

### Last appeared in 1992

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Gary | Gary Halliday | 1990–1992 |
| Charlie Aindow | David Fleeshman | 1990–1992 |
| Alex | Guy Scantlebury | 1991–1992 |
| Rick | Julian Griffin | 1991–1992 |
| Poppy Bruce | Anna Friel | 1992 |
| Melanie Clifford | Joanne Woodcock | 1992 |
| Dan | Julian Walsh | 1990–1992 |
| Lisa | Bryonie Pritchard | 1992 |

### Last appeared in 1993

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Bill Middleton | Johnny Caesar | 1984–1993 |
| Neil Kincaid | Brian Deacon | 1992–1993 |
| Steve Marshal | Gavin Kitchen | 1992–1993 |
| Sangeeta Parmar | Razia McGann | 1992–1993 |
| Donald Hinton | Hugh Manning | 1977–1989, 1993 |
| Jayesh Parmar | John Leary | 1992–1993 |
| Carol Nelson | Philomena McDonagh | 1991–1993 |
| Lorraine Nelson | Nicola Strong | 1992–1993 |
| Julie Bramhope | Ruth Whitehead | 1992–1993 |
| Debbie Buttershaw | Rebekah Joy Gilgan | 1993 |
| Sgt Ian MacArthur | Martin Dale | 1980–1993 |
| Archie Brooks | Tony Pitts | 1983–1993 |
| Elizabeth Pollard | Kate Dove | 1990–1993 |

### Last appeared in 1994

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Mark Hughes | Craig McKay | 1988–1994 |
| Leonard Kempinski | Bernard Archard | 1992–1994 |
| Josh Lewis | Peter Warnock | 1993–1994 |
| Danny | Lauren Beales | 1994 |
| Lucy | Tracie Hart | 1994 |
| Shirley Turner | Rachel Davies | 1993–1994 |
| Reg Dawson | Niven Boyd | 1994 |
| Eileen Pollock | Arbel Jones | 1994 |
| Peter Whiteley | Sam Walker | 1990–1994 |
| Lynn Whiteley | Fionnuala Ellwood | 1989–1994 |
| Sven Olsen | Daniel O'Grady | 1994 |
| Ben Dingle | Steve Fury | 1994 |
| Joe Sugden | Frazer Hines | 1972–1984, 1986–1994 |
| Colin Long | Al Hunter Ashton | 1994 |
| Sgt Hanway | Ray Ashcroft | 1994 |
| Arthur Prendegast | George Malpas | 1994 |
| Harry Barker | Harry Beety | 1994 |

### Last appeared in 1995

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Bernard McAllister | Brendan Price | 1993–1995 |
| Angharad McAllister | Amanda Wenban | 1993–1995 |
| Andrew Mackinnon | Michael J. Jackson | 1994–1995 |
| Derek Simpson | Garry Cooper | 1995 |
| Ronnie Slater | Ian Thompson | 1995 |
| Amos Brearly | Ronald Magill | 1972–1995 |
| Luke McAllister | Noah Huntley | 1993–1995 |
| Jessica McAllister | Camilla Power | 1993–1995 |
| WPC Barbara Metcalfe | Lynn Whitehead | 1995 |
| DS Harry Metcalfe | Ray Ashcroft | 1995 |
| Margaret Adlington | Kathy Jamieson | 1995 |
| Daniel Weir | Matthew Marsden | 1995 |
| Lady Vanessa Weir | Fleur Chandler | 1995 |
| Dolores Sharp | Samantha Hurst | 1994–1995 |
| Paula | Alison Swann | 1995 |
| Britt Woods | Michelle Holmes | 1995 |

### Last appeared in 1996

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Granny Hopwood | Beatrice Kelly | 1996 |
| Faye Clarke | Helena Calvert | 1996 |
| Susie Wilde | Louise Heaney | 1996 |
| Dave Glover | Ian Kelsey | 1994–1996 |

### Last appeared in 1997

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Sean Rossi | Mark Cameron | 1996–1997 |
| Tom Bainbridge | Jeremy Turner-Welch | 1996–1997 |
| John Kenyon | Alan Rothwell | 1997 |
| Sandra Fowler | Kate Layden | 1996–1997 |
| Frank Tate | Norman Bowler | 1989–1997 |
| Anne Cullen | Heather Peace | 1997 |
| Ken Adlington | Douglas McFerran | 1995–1997 |
| Ken Adlington | David Barrass | 1995–1997 |
| Greg Cox | Danny Seward | 1997 |
| Charlie Cairns | Sarah Graham | 1997 |
| Des Burtenshaw | Tony Barton | 1995–1997 |
| Karen Johnson | Annemarie Lawless | 1997 |
| PC Wilson | Steve Huison | 1994–1995, 1997 |
| Fiona Mallender | Polly York | 1997 |
| Colin Batty | Andrew Livingston | 1997 |
| Linda Fowler | Tonicha Jeronimo | 1994–1997 |
| Gerald Taylor | Blair Plant | 1995–1997 |
| DI Cooke | Susie Baxter | 1997 |
| Jo Steadman | Julie Peasgood | 1997 |
| Geri Cairns | Georgina Annett | 1997 |
| Geri Cairns | Anna Cunningham | 1997 |
| Sophie Wright | Jane Cameron | 1996–1997 |
| Doug Hamilton | Jay Benedict | 1997 |

### Last appeared in 1998

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Barry Clegg | Bernard Wrigley | 1997–1998 |
| Lord Alex Oakwell | Rupam Maxwell | 1997–1998 |
| Dee Pollard | Claudia Malkovich | 1997–1998 |
| Helen Ackroyd | Kathryn Apanowicz | 1995, 1997–1998 |
| Tony Cairns | Edward Peel | 1997–1998 |
| Becky Cairns | Sarah Neville | 1997–1998 |
| Jan Glover | Roberta Kerr | 1994–1998 |
| Margaret Cunningham | June Broughton | 1998 |
| Jed Outhwaite | Tony Melody | 1998 |
| Dean Adlington | Patrick Connolly | 1997–1998 |
| Kirsty Hutchinson | Anne-Marie Jowett | 1997–1998 |
| Heather Hutchinson | Siobhan Finneran | 1998 |
| Emma Cairns | Rebecca Loudonsack | 1997–1998 |
| Paulette Lewis | Danielle Brown | 1998 |
| Lord Michael Thornfield | Malcolm Stoddard | 1998 |
| Chelsea Campbell | Elizabeth Ingram | 1998 |
| Vic Windsor | Alun Lewis | 1993–1998 |

### Last appeared in 1999

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Steve Marchant | Paul Opacic | 1996–1999 |
| Will Cairns | Paul Fox | 1997–1999 |
| Dawn Wilkins | Rosy Clayton | 1999 |
| Jane Barnet | Deborah Chad | 1998–1999 |
| Rachel Hughes | Glenda McKay | 1988–1999 |
| Caroline Bates | Diana Davies | 1984–1997, 1999 |
| Stella Jones | Stephanie Schonfield | 1998–1999 |
| Ernie Shuttleworth | John Comer | 1975, 1984–1986, 1991, 1998–1999 |
| Ernie Shuttleworth | Peter Schofield | 1975, 1984–1986, 1991, 1998–1999 |
| Maggie Cassidy | Juliet Ellis | 1999 |
| Nick Bates | Cy Chadwick | 1985–1996, 1999 |
| Ezra Dingle | John Henshaw | 1999 |
| Liam Hammond | Mark Powley | 1999 |
| Gavin Ferris | Robert Beck | 1999 |

## 2000s
### Last appeared in 2000

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Reggie Wilkie | Leslie Randall | 1999–2000 |
| Lyn Hutchinson | Sally Walsh | 1997–2000 |
| Graham Clark | Kevin Pallister | 1998–2000 |
| Pete Collins | Kirk Smith | 1999–2000 |
| Butch Dingle | Paul Loughran | 1994–2000 |
| John Wylie | Seamus O'Neill | 1999–2000 |
| Harry Thompson | Tony Broughton | 2000 |
| Claudia Nash | Susan Duerden | 1999–2000 |
| Nellie Dingle | Sandra Gough | 1995, 2000 |
| Nellie Dingle | Maggie Tagney | 1995, 2000 |
| Ned Glover | Johnny Leeze | 1994–2000 |
| Laura Johnstone | Louise Beattie | 1998–2000 |
| Roy Glover | Nicky Evans | 1994–2000 |
| Caleb Dingle | Mike Kelly | 2000 |
| Mike Blake | Barry James Anderson | 2000 |
| Sarah Sugden | Madeleine Howard | 1988–2000 |
| Sarah Sugden | Alyson Spiro | 1988–2000 |
| Denise Carter | Maxine Burth | 2000 |

### Last appeared in 2001

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Adam Forrester | Tim Vincent | 2000–2001 |
| Frankie Smith | Gina Aris | 1999–2001 |
| Frankie Smith | Madeleine Bowyer | 1999–2001 |
| Jonny Bradley | Ben Bryant | 2000–2001 |
| Bev Mansfield | Sarah Malin | 2000–2001 |
| Ben McCarthy | Ciarán Griffiths | 2001 |
| Carol Wareing | Helen Pearson | 2000–2001 |
| Virginia West | Bridget Fry | 2000–2001 |
| Barbara Strickland | Alex Hall | 1998–2001 |
| Ed Wills | James Midgley | 2001 |
| Maureen Blackstock | Joanna Monro | 2001 |
| Joe Fisher | Edward Baker-Duly | 2000–2001 |
| Alice Bates | Kimberley Hewitt | 1991–1999, 2001 |
| Alice Bates | Rachel Tolboys | 1991–1999, 2001 |
| Elsa Chappell | Naomi Lewis | 1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1999, 2001 |
| Elsa Chappell | Natasha Gray | 1990–1991, 1993–1994, 1999, 2001 |

### Last appeared in 2002

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Andrew Fraser | Mark Elstob | 2001–2002 |
| Sean Reynolds | Stephen McGann | 1999–2002 |
| Barbara Kirk | Judi Jones | 1998–2000, 2002 |
| Jess Weston | Ruth Abram | 2001–2002 |
| Tony Bell | Phil Atkinson | 2001–2002 |
| Peg Dingle | Jeanne Hepple | 2002 |
| Phil Weston | Mark Jardine | 2001–2002 |
| Maggie Calder | Dee Whitehead | 2001–2002 |
| Craig Calder | Jason Hain | 2001–2002 |
| Lucy Calder | Elspeth Brodie | 2001–2002 |
| Harry Partridge | Norman Mills | 2002 |
| Edith Weatherall | Elizabeth Kelly | 2002 |
| Melanie Say | Kelli Hollis | 2002 |
| Councillor Ecclestone | David Telfer | 2000, 2002 |
| Angie Reynolds | Freya Copeland | 1999–2002 |
| DC Adrien Collins | Trevor Fox | 2002 |
| Jedediah Dingle | Richard Mayes | 2002 |
| Kirk Daggert | Alexander Fothergill | 2001–2002 |
| Cynthia Daggert | Kay Purcell | 2001–2002 |
| Jason Kirk | James Carlton | 1999–2002 |
| Ray Mullan | Seamus Gubbins | 2001–2002 |

### Last appeared in 2003

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Jerry MacKinley | Rob Dixon | 2002–2003 |
| Wilf Butler | Peter Armitage | 2003 |
| Stephen Butler | William Snape | 2003 |
| DS Karen Barnborough | Joanne Mitchell | 2003 |
| Yolanda Howie | Charlotte Faber-Scott | 2003 |
| Geoffrey Brook | Trevor Lee Brown | 2003 |
| Mavis Cathcart | Jacqueline Pilton | 2003 |
| Chris Tate | Peter Amory | 1989–2003 |
| Ollie Reynolds | Vicky Binns | 1999–2003 |
| Ronnie Marsden | Ray Ashcroft | 2003 |
| Alistair Marsden | Danny Tennant | 2003 |
| Elaine Marsden | Samantha McCarthy | 2003 |
| Frances Marsden | Sandy Walsh | 2003 |
| PC Haddon | Christopher Wright | 2002–2003 |

### Last appeared in 2004

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Tricia Dingle | Sheree Murphy | 1998–2004 |
| Gloria Pollard | Janice McKenzie | 2000–2004 |
| Brian Addyman | Martin Reeve | 2001–2004 |
| Nancy Ryan | Michelle Butt | 2004 |
| Charlie Willis | Andrew Readman | 2003–2004 |
| Carrie Granger | Laura Crossley | 2004 |
| Carlos Diaz | Gary Turner | 2000–2001, 2004 |
| Emma Nightingale | Rachel Ambler | 1995–1996, 2004 |
| Paul Marsden | Matthew Booth | 2003–2004 |
| Siobhan Marsden | Abigail Fisher | 2003–2004 |
| Elvis Dingle | Martin Walsh | 2002, 2004 |
| Marilyn Dingle | Morag Siller | 2002, 2004 |
| Albert Dingle | Bobby Knutt | 1995–1997, 2004 |
| Frank Bernard Hartbourne | Rob Parry | 2004 |
| Solomon Dingle | Paul Shane | 2004 |
| Roger Dyson | Malcolm Terris | 2004 |
| Syd Woolfe | Nathan Gladwell | 2002–2004 |
| Seth Armstrong | Stan Richards | 1978–2004 |
| David Anders | Richard Avery | 2004 |

### Last appeared in 2005

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Amy Carter | Bethany Webb | 2005 |
| DI Tom Keysell | John Branwell | 2003–2005 |
| Steven Dickinson | Oliver Hingston | 2005 |
| Moira Stanley | Kate Hampson | 2005 |
| Marian Winters | Ann Aris | 2005 |
| Johnny Hupton | Andrew Whitehead | 2005 |
| Shelley Williams | Carolyn Pickles | 2003–2005 |
| Chloe Atkinson | Amy Nuttall | 2000–2005 |
| Sian Harper | Maeve Larkin | 2005 |
| Ivy Lynch | Mags Gannon | 2005 |
| Rachel Whatmore | Zoe Lambert | 2003–2005 |
| PC Linda Johnson | Julie Riley | 2003–2005 |
| Juliet Garside | Jo Ellis | 2005 |
| Neville Gunn | Trevor Williams | 2005 |
| Glynis Hardy | Christine Cox | 2002–2005 |
| Lynda Ashby | Deborah Cooley Chad | 2005 |
| Tamsin Charles | Jenny Gleave | 2005 |
| Rose Meyers | Charlotte West-Oram | 2005 |
| Libby Charles | Ty Glaser | 2005 |
| Jimmy Pepper | Michael Gunn | 2005 |
| Avril Kent | Melanie Hill | 2005 |
| Effie Harrison | Phillipa Peak | 2005 |
| Denzil Calburn | Danny Lawrence | 2003–2005 |
| Zoe Tate | Leah Bracknell | 1989–2005 |
| Jean Tate | Megan Pearson | 2003–2005 |
| Callum Rennie | Andrew Whipp | 2004–2005 |
| Neil DePaul | Martin Troakes | 2005 |
| DI Kara Warren | Julie Saunders | 2005 |
| Jay Aswar | Guy Rhys | 2005 |
| Max King | Charlie Kemp | 2005 |
| Kathy Glover | Malandra Burrows | 1985–2001, 2005 |
| Biff Fowler | Stuart Wade | 1994–1999, 2005 |
| Councillor Henry Ledbetter | Robin Bowerman | 2002–2005 |
| Jarvis Skelton | Richard Moore | 2002–2005 |
| Freda Danby | Lyn Paul | 2003, 2005 |

### Last appeared in 2006

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Josh Hope | Marc Silcock | 2001, 2006 |
| Craig Briggs | Nick Stanley | 2005–2006 |
| Sandra Briggs | Sally Ann Matthews | 2005–2006 |
| Caroline Addyman | Daryl Fishwick | 2002, 2004, 2006 |
| Lesley Meredith | Sherrie Hewson | 2004–2006 |
| Bobby-John Downes | Brian Hibbard | 2003, 2006 |
| Terence Turner | Stephen Marchant | 1985, 2006 |
| Terence Turner | Nick Brimble | 1985, 2006 |
| Beryl Chugspoke | Georgina Hale | 2006 |
| Barney Chugspoke | Huw David Thomas | 2006 |
| David Brown | Peter Alexander | 2006 |
| Noreen Bell | Jenny Tomasin | 2005–2006 |
| Dawn Woods | Julia Mallam | 2003–2006 |
| Tash Abbott | Sally Evans | 2004–2006 |
| Alice Dingle | Ursula Holden-Gill | 2004–2006 |
| Simon Meredith | Dale Meeks | 2003–2006 |
| Ivan Jones | Daniel Brocklebank | 2005–2006 |
| Gilbert Duff | Christopher Beeny | 2006 |
| Martin Crowe | Graeme Hawley | 2004–2006 |
| Denise Eden | Andrina Carroll | 2003, 2006 |
| Denise Eden | Lisa Parry | 2003, 2006 |
| Latisha Daggert | Danielle Henry | 2001–2002, 2006 |
| Sadie King | Patsy Kensit | 2004–2006 |
| Ethan Blake | Liam O'Brien | 2003–2006 |
| Adam Forsythe | Richard Shelton | 2005–2006 |
| Isla Forsythe | Sara Griffiths | 2005–2006 |
| Susie Carter | Polly Highton | 2006 |
| Jean Hope | Julie Higginson | 2003–2004, 2006 |
| Jean Hope | Susan Penhaligon | 2003–2004, 2006 |
| Tom King | Ken Farrington | 2004–2006 |

### Last appeared in 2007

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Toni Daggert | Kerry Stacey | 2005–2007 |
| Jackie Stiles | Ishia Bennison | 2007 |
| Scott Windsor | Toby Cockerell | 1993–1996, 1998–2007 |
| Scott Windsor | Ben Freeman | 1993–1996, 1998–2007 |
| Helen Dyson | Shirley Dixon | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Vonda Lockhart | Lorelei King | 2006–2007 |
| Roxy Lockhart | Chloe Procter | 2006–2007 |
| Del Dingle | Hayley Tamaddon | 2005–2007 |
| Len Reynolds | Peter Martin | 2001–2007 |
| Errol Michaels | Antony Booth | 2007 |
| Eddie Hope | Nigel Betts | 2003, 2007 |
| Owen Hartbourne | Oliver Lee | 2006–2007 |
| Marc Reynolds | Anthony Lewis | 1999–2002, 2007 |
| Tara Thornfield | Anna Brecon | 1997–1998, 2000–2002, 2007 |
| Danny Daggert | Cleveland Campbell | 2001–2007 |
| Dan McHerron | Patrick Molyneux | 2007 |
| Jon Dingle | Lucy Webb | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Luke Dingle | Dean McGonagle | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Lilith Dingle | Amanda Hennessy | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Mark Dingle | Cormac Golden | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Mark Dingle | Joe Manuel | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Matthew Dingle | Cillian Golden | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Matthew Dingle | Joshua Chamberlin | 2004, 2006–2007 |
| Hari Prasad | John Nayagam | 2005–2007 |
| DCI Vikesh Dasari | Stephen Rahman-Hughes | 2006–2007 |
| Rita Brannigan | Emma Kearney | 2005–2007 |
| Colin McFarlane | Michael Melia | 2007 |
| Andrea Hayworth | Cathy Tyson | 2007 |
| Rosemary King | Linda Thorson | 2006–2007 |
| DCI Grace Barraclough | Glynis Barber | 2006–2007 |
| Phyllis King | Sheila Burrell | 2005, 2007 |
| Richie Carter | Glenn Lamont | 1999–2001, 2007 |
| Billy Hopwood | David Crellin | 1997–1998, 2003, 2006–2007 |
| Penny Drury | Amelia Sefton | 2007 |
| Kirsty Rayfield | Ruth Westley | 2007 |

### Last appeared in 2008

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Alasdair Sinclair | Raymond Coulthard | 2006, 2008 |
| Ryan Hayworth | Reece Noi | 2007–2008 |
| Duke Woods | Dicken Ashworth | 2007–2008 |
| Carrie Nicholls | Linda Lusardi | 2007–2008 |
| Nick Baine | Samuel Kane | 2008 |
| Jack Sugden | Andrew Burt | 1972–1973, 1976, 1980–2008 |
| Jack Sugden | Clive Hornby | 1972–1973, 1976, 1980–2008 |
| Daniel Thomas | Rachel Moonie | 2007–2008 |
| Emily Kirk | Kate McGregor | 1999–2008 |
| Cindy Burton | Tiffany Chapman | 2008 |
| Brenda McFarlane | Judy Holt | 2007–2008 |
| Charlie Sellers | Michael Keogh | 2008 |
| Hilary Potts | Paula Wilcox | 2007–2008 |
| Joe Jacobs | John Woodvine | 2008 |
| Sharon Lambert | Victoria Hawkins | 2007–2008 |
| Greg Doland | Shaun Prendergast | 2007–2008 |
| Melanie Doland | Caroline Strong | 2007–2008 |
| Perdita Hyde-Sinclair | Georgia Slowe | 2006–2008 |
| Miles De Souza | Ayden Callaghan | 2007–2008 |
| Bonnie Drinkwater | Sue Jenkins | 2008 |
| Grayson Sinclair | Christopher Villiers | 2006–2008 |
| Louise Appleton | Emily Symons | 2001–2008 |
| Donald De Souza | Michael Jayston | 2007–2008 |
| Gary McFarlane | Colin Connor | 2008 |
| Peter Birch | Philip Bird | 2006, 2008 |
| Shane Doyle | Paul McEwan | 2008 |
| Matthew King | Matt Healy | 2004–2008 |
| Jo Stiles | Roxanne Pallett | 2005–2008 |

### Last appeared in 2009

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Anna De Souza | Emma Davies | 2008–2009 |
| Charles Vaughan | Richard Cole | 2006–2009 |
| Richard Montclare | Dominic Jephcott | 2008–2009 |
| Patricia Foster | Vicki Michelle | 2007–2009 |
| Jonny Foster | Richard Grieve | 2007–2009 |
| Pam Montclare | Catherine Rabett | 2008–2009 |
| Ross Kirk | Samuel Anderson | 2007–2009 |
| Sgt. Andrew Drake | Steven Hillman | 2008–2009 |
| Annie Sugden | Sheila Mercier | 1972–1996, 2009 |
| Danielle Hutch | Nicola Stapleton | 2008–2009 |
| DS Karen Williams | Annie Fitzmaurice | 2006–2009 |
| Theo Hawkins | Tom Knight | 2009 |
| Jasmine Thomas | Jenna-Louise Coleman | 2005–2009 |
| Dean Morris | Marc Bolton | 2004–2007, 2009 |
| Daz Eden | Luke Tittensor | 2003–2009 |
| John McNally | Steven Farebrother | 2004–2009 |
| Mick Naylor | Tony Haygarth | 2008–2009 |
| Lee Naylor | Lewis Linford | 2008–2009 |
| Eddy Fox | Paul Darrow | 2009 |
| Lily Butterfield | Anne Charleston | 2006–2009 |
| Lexi King | Sally Oliver | 2007–2009 |
| Jake Doland | James Baxter | 2007–2009 |
| Michael Conway | Jamie Belman | 2009 |
| Vincent Spode | Antony Byrne | 2009 |

## 2010s
### Last appeared in 2010

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Mark Wylde | Maxwell Caulfield | 2009–2010 |
| George Postlethwaite | Peter Cartwright | 2000–2005, 2007–2010 |
| Kayleigh Gibbs | Lily Jane Stead | 2005–2010 |
| Sue Hastings | Jan Francis | 2010 |
| Sally Spode | Siân Reeves | 2009–2010 |
| Olena Petrovich | Carolin Stoltz | 2009–2010 |
| Colleen King | Melanie Ash | 2004–2005, 2010 |
| Eli Dingle | Joseph Gilgun | 2006–2010 |
| Jamie Hope | Alex Carter | 2006–2010 |
| Tania Page | Victoria Pritchard | 2010 |
| Wayne Dobson | Gary Hanks | 2010 |
| Charlie Haynes | George Costigan | 2010 |
| Curtis Bevan | Kyle Rees | 2010 |
| Adele Allfrey | Tanya Vital | 2008–2010 |
| Mickey Hall | Lee Oakes | 2010 |
| Abi Peterson | Catherine Tyldesley | 2010 |
| Dan Cravely | James Boyland | 2010 |
| Natasha Wylde | Amanda Donohoe | 2009–2010 |
| Nathan Wylde | Lyndon Ogbourne | 2009–2010 |

### Last appeared in 2011

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Michael Feldmann | Matthew Vaughan | 1990–1994, 2010–2011 |
| Will Wylde | Oscar Lloyd | 2009–2011 |
| Maisie Wylde | Alice Coulthard | 2009–2011 |
| Terry Woods | Billy Hartman | 1995–2011 |
| Viv Hope | Deena Payne | 1993–2011 |
| T.J. Woods | Connor Lee | 2003–2011 |
| Stephanie Ray | Elianne Byrne | 2011 |
| Laura Prior | Elaine Glover | 2010–2011 |
| Nick Henshall | Michael McKell | 2008–2011 |
| Josh Walsh | Benjamin Murphy | 2011 |
| Faye Lamb | Kim Thomson | 2009–2011 |
| Tanya Callard | Susan McArdle | 2009, 2011 |
| Ryan Lamb | James Sutton | 2009–2011 |
| Derek Benrose | Stephen Bent | 2010–2011 |
| Kelly Windsor | Adele Silva | 1993–2000, 2005–2007, 2011 |
| Joe Chappell | Scott Taylor | 2011 |
| Jackson Walsh | Marc Silcock | 2010–2011 |
| Steve Kelly | Andy Walker | 2011 |
| Annie Kelly | Joanna Bond | 2011 |
| Jerry Walsh | Michael J. Jackson | 2010–2011 |
| Eve Jenson | Raine Davison | 2001–2002, 2006, 2010–2011 |
| Eve Jenson | Suzanne Shaw | 2001–2002, 2006, 2010–2011 |
| Jared Haynes | Philip Hill-Pearson | 2011 |
| Ella Hart | Corrinne Wicks | 2010–2011 |
| Mia Macey | Sapphire Elia | 2010–2011 |
| Dermot Macey | Frank Kelly | 2010–2011 |
| Flynn Buchanan | Ryan Prescott | 2011 |
| Nicky Pritchard | Matt Milburn | 2011 |

### Last appeared in 2012

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Hazel Rhodes | Pauline Quirke | 2010–2012 |
| John Barton | James Thornton | 2009–2012 |
| Roz Fielding | Kirsty-Leigh Porter | 2010–2012 |
| Ed Roberts | Lloyd Everitt | 2012 |
| Justin Gallagher | Andrew Langtree | 2010–2012 |
| Talia Brice | Carolynne Poole | 2012 |
| Trevor Cunningham | Justin McDonald | 2012 |
| Nigel Townsend | Andonis Anthony | 2012 |
| Davey Aldred | James Lauren | 2012 |
| Carl King | Tom Lister | 2004–2012 |
| Anya King | Ceryen Dean | 2004−2007, 2009−2010, 2012 |
| Anya King | Millie Archer | 2004−2007, 2009−2010, 2012 |
| Anya King | Lauren Sheriston | 2004−2007, 2009−2010, 2012 |
| Scarlett Nicholls | Kelsey-Beth Crossley | 2007–2012 |
| Brett Harrison | Gideon Turner | 2012 |
| Alex Moss | Kurtis Stacey | 2011–2012 |

### Last appeared in 2013

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Luke Salter | Daniel Pearson | 2012–2013 |
| Lizzie Lakely | Kitty McGeever | 2009–2013 |
| Harry Murray | Alfie Middlemiss | 2011, 2013 |
| Dylan Murray | Mikey Thomasson | 2011, 2013 |
| Kirk Stoker | Matt Kennard | 2013 |
| Alan Turner | Richard Thorp | 1982–2013 |
| Natalie | Gemma Danielle Salusbury | 2013 |
| Gennie Walker | Sian Reese-Williams | 2008–2013 |
| Dr Josephine Abbott | Kate Maravan | 2006–2013 |
| Neil Gutterson | Cameron Stewart | 2013 |
| Beattie Dixon | Eileen O'Brien | 2013 |
| Gary Benson | Stephen Donald | 2013 |
| Steve Harland | Tom Mannion | 2012–2013 |
| Cameron Murray | Dominic Power | 2011–2013 |
| Steph Stokes | Lorraine Chase | 2002–2006, 2013 |
| Lindy Haswell | Nimmy March | 2013 |
| Gil Keane | David Easter | 2013 |

### Last appeared in 2014

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Jude Watson | Andy Wear | 2011–2014 |
| William Makepeace | Dudley Sutton | 2014 |
| Seb Makepeace | James Redmond | 2014 |
| Ian Chamberlain | Robert Cavanah | 2014 |
| Tiny Alcock | Tony Pritchard | 2014 |
| Dom Andrews | Wil Johnson | 2012–2014 |
| Gary North | Fergus O'Donnell | 2014 |
| Carole | Tracy Brabin | 2014 |
| Robbie Lawson | Jamie Shelton | 2012–2014 |
| Declan Macey | Jason Merrells | 2010–2014 |
| Sean Spencer | Luke Roskell | 2011–2014 |

### Last appeared in 2015

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Gemma Andrews | Tendai Rinomhota | 2012–2015 |
| Katie Sugden | Sammy Winward | 2001–2015 |
| Darren Thompson | Danny Horn | 2015 |
| Caroline Swann | Sarah Moyle | 2007, 2009, 2015 |
| Ruby Haswell | Alicya Eyo | 2011–2015 |
| Ali Spencer | Kelli Hollis | 2011–2015 |
| Rachel Breckle | Gemma Oaten | 2011–2015 |
| Paul Lambert | Mathew Bose | 2004–2010, 2015 |
| Alicia Gallagher | Natalie Anderson | 2010–2015 |
| Edna Birch | Shirley Stelfox | 2000–2015 |
| Charlotte Beecham | Emma Hartley-Miller | 2007–2009, 2015 |
| Tanya | Hilary Connell | 2015 |
| Mrs. Winterbottom | Liz Dawn | 2015 |
| Betty Eagleton | Paula Tilbrook | 1994–2015 |

### Last appeared in 2016

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Tess Harris | Nicola Stephenson | 2015–2016 |
| Molly Sharma | Maia Rose Smith | 2012–2013, 2015–2016 |
| Molly Sharma | Uncredited | 2012–2013, 2015–2016 |
| Nikhil Sharma | Rik Makarem | 2009–2013, 2015–2016 |
| Gordon Livesy | Gerard Fletcher | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008, 2015−2016 |
| Gordon Livesy | Gary Mavers | 2003–2004, 2006, 2008, 2015−2016 |
| Ryan Harred | George Sampson | 2016 |
| Andy Sugden | Kelvin Fletcher | 1996–2016 |
| Angie Bailey | Nina Toussaint-White | 2016 |
| Dean | Craig Vye | 2016 |
| Jermaine Bailey | Micah Balfour | 2015–2016 |

### Last appeared in 2017

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Joanie Wright | Denise Black | 2013, 2015–2017 |
| Maggie | Philippa Howell | 2017 |
| Will Scott | Ben Gerrard | 2016–2017 |
| Carly Hope | Rebecca Ryan | 2001, 2006, 2015–2017 |
| Carly Hope | Gemma Atkinson | 2001, 2006, 2015–2017 |
| Matt | Jack Hickey | 2017 |
| Rakesh Kotecha | Pasha Bocarie | 2014–2017 |
| Ronnie Hale | John McArdle | 2016–2017 |
| Jamie Halstead | Jake Hayward | 2017 |
| Ethan | Michael Warrender | 2017 |
| Josh Crowther | Conner Chapman | 2017 |
| Martha Harris | Elaine Claxton | 2017 |
| Jason | Samuel Edward-Cook | 2017 |
| Nell Fairfax | Scarlett Archer | 2017 |
| Finn Barton | Joe Gill | 2013–2017 |
| James Barton | Bill Ward | 2013–2017 |
| Shadrach Dingle | Andy Devine | 2000, 2002–2010, 2017 |
| Shadrach Dingle | Matt Sutton | 2000, 2002–2010, 2017 |
| Val Pollard | Charlie Hardwick | 2004–2015, 2017 |

### Last appeared in 2018

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Adam Barton | Adam Thomas | 2009–2018 |
| Chrissie White | Louise Marwood | 2014–2018 |
| Lawrence White | John Bowe | 2014–2018 |
| DC Wilson | Jennifer Lord | 2017–2018 |
| Ashley Thomas | John Middleton | 1996–2018 |
| Sandy Thomas | Freddie Jones | 2005–2018 |
| Alex Mason | Steven Flynn | 2017–2018 |
| Phil Webb | Ryan Hayes | 2018 |
| Garry Stone | Paul David-Gough | 2014–2015, 2017–2018 |
| Syd MacFarlane | James Foster | 2018 |
| Gerry Roberts | Shaun Thomas | 2017–2018 |
| Terry | Daniel Casey | 2018 |
| Beth | Annabelle Kaye | 2018 |
| Misty Allbright | Hedydd Dylan | 2018 |
| Mark Bails | Rocky Marshall | 2014–2015, 2018 |
| Obadiah Dingle | Paul Copley | 2018 |
| Connor | Cameron Jack | 2018 |
| Rebecca White | Emily Head | 2016–2018 |
| Clive | Tom Chambers | 2018 |

### Last appeared in 2019

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Isaac Nuttall | Jake Roche | 2010, 2018–2019 |
| Isaac Nuttall | Benedict Shaw | 2010, 2018–2019 |
| Lachlan White | Thomas Atkinson | 2014–2019 |
| Donny Cairn | Alan Convy | 2015, 2019 |
| Aiesha Richards | Shila Iqbal | 2018–2019 |
| Max Garrick | Jordan Reece | 2019 |
| Karen | Reanne Farley | 2019 |
| Natalie | Thea Beyleveld | 2019 |
| Frank Clayton | Michael Praed | 2016–2019 |
| Jack Sugden | Seth Ball | 2012–2019 |
| Megan Macey | Gaynor Faye | 2012–2019 |
| Eliza Sharma | Kyrena Robinson | 2016–2019 |
| Jessie Grant | Sandra Marvin | 2017–2019 |
| Derek Malone | Tommy Cannon | 2019 |
| Lee Posner | Kris Mochrie | 2019 |
| Sebastian White | Lily Westmoreland | 2017–2019 |
| Sebastian White | Opie Atkinson | 2017–2019 |
| Robert Sugden | Richard Smith | 1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019 |
| Robert Sugden | Christopher Smith | 1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019 |
| Robert Sugden | Karl Davies | 1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019 |
| Robert Sugden | Ryan Hawley | 1986–2005, 2009, 2014–2019 |
| Maya Stepney | Louisa Clein | 2018–2019 |
| Dee Dee | Mia Gibson-Reed | 2017, 2019 |

## 2020s
### Last appeared in 2020

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Graham Foster | Andrew Scarborough | 2017–2020 |
| Pete Barton | Anthony Quinlan | 2013–2020 |
| Pierce Harris | Jonathan Wrather | 2016–2017, 2020 |
| Douglas Potts | Duncan Preston | 2007–2011, 2014–2020 |
| Pearl Ladderbanks | Meg Johnson | 2003–2020 |
| DI Mark Malone | Mark Womack | 2020 |
| DS Jason Wise | Neil Roberts | 2016–2020 |
| Kirin Kotecha | Adam Fielding | 2014–2016, 2020 |
| Kirin Kotecha | Rish Shah | 2014–2016, 2020 |
| Cara Robinson | Carryl Thomas | 2020 |

### Last appeared in 2021

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Danny Harrington | Louis Healy | 2019–2021 |
| Debbie Dingle | Charley Webb | 2002–2021 |
| Connor Cooper | Danny Cunningham | 2020–2021 |
| Paul Ashdale | Reece Dinsdale | 2020–2021 |
| Luke Posner | Max Parker | 2019–2021 |
| Leanna Cavanagh | Mimi Slinger | 2018–2021 |
| Juliette Holliday | Amelia Curtis | 2014, 2016, 2021 |
| Russell Posner | Rob Jarvis | 2021 |
| Andrea Tate | Anna Nightingale | 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Jake Meays | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Elliott Suckley | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Sam Silson | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Oliver Carroll | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Bradley White | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Jamie Tate | Alexander Lincoln | 1996–1999, 2019–2021 |
| Ben Tucker | Simon Lennon | 2020–2021 |

### Last appeared in 2022

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ellis Chapman | Asan N'Jie | 2018–2022 |
| Ellis Chapman | Aaron Anthony | 2018–2022 |
| Gavin | Ben Richards | 2021–2022 |
| DS Rogers | Matthew Flynn | 2021–2022 |
| Carol Butler | Laura Pitt-Pulford | 2021–2022 |
| Meena Jutla | Paige Sandhu | 2020–2022 |
| Jason Denshaw | Parry Glasspool | 2022 |
| Kit | Thoren Ferguson | 2022 |
| Millie Tate | Willow Bell | 2019–2022 |
| Hazel | Kate Anthony | 2021–2022 |
| Harriet Finch | Katherine Dow Blyton | 2013–2022 |
| Liv Flaherty | Isobel Steele | 2016–2022 |
| Diane Sugden | Elizabeth Estensen | 1999–2022 |
| Faith Dingle | Gillian Jephcott | 2000, 2004, 2017–2019, 2021–2022 |
| Faith Dingle | Sally Dexter | 2000, 2004, 2017–2019, 2021–2022 |
| Al Chapman | Michael Wildman | 2019–2022 |

### Last appeared in 2023

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Priya Sharma | Effie Woods | 2009–2023 |
| Priya Sharma | Fiona Wade | 2009–2023 |
| Marcus Dean | Darcy Grey | 2022–2023 |
| Zak Dingle | Steve Halliwell | 1994–2023 |
| Theo Metcalfe | Talitha Taylor and Eve Rowlinski | 2019–2023 |
| Theo Metcalfe | Beau-Ronnie Newton | 2019–2023 |
| Naomi Walters | Karene Peter | 2022–2023 |
| Marshall Hamston | Max Fletcher | 2023 |
| Rishi Sharma | Bhasker Patel | 2011–2023 |
| Georgia Sharma | Trudie Goodwin | 2011–2015, 2023 |
| Georgia Sharma | Lin Blakley | 2011–2015, 2023 |
| Lloyd Sawyer | Matt Sutton | 2023 |
| Dan Spencer | Liam Fox | 2011–2023 |
| Victor Anderson | Eddie Osei | 2023 |
| Corey Sanderson | Kyle Rowe | 2023 |
| Craig Reed | Ben Addis | 2023 |
| Bernice Blackstock | Samantha Giles | 1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021–2023 |
| David Metcalfe | Matthew Wolfenden | 2006–2023 |
| Chloe Harris | Jessie Elland | 2021–2023 |
| Reuben Harris | Sebastian Downes | 2023 |

### Last appeared in 2024

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Heath Hope | Lilith Kitching | 2007–2024 |
| Heath Hope | Sebastian Dowling | 2007–2024 |
| Sophie Grisham | Martha Cope | 2023–2024 |
| Oscar Grisham | Harley Hamilton | 2023–2024 |
| Lisa Dingle | Jane Cox | 1996–2020, 2024 |
| Damon Harris | Robert Beck | 2023–2024 |
| Amit Sharma | Anil Goutam | 2023–2024 |
| Gus Malcolm | Alan McKenna | 2023–2024 |
| Ethan Anderson | Emile John | 2021–2024 |
| Nicky Miligan | Lewis Cope | 2022–2024 |
| Suni Sharma | Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana | 2023–2024 |
| Samson Dingle | Bradley Milnes | 2006−2024 |
| Samson Dingle | Ben Shooter | 2006−2024 |
| Samson Dingle | Charlie Pell | 2006−2024 |
| Samson Dingle | Sam Hall | 2006−2024 |
| Rose Jackson | Christine Tremarco | 2024 |
| Emma Barton | Gillian Kearney | 2015–2017, 2024 |
| Nate Robinson | Jurell Carter | 2019–2024 |
| Helen Fox | Sharon Maughan | 2024 |
| Tina Dingle | Jacqueline Pirie | 1994–1996, 2024 |
| Tina Dingle | Samantha Power | 1994–1996, 2024 |
| Holly Barton | Sophie Powles | 2009–2012, 2016, 2024 |
| DS Foy | Robert Cavanah | 2024 |
| Donna Windsor | Sophie Jeffery | 1993–2009, 2014, 2024 |
| Donna Windsor | Verity Rushworth | 1993–2009, 2014, 2024 |
| Amelia Spencer | Daisy Campbell | 2011–2024 |
| Daz Spencer | Mark Jordon | 2014, 2017–2019, 2024 |
| Jade Garrick | Twinnie-Lee Moore | 2024 |

### Last appeared in 2025

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Will Taylor | Dean Andrews | 2019–2025 |
| Wendy Posner | Susan Cookson | 2019–2025 |
| Anthony Fox | Nicholas Day | 2024–2025 |
| Anna Finsbury | Rhea Bailey | 2024–2025 |
| Thomas King | Jack Ferguson | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–2025 |
| Thomas King | Connor Hill | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–2025 |
| Thomas King | Mark Flanagan | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–2025 |
| Thomas King | James Chase | 2004–2007, 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2023–2025 |
| Suzy Merton | Martelle Edinborough | 2022–2025 |
| Amy Wyatt | Chelsea Halfpenny | 2010–2013, 2019–2025 |
| Amy Wyatt | Natalie Ann Jamieson | 2010–2013, 2019–2025 |
| Leyla Harding | Roxy Shahidi | 2008–2011, 2013–2025 |
| Dylan | Fred Kettle | 2025 |