Robert Sugden
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Robert Jacob Sugden is a fictional character
in the British
soap opera
Emmerdale
. He was played by three different actors: Richard Smith
(from 1986, until 1989), Christopher Smith
(from 1989, until 2001) and Karl Davies
(from 2001, until 2005, and then again in 2009).
, because Andy was responsible for a fire that killed his stepmother, Sarah, whom he felt was his real mother as Robert's biological mother, Pat, had died in a car crash when he was only four months old. This feud led to several violent incidents and escalated when Robert had an affair with Katie, Andy's wife, in 2004. This resulted in Andy attempting to shoot Robert and Katie, wounding their father, Jack, in the process.
Robert and Katie stayed together until Katie found out about Robert's affair with Sadie King
and left Emmerdale. Robert then began a relationship with Debbie Dingle
, mother of Andy's daughter, Sarah, planning to take her and Sarah away from the village and hurt Andy again. Debbie was devastated as she thought he cared for her but it had always been about little Sarah.
Robert left Emmerdale in October 2005, following an accident in which Max King
was killed when Andy's Land Rover overturned and burst into flames after Robert drove his car at them and ran them off the road. His father Jack told him to leave to avoid being prosecuted for dangerous driving.
Robert returned along with Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier
) to Emmerdale for a one-off special which aired on 10 February 2009 to attend Jack Sugden
's funeral.http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/Tributeepisode222/default.html However, he could not bring himself to attend the service, and drove away after Andy attempted to get him to take over responsibility of the farm. He later went to the grave and placed a flower there before saying goodbye to his father for the last time and leaving again. When Andy, his half-brother Daz, Jack's widow Diane and Robert's younger half-sister Victoria visited the grave Andy saw the flower and realising that Robert had been there, he told Victoria that he knew Robert would have come if he could.
Fictional character
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in the British
United Kingdom
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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...
. He was played by three different actors: Richard Smith
Richard Smith
Richard Smith may refer to:* Richard Smyth , also written Richard Smith, English Catholic scholar* Richard Smith , English Catholic Bishop, titular of Chalcedon in Asia Minor...
(from 1986, until 1989), Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith (English actor)
Christopher Smith is an English actor well known for playing the part of Robert Sugden in ITV soap opera Emmerdale from 1989 until May 2001, when he was axed and replaced by Karl Davies....
(from 1989, until 2001) and Karl Davies
Karl Davies
Karl Davies is an English actor, who portrayed Lyle Anderson in the TV series Kingdom. Previously he had portrayed Robert Sugden in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.- Biography :...
(from 2001, until 2005, and then again in 2009).
Storylines
A character that was born on the show, Robert was notorious for the number of romantic relationships in which he engaged and for his long standing feud with his adopted brother Andy SugdenAndy Sugden
Andrew "Andy" Sugden is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Kelvin Fletcher.-1996–2007:...
, because Andy was responsible for a fire that killed his stepmother, Sarah, whom he felt was his real mother as Robert's biological mother, Pat, had died in a car crash when he was only four months old. This feud led to several violent incidents and escalated when Robert had an affair with Katie, Andy's wife, in 2004. This resulted in Andy attempting to shoot Robert and Katie, wounding their father, Jack, in the process.
Robert and Katie stayed together until Katie found out about Robert's affair with Sadie King
Sadie King
Sadie Jacqueline King , was a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She was played by Patsy Kensit...
and left Emmerdale. Robert then began a relationship with Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle
Deborah "Debbie" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV1 soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Charley Webb...
, mother of Andy's daughter, Sarah, planning to take her and Sarah away from the village and hurt Andy again. Debbie was devastated as she thought he cared for her but it had always been about little Sarah.
Robert left Emmerdale in October 2005, following an accident in which Max King
Max King (Emmerdale)
Maxwell Harold "Max" King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was portrayed by Charlie Kemp.-Storylines:Max arrived in Emmerdale in early 2005, nearly a year after the introduction of the rest of his family...
was killed when Andy's Land Rover overturned and burst into flames after Robert drove his car at them and ran them off the road. His father Jack told him to leave to avoid being prosecuted for dangerous driving.
Robert returned along with Annie Sugden (Sheila Mercier
Sheila Mercier
Sheila Mercier is an English actress and the elder sister of actor Brian Rix. She was born in Kingston upon Hull, England, United Kingdom....
) to Emmerdale for a one-off special which aired on 10 February 2009 to attend Jack Sugden
Jack Sugden
John Jacob "Jack" Sugden is a fictional character in the British television soap opera Emmerdale. The character was originally played by Andrew Burt from 1972 to 1974 with a brief return in 1976, when he left for Italy to write a book. On his return in 1980 he was played by Clive Hornby...
's funeral.http://www.itv.com/Soaps/emmerdale/newsandgossip/Tributeepisode222/default.html However, he could not bring himself to attend the service, and drove away after Andy attempted to get him to take over responsibility of the farm. He later went to the grave and placed a flower there before saying goodbye to his father for the last time and leaving again. When Andy, his half-brother Daz, Jack's widow Diane and Robert's younger half-sister Victoria visited the grave Andy saw the flower and realising that Robert had been there, he told Victoria that he knew Robert would have come if he could.