Phil Pearce
Phil Pearce was a fictional character on Emmerdale Farm, played by Peter Alexander in the 1980s, beginning in 1986. Storylines. Phil Pearce, a builder, left his wife, Lesley, and young daughter, Diane, to move with Sandie Merrick (Jane Hutcheson) into Mill cottage. The Mill had been converted into a flat by the company that Phil had just formed with Joe Sugden. Phil and Sandie started an affair which was unveiled by Diane when she found out, to a packed audience in The Woolpack. Sandie's affair caused another village scandal, and Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier) made clear her  disapproval. Pearce was responsible for the incineration of Crossgill's farmhouse by burning old rags indoors. In January 1989 he was jailed for his involvement with an antiques fraud organised by Eric Pollard (Chris Chittell). Peter Alexander returned briefly to Emmerdale as a different character in 2006.