Jason Kirk
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Jason Kirk was a fictional character
in ITV
's Emmerdale
from 1999-2002. He was played by James Carlton
.
's doorstep after his parents had thrown him out after he had told them he was gay
. Paddy had told Jason to keep this a secret as Paddy's then-in-laws, the Dingles, wouldn't take it well.
Jason later had an affair with Gavin Ferris who had previously been engaged to Bernice Blackstock.
In 2001, Jason helped deliver Latisha Daggert's baby, and when he and Latisha realised her baby was a boy, she named him Kirk Daggert as a thank you to Jason.
Jason left on 31 January 2002, but he came back for a special feature on 16 - 20 December 2002.
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 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...
's 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...
from 1999-2002. He was played by James Carlton
James Carlton (actor)
James Carlton is an English actor best known for playing Jason Kirk in Emmerdale and PC Steve Crane in the Heartbeat...
.
Character's background
Jason first appeared in 1999, on his cousin PaddyPaddy 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...
's doorstep after his parents had thrown him out after he had told them he was gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
. Paddy had told Jason to keep this a secret as Paddy's then-in-laws, the Dingles, wouldn't take it well.
Jason later had an affair with Gavin Ferris who had previously been engaged to Bernice Blackstock.
In 2001, Jason helped deliver Latisha Daggert's baby, and when he and Latisha realised her baby was a boy, she named him Kirk Daggert as a thank you to Jason.
Jason left on 31 January 2002, but he came back for a special feature on 16 - 20 December 2002.