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802:Aaron Livesy
787:Gabby Thomas
752:Belle Dingle
737:Mandy Dingle
717:Eric Pollard
690:
641:
616:– via
610:. Retrieved
606:The Guardian
604:
594:
577:– via
571:. Retrieved
567:The Observer
565:
543:Hayward 1997
516:The Guardian
514:
510:
504:The Observer
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484:
467:Clive Hornby
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373:Johnny Leeze
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41:Please help
36:verification
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1432:Terry Woods
1422:Vic Windsor
1397:Henry Wilks
1367:Alan Turner
1302:Jack Sugden
1287:Andy Sugden
1237:Hari Prasad
1232:Val Pollard
1227:Sam Pearson
1117:Meena Jutla
1057:Dave Glover
1042:Biff Fowler
997:Lisa Dingle
957:Marcus Dean
912:Ross Barton
907:John Barton
897:Adam Barton
847:Suzy Merton
797:Chas Dingle
777:Nicola King
762:Cain Dingle
492:Mark Powley
471:Dave Glover
463:Jack Sugden
459:plane crash
440:Peter Amory
410:Claire King
395:Development
389:Paul Opacic
377:Jack Sugden
361:Dave Glover
357:Peter Amory
337:Claire King
289:Noah Dingle
231:Businessman
1699:Categories
1442:Mark Wylde
1427:Dawn Woods
1337:Frank Tate
1332:Chris Tate
1317:Pat Sugden
1307:Joe Sugden
1157:Jason Kirk
1152:Emily Kirk
1142:Sadie King
1112:Ivan Jones
1107:Eve Jenson
1082:Jamie Hope
1067:Roy Glover
1007:Zak Dingle
992:Eli Dingle
987:Del Dingle
917:Edna Birch
832:Jai Sharma
807:Jimmy King
747:Paddy Kirk
732:Sam Dingle
693:characters
527:References
475:Ian Kelsey
436:Chris Tate
422:Storylines
415:EastEnders
369:Ned Glover
365:Ian Kelsey
315:Frank Tate
265:Jamie Tate
257:Chris Tate
228:Occupation
191:1997-05-27
176:1989-11-21
129:Frank Tate
99:March 2021
69:newspapers
1500:1982–1983
1495:1978–1979
1480:1972–1973
1277:Jo Stiles
1182:Ryan Lamb
1177:Faye Lamb
1162:Ross Kirk
1127:Lexi King
1122:Carl King
1077:Ella Hart
837:Amy Wyatt
691:Emmerdale
511:Emmerdale
498:Reception
401:Emmerdale
324:Emmerdale
303:Jean Tate
281:Grandsons
271:Daughters
164:1989–1997
137:character
135:Emmerdale
1342:Zoe Tate
1147:Tom King
1087:Viv Hope
1017:Daz Eden
767:Bob Hope
722:Kim Tate
640:(1997).
612:19 March
573:19 March
545:, p.127.
444:Zoe Tate
406:Kim Tate
333:Kim Tate
285:Joe Tate
275:Zoe Tate
242:Kim Tate
161:Duration
1470:By year
706:Present
319:British
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174: (
83:scholar
871:Former
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479:James
353:Chris
90:JSTOR
76:books
1680:2024
1675:2023
1670:2022
1665:2021
1660:2020
1655:2019
1650:2018
1645:2017
1640:2016
1635:2015
1630:2014
1625:2013
1620:2012
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1540:1996
1535:1995
1530:1994
1525:1993
1520:1991
1515:1990
1510:1989
1505:1988
1490:1977
1485:1974
646:ISBN
614:2021
575:2021
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