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1076:Ryan Lamb
1071:Faye Lamb
1056:Ross Kirk
1021:Lexi King
1016:Carl King
971:Ella Hart
731:Amy Wyatt
585:Emmerdale
469:Emmerdale
457:Reception
292:Emmerdale
137:character
135:Emmerdale
1236:Zoe Tate
1041:Tom King
981:Viv Hope
911:Daz Eden
661:Bob Hope
616:Kim Tate
403:Kim Tate
159:Duration
1364:By year
600:Present
541:1 March
187: (
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765:Former
283:Fowler
250:Mother
242:Father
237:Barman
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90:JSTOR
76:books
1574:2024
1569:2023
1564:2022
1559:2021
1554:2020
1549:2019
1544:2018
1539:2017
1534:2016
1529:2015
1524:2014
1519:2013
1514:2012
1509:2011
1504:2010
1499:2009
1494:2008
1489:2007
1484:2006
1479:2005
1474:2004
1469:2003
1464:2002
1459:2001
1454:2000
1449:1999
1444:1998
1439:1997
1434:1996
1429:1995
1424:1994
1419:1993
1414:1991
1409:1990
1404:1989
1399:1988
1384:1977
1379:1974
543:2021
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258:Wife
62:news
395:Roy
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