List of Emmerdale characters introduced in 2011

Flynn Buchanan, played by Ryan Prescott, made his first on-screen appearance on 31 January 2011. Flynn was introduced as a love interest for Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller). The character and casting were announced in January 2011. Prescott told The Champion that he had been recognised from being in Emmerdale. He said "The storyline in Emmerdale was so big already that it's brought a lot of publicity, I signed my first couple of autographs the other day which was weird." Flynn meets Aaron in a gay nightclub in Hotten. Flynn spots Aaron playing a game of pool with his friend Adam Barton (Adam Thomas). Flynn challenges Aaron to a game and wins. Adam buys Flynn a drink along with Aaron's. Flynn makes a pass at Aaron and gives him his phone number. Although Aaron initially rejects him and goes home, it is later revealed that Flynn has sent a text to Aaron asking him out for another date. The two continue to date over the following weeks when Flynn comes back from a trip away and has an awkward meeting in The Woolpack with Aaron's ex-boyfriend Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock) who had asked Aaron to introduce him to Flynn. The following week, however, whilst they are on a date, Aaron begins to feel awkward and tells Flynn that he still wants to be with Jackson and regrets ending their relationship. Flynn tells Aaron that he is glad that he was finally being honest with him. Aaron ends his relationship with Flynn and reconciles with Jackson. A few months later, Adam spots Flynn on a night out. They go over to see Aaron and Flynn tells him he is glad to see him. They talk about Jackson's death and Aaron leaves Flynn alone in the bar. ==Steve Kelly==

Steve Kelly, played by Andy Walker, made his first on-screen appearance on 25 February 2011. Steve is a quadriplegic who tries to show Jackson Walsh that being disabled does not have to be a negative thing. Walker was approached about appearing in Emmerdale by the charity Back-Up Trust. He was scheduled to appear in five episodes and he said "Getting a part in Emmerdale is part of me going forward in my life." Walker was paralysed from the neck down after an accident in Goa in 2006. He broke his neck when he dived into the sea and hit his head on the sand. Walker's character, Steve, was introduced to Emmerdale to show Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock) that he has a life to live after being paralysed. Of his part, Walker said "I play the same role in the programme as I do in life, showing that disability doesn't necessarily have to be a negative thing." He added that Steve will tell Jackson that he can still go on holiday, take him to a football game and meet him in the pub. ==Cameron Murray==

Cameron Murray, played by Dominic Power, made his first screen appearance on 3 March 2011. The character and casting was announced on 21 December 2010. Digital Spy said sparks will fly between Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and Cameron and it becomes clear that they have a shared history. Debbie is unhappy to see Cameron in the village. Cameron keeps offloading his problems onto Chas. The pair get more acquainted and "the more time they spend together the closer they get". They eventually kiss and Chas feels guilty. Gemma Graham and Jon Horsley of TV Buzz quipped that "it doesn't get much classier than getting it on with your pregnant niece’s boyfriend in a pub cellar." They added that Cameron and Chas were right to feel guilty and predicted that the situation "isn't going to end well". Though the writers jumped to the couple's defence because they had attempted to ignore their feelings. On Digital Spy's 2012 end of year reader poll, Cameron and Chas' affair was voted fourth in the "Best Storyline" category, receiving 8.9% of the vote. Cameron comes to the village after tracking Debbie down, telling her that he has left his wife and sons for her. Debbie tells him that their affair was a mistake. Carl King (Tom Lister) gives Cameron a job at Emmerdale Haulage and he catches the eye of Eve Jenson (Suzanne Shaw). Debbie finally gives into Cameron and they get back together. He also moves into Tug Ghyll with her and her daughter, Sarah (Sophia Amber Moore), and Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), Sarah's father, is jealous of Debbie and Cameron's relationship. Cameron also starts a fight with Debbie's father, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and tries to persuade Cain not to interfere in his and Debbie's relationship. Debbie learns Cameron had another affair after she left Jersey, but he insists it meant nothing and is delighted when Debbie tells him that she is pregnant but miscarries not long afterwards. Cameron tries to support her and not let his feelings show. His sons, Dylan and Harry, come to stay for a few days. Sarah becomes sick and they learn she has a rare genetic disorder. Cameron hires his own truck and starts poaching the King's customers. Carl attacks Cameron's truck and Cameron then plots to ruin the Kings. Cameron, Cain and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) steal the Kings' haulage trucks and sell them off. Cameron then wipes all the files containing contracts from Carl's computer. This prompts Cain to tell Cameron he is part of the Dingle clan. Sarah falls ill and Debbie realises that she needs to conceive a saviour sibling with Andy. Cameron is unhappy when he learns they had sex together. Cameron embarks on an affair with Chas Dingle and promises to leave Debbie for her. Carl later discovers the affair and begins blackmailing Cameron and Chas for money. Cameron becomes desperate to raise the amount and he and Chas attempt to rob The Woolpack. Cameron later fights with Carl and hits him over the head with a brick, killing him. Cameron does not admit to killing Carl and Chas is charged with his murder. Consumed with guilt, he confesses the truth to Alex Moss (Kurtis Stacey). Cameron is then relieved to hear that Chas has been acquitted, but he suspects Alex may go to the police, so he takes Alex hostage in a haulage van. Alex escapes and runs through the woods but Cameron is too quick and catches Alex before dragging him back to the van. As Alex ran, Cameron cannot risk him going to the police so kills him in the van. Cameron is later seen burying Alex in the woods along with his bag of clothes he stole. However, later work begins on the site where Alex is buried so Cameron returns to the gravesite and unearths Alex' decaying corpse and moves it to a different location and burns Alex' bag before returning to the village. Cameron shocks the Dingles' and proposes to Chas and they get engaged. Cameron flies his sons over from Jersey to meet Chas properly but when the boys run and hide at Debbie's, Cameron begins to doubt his choice between Chas and Debbie but when Debbie kidnaps the boys and forces Moira to miscarry, Cameron is shocked when Dylan and Harry refuse to be in the same room with Chas as they believe she killed Carl and Cameron realizes he can never reveal his true secret because of the boys. Cameron and Chas aim to buy the Woolpack but when Cameron's ex-wife Anna refuses to let Cameron see his boys, they are forced to use the money to apply for custody. Cameron begins to feel sorry for Debbie when Andy takes Jack and Sarah away and the pair share a kiss but are almost caught by Chas. Cameron persuades Debbie not to flee and the pair sleep together. He later learns that Debbie almost murdered Chas by holding her a gunpoint whilst he was away in Jersey. Gennie notices a connection between both Cameron and Debbie as they begin to get close again and she tries to get the evidence she needs to prove to Chas that she's right by breaking into Debbie's house to record the pair. However, she gets more than she bargained for as Cameron confesses to the murder of Carl to Debbie. After reconciling their relationship, they both head to the Woolpack to tell Chas that they've reunited but are shocked to see Gennie emerging from the house. They suddenly realise she overheard the confession and chase her. A scared Gennie gets into her car but are quickly pursued by Cameron and Debbie. However, Gennie's car spirals out of control and she's involved in a huge car crash. Panicking, Debbie calls the police while Cameron helps a badly injured Gennie out of wrecked car. Knowing she could expose his secret, Cameron claims his third victim and suffocates a critically injured Gennie. Cameron proposes to Debbie and she nearly accepts. but Debbie manages to get Cameron talking about Carl and Gennie's deaths. She tells him that she will forgive him if he tells her what really happened. Cameron then explains how he put his hand over Gennie's mouth and killed her. Debbie screams out a code word and Cameron realises that the police are watching him. He holds Debbie hostage and threatens to kill her. Debbie tries to reason with Cameron, but then she asks if Alex deserved it. Cameron drags Debbie up the stairs, but she pushes him down, injuring him. Debbie escapes and Cameron is arrested. In early October 2013, Cameron escapes from prison. Debbie's house is guarded by policemen at all times. Cameron tricks the police in thinking he has escaped to another country by appearing on CCTV at a ferry port, but then moves out the way of the camera and makes his way to Emmerdale. After kidnapping Sarah, he enters The Woolpack with a double barrel shotgun, which he stole from Zak Dingle's (Steve Halliwell) van, which his son Sam (James Hooton) had parked and holds various villagers at gunpoint. Unbeknownst to him, the gun only has 4 bullets. After threatening to shoot Zak, he accidentally shoots Alicia Harding (Natalie Anderson), one of the hostages. The remaining hostages plead with Cameron to let her go so she can be treated, and he eventually lets her go free with David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden). Finally Cameron lets the rest of the hostages out except for Debbie and Chas, and a dramatic struggle between the three of them causes him to shoot through a window using the last of his bullets. Unaware that all his bullets have gone, he asks Chas and Debbie to decide between them which one should die and counts down from 10. He then had no bullets left but then reloaded the gun. Later on, Marlon woke up and knocked Cameron out and held him at gunpoint as Debbie and Chas tried to escape through the cellar. After the power kept going on and off Cameron and Marlon struggled and Cameron was presumably shot in the process only to appear in the cellar later on. He tried numerous times to drown Debbie, Chas and Marlon. Marlon later escaped and the police then finally broke into the pub as they tried to rescue Debbie and Chas by cutting into the cellar, Chas was able to escape but Cameron captured Debbie once more. He then attempted to drown her, but she escaped. He tried to grab Debbie's leg once more, but fails and ends up grabbing onto a light bulb - which electrocutes Cameron to death as a result and his reign of terror at Emmerdale is finally over. The following morning, his body is taken away and Debbie makes peace with Chas so that the pair can move on with their lives without Cameron. The character is subsequently referenced as time goes on, most specifically when Cameron's voice is later heard by Chas from late November 2015 - after she accidentally stabs Diane. ==Elliot Windsor==

Elliot Windsor made his first on screen appearance on 28 March 2011. He's the son of Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva) and Jimmy King (Nick Miles). Kelly brings Elliot with her when she moves back to the village and introduces him to her ex-fiancé, Jimmy, whom she claims is Elliot's father. Kelly reveals that Elliot was born after she left the village and Jimmy had not known about him until Kelly got back in touch with him. Jimmy's wife Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) later discovers about Jimmy being the father of Elliot and she kicks him out. Kelly and Jimmy sit down with Elliot and try to explain to him that Jimmy is his father. Elliot departs with his mother. He returns in April 2012 after Kelly decides to go to America with her new boyfriend. Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw) brings Elliot to Jimmy to look after. In July 2012, Kelly takes Elliot back and they both go to Los Angeles where she is now living, leaving Jimmy and Nicola heartbroken. In 2016, Kelly once again leaves Elliot in Jimmy's care. Having appeared on a recurring basis, Elliot's last appearance to date aired on 11 December 2024. ==Alex Moss==

Alex Moss played by Kurtis Stacey, made his first on-screen appearance on 12 April 2011. Alex is a farmhand employed by John Barton (James Thornton) to work at Butler's Farm. Stacey's part in Emmerdale is his first major television role. Stacey admitted that he was nervous about making his debut and was worried that he would be replaced by a new actor. He told Holy Soap, "I didn't know what to expect about working on set and how the directors would work. I tried to be as calm and cool as I could and keep my performance natural." During a March 2011 interview with Digital Spy, Executive Producer Steve November commented on Stacey's casting and his character. He described Alex as "a young guy, a working-class farmhand who arrives in the village. He's not unattractive by any means, so he'll be a bit of a heart-throb and romantic lead, break a few hearts, and provide some great stories for our younger women and girls." Alex has also been called a "hunk" and Stacey revealed that he gets into trouble because "he is single and out to enjoy himself." Alex gains John's approval as he begins working on the farm and this "riles up" Adam. Holy Soap have branded him a "hunky farmhand" that had "shaken up Emmerdale's female folk since arriving". On 30 November 2012, it was announced that Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) would murder a village resident, shortly after confessing to them that he killed Carl King (Tom Lister) earlier in the year. Daniel Kilkelly from Digital Spy stated "Show bosses are hoping to keep the identity of Cameron's second victim under wraps until transmission in a must-see episode next month." On 20 December, Cameron was seen confessing his secret to Alex. After worrying that Alex was going to go to the police, Cameron hit him and held him captive in his van. David Brown from the Radio Times commented, "will Alex be the one to meet an untimely end?" On 24 December, Cameron killed Alex by strangling him to death, after he tried to escape from him and buries him in the woods. Brown called the scenes "chilling". Stacey later commented that his exit storyline was one that did not come around often and he wanted it. He also thanked the viewers for their support. On 23 August 2013, Alex's body is identified by the police after Katie Macey (Sammy Winward) makes an anonymous phone call to the police saying a dead body had been discovered but disregarded by Declan Macey (Jason Merrells). ==Nicky Pritchard==

Nicky Pritchard played by Matt Milburn, made his first on-screen appearance on 26 May 2011. Nicky arrives in the village as the new locum vet, hired by Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt). Nicky is described as being "gorgeous" and Paddy's partner, Rhona (Zoe Henry) is impressed by him. Nicky will depart in November 2011. Nicky develops feelings for Gennie Walker (Sian Reese-Williams). Milburn said Gennie's personality is "very endearing to Nicky", he thinks she is "very cute". Makarem later said that Nikhil knows that Gennie does not love Nicky. Nikhil is "suspicious that Nicky's not to be trusted because of his charm and charisma and ease with the ladies." After Nikhil confesses his love for Gennie and she reciprocates and ends her relationship with Nicky, he decides that there is nothing else for him left in Emmerdale as Rhona is back working at the vet's. Because of this, he leaves the village. Nicky later contacts Paddy asking for a reference for a job in New Zealand, but Paddy gives him a bad reference so he can take the job instead. ==Leo Goskirk==

}} Leo Goskirk, played by both Theo Tasker and Harry Whittaker, made his first on-screen appearance on 31 May 2011. Rhona Goskirk (Zoë Henry) realises she is pregnant shortly after ending her relationship with Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock). During a scan, Rhona and Marlon are told that their baby has Down syndrome. Tasker's mother, Dee, told the Ballymoney and Moyle Times that she was delighted her 12-week-old baby was helping to send out a positive message about Down syndrome. A message honouring him appeared at the end of the episode broadcast on 10 July. After an extended break, Rogerson took over the role of Leo full-time. Rhona goes into labour at The Woolpack after she is knocked over by Adam Barton (Adam Thomas) and Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller), who are fighting. She is taken to the hospital accompanied by Marlon, and she gives birth to a son in May 2011. After a discussion, Rhona and Marlon name their son Leo. Paddy comes to visit Leo and Rhona, followed by Aaron, Aaron's boyfriend Jackson Walsh (Marc Silcock), and Jackson's mother Hazel Rhodes (Pauline Quirke). In October 2011, Leo is christened, with Aaron and Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy) as his godparents. ==Jude Watson==

Jude Watson, played by Andy Wear, was a local vicar who first appeared for two episodes in June to conduct Ashley Thomas (John Middleton)'s vow renewal with Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy). Jude is a friend and colleague of Ashley, and when he resigned as the vicar of Emmerdale following a police caution, Jude took over the position. Jude returns on 20 December 2011 as the new vicar of Emmerdale. For two years following his ascension as the local vicar, Jude appears until 16 January 2014, when he left the village to take up a post in Ripon. After his departure, his position was filled by Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton). ==Rachel Breckle==

Rachel Breckle, played by Gemma Oaten, made her first on-screen appearance on 19 July 2011. The character and casting was announced on 3 June 2011. Rachel returned on 20 January 2015 and departed again in August, the same year. In September 2019, producers took the decision to kill the character off screen to facilitate the reintroduction of her son. Rachel is described as being "defensive, argumentative" and "feisty." Sam tries to appease a furious Rachel and she eventually calms down and realises Sam is struggling with Samson. Rachel's return was named one of "the best bits of January" in the Inside Soap Yearbook 2016. Of Rachel's departure, Laura-Jayne Tyler of Inside Soap wrote, "Goodbye Rachel! We won't miss you, you mardy baggage." After her niece, Amelia, tells her she is being bullied by Samson Dingle, Rachel confronts his father. However, Rachel is forced to apologise when she learns Amelia was actually the bully. Rachel and Sam then become friends. Rachel's nephew, Sean Spencer (Luke Roskell), finds her and admits stealing money from the garage and Aaron Livesy (Danny Miller) collapsed while chasing him. Rachel is angered when Aaron's mother, Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), threatens Sean and tells him to stay away from Aaron. Rachel gets a job in The Woolpack and works with Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) and develops feelings for him but he lets her down gently because of his feelings for Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy). Rachel tells Sam she is interested in Brook Cottage but Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) tells Rachel she cannot rent it. Rachel shows her sister, Ali Spencer (Kelli Hollis), around the cottage and they rent the house. Rachel, Ali, Amelia, Sean and Ali's girlfriend, Ruby Haswell (Alicya Eyo), move into Brook Cottage. Rachel starts work as a cleaner at the Sharmas' sweet factory. She sees Jai Sharma (Chris Bisson) drinking after a row with his wife Charity (Emma Atkins) and he invites her to join him, which she does and this leads to them having a drunken one-night stand. A month or so later, Rachel learns that she is pregnant. Jai is initially shocked but warms to the idea. He stops her having an abortion and offers her a place to live in Leeds. Rachel thinks he is doing it for their child but realises that he wants her out of the way so his wife won't ask questions. She initially moves in but is lonely and returns to the village. In December 2012, Rachel goes into premature labour and has a son, Archie, supported by Ruby. Jai realises that he wants to be a proper father and is jealous of Sam spending time with Archie but Rachel is grateful and slaps Jai when he calls Sam stupid. She later realises she has feelings for Sam, dismaying Ali, Ruby and Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox), but Samson and Amelia are happy and sends a card to Rachel, pretending to be Sam, leading Rachel to admit her feelings. They get together and Rachel and Archie move in with Sam and Samson and are happy, even after it is revealed that Jai is Archie's father. The Dingles are not pleased and Charity asks Jai to choose: her or Archie. He initially chooses her and suggests that they leave the village and everyone in it behind but Charity refuses to leave her daughter, Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) and granddaughter Sarah Sugden (Sophia Amber Moore). Jai realises that he cannot live in the same village as his son and not be part of his life. Angered by this, Charity and her son Noah Dingle (Jack Downham) move in with Debbie and Sarah before filing for divorce. When she catches Declan Macey (Jason Merrells) setting fire to Home Farm and intending to commit suicide, she tries to talk him out of it and he does change his mind. Seeing an opportunity to get rid of Rachel and Archie, she persuades Declan to help her frame Sam, thinking Sam, Rachel, Samson and Archie will go on the run but Rachel insists they stay and Sam clear his name legally so Charity blackmails her to tell the police that she set the fire and then go on the run. Rachel returns as a prosecution witness at Charity's trial for fraud and reconciles with Sam. They move back in together but Rachel now has significant anger management issues and her arguments with Sam turn physical, especially after Jai starts residency proceedings. He is understandably scared of her and Archie leaving again but Rachel is horrified to learn that, in her absence, Jai bought a little boy that he thought was Archie. The child was revealed to be the son of the man who sold him to Jai when Rachel returned with the real Archie. Unfortunately for Jai, his plan to find out what is happening to Archie when he is with Rachel and Sam backfires when Rachel finds the camera and footage of him and his girlfriend, Leyla Harding (Roxy Shahidi), discussing their plans for a family life once he has residency and to divorce Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye). Sam and Rachel show the footage to Megan, who plans revenge and quietly starts helping Rachel whenever Jai tries to play tricks on her. Megan does her best including planting drugs in Jai's car, however unknown to Rachel, Megan discovers she is pregnant a few days before the hearing. Unable to forgive Jai for his infidelity, Megan leaves Jai and helps Rachel win Archie back successfully. Rachel, still stressed, keeps losing her temper and hitting Sam. When Ali discovers what Rachel has been doing to Sam, she demands that Rachel go with her to Liverpool and get treatment before she starts hitting Archie too. Rachel agrees and she and Sam part on good terms. Rachel is stunned to hear of Megan's pregnancy and she, Archie and Ali leave the village, heading for a better life. Rachel dies four years later and Dan Spencer (Liam Fox) brings Archie back to the village to live with Jai. ==Amelia Spencer==

Amelia Spencer, played by Daisy Campbell, made her first screen appearance on 19 July 2011 and her last screen appearance on 20 December 2024. The character and casting was announced on 3 June 2011. Campbell described that the decision left her "grieving." Campbell spoke to Digital Spy about Jordon's return: "It was emotional to film the final episodes. It was weird, because we film in two-week blocks. So, the first week was really emotional, because Mark Jordon, who plays Daz, comes back. It was lovely to see him again. Then on the second week, I think I was used to it. I was really dreading my last block, because I hate crying in front of people unless it's for a scene. But my last week just felt fine. I didn't really cry that much. I was actually proud of myself. I was like: 'Oh, I've not got teary scenes this week'. But it was emotional, really emotional." So, that was really emotional, and whenever I work with Laura Norton, who plays Kerry, she's so good at doing emotions. The way she cries, I cry!" She added: "Amelia ends up going to live back with Daz in Leicester. We had a scene where I had to say: 'I'm off to move to Leicester with Esther!' So she ends up moving back with Daz, which is nice. He comes back for one episode, which is lovely." ==Sean Spencer==

Sean Spencer, played by Luke Roskell, made his first on screen appearance on 10 August 2011. Roskell's casting was announced in June 2011. Sean is Ali Spencer's (Kelli Hollis) son and Amelia's (Daisy Campbell) older brother. Sean enjoys winding Ruby up. Of his decision to leave, Roskell said "I have had an amazing three years on Emmerdale and I will miss everyone loads. I wanted to explore other opportunities and I am excited to find out what the future holds." Sean develops on-off relationships with Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and Gemma Andrews (Tendai Rinomhota). On numerous occasions, this is considered a love triangle, with Sean being confused over who he loves. Gemma becomes pregnant with his baby and Belle is distraught, revealing to everybody at school that she is pregnant with Sean's child. Gemma's father Dom is angry at Sean for impregnating her. Sean is distraught when Belle inadvertently kills Gemma by pushing her, causing her to hit her head on a rock. Belle is convinced that she is a murderer and, with the help of her father, hands herself in to the police. Sean and Belle decide to try to get pregnant to reduce her prison sentence, on the advice of Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton), but they later forget this plan. Sean admits that he is in love with Belle but she is sentenced to three years imprisonment, devastating Sean. Sean makes the decision to join the army to be like his uncle, Daz (Mark Jordon), who moves into the village. Even after his uncle leaves the village he is still determined to join the army. His dad, Dan, agrees to sign the forms but his mum is against it. Sean returns to Emmerdale on 5 December 2014 for Ali and Ruby's wedding. In April 2015, Dan and Ali drive to Liverpool after discovering that Sean has been involved in a car accident with his friends. When they arrive back home, it is implied that Sean's injuries sustained during the crash are serious. In April 2018, Sean contacts Daz and informs him Ali has been killed in a car accident. ==Ali Spencer==

Alison "Ali" Spencer, played by Kelli Hollis, made her first on screen appearance on 17 October 2011. She went on to explain "Alicya and I had different partners in the screen test and I was so sure she would get the part and because she had a different partner, I thought that was it for me. But when I got it, I was just over the moon. I'm from Leeds and live just ten minutes from the studio and Emmerdale is just an institution, so to get a job here is just amazing." Daz breaks the news to a devastated Amelia. Daz later confesses to Kerry Wyatt (Laura Norton) that he had a one-night stand with Ali during her marriage to Dan and thinks he may be Amelia's father. Dan finds out and is furious with Daz. A DNA test is taken and Daz is confirmed to be Amelia's father. ==Ruby Haswell==

Ruby Haswell, played by Alicya Eyo, made her first on screen appearance on 20 October 2011. No one in the village is aware Ali is a lesbian, until Brenda Walker (Lesley Dunlop) and Nicola King (Nicola Wheeler) see her and Ruby kissing. Because she is not happy that Ali and Ruby moved in Brook Cottage, Nicola announces they are together in The Woolpack. Her funeral is held on 25 August 2015, and she is cremated. ==Georgia Sharma==

Georgia Sharma, played by Trudie Goodwin, made her first on screen appearance on 3 November 2011. The character and casting was announced on 7 September 2011. Georgia is Nikhil (Rik Makarem), Jai (Chris Bisson) and Priya Sharma's (Fiona Wade) mother. She and her husband, Rishi (Bhasker Patel) arrive in the village to meet Jai's fiancée, Charity Tate (Emma Atkins). Rishi and Georgia's marriage falls apart and she begins a relationship with Rodney Blackstock (Patrick Mower). Georgia stays in the village, supporting Priya through her anorexia nervosa and disapproves of her proposed arranged marriage. Rodney and Georgia's relationship ends, after they have different ambitions over their future. Georgia considers a reconciliation with Rishi, but decides to leave the village for a cruise instead. When Georgia returned in July 2023 for Jai's wedding to Laurel Thomas (Charlotte Bellamy), it had recently been revealed that Rishi had actually adopted Jai and raised him as his own son which had caused a feud between him and Jai. Georgia revealed that Jai's biological father was in fact Rishi's brother Amit Sharma (Anil Goutam), whom she had a fling with in late 1974. Georgia then departed on 31 July after Rishi died falling down the stairs of his home, unbeknownst to everyone at the time he was in fact pushed by Amit, who then hadn't yet appeared on-screen. ==Rishi Sharma==

Rishi Sharma, played by Bhasker Patel, made his first on screen appearance on 3 November 2011. The character and casting was announced on 7 September 2011. Rishi meets his future daughter-in-law Charity and approves of her. He spends a few weeks with Jai and becomes critical about the factory. He attends Jai and Charity's wedding with his wife Georgia. Rishi and Georgia return to see their granddaughter, Molly. Rishi and Georgia's marriage dissolves and Rishi moves in with Jai. When Jai gets Rachel Breckle (Gemma Oaten) pregnant and she gives birth to his son, Archie, Rishi saves Jai's marriage with Charity by saying that the baby is his. But a year later, when Rishi suffers a heart attack, he reveals to Charity that Archie is Jai's. In May 2014, Priya gives birth to Rishi's third grandchild, Amba, who was born seven weeks premature. Rishi learns that Jai was threatening Rachel during his custody battle and becomes ashamed of his actions. He helps Kirin and Belle launch their cordial and plans for the launch party. While there, he tells Jai to go home after he knocks over Vanessa, while under the influence of drugs. With Priya's help, he tries to help save the business, as many clients were turned off due to Jai's actions. Jai is then taken to hospital and Rishi is accused of sexism when he does not think Priya is capable of running the business, instead employing Nikhil. He helps Jai get over his addiction to cocaine. In March 2016, Rishi has a fourth grandchild when Megan Macey (Gaynor Faye) gives birth to Jai's daughter Eliza. In March 2018, Rishi walks in on Priya as she snaps at Amba and Eliza, much to the distress of the former. On the following day, Rishi attends Eliza's 2nd birthday party and is present when Jai finds bruises on her legs, proceeding to take her to hospital. When initial tests prove inconclusive, Rishi greatly offends Priya when he privately suggests that she may have inflicted them. Priya does, however, reveal her prior outburst to Jai and Megan, becoming under suspicion of child abuse. Priya's innocence is ultimately proved when Eliza's bruises are determined to be the result of epilepsy medication. In 2023, it is revealed that Rishi is not Jai's father, but it is instead his brother, Amit. It leads to the pair falling out on numerous occasions. As he heads to Jai's wedding to support him regardless of their issues, the character is killed off in a previously unannounced departure when he falls down a stairs. In a goodbye video for Emmerdales social media channels, Patel said that he would miss filming in the village as he found Emmerdales filming location beautiful. Bisson, who portrays Jai, hoped that the audience would take something from Rishi's death, since the pair were in an argument prior to his death. He said: "Maybe resolve a difference that they have, before it's too late. It would be nice to think the show could have a positive effect. Life really is too short." Bisson added that the set felt weird without him, due to having been his co-star for 12 years. ==Dan Spencer==

Dan Spencer, played by Liam Fox, made his first on screen appearance on 9 November 2011. The character and casting was announced on 11 October 2011. Dan is the father of Amelia (Daisy Campbell) and Sean Spencer (Luke Roskell). He is Ali Spencer's (Kelli Hollis) estranged husband and he arrives in the village hoping to make life difficult for Ali and her new girlfriend, Ruby (Alicya Eyo). On Digital Spy's 2012 end of year reader poll, Chas and Cameron's affair and the subsequent effect on Dan was voted fourth in the "Best Storyline" category, receiving 8.9% of the vote. ==Kyle Winchester==

Kyle Winchester (also Wyatt) made his first on screen appearance on 1 December 2011. He is the son of Amy Wyatt (Chelsea Halfpenny/Natalie Ann Jamieson) and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). When asked if Amy is shocked that she is pregnant, Halfpenny told ''What's on TV'' "Yes. She didn't ever imagine it would happen – especially not from just a one-night stand. And it couldn't have come at a worse time because she's fallen out with Val and Eric." Halfpenny explained Amy is scared by Cain's angry reaction to the news, as she thought he would be more sympathetic. Following a one-night stand with Cain, Amy discovers she is pregnant with his child in June 2011. She tells Cain, who pays her to have an abortion. Amy goes to the clinic with her friend, Victoria Sugden (Isabel Hodgins), but she cannot go through with the abortion. Amy later changes her mind, but she is told her pregnancy is too far along to have the procedure. Amy keeps her pregnancy a secret from everyone, except Cain's younger half-sister Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper). In December 2011, Amy goes into labour and gives birth in the local cemetery, she believes her son is dead and she wraps him up and places him in a phonebox. The baby is found by Hazel and taken to the hospital. He remains in hospital, while he recovers and he is frequently visited by Eric and Val. The baby is named Kyle and Amy decides to bring him home on Christmas Day 2011, pleasing Val. After she loses concentration while bathing Kyle, Amy calls social services and asks them to take him. Val pleads with Amy not to give Kyle away, but Amy does not change her mind and Kyle is taken to a foster family. Amy later has Kyle adopted, much to Val's disappointment. In August 2013, Kyle's adoptive parents Karen and Tom die. Amy attends their funeral and wake in the hope of seeing Kyle. Kyle is brought to the wake by his adoptive grandmother Joanie Wright (Denise Black). In 2015, Kyle and Joanie move to Emmerdale permanently, and although Cain is reluctant to be involved with him, he eventually bonds with his son. Cain's wife Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) also becomes a mother figure to Kyle. In January 2017, Joanie dies from a heart attack after being released from prison and Cain later broke the news to Kyle. In October 2017, Kyle became an older half-brother when his younger half-brother Isaac Dingle is born to Cain and Moira. Then, in 2019, Amy returned to the village and got to know Kyle. Kyle lived with his father Cain and cousin Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) after Moira had an affair with his half-brother Nate Robinson (Jurell Carter). He is now back at the farm with Cain, Moira and Isaac following their reconciliation. When Kyle finds Cain fighting with Al Chapman (Michael Wildman) in the barn in October 2022, he picks up Moira's gun and tries to ward Al off. Al jumps at Kyle and the gun goes off, resulting in Al's death. The police are called and Cain covers for Kyle, choosing to go to prison himself. Kyle struggles with his guilt and eventually he admits to Amy that he killed Al. Although Amy, Moira and the family try to prevent Kyle from doing so, he eventually tells the police that he killed Al. Kyle is sent to a secure home for a while but is released, and he reunites with Cain when he himself is freed from prison. Eventually, after the interventions of Cain's brother Caleb Miligan, the charges against Kyle are dropped. In February 2025, Kyle is left devastated when Amy dies in a limousine accident. ==Other characters==