Sandie Merrick
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Sandra "Sandie" Merrick is a fictional character
from the British ITV
soap Emmerdale Farm
played by Jenny Mayors-Clark in 1972 and from 1980 until 1989, she was played by Jane Hutcheson.
, who arrived in Beckindale in his flash car to help Joe at NY Estates. Then she switched her attentions to unemployed Graham Jelks, a keen mechanic who was a friend of her brother Jackie and Seth Armstrong
's son, Fred.
gave her the support she needed. Only later was it discovered that Dolly herself had given birth to an illegitimate son years earlier. The father of Sandie's baby was, in fact, her former schoolfriend Andy Longthorn, who had left the village to go to university. After deciding to continue with the pregnancy, and finding her mother, Pat Sugden
, unsympathetic, Sandie travelled to Aberdeen, where her father, Tom, was working on the oil rigs, and baby Louise was born there, away from the wagging tongues of Beckindale. But Sandie decided to put Louise up for adoption to her mother's disapproval and tried to build her life up again.
. Phil and Sandie started an affair which was unveiled by Diane when she found out, to a packed audience in The Woolpack. Sandie's affair caused another village scandal, and Annie Sugden made clear her disapproval.
's job, he mounted a hate campaign against her. It culminated in him breaking into the mill conversion she had previously shared with Phil and drunkenly threatening her with a poker. Matters only worsened for Sandie when NY Estates decided to close Hotten Market and pull out of Beckindale altogether and she lost her job. Sandie left the village to live in Scotland with her father after Jackie was killed.
Fictional character
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from the British ITV
ITV
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soap Emmerdale Farm
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 Jenny Mayors-Clark in 1972 and from 1980 until 1989, she was played by Jane Hutcheson.
Romances with Andy, David and Graham
Sandie found romance with Andy Longthorn in 1982. Their love blossomed but soon stopped being as beautiful. Andy could not compete when Sandie was swept off her feet by agricultural student David BlackmoreDavid Blackmore
David Blackmore was a Welsh cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan...
, who arrived in Beckindale in his flash car to help Joe at NY Estates. Then she switched her attentions to unemployed Graham Jelks, a keen mechanic who was a friend of her brother Jackie and Seth Armstrong
Seth Armstrong
Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character in the ITV soap Emmerdale, played by Stan Richards from 1978 until 2003, when the actor's ill health forced him to leave the show for more than a year...
's son, Fred.
Teenage Pregnancy
When Sandie announced she was pregnant and refused to reveal who the father was, Dolly SkilbeckDolly Skilbeck
Dolly Skilbeck is a fictional character from the popular soap opera Emmerdale, played first by Katharine Barker from 1977-79 and later by Jean Rogers from 1980-91.-Character history:...
gave her the support she needed. Only later was it discovered that Dolly herself had given birth to an illegitimate son years earlier. The father of Sandie's baby was, in fact, her former schoolfriend Andy Longthorn, who had left the village to go to university. After deciding to continue with the pregnancy, and finding her mother, Pat Sugden
Pat Sugden
Patricia Ruth "Pat" Sugden is a fictional character in the popular soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Lynn Dalby and Helen Weir.-Early days:...
, unsympathetic, Sandie travelled to Aberdeen, where her father, Tom, was working on the oil rigs, and baby Louise was born there, away from the wagging tongues of Beckindale. But Sandie decided to put Louise up for adoption to her mother's disapproval and tried to build her life up again.
Affair with Phil
There was more friction when builder Phil Pearce left his wife, Lesley, and young daughter, Diane, to move with Sandie into Mill cottage The Mill had been converted into a flat by the company that Phil had just formed with Joe SugdenJoe Sugden
Joseph "Joe" Sugden is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Frazer Hines.Joe was one of the main characters in the Yorkshire-set soap for a 22-year period between 1972–1994 with a brief intermittancy of three years in the 1980s...
. Phil and Sandie started an affair which was unveiled by Diane when she found out, to a packed audience in The Woolpack. Sandie's affair caused another village scandal, and Annie Sugden made clear her disapproval.
Later years
When Sandie subsequently passed her auctioncer's exams and took over Eric PollardEric Pollard
Eric Charles Pollard is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Chris Chittell.Pollard has appeared on the show since 1986, making him the second longest running current character after Alan Turner who has appeared since 1982. He has lied to, cheated and swindled...
's job, he mounted a hate campaign against her. It culminated in him breaking into the mill conversion she had previously shared with Phil and drunkenly threatening her with a poker. Matters only worsened for Sandie when NY Estates decided to close Hotten Market and pull out of Beckindale altogether and she lost her job. Sandie left the village to live in Scotland with her father after Jackie was killed.