List of original characters

A list of all Emmerdale Farm characters who were seen in the show on a regular basis when it began in 1972. Sorted by departure date, with most recent first.
Two characters from the original cast were eventually replaced with Clive Hornby taking over from Andrew Burt in 1980 and Debbi Blythe taking over from Gail Harrison for a short recurring period in 1987.
Of the original cast seen in the first episode in 1972, only Frazer Hines, Frederick Pyne, Jo Kendall and Gail Harrison are still alive and of those, only Frazer Hines's character (Joe Sugden) and Jo Kendall's character (Peggy Skilbeck) have been killed off in the show.
Note: If the character was played by more than one credited actor, only the most recent actor is displayed. Characters played by more than one actor are indicated by a # sign.
==List==
Image	Character 	Actor 	Departure
 	Annie Sugden 	Sheila Mercier 	10th February 2009
 	Jack Sugden # 	Clive Hornby 	21st February 2008
 	Amos Brearly 	Ronald Magill 	6th July 1995
 	Joe Sugden 	Frazer Hines 	11th August 1994
 	Henry Wilks 	Arthur Pentelow	29th August 1991
 	Matt Skilbeck 	Frederick Pyne 	7th December 1989
 	Marian Rosetti #	Debbi Blythe 	1st September 1988
 	Sam Pearson 	Toke Townley 	22nd November 1984
 	Peggy Skilbeck 	Jo Kendall 	16th July 1973
 	Pat Sugden # 	Helen Weir 	11th September 1986
 	Tom Merrick # 	Jack Carr 	10th February 1988
 	Jackie Merrick #	Ian Sharrock 	24th August 1989
 	Sandie Merrick #	Jane Hutcheson 	11th May 1989
 	Janie Harker # 	Lesley Duff 	9th September 1986
 	Frank Blakey 	Eric Allan 	22nd January 1974
==See also==
*Emmerdale characters
*List of current characters
Category:Lists