Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that appear during 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Jane Hudson. The first character to be introduced is Vinny , the adoptive son of Mandy Dingle , followed by Bear Wolf , the biological father of Paddy Kirk , in February. Will Taylor , the father of Dawn Taylor , and Nate Robinson , a farmh were introduced in April. Jamie Tate's family, consisting of wife Andrew Tate and daughter Millie Tate , made their debuts in June. Wendy Posner , the mother of Lee Posner , first appears in July, followed by Al Chapman the father of Ellis Chapman in August. September features the introductions of Danny Harrington and Derek in guest stints. Additionally, multiple other characters were featured during the year.