Emily Kirk | |||||||||||||
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Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Kate McGregor | ||||||||||||
Duration | 1999–2008 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | 5 May 1999 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | 6 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
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Emily Kirk (also Wylie and Dingle) is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Kate McGregor. She made her first appearance in the episode broadcast on 5 May 1999. Initially portrayed as nervous and naive, Emily lived a sheltered life with her father and lacks social skills, until she takes a job at the local post office. Writers established a relationship between Emily and Butch Dingle (Paul Loughran). McGregor thought the characters brought out the best in each other.