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 Live Emmerdale Live On , a live episode of the UK soap opera, "Emmerdale" was broadcast, marking the 40th anniversary of the first episode in 1972. The episode was broadcast at the usual time of 7 pm on ITV1 for England & Wales and STV in Scotland. For the 40th anniversary live episode, "Emmerdale" announced that a character would die, and that character was Carl King (played by Tom Lister), who was hit with a brick by Cameron Murray (Dominic Power). The episode also featured a wedding and two births. Behind-the-scenes footage was also included. To celebrate "Emmerdale"'s 40th anniversary, it