Malcolm Bates

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Malcolm Bates was the alcoholic father of Nick and Kathy Bates. Nick and Malcolm used to fight constantly, leading to Nick moving out and never returning. Malcolm also objected to Kathy marrying Jackie Merrick. Malcom dismissed Jackie as a farm labourer. However Jackie and Kathy married in 1988. Malcolm reluctantly gave a speech at the reception, but Jackie was killed a year later and Malcolm returned for the funeral. Malcolm returned to the village one final time in 1991 for Kathy's second wedding to Chris Tate.
==List of appearances==
===1984===
*Tue 29th May
*Thu 31st May
*Tue 12th Jun
*Thu 14th Jun
===1987===
*Tue 31st Mar
*Thu 2nd Apr
*Tue 7th Apr
*Thu 9th Apr
*Tue 14th Apr
*Tue 24th Nov
*Thu 26th Nov
*Tue 8th Dec
*Thu 10th Dec
===1988===
*Wed 6th Jan
*Thu 7th Jan
*Wed 13th Jan
*Thu 14th Jan
*Wed 20th Jan
*Thu 21st Jan
*Wed 27th Jan
*Mon 3rd Feb
*Thu 4th Feb
===1989===
*Wed 23rd Aug
*Thu 24th Aug
*Wed 30th Aug
*Thu 31st Aug
*Tue 5th Sep
*Thu 7th Sep
===1991===
*Tue 5th Nov
Category:Emmerdale Farm characters
Category:Emmerdale characters
Category:Characters played by different actors
Category:1984 minor characters
Category:1987 minor characters
Category:1988 minor characters
Category:1989 minor characters
Category:1991 minor characters
Category:Bates family
Category:1987 marriages
Category:Teachers