| Billy Hopwood | |||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | David Crellin | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1997–1998, 2003, 2006–2007 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 3 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 19 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson (1997) Steve Frost (2003) Kathleen Beedles (2006) | ||||||||||||||
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William "Billy" Hopwood is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by David Crellin. The character made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 July 1997. He was introduced as one of several new characters producers created for the show in 1997. He is the father of Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), and his main storyline results in him murdering Vic Windsor (Alun Lewis). Crellin made a guest appearance as Billy during a 2003 storyline. Billy was reintroduced into the series in 2006 and writers created a redemption story arc for Billy. He then has an affair with Diane Sugden (Elizabeth Estensen). Crellin made his final appearance as Billy during the episode broadcast on 19 October 2007.