| Jimmy King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Nick Miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3666 19 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Keith Richardson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Emmerdale: The Dingles, For Richer for Poorer (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jimmy King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Nick Miles. He made his first appearance on 19 February 2004 and has appeared on the show ever since. Introduced alongside brothers Matthew (Matt Healy), Max (Charlie Kemp) and Carl (Tom Lister), as well as his father Tom (Ken Farrington), Jimmy has evolved from a hard, cold businessman to a devoted husband and a comical character. This personality transformation followed the deaths of all his brothers in 2005, 2008 and 2012 respectively, his murder of his father in 2006 and a marriage to Nicola Blackstock (Nicola Wheeler) since 2010.
Jimmy's storylines have included his various business dealings, a feud with the Sugden family, being stabbed by Daz Eden (Luke Tittensor) following an arson attack which he started, the breakdown of his marriage to Sadie King (Patsy Kensit), his marriage to Nicola, becoming a father in later life, suffering from amnesia following a blow to the head by Kelly Windsor (Adele Silva), money troubles and discovering he had a son following sperm donation.