Frank Tate (Emmerdale) Frank Tate (Emmerdale) Frank Tate is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Emmerdale", played by Norman Bowler. He made his first appearance on 21 November 1989 and remained a regular for almost eight years, before Bowler opted to quit in 1996, leading to his character’s exit the following year. Introduced as the patriarch of the new Tate family, who were brought in as part of the show’s rebranding, in 1989, many of Frank’s storylines revolved around his volatile relationship with his wife Kim Tate (Claire King). During his time in the programme, Frank and Kim divorced and
Emmerdale Village's 500th anniversary the community. The rest of the villagers looked on in shock as the ambulance climbed the hill, taking their dear friend away. For this episode "Emmerdale" gained an average 8.6 million viewers, which peaked to 9.1 million viewers when Tom's son Carl confessed to the murder, between 7pm and 8pm. EastEnders could only manage 4 million between 7.30pm and 8pm. Emmerdale Village's 500th anniversary Emmerdale Village's 500th anniversary was a pivotal and historical episode for the ITV soap opera "Emmerdale". It first aired on 17 May 2007 on ITV1 in England and Wales, on UTV in Northern Ireland, STV in