Dawn Woods
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Dawn Woods is a fictional character
in the British ITV
soap opera
Emmerdale
, played by Julia Mallam
.
in early 2003 as the fiance of Terry Woods
. It was revealed that she is Bob Hope
's daughter but she had not seen much of him since he left her, her mother Jean, and brother, Jamie, when she was four-years-old. Bob was against the idea of Dawn marrying Terry because of their 27 year age gap, but she married him anyway in March 2003. They had a son together: Terry Junior, or "T.J." as he is usually known. Dawn and Terry split up after he suffered a stroke just after TJ was born. Unable to cope with a newborn baby and an ill husband at such a young age, Dawn ended their marriage.
Dawn then began a relationship with her stepbrother, Scott Windsor
. They were happy for a while until he punched her by mistake whilst attacking Paddy Kirk
. Dawn then began dating Danny Daggert
, but broke up with him after she realised she wasn't ready to settle down.
Scott took revenge
on Dawn for rejecting him by reporting her for benefit fraud
. Dawn had been taking odd jobs to better support T.J and was officially charged
and served three of the six weeks imprisonment to which she was sentenced.
Discovering, on her release from prison, that Terry and her mother were now a couple, she demanded they end their relationship. They refused and Dawn took TJ to Cornwall on holiday. On her return, she told her family that she had met someone in Cornwall
and planned to take TJ and move down there. Terry did not want her and TJ to go but she refused to listen. She allowed Terry to take TJ out for the day on 13 July 2006, so she could pack her and TJ's belongings but Terry was late returning him, meaning she and TJ missed their flight. Wanting something to do, Dawn went with Marlon Dingle
and his wife and her stepsister Donna Windsor-Dingle
to view their new house, the King's River Show Home. But the house exploded, due to a gas leak, and although Dawn seemed fine when she was pulled from the rubble, she later died in hospital of internal injuries.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the British ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, played by Julia Mallam
Julia Mallam
Julia Mallam is a British actress, probably best known for playing Dawn Woods in Emmerdale. She left the show when her character died of internal injuries in the hospital after the King's River show home exploded and collapsed.In 2007 she was in Soapstar Superchef with Sherrie Hewson...
.
Storylines
Dawn came to EmmerdaleEmmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
in early 2003 as the fiance of Terry Woods
Terry Woods (Emmerdale)
Terence "Terry" Woods is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Billy Hartman. He was one of the longest-serving characters in the show when he was killed off in early 2011, after 16 years.-1995–2003:...
. It was revealed that she is Bob Hope
Bob Hope (Emmerdale)
Robert Reginald "Bob" Hope is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Tony Audenshaw.-Character's background:...
's daughter but she had not seen much of him since he left her, her mother Jean, and brother, Jamie, when she was four-years-old. Bob was against the idea of Dawn marrying Terry because of their 27 year age gap, but she married him anyway in March 2003. They had a son together: Terry Junior, or "T.J." as he is usually known. Dawn and Terry split up after he suffered a stroke just after TJ was born. Unable to cope with a newborn baby and an ill husband at such a young age, Dawn ended their marriage.
Dawn then began a relationship with her stepbrother, Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor
Scott Windsor is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale.From 1993-1996, Scott Windsor was played by Toby Cockerell...
. They were happy for a while until he punched her by mistake whilst attacking Paddy Kirk
Paddy Kirk
Patrick Frederick "Paddy" Kirk is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Dominic Brunt. Paddy demonstrates the dedication of the soap's writers towards maintaining a comedic tone in plotlines. While he has appeared at the centre of some grave storylines, Paddy is often...
. Dawn then began dating Danny Daggert
Danny Daggert
Danny Daggert is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Cleveland Campbell.-Character's background:When Danny and his family arrived in the village in 2001, it was clear they were really struggling for money. At the first chance he got, Danny went out to get a job so...
, but broke up with him after she realised she wasn't ready to settle down.
Scott took revenge
Revenge
Revenge is a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. It is also called payback, retribution, retaliation or vengeance; it may be characterized, justly or unjustly, as a form of justice.-Function in society:Some societies believe that the...
on Dawn for rejecting him by reporting her for benefit fraud
Benefit fraud
Benefit fraud is a form of welfare fraud as found within the system of government benefits paid to individuals by the UK welfare state.- What is benefit fraud? :...
. Dawn had been taking odd jobs to better support T.J and was officially charged
Indictment
An indictment , in the common-law legal system, is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. In jurisdictions that maintain the concept of felonies, the serious criminal offence is a felony; jurisdictions that lack the concept of felonies often use that of an indictable offence—an...
and served three of the six weeks imprisonment to which she was sentenced.
Discovering, on her release from prison, that Terry and her mother were now a couple, she demanded they end their relationship. They refused and Dawn took TJ to Cornwall on holiday. On her return, she told her family that she had met someone in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
and planned to take TJ and move down there. Terry did not want her and TJ to go but she refused to listen. She allowed Terry to take TJ out for the day on 13 July 2006, so she could pack her and TJ's belongings but Terry was late returning him, meaning she and TJ missed their flight. Wanting something to do, Dawn went with Marlon Dingle
Marlon Dingle
Marlon Sebastian Dingle is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Mark Charnock. -1996–:...
and his wife and her stepsister Donna Windsor-Dingle
Donna Windsor-Dingle
Donna Windsor Dingle is a fictional character that appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was originally played by Sophie Jeffery, and later replaced by Verity Rushworth in 1998. Donna was the third longest running character on Emmerdale at the time of her departure. She made her first...
to view their new house, the King's River Show Home. But the house exploded, due to a gas leak, and although Dawn seemed fine when she was pulled from the rubble, she later died in hospital of internal injuries.