Hari Prasad
Encyclopedia
Hari Prasad is a fictional character
on the ITV
soap opera
Emmerdale
, played by John Nayagam
.
in the Dales.
The two men were firm friends at university but a business disagreement meant they failed to keep in touch. However, deciding the situation should be resolved, Hari made peace with Paddy. It couldn’t have come at a better time for Paddy as, after the death of Sandra and Craig Briggs’s flock - apparently at Paddy's hands - the practice had lost customers and looked to be going under. Promising to bring in new business and recover old clients too, Hari convinced Paddy to let him become his new business partner. Reluctantly, Paddy agreed and the two men started building the business back up.
Meanwhile, Hari caught the eyes of women all over the village.Toni Daggert was particularly impressed with what she saw and started flirting with him. Hari wasn’t interested as he already had a life elsewhere and wasn't inclined to get into any romantic entanglements in the village. When he found out that Paddy had fallen for feisty Toni, Hari offered to help him get the girl. He tried to pave the way for Paddy by quizzing Toni but only succeeded in enchanting the keen barmaid even further. With Hari around, Toni wasn’t going to look twice at Paddy and it looked like he’d inadvertently messed everything up.
He was also getting into arguments at the surgery with Jo
. Appalled by her unsuitable work attire and worried about her attitude, Hari tried taking Jo to task – but just made matters worse. However, there was more trouble on the way in the form of Perdita Hyde-Sinclair
. After much flirtation between the pair, Hari thought he’d finally seduced her when she invited him to spend a quiet afternoon with her. It transpired she’d merely been trying to make her husband, Grayson Sinclair
jealous. Grayson might be unfaithful but Perdita couldn't be.
Although disappointed, Hari was kind to Perdy and the pair had a special bond. He also developed a business relationship with Grayson, looking after the alpacas at Sinclairs family home, Oakwell Hall. They had planned to buy a racehorse together too but that fell through so Hari bought the horse alone, using money from the vets' practice to make up Grayson's share. Unfortunately the horse had to be put down on its first time out, causing Hari problems as the money had to be replaced. Rosemary King gave him the money, on the understanding that he would do her a favour in return at a later date. That favour, when called in, was to tell the police that he had heard the King brothers discussing how they had murdered Tom and get someone to back him up. He persuaded his then girlfriend, Louise, to do it but she guessed he was lying.
On May 17, 2007 he kidnapped Scarlett Nicholls
and hospitalised Louise Appleton
after running her off the road. She had been on her way to the police station to change her statement about the King brothers murdering their father
. As he tried to escape, he was arrested for making a false statement, coercing Louise to do the same and assaulting two nurses, and jailed. He was also questioned by the police regarding fraud at the vets' when Paddy's then girlfriend, Rita, discovered evidence of financial irregularity.
On July 5, 2007, Paddy visited Hari on remand, attempting to buy him out of the vets. Two weeks later, Matthew King visited Hari and blackmailed him into raising his asking price. Hari eventually sold his share of the vet's practice to Rosemary. Her interest passed to Grayson on her death.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
, played by John Nayagam
John Nayagam
John Nayagam is known for his part in ITV's Emmerdale as vet Hari Prasad. He has also made an appearance in Doctors. He has played Dorian Roberts on Holby City.-External links:*...
.
Character's background
Smooth-talking vet Hari Prasad couldn’t believe it when he came across university friend Paddy KirkPaddy Kirk
Patrick Frederick "Paddy" Kirk is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Dominic Brunt. Paddy demonstrates the dedication of the soap's writers towards maintaining a comedic tone in plotlines. While he has appeared at the centre of some grave storylines, Paddy is often...
in the Dales.
The two men were firm friends at university but a business disagreement meant they failed to keep in touch. However, deciding the situation should be resolved, Hari made peace with Paddy. It couldn’t have come at a better time for Paddy as, after the death of Sandra and Craig Briggs’s flock - apparently at Paddy's hands - the practice had lost customers and looked to be going under. Promising to bring in new business and recover old clients too, Hari convinced Paddy to let him become his new business partner. Reluctantly, Paddy agreed and the two men started building the business back up.
Meanwhile, Hari caught the eyes of women all over the village.Toni Daggert was particularly impressed with what she saw and started flirting with him. Hari wasn’t interested as he already had a life elsewhere and wasn't inclined to get into any romantic entanglements in the village. When he found out that Paddy had fallen for feisty Toni, Hari offered to help him get the girl. He tried to pave the way for Paddy by quizzing Toni but only succeeded in enchanting the keen barmaid even further. With Hari around, Toni wasn’t going to look twice at Paddy and it looked like he’d inadvertently messed everything up.
He was also getting into arguments at the surgery with Jo
Jo Stiles
Josephine Madonna "Jo" Sugden is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Roxanne Pallett.-Overview:...
. Appalled by her unsuitable work attire and worried about her attitude, Hari tried taking Jo to task – but just made matters worse. However, there was more trouble on the way in the form of Perdita Hyde-Sinclair
Perdita Hyde-Sinclair
Perdita "Perdy" Hyde-Sinclair is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Georgia Slowe.-Character's background:...
. After much flirtation between the pair, Hari thought he’d finally seduced her when she invited him to spend a quiet afternoon with her. It transpired she’d merely been trying to make her husband, Grayson Sinclair
Grayson Sinclair
Grayson Sinclair is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Christopher Villiers.-History:Grayson is part of the wealthy Sinclair family. He was married to Perdita Hyde-Sinclair, he is the eldest son of Rosemary King and brother of Alasdair Sinclair.He first...
jealous. Grayson might be unfaithful but Perdita couldn't be.
Although disappointed, Hari was kind to Perdy and the pair had a special bond. He also developed a business relationship with Grayson, looking after the alpacas at Sinclairs family home, Oakwell Hall. They had planned to buy a racehorse together too but that fell through so Hari bought the horse alone, using money from the vets' practice to make up Grayson's share. Unfortunately the horse had to be put down on its first time out, causing Hari problems as the money had to be replaced. Rosemary King gave him the money, on the understanding that he would do her a favour in return at a later date. That favour, when called in, was to tell the police that he had heard the King brothers discussing how they had murdered Tom and get someone to back him up. He persuaded his then girlfriend, Louise, to do it but she guessed he was lying.
On May 17, 2007 he kidnapped Scarlett Nicholls
Scarlett Nicholls
Scarlett Mary Nicholls is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She is played by Kelsey-Beth Crossley and made her first appearance on 2 March 2007. It was announced on 8 May 2011, that Crossley was leaving the show. She made her final appearance on 28 July...
and hospitalised Louise Appleton
Louise Appleton
Louise Appleton is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Emily Symons. Aussie Louise arrived in the village as a temporary barmaid and ended up as co-landlady with best friend Diane Sugden, before selling to Diane's sister Val Lambert in 2006...
after running her off the road. She had been on her way to the police station to change her statement about the King brothers murdering their father
Tom King (Emmerdale)
Thomas "Tom" Albert King was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He appeared in the show from February 2004 to December 2006. Ken Farrington played him during the character's run.Tom grew up in Emmerdale and was keen to return...
. As he tried to escape, he was arrested for making a false statement, coercing Louise to do the same and assaulting two nurses, and jailed. He was also questioned by the police regarding fraud at the vets' when Paddy's then girlfriend, Rita, discovered evidence of financial irregularity.
On July 5, 2007, Paddy visited Hari on remand, attempting to buy him out of the vets. Two weeks later, Matthew King visited Hari and blackmailed him into raising his asking price. Hari eventually sold his share of the vet's practice to Rosemary. Her interest passed to Grayson on her death.
External links
- Hari Prasad at itv.comItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...