Kim Tate (also Barker, Marchant and Foster) is a fictional character
from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Claire King. The
character was first introduced in December 1989 and originally left in
January 1999. Kim returned for a brief stint from 8 to 12 October
2018, before returning permanently on 14 March 2019.Often regarded as
one of the greatest villains in British soap opera history, Kim's
story arc mostly revolved around her dysfunctional marriage to local
businessman Frank Tate (Norman Bowler), her uneasy relationship with
her stepchildren, Chris (Peter Amory) and Zoe (Leah Bracknell), and
her cunning ambition to control the family business. Frank threw her
out on Christmas Day 1992 after her affair with The Rt Hon. Neil
Kincaid (Brian Deacon), but the pair later remarried after coping
through the infamous plane crash disaster that occurred between the
end of 1993 and the start of 1994. Their second marriage lasted until
Kim embarked on a prolonged affair with her younger farmhand Dave
Glover (Ian Kelsey), which resulted in the latter's death on Christmas
Day 1996 he saved Frank and Kim's son James from a fire at their
house, Home Farm.Following the plane crash disaster, Kim became the
show's central antagonist for the rest of her first duration on the
show. This was first impacted in 1997 when, after becoming a public
enemy in light of her affair with Dave, the character was seemingly
killed off upon last appearing on 5 February that year. However, it
was soon revealed on 22 May 1997 that Kim had actually faked her own
death in order to get revenge on Frank; on that dated episode, she
reappeared herself and coldly watched on as Frank was dying of a heart
attack in shock at her apparent return from the dead. Afterwards, Kim
took control of Frank's business empire and went on to proceed in
becoming arch-enemies with Frank's son Chris (Peter Amory). Their
longstanding rivalry contributes to some of Kim's other major
storylines and interactions, most notably with Chris' sister Zoe (Leah
Bracknell). During that time, Kim developed an unlikely friendship
with elderly poacher Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards); formed a business
partnership with wealthy entrepreneur Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam
Maxwell) that culminates with him causing the death of Zoe's best
friend, Linda Fowler (Tonicha Jeronimo), on the show's 25th
anniversary episode; found herself blackmailed by an unknown person on
Christmas Day 1997, which involved James being abducted by a
mysterious kidnapper - who later turned out to be Linda's mother Jan
Glover (Roberta Kerr); and sparked a relationship with Frank's
ex-business associate Steve Marchant (Paul Opacic) that led to the
pair getting married on 7 May 1998, and later attempting to steal a
horse in a bid to solve their financial troubles - which resulted in
Kim framing Steve for the crime after their plan led to him running
over Chris' ex-wife Kathy Bates (Malandra Burrows) in a car. On 19
January 1999, Kim escaped the village in a helicopter with both James
and the £190,000 that she reclaimed from Chris - who had recovered it
from his father's grave in a last-ditch attempt to bring her to
justice for Frank's death - after knocking her stepson unconscious
with a paperweight.
from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Claire King. The
character was first introduced in December 1989 and originally left in
January 1999. Kim returned for a brief stint from 8 to 12 October
2018, before returning permanently on 14 March 2019.Often regarded as
one of the greatest villains in British soap opera history, Kim's
story arc mostly revolved around her dysfunctional marriage to local
businessman Frank Tate (Norman Bowler), her uneasy relationship with
her stepchildren, Chris (Peter Amory) and Zoe (Leah Bracknell), and
her cunning ambition to control the family business. Frank threw her
out on Christmas Day 1992 after her affair with The Rt Hon. Neil
Kincaid (Brian Deacon), but the pair later remarried after coping
through the infamous plane crash disaster that occurred between the
end of 1993 and the start of 1994. Their second marriage lasted until
Kim embarked on a prolonged affair with her younger farmhand Dave
Glover (Ian Kelsey), which resulted in the latter's death on Christmas
Day 1996 he saved Frank and Kim's son James from a fire at their
house, Home Farm.Following the plane crash disaster, Kim became the
show's central antagonist for the rest of her first duration on the
show. This was first impacted in 1997 when, after becoming a public
enemy in light of her affair with Dave, the character was seemingly
killed off upon last appearing on 5 February that year. However, it
was soon revealed on 22 May 1997 that Kim had actually faked her own
death in order to get revenge on Frank; on that dated episode, she
reappeared herself and coldly watched on as Frank was dying of a heart
attack in shock at her apparent return from the dead. Afterwards, Kim
took control of Frank's business empire and went on to proceed in
becoming arch-enemies with Frank's son Chris (Peter Amory). Their
longstanding rivalry contributes to some of Kim's other major
storylines and interactions, most notably with Chris' sister Zoe (Leah
Bracknell). During that time, Kim developed an unlikely friendship
with elderly poacher Seth Armstrong (Stan Richards); formed a business
partnership with wealthy entrepreneur Lord Alex Oakwell (Rupam
Maxwell) that culminates with him causing the death of Zoe's best
friend, Linda Fowler (Tonicha Jeronimo), on the show's 25th
anniversary episode; found herself blackmailed by an unknown person on
Christmas Day 1997, which involved James being abducted by a
mysterious kidnapper - who later turned out to be Linda's mother Jan
Glover (Roberta Kerr); and sparked a relationship with Frank's
ex-business associate Steve Marchant (Paul Opacic) that led to the
pair getting married on 7 May 1998, and later attempting to steal a
horse in a bid to solve their financial troubles - which resulted in
Kim framing Steve for the crime after their plan led to him running
over Chris' ex-wife Kathy Bates (Malandra Burrows) in a car. On 19
January 1999, Kim escaped the village in a helicopter with both James
and the £190,000 that she reclaimed from Chris - who had recovered it
from his father's grave in a last-ditch attempt to bring her to
justice for Frank's death - after knocking her stepson unconscious
with a paperweight.
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