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Thank goodness. Sick of looking at his po face. Hope Moira finds someone a bit more lighthearted with a bit of cash. She needs a break.
Vera
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I knew 'John' was leaving and also the plot line, which I refused to mention on here, but I still shed a tear.
Julia in Derbyshire
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I think he looked better with a smile Vera :-D
Thanks for not giving the game away Julia ;-)
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Sue...its not that unlucky...lol
Emmerdale is extremely well known for the number of disasters it has featured over the years. The most notable disasters are listed below.
1973 - Sharon Crossthwaite was raped and strangled to death by Jim Latimer. Jack Sugden discovered the truth after arriving home to find Jim trying to strangle Penny Golightly, after which Jim reluctantly confessed to killing Sharon.
1973 - Jack Sugden's lodger Ian 'Trash' McIntyre committed suicide by throwing himself out of a first floor window at The Old Mill and falling to the ground, breaking his neck.
1976 - Matt Skilbeck's twin children, Sam and Sally, and his aunt Beattie Dowton were killed in an accident at a level crossing when their car was hit by a train.
1977 - A great storm broke out over Beckindale. Young couple Ray & Sarah Oswell sought refuge at Emmerdale Farm after their own cottage was destroyed by a tree struck by lightning.
1977 - A fire broke out at Emmerdale Farm and the Beckindale Volunteer Fire Service arrived to fight the blaze. During the fire fighting, one of the members of the team suffered severe burns.
1978 - An explosion at a mine trapped vicar's son Clive Hinton and his two friends Ian and Rod. Clive and Rod were found unconscious and Ian escaped with cuts and bruises.
1978 - Teenagers Steve Hawker and Pip Coulter committed an armed robbery at The Woolpack and left Amos Brearly and Henry Wilks locked in the cellar. The two teenagers then headed for Emmerdale Farm where they held Sam Pearson at gunpoint. To save her father, Annie Sugden provided the two with a getaway car.
1981 - Religious farmer Enoch Tolly was killed in a tractor accident.
1982 - In a fit of rage after being sacked from NY Estates by Alan Turner, Jackie Merrick went beserk and set fire to one of NY's caravans.
1985 - Jackie Merrick was knocked off his motorbike by Alan Turner's land rover and spent five months in hospital with broken bones.
1986 – Pat Sugden died when she crashed her car down a hillside after swerving to avoid a flock of sheep.
1987 - Jackie Merrick accidentally fell down a disused mineshaft whilst trying to rescue a stray sheep.
1988 – Phil Pearce carelessly left discarded rags at Crossgill Farm, which caught fire, trapping Annie Sugden inside.
1989 - Crooked quarryman Dennis Rigg was crushed to death by Joe Sugden's prize bull whilst threatening the Sugdens with eviction.
1989 - Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself whilst out hunting a fox for a £10 bet.
1990 - Kate Sugden accidentally knocked down and killed Pete Whiteley whilst driving home from Hotten.
1993/1994 – A Plane crashed in Beckindale, leaving most of the village in ruins and killing Archie Brooks, Elizabeth Pollard, Mark Hughes and Leonard Kempinski.
1994 – Shirley Turner was shot dead during the Home Farm raid by Reg Dawson, the ex-husband of Viv Windsor.
1995 – Luke McAllister died after his van crashed into a wall and exploded in flames.
1996 – Dave Glover died in a fire at Home Farm after attending the wedding of Biff Fowler to his sister Linda Glover.
1997 – At the engagement party of Steve Marchant and Kim Tate, Lord Alex Oakwell took Linda Fowler for a late-night drive and crashed while trying to snort cocaine. He removed Linda from the passenger seat as she was starting to wake up and moved her to the drivers seat and fled the scene of the accident, leaving Linda to die.
1999 – Graham Clark killed Rachel Hughes by pushing her off a cliff.
2000 – A van and minibus collide in the village. Van driver Pete Collins dies at the scene; minibus passenger Butch Dingle dies in hospital from his injuries the next day.
2000 – Long-serving character Sarah Sugden died in a barn fire that was started deliberately by her adopted son Andy. Sarah's lover Richie Carter was also trapped in the barn but was rescued by Sarah's husband Jack.
2001 – Jean Strickland, the local school headmistress was struck and killed by a stolen car driven by student Marc Reynolds on his way home from a night out with friends.
2003/2004 – A large storm hit Emmerdale, leaving parts of the village in ruins with collapsed power lines and trees. The Woolpack was damaged by its chimney collapsing through the roof into the bar area and also out the front, crushing Tricia Dingle and resulting in her dying in hospital a week later; Ashley Thomas and Louise Appleton became stuck on the road as a result of the terrible weather. The disaster took place on the 10th anniversary of the plane crash.
2005 – Max King died when the Land Rover he was in went off the road and through a brick wall and exploded, although the driver Andy Sugden escaped the car unharmed and gave a false story about the accident to avoid being prosecuted; and the police believed his version of events, as there were no witnesses to contradict his story.
2006 – Kings River showhome collapsed after several explosions caused by a gas leak. The accident claimed three lives: Noreen Bell and estate agent David Brown were killed in the explosion and Dawn Woods later died in hospital from internal injuries.
2006 – Tom King was murdered on Christmas Day when his son Carl hit him over the head with a horse statue and pushed him out of a window.
2007 – DCI Grace Barraclough was killed instantly when she was run over by a lorry while on the way to the police station to report Carl for killing his father, Tom King.
2007 – Victoria Sugden threatened her father Jack and adoptive brother Andy in their home that if they didn't confess to who killed her mum Sarah then she would set alight the family home with them all trapped inside. After they calmed her down, the fuel ignited accidentally when the boiler started up and set the house on fire. The house was gutted but the family survived.
2008 – Matthew King was killed after he crashed a van into a wall after trying to run over his brother Carl. The brothers had been brawling viciously inside Home Farm previous to this, as Carl had ruined Matthew's wedding to Anna De Souza earlier that day.
2010 – Aaron Livesy and Jackson Walsh go on a night out together along with Paddy Kirk and Marlon Dingle. After having an argument with Aaron, Jackson crashed his van onto a railway line and was hit by a goods train, leaving him paralysed from the neck down.
2011 – A fire started by corrupt policeman Nick Henshall tore through the village killing Terry Woods and Viv Hope.
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But the miserable ........ never smiled. Wore me out he did can't think how poor Moira felt. Bit low to go with Cain but maybe that Declan now especially as I don't like that Katie either. Not sure why I watch this programme but I love it :-D
Vera
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Me too, Vera, love it that is.LOL
Julia in Derbyshire
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hahaha nor me Vera ;-).....I'm not a huge fan,watched off and on over the years.
Watched again tonight... phew Marion is a good crier ain't she?...sob
Marion I don't know half of those characters lol....but certainly an unlucky place to live....on a par with Midsomer :-(
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he died again today, on iplayer :-D
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He just died ...AGAIN, here too.awwwwwww.
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