Emmerdale in 1997

1997 was Emmerdale's 26th year.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	131 	153 	38
2 	Alan Turner 	Richard Thorp 	Full year 	126 	1410 	19
3 	Terry Woods 	Billy Hartman 	Full year 	122 	314 	1
4 	Mandy Dingle 	Lisa Riley 	Full year 	120 	214 	9
5 	Betty Eagleton 	Paula Tilbrook 	Full year 	119 	332 	14
5 	Biff Fowler 	Stuart Wade 	Full year 	119 	361 	4
7 	Jack Sugden 	Clive Hornby 	Full year 	117 	1544 	22
7 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	Full year 	117 	288 	13
9 	Christopher Tate 	Peter Amory 	Full year, except November 	116 	658 	14
10 	Kathy Glover 	Malandra Burrows 	Full year 	111 	1050 	6
10 	Steve Marchant 	Paul Opacic 	Full year 	111 	155 	31
12 	Butch Dingle 	Paul Loughran 	Full year 	110 	284 	9
12 	Lisa Clegg 	Jane Cox 	Full year 	110 	123 	43
13 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell 	Full year 	109 	747 	20
13 	Roy Glover 	Nicky Evans 	Full year 	109 	225 	26
16 	Sarah Sugden 	Alyson Spiro 	Full year 	109 	692 	24
17 	Zoe Tate 	Leah Bracknell 	Full year 	108 	489 	21
18 	Ned Glover 	Johnny Leeze 	Full year 	107 	315 	11
19 	Rachel Hughes 	Glenda McKay 	Full year 	103 	706 	16
20 	Jan Glover 	Roberta Kerr 	Full year 	101 	295 	18
20 	Viv Windsor 	Deena Payne 	Full year 	101 	381 	4
22 	Sophie Wright 	Jane Cameron 	Until November 	97 	112 	42
23 	Linda Fowler 	Tonicha Jeronimo 	Until October 	96 	284 	2
23 	Vic Windsor 	Alun Lewis 	Full year 	96 	366 	16
25 	Kim Tate 	Claire King 	Until February, from May 	94 	672 	8
26 	Rebecca Cairns 	Sarah Neville 	From February 	88 	88 	N/A
27 	Kelly Windsor 	Adele Silva 	Full year, except May 	85 	206 	28
28 	Anthony Cairns 	Edward Peel 	From March 	84 	84 	N/A
29 	Andy Hopwood 	Kelvin Fletcher 	Until July, from October 	79 	96 	41
29 	Dee de la Cruz/Pollard 	Claudia Malkovich 	From February 	79 	79 	N/A
31 	Emma Cairns 	Rebecca Loudonsack 	From February 	70 	70 	N/A
32 	Will Cairns 	Paul Fox 	From February 	68 	68 	N/A
33 	Robert Sugden 	Christopher Smith 	Full year 	65 	426 	34
34 	James Tate 	Sam Silson, Oliver Carroll and Bradley White	Until May, July, from September 	58 	80 	38
35 	Seth Armstrong 	Stan Richards 	Until March, May to October, from December 	55 	1445 	22
36 	Albert Dingle 	Bobby Knutt 	Until January, April to September 	54 	62 	45
37 	Charlotte Cairns 	Sarah Graham 	February to July 	51 	51 	N/A
38 	Frank Tate 	Norman Bowler 	Until May 	49 	671 	6
39 	Patrick Kirk 	Dominic Brunt 	February to May, from October 	46 	46 	N/A
40 	Victoria Sugden 	Hannah Midgley 	Full year 	41 	106 	44
41 	Donna Windsor 	Sophie Jeffrey 	Until August and October 	39 	123 	37
42 	Lady Tara Cockburn/Oakwell	Anna Brecon 	From July 	35 	35 	N/A
43 	Billy Hopwood 	David Crellin 	July and from October 	33 	33 	N/A
44 	Alice Bates 	Rachel Tolboys 	Until February, April to June, August, from October 	32 	262 	33
44 	Geri Cairns 	Georgina Annett and Anna Cunningham 	March to August and November 	32 	32 	N/A
46 	Lyn Hutchinson 	Sally Walsh 	January to February, May, July to September, from November	29 	29 	N/A
47 	Tom Bainbridge 	Jeremy Turner-Welch 	Until April 	28 	47 	40
48 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	May and from October 	25 	150 	25
49 	Joseph Tate 	Oliver Young 	Until February, April to May, July, September and December	10 	84 	36
50 	Ashley Thomas 	John Middleton 	January, March, June and September to October 	8 	13 	45
51 	Sean Rossi 	Mark Cameron 	January only 	3 	52 	30
52 	Caroline Bates 	Diana Davies 	January only 	2 	670 	47
53 	Kirsty Hutchinson 	Anne-Marie Jowett 	May only 	1 	1 	N/A
==Storylines==
to be added
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*The Woolpack - Alan Turner. Terry Woods (until March, from May). Viv Hope (until March). Donna Windsor (January to March). Jo Steadman (October only). Jack Sugden (November only).
*Pear Tree Cottage - Steve Marchant. Tom Bainbridge (January to February).
*Mill Cottage - Rachel Hughes and Joseph Tate. Kathy Glover and Alice Bates (August to September).
*Victoria Cottage - Eric Pollard (until September). Dee Pollard (February to September). Kathy Glover and Alice Bates (from September). Marlon Dingle (from December).
*Keepers Cottage - Seth Armstrong and Betty Eagleton. Tom Bainbridge (until January). Patrick Kirk (February to April, from October). Terry Woods (March to May). Lisa Clegg (September only).
*Windsor's Village Store & Post Office - Vic Windsor. Kelly Windsor (until February, March to April, and from June). Donna Windsor (until January, from March). Viv Windsor (from March).
Church Lane
*Tenant House - Jack Sugden (January to May, November to December). Sarah, Robert and Victoria Sugden and Andy Hopwood (January to May). Anthony, Rebecca, Will and Emma Cairns (May to November). Charlotte Cairns (May to July). Geri Cairns (May to August).
*The Flat, The Old School House - Kathy Glover and Alice Bates (until August). Eric and Dee Pollard (from September)
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Zoe Tate (until March, from April). Sophie Wright (April to May, August to November). James Tate (April to May).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Cottage - Zak, Butch and Mandy Dingle. Marlon Dingle (until December). Lisa Clegg (from March). Albert Dingle (April to September). Sam Dingle (from October).
*Holdgate Farm - Ned and Roy Glover. Jan Glover (until December). Biff Fowler (February to December). Linda Fowler (February to October). Jack Sugden (November only).
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Frank Tate (until May). Kim Tate (until February, from June). Christopher Tate. James Tate (until April, from May). Zoe Tate (March to April). Rachel Hughes and Joseph Tate (May only).
*Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Sophie Wright (until April, May to July).
*Gamekeepers Cottage, Home Farm - Biff and Linda Fowler (until February).
Others
*Hawthorn Cottage/Emmerdale Farm II - Jack, Sarah, Robert and Victoria Sugden and Andy Hopwood (until January).
*Melby Farm/Emmerdale Farm III - Jack Sugden (May to November, from December). Sarah, Robert and Victoria Sugden (from May). Andy Hopwood (May to July, from December).
*Woodside Farm - Anthony, Rebecca, Will and Emma Cairns (from November).
*Caravan at Woodside Farm - Jack, Sarah, Robert and Victoria Sugden and Andy Hopwood (January only).
*Oakwell Hall - Lord Alex and Lady Tara Oakwell.
==Awards and Nominations==
National Television Awards
*Most Popular Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)
*Most Popular Actress: Claire King (Nominee), Lisa Riley (Nominee)
TRIC Awards
*TV Theme Music of the Year: Emmerdale (Winner)
Category:1997
Category:Emmerdale year-by-year