Emmerdale in 1991

1991 was Emmerdale's 20th year. 104 episodes were broadcast and production was largely overseen by Stuart Doughty until he was replaced by Morag Bain late in the year.
Storylines included the departure of Amos Brearly, Alan Turner taking over as the Woolpack landlord, the birth of Alice Bates, the death of Henry Wilks, the wedding of Chris Tate and Kathy Merrick and Jim Latimer's release from prison and subsequent kidnapping Sarah Connolly. 
==Production==
1991 was Stuart Doughty's final year as producer of the programme, with the last episode he oversaw being Episode 1620 which aired on 24th December. Morag Bain then officially took over as of Episode 1621, the last episode transmitted this year. 
This year featured the departure of Amos Brearly, who had been on the show since its inception in 1972, in January after his actor Ronald Magill decided to retire from the role the previous year. However, he continued to make sporadic appearances on the show until July 1995. 
Arrivals came in the form of Nick Bates and Elsa Feldmann's daughter Alice Bates being born in February and the arrival of new Woolpack barmaid Carol Nelson in September. It also had the return of Lynn and Peter Whitely in August who had not seen since October 1990. As well as the temporary return of Kate Sugden in July and August as she was released from a 12 months prison sentence but soon left again, realising there was nothing left for her in the village.
August also featured the final appearance of Dolly Skilbeck and son Sam, due to Dolly's actor Jean Rogers disagreeing with the storyline of Dolly aborting the baby of regrettable fling Charlie Aindow. Late August saw the final appearance of Henry Wilks due to the death of actor Arthur Pentelow on 8th August. There was also the temporary departure of Zoe Tate in June, although she made brief appearances between October and December, and would return permanently in December 1992. 
November and December saw the return of Jim Latimer now played by Dennis Blanch when he was released from prison where he was held for the rape and murder of Sharon Crossthwaite in 1973. He kidnaps Sarah Connolly, seeking revenge on her boyfriend Jack Sugden who was a prosecution witness at his trial. 
This year featured the temporary departures of Caroline Bates and Elsa Feldmann in December, both of whom returned in 1992 and 1993 respectively. 
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Alan Turner 	Richard Thorp 	Full year 	95 	848 	5
2 	Jack Sugden 	Clive Hornby 	Full year 	92 	1023 	3
2 	Sarah Connolly 	Madeleine Howard 	Full year 	92 	193 	16
4 	Christopher Tate 	Peter Amory 	Full year 	90 	176 	13
5 	Kim Tate 	Claire King 	Full year 	88 	170 	14
6 	Elsa Feldmann 	Naomi Lewis 	Until December 	87 	150 	18
7 	Seth Armstrong 	Stan Richards 	Full year 	86 	974 	7
8 	Joe Sugden 	Frazer Hines 	Full year, except February 	85 	1309 	4
9 	Frank Tate 	Norman Bowler 	Full year 	83 	173 	11
9 	Michael Feldmann 	Matthew Vaughan 	Full year 	83 	118 	22
11 	Nick Bates 	Cy Chadwick 	Full year 	80 	421 	7
12 	Kathy Merrick/Tate	Malandra Burrows 	Full year 	79 	538 	5
13 	Rachel Hughes 	Glenda McKay 	Full year 	77 	270 	10
14 	Annie Sugden 	Sheila Mercier 	Full year 	75 	1486 	9
15 	Elizabeth Feldmann	Kate Dove 	Full year 	72 	106 	23
16 	Archie Brooks 	Tony Pitts 	Full year 	68 	433 	21
17 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell	Full year, except February 	64 	259 	25
18 	Alice Bates 	Kimberly Hewitt 	From February 	62 	62 	N/A
19 	Mark Hughes 	Craig McKay 	Full year 	61 	221 	17
20 	Henry Wilks 	Arthur Pentelow 	Until August 	58 	1497 	1
21 	Caroline Bates 	Diana Davies 	March to August, October to December 	53 	591 	32
22 	Dolly Skilbeck 	Jean Rogers 	Until August 	42 	1102 	11
23 	Zoe Tate 	Leah Bracknell 	Until June, October to November and from December 	39 	104 	19
24 	Lynn Whiteley 	Fionnuala Ellwood 	From August 	35 	107 	34
25 	Carol Nelson 	Philomena McDonagh 	From September 	26 	26 	N/A
26 	Bill Middleton 	Johnny Caesar 	January to April, July, September to November 	18 	225 	26
26 	Tony Charlton 	Stephen Rashbrook 	Until January, March to July 	18 	42 	28
26 	Robert Sugden 	Christopher Smith 	January to February, April to June and from September	18 	179 	26
29 	Charlie Aindow 	David Fleeshman 	February to March, August to October 	17 	36 	31
30 	Samuel Skilbeck 	Benjamin Whitehead 	February, May to July 	13 	453 	20
31 	Peter Whiteley 	Sam Walker 	From August 	13 	16 	35
32 	Kate Sugden 	Sally Knyvette 	July to August 	12 	222 	16
33 	Amos Brearly 	Ronald Magill 	Until January, October and from December 	9 	1465 	2
==Storylines==
to be added
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*The Woolpack: Amos Brearly (until January). Henry Wilks (until April). Alan Turner (from April). Caroline Bates (May to August).
*The Mill: Kathy Tate (from October). Christopher Tate (from November).
*Victoria Cottage: Alan Turner (until April). Elizabeth and Michael Feldmann (from February).
Demdyke Row
*3 Demdyke Row: Nick Bates. Elsa Feldmann (until November). Elizabeth and Michael Feldmann (until February). Alice Bates (February to November, and from December). Caroline Bates (March to May). Kathy Merrick (May until October).
*6 Demdyke Row: Seth and Meg Armstrong.
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm: Frank and Kim Tate. Zoe Tate (until June). Dolly and Sam Skilbeck (until August).
*Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Christopher Tate (until November). Kathy Merrick (until May).
Others
*Emmerdale Farm:
**Farmhouse: Annie and Joe Sugden, and Mark and Rachel Hughes. Henry Wilks (April to September). Kate Sugden (July to August). 
**Cottage: Jack and Robert Sugden, and Sarah Connolly.
*Whiteley's Farm: Bill Whiteley (until July). Archie Brooks. Lynn and Peter Whiteley (from August).
*Blackthorn Farm: Empty.
==Who works where==
*The Woolpack: Amos Brearly (until January). Henry Wilks (until February). Sarah Connolly (until February). Alan Turner (from January). Caroline Bates (from March). Kathy Merrick (June). Carol Nelson (from October). Mark Hughes (from October).
*Fish & Game Farm: Alan Turner. Seth Armstrong. Elsa Feldmann (until January). Elizabeth Feldmann (from January).
*Emmerdale Farm: Joe and Jack Sugden. Sarah Connolly. Michael Feldmann (February to July).
*Blackthorn Farm: Elizabeth and Michael Feldmann (until January).
*Home Farm: Dolly Skilbeck (until August). Nick Bates. Stables: Kim Tate and Kathy Merrick.
*Frank Tate & Son Haulage Contractor: Frank and Chris Tate. Rachel Hughes (until January). Kim Tate (from March)
*Bennetts Veterinary Practice: Zoe Tate (until May).
==Awards and Nominations==
to be added
Category:1991
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