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January 2018 Episode Rankings
A total of 27 episodes aired this month.

 

1. Emma Atkins (Charity Dingle) : 21

2. Jeff Hordley (Cain Dingle) : 20

3. Jane Cox (Lisa Dingle) : 18

*. Lucy Pargeter (Chas Dingle) : 18

5. Katherine Dow-Blyton (Harriet Finch) : 17

*. Tony Audenshaw (Bob Hope) : 17

*. Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle) : 17

8. Steve Halliwell (Zak Dingle) : 16

*. Ryan Hawley (Robert Sugden) : 16

*. Ned Porteus (Joseph Tate) : 16

*. Natalie J. Robb (Moira Barton) : 16

12. Thomas Atkinson (Lachlan White) : 15

*. Sally Dexter (Faith Dingle) : 15

*. Michael Parr (Ross Barton) : 15

*. Eden Taylor-Draper (Belle Dingle) : 15

16. Charlotte Belamy (Laurel Thomas) : 13

*. Isabel Hodgins (Victoria Sugden) : 13

*. James Hooton (Sam Dingle) : 13

*. Anthony Quinlan (Pete Barton) : 13

*. Matthew Wolfenden (David Metcalfe) : 13

21. Lesley Dunlop (Brenda Walker) : 12

*. Emily Head (Rebecca White) : 12

*. Andrew Scarborough (Graham Foster) : 12

24. Dominic Blunt (Paddy Kirk) : 11

*. Shaun Thomas (Gerry Roberts) : 11

*. Amy Walsh (Tracy Metcalfe) : 11

27. Zoe Henry (Rhona Goskirk) : 10

*. Danny Miller (Aaron Dingle) : 10

29. Elizabeth Esensten (Diane Sugden) : 9

*. Mark Jordon (Daz Spencer) : 9

31. Karen Blick (Lydia Hart) : 8

*. Mark Charnhock (Marlon Dingle) : 8

*. Michelle Hardwick (Vanessa Woodfield) : 8

*. Duncan Preston (Doug Potts) : 8

34. Jack Downham (Noah Dingle) : 7

35. John Bowe (Lawrence White) : 6

*. Chris Chittell (Eric Pollard) : 6

*. Samantha Giles (Bernice Blackstock) : 6

*. Katie Hill (Sarah Sugden) : 6

*. Louise Marwood (Chrissie White) : 6

*. Laura Norton (Kerry Wyatt) : 6

*. Fiona Wade (Priya Sharma) : 6

42. Gaynor Faye (Megan Macey) : 5

*. Steven Flynn (Alex Mason) : 5

*. Liam Fox (Dan Spencer) : 5

*. Sandra Marvin (Jessie Grant) : 5

*. Nick Miles (Jimmy King) : 5

47. Sam Ball (Jack Sugden) : 4

*. Sam Hall (Samson Dingle) : 4

*. Bhasker Patel (Rishi Sharma) : 4

*. Joe-Warren Platt (Jacob Gallagher) : 4

*. Michael Praed (Frank Clayton) : 4

*. Nicola Wheeler (Nicola King) : 4

53. Patrick Mower (Rodney Blackstock) : 3

*. Roxy Shahidi (Leyla Harding) : 3

*. Isobel Steele (Liv Flaherty) : 3

56. Chris Bisson (Jai Sharma) : 2

*. Gabrielle Dowling (Cathy Hope) : 2

*. Sebastian Dowling (Heath Hope) : 2

*. Amelia Flanagan (April Windsor) : 2

60. Alfie Clarke (Arthur Thomas) : 1

*. Ryan Hayes (Phil) : 1

*. Harvey Rogerson (Leo Goskirk) : 1

*. Adam Thomas (Adam Barton) : 1

Contract stars not appearing this month :

Meg Johnson (Pearl Ladderbanks)

Freddie Jones (Sandy Thomas)

 

CONTRACT DEPARTURES

1/02 – Adam Thomas (Adam Barton)

1/11– John Bowe (Lawrence White)

1/11 – Louise Marwood (Chrissie White)

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Moira gave Charity total credit on Friday night’s episode! That’s what the show wanted us to think-that Charity sealed the deal for Moira and Cain.

 

I’m just finding this latest twist so incomprehensible and out of character for Moira that I almost believe that one of the big storylines for Emmerdale in 2018 is a Faux Moira storyline. At moments I wondered if this is not actually Moira but an imposter.

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She did still say it, though. And I think we were meant to believe it. I would buy it if she wasn’t so resolute about Cain over the past few months. Everything she was telling Faith and others was the truth-they could never work long term as a couple. She will always have a firm grip on what’s right and acceptable behavior and he won’t.

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A joyous occasion, the death of a Dingle, turns into a nightmare with the introduction of two more members of that wretched family!  

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And even worse, it would eventually lead to the introduction of the worst character this show has ever had.... 

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It was three, so even worse

 

I do enjoy the episode (especially the portions with Emily, one of my favorite Emmerdale characters), but I can see why many would not.

 

Peter Amory was so underrated as Chris. I can see why the show is trying to bring that type of personality back, even if it isn't quite the same with Joseph.

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You're right! I forgot about Shadrach (or at least I really tried to...  )

 

Chris was such a complex, fascinating character. There's no way that they will be able to make Joseph anywhere near his father. The writing is so much more shallow now, like the characters.

The Tates were such exceptional characters, all of them, that it's no wonder that no-one has been able to live up to their legacy at Home Farm. Which is why it's so sad that someone like Kim is mostly remembered as the super-bitch of Emmerdale. She was much more than that, and it's a shame that all the other aspects of her is overlooked.

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I admit I found Freddie Jones’ hamminess was hard to take at times but he was affecting in last night’s episode. I’m assuming Sandy and the character played by Wendy Craig will go off into the sunset together so that would be nice. I’d hate it if they killed him off onscreen.

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