Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that appear during 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. The first character to be introduced is (Bradley Johnson), the adoptive son of Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley), followed by (Joshua Richards), the biological father of Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt), in February. (Dean Andrews), the father of Dawn Taylor (Olivia Bromley), and (Jurell Carter), a farmhand, were introduced in April. Jamie Tate's (Alexander Lincoln) family, consisting of wife (Anna Nightingale) and daughter (Willow Bell), made their debuts in June. (Susan Cookson), the mother of (Kris Mochrie), first appears in July, followed by (Michael Wildman) the father of Ellis Chapman (Asan N'Jie) in August. September features the introductions of (Louis Healy) and (Tommy Cannon) in guest stints. Additionally, multiple were featured during the year.