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 inhalation, and the estate agent David from burns. This was an hour long episode, and attracted 6.7 million viewers, beating "EastEnders" in the ratings. It was the most watched television programme of the day. At the 2007 British Soap Awards "Emmerdale" won two awards, one of which was "Most Spectacular Scene" for the Kings River Explosion. The House Collapse won an ITV competition to find the best "Emmerdale" moment, coinciding with "Emmerdale"'s 5000th Episode. In September 2006, Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Sadie King (Patsy Kensit) plotted to kidnap millionaire Tom King (Ken Farrington) and demand a £2.5 million ransom.