Peggy Skilbeck (also Sugden) was one of "Emmerdale"'s original characters, the middle child and only daughter of Annie Sugden. She was the first character to speak in the show; her line being "Matt, who's she?" Peggy married Matt Skilbeck in 1968 and had two children, twins Sam Skilbeck and Sally Skilbeck, in April 1973. Peggy died in July 1973 of a brain haemorrhage at the age of 26.