<P> Ryan Stocks, played by James Moore, made his first appearance on 5 June 2018 . The character and Moore's casting was announced on 30 May 2018 . Of his casting, the actor commented "I'm so excited to have joined the Emmerdale cast . Everyone is so welcoming and friendly and I'm having a great time playing Ryan . I leapt a mile when I got the call and I was over the moon to hear that I had got the part ." </P> <P> Ryan is Charity Dingle's (Emma Atkins) long - lost son, whom she had thought dead . In a special flashback episode that aired on 29 May 2018, viewers learned that her son had actually survived birth . Justin Harp of Digital Spy reported that Charity would meet her son imminently, as he comes to the village to see her . Ryan has ataxic cerebral palsy and tells Charity that he is not "defined by his disability ." Acting series producer Kate Brooks described Ryan as being "feisty, funny and reckless, and with an unquenchable zest for life ." Brooks also said the character will "turn Charity's life upside down" as he meets his new family . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2 January--5 April </Th> <Td> Syd MacFarlane </Td> <Td> James Foster </Td> <Td> Syd is being transferred in to court in the same van as Adam Barton (Adam Thomas). Syd tries to make conversation with Adam and tells him about his charges . The van is stopped by Aaron Dingle (Danny Miller) and Adam's step - father Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley), who tie the guards up . Cain releases Syd to make it look like he was the intended target, and sends him away in a truck to Scotland . Three months later, Syd spies on Aaron and Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley). He walks into their cottage and picks up Robert's son Sebastian White . He asks Aaron for £ 100,000 . Syd calls someone to let them know that he had visited Aaron . Aaron and Cain lock Syd in a cage and leave him by the lake . Syd later escapes and kidnaps Aaron . He sends Robert a video message threatening to kill Aaron if Robert does not pay up . Robert gets him the money and Syd leaves . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 January--22 February </Th> <Td> Phil Webb </Td> <Td> Ryan Hayes </Td> <Td> Phil is a handyman who is hired to do some work in David Metcalfe's (Matthew Wolfenden) shop . Phil meets David's wife Tracy (Amy Walsh) and she suggests they have a drink together in the pub . Tracy asks Phil if they have met before, as she thinks she recognises him . Phil later watches David and Tracy from his van and then stares at an old picture of Tracy in lingerie . Phil befriends David and gives him some football tickets . With David at the match, Phil shows up at the shop, locks the door and takes Tracy's phone . He calls her Cindy and warns her not to say anything when Jacob Gallagher (Joe - Warren Plant) bangs on the door, or he will tell him that she used to be a prostitute . Phil then reveals that he has a video of them having sex and blackmails Tracy into giving him £ 1,000 or he will show David the video . Tracy later tells Phil that she cannot pay him and he suggests that she has sex with him instead . At a hotel, Tracy handcuffs Phil to the bed and takes a picture, threatening to send it to his wife . David then walks in on them and Tracy insists that she was not going have sex with Phil . The following day, Phil turns up at the shop and asks Tracy to delete the picture of him . Tracy knees him in the groin and later reports Phil to the police, leading to his arrest for blackmail and harassment . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 March--</Th> <Td> Leanna Cavanagh </Td> <Td> Mimi Slinger </Td> <Td> Leanna is the daughter of local GP Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson). She is paired with Jacob Gallagher (Joe - Warren Plant) for a school science project and during their fourth study date, her father takes them to the science museum . A couple of days later, Leanna joins her parents for dinner with Jacob and his step - parents David Metcalfe (Matthew Wolfenden) and Tracy (Amy Walsh). When Leanna, Jacob and Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) miss their bus, Leanna spots the keys to Ross Barton's (Michael Parr) car in the boot and attempts to drive them to school . When the car runs out of petrol, Leanna advises Gabby to start running in she wants to be on time for her exam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 March--</Th> <Td> Maya Stepney </Td> <Td> Louisa Clein </Td> <Td> Maya attends a dinner hosted by David (Matthew Wolfenden) and Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh), along with her husband Dr Liam Cavanagh (Jonny McPherson) and daughter Leanna (Mimi Slinger). </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9--10 April </Th> <Td> Lara Webb </Td> <Td> Imogen Cole </Td> <Td> Lara is Phil Webb's (Ryan Hayes) daughter . After Tracy Metcalfe (Amy Walsh) reports Phil to the police for blackmail and harassment, Lara becomes convinced that Tracy is lying . She sprays graffiti on the door of Tracy's home and then sends her intimidating messages . Tracy soon catches her and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) tells Lara exactly what Phil did . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 April--</Th> <Td> Connor </Td> <Td> Cameron Jack </Td> <Td> Connor is Dawn's (Olivia Bromley) pimp . When he returns home, he finds Dawn has taken some pills that Ross Barton (Michael Parr) left her . Dawn tells Connor that Ross lives in Emmerdale, so Connor goes to the village to find him . He asks Pete Barton (Anthony Quinlan) where Ross is, but Pete denies knowing him . Connor then attacks Pete, before Ross returns home and throws him out . Ross later meets with Connor at the cricket pavilion and offers him £ 200 for information on Simon McManus's (Liam Ainsworth) whereabouts . Connor wants Ross to prove how desperate he is and Ross punches him . Connor then offers him a job dealing drugs . When Ross is late to a drugs drop off, Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb) takes the blame . Ross admits his car was stolen, so Connor threatens his son's life . Debbie tells Connor that she will get him the money instead, but later finds Ross's car and returns the drugs to Connor . Connor then reveals that he had no intention of telling Ross about Simon, and he punches Debbie . Ross asks Dawn to get Connor to meet him and he shows Connor a gun, before asking him about Simon . Connor tells Ross that Simon was paid £ 100,000 to keep quiet in court by someone young and rich . Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough) confronts Connor about punching Debbie and pulls several hairs from his head . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1 May--</Th> <Td> Chloe Bails </Td> <Td> Joanna Miller </Td> <Td> Chloe is the wife of Mark Bails (Rocky Marshall). Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) watches them go into their house . Charity later confronts Bails at a sexual exploitation awareness campaign launch and reveals that he sexually abused her when she was fourteen . Chloe calls Charity a disgrace, as she is removed from the room . Weeks later, Bails and Chloe comes across Charity in the hospital and Charity realises Chloe is pregnant . Chloe refuses to believe Charity's allegations, but Charity confronts Bails in the stairwell and reveals that she gave birth to his baby . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 May--</Th> <Td> Gaz </Td> <Td> Jamie Dorrington </Td> <Td> Gaz meets with Ross Barton (Michael Parr) to sell him a gun . Gaz tells Ross that he was only able to obtain a revolver . Ross pays Gaz and leaves . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 May--</Th> <Td> Irene Stocks </Td> <Td> Amy Alexander (flashback) Eithne Browne </Td> <Td> Irene is a midwife who looked after Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) when she gave birth to a son . When Charity witnesses the doctors trying to revive the baby, she flees the hospital as she is unwilling to watch him die . Irene chases after her, but fails to catch up to her . When Irene returns to the room, she finds that the baby has survived; Charity, meanwhile, never returned to hospital, believing her son had died . Twenty - seven years later, Charity comes to the hospital and asks Irene if she remembers her, as she wants to locate her son's grave . Irene lies that she was not working at the hospital at that time and is thus unable to be of assistance, but when she returns home Irene looks at an adoption certificate for Charity's son, Ryan (James Moore), indicating that she had adopted him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 June--</Th> <Td> Beth </Td> <Td> Annabelle Kaye </Td> <Td> Daz Spencer (Mark Jordon) attempts to give Beth a flyer appealing for information about his missing daughter Amelia Spencer (Daisy Campbell). Beth returns home and it emerges she is taking care of Amelia, who she befriended in an online chatroom . It later transpires that Daz accidentally killed Beth's father whilst they were both serving in the British Army in Afghanistan in 2009, and that Beth plans to use Amelia to get revenge on Daz, and turn her against her whole family . Beth is arrested for kidnapping and perverting the course of justice after Bernice lures her to the cricket pavillion and hands her over to the police . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 July </Th> <Td> Cheryl Foster </Td> <Td> Vanessa Earl </Td> <Td> Cheryl is the late wife of Graham Foster (Andrew Scarborough). She appears to Graham when he gets drunk . A flashback sequence shows how a drunk Graham killed Cheryl and their unborn child in a car crash . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Date (s) </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Circumstances </Th> </Tr>

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