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
Major Emmerdale storylines Lorraine the following morning to discuss her upcoming return to Emmerdale, ITV released an advert promoting stunt week in which several characters appeared facing one another. The masked woman in red walked down the aisle and one by one each character she passed fell down. The masked woman then unmasked herself as Kim Tate, thus confirming the long-rumoured return of the character who has not been seen since 1999. The storyline tag for Kim's return and stunt week is 'They All Fall Down.' Major Emmerdale storylines Popular ITV soap "Emmerdale" has featured numerous storylines since it began in 1972. For