 Ivan Jones is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Daniel Brocklebank. He appeared in the series from 5 May 2005 until 2 August 2006. Ivan was originally introduced to participate in a storyline about the character of Jarvis Skelton (Richard Moore) and only meant to feature in three episodes. The serial's producers were impressed with Brocklebank and made Ivan a regular character. The character is a Geordie, which required the actor to adopt the accent. Ivan is characterised as a “ good-humoured "and" charming "dustman, while Brocklebank described him as having" quite a few "love interests and stated that he has" slept his way around the village ".
