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
Graham Clark (Emmerdale) Graham Clark (Emmerdale) Graham Clark is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Emmerdale", played by Kevin Pallister. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 20 August 1998. In early August 1998, Steven Murphy of "Inside Soap" reported that Rachel Hughes (Glenda McKay) would gain a new love interest in the form of "a handsome teacher" called Graham. Murphy said "But in traditional soap style, all isn't going to exactly to plan with the budding romance." Graham is a local schoolteacher who looks around Keeper's Cottage after Lady Tara Oakwell evicts Seth Armstrong and Betty