Derek Spalding

DI Derek Spalding investigated the horse theft at Home Farm stables and the hit-and-run on Kathy Glover in September 1998. He arrested Steve Marchant for both the theft and hit-and-run in October, and Steve's wife Kim in November when Steve implicated her. Spalding later investigated the disappearance of Chris Tate in September 1999, and goes to arrest Liam Hammond. But Liam was fatally shot and Spalding began investigating his murder, suspecting one of the Tates. The Tates said it was an accident. Spalding kept a watchful eye on Liam's funeral, and after the funeral, he confronted Chris and his sister Zoe, wanting to know what really happened in the cellar. Spalding thought Liam was another long lost relative with an axe to grind, hence why he thought Zoe killed him. Chris said that he will never know. Spalding told Zoe he hoped she lived with herself for what she did, before leaving. Spalding failed to get any evidence and therefore made no arrests, allowing Zoe to get away scot-free.
==List of appearances==
===1998===
*Wed 16th Sep
*Thu 17th Sep
*Fri 18th Sep
*Tue 22nd Sep	
*Thu 24th Sep
*Tue 6th Oct
*Wed 21st Oct
*Thu 22nd Oct	
*Tue 27th Oct
*Wed 28th Oct
*Thu 29th Oct
*Thu 19th Nov	
*Wed 25th Nov
*Thu 26th Nov
===1999===
*Tue 12th Jan
*Wed 20th Jan
*Wed 28th Sep
*Thu 29th Sep
*Wed 5th Oct	
*Thu 6th Oct
*Fri 7th Oct
*Mon 11th Oct
*Tue 12th Oct
*Wed 13th Oct	
*Fri 15th Oct
*Tue 19th Oct
*Tue 2nd Nov
*Wed 10th Nov
*Thu 11th Nov	
*Fri 12th Nov
*Tue 16th Nov
*Wed 24th Nov
*Thu 25th Nov
*Tue 30th Nov
Category:Emmerdale characters
Category:1998 minor characters
Category:1999 minor characters
Category:Detectives