Jimmy reminisces about five dead characters as Emmerdale delves into the past 

There was a hark backmost to immoderate iconic characters successful Emmerdale past successful Monday (October 21)’s episode, arsenic Jimmy King (Nick Miles) reminisced astir his begetter and brothers arsenic helium contemplated the extremity of his engagement successful the haulage steadfast that had been the household business. 

Will Taylor (Dean Andrews) was with Jimmy watching him spell done a container of framed photographs and different memorabilia. The archetypal representation helium picked up was of Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox) with her beloved canine Tootsie. 

‘I cognize her,’ Will said, recalling that Harriet Finch (Katherine Dow Blyton) had had a representation of Edna connected her wall. Jimmy said Edna utilized to tally the bureau – ‘Ran the company, really.’  

Emmerdale said a poignant farewell to iconic quality Edna successful 2016, pursuing the decease of Shirley Stelfox. The quality was honoured successful Emmerdale’s 10,000th episode earlier this twelvemonth erstwhile a scarecrow contention successful the colony featured 1 dressed up similar Edna, sitting extracurricular the cafe with different scarecrow dressed arsenic her person Betty Eagleton (Paula Tilbrook). 

Delving further into the container helium took retired a representation of himself with his dad, Tom King (Ken Farrington), and his brothers Matthew (Matt Healy), Max (Charlie Kemp) and Carl (Tom Lister), arsenic good arsenic the aged ‘King and Sons’ concern sign. 

He recalled however the concern utilized to impact discarded management, works hire, spot – ‘and tons of squabbling. Great squabbling.’ Then Emmerdale Haulage came on successful 2009, ‘Me and my member (Carl) and a fewer vans.’  

King & Sons was owned by Tom King and Jimmy, Matthew and Carl worked unneurotic successful the business. The 4th King brother, Max, was besides progressive for a while.

After the concern went bankrupt successful 2009 Jimmy and Carl founded Emmerdale Haulage and successful 2012 Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) blackmailed her mode into the business. On Carl’s decease Jimmy and Charity became adjacent partners, until she dissolved the institution and it became Home James. 

Will hadn’t realised that Home James wasn’t conscionable a concern to Jimmy, it was portion of his household history. But helium urged Jimmy to beryllium realistic and judge that the concern is failing and told him helium should speech to Caleb (William Ash) astir his connection for Jimmy’s share. 

Reluctantly, Jimmy agreed that helium would spot what Caleb was offering but it was evident that the thought of parting with his family’s bequest hurts him profoundly arsenic helium contemplates the extremity of an era. 

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