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Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear during 2013 by order of first appearance. Alex Moss’ grandmother Beattie Dixon was introduced by the soap’s series producer Stuart Blackburn. Subsequent characters have been introduced by his successor Kate Oates. Ross Barton made his debut in July. Joanie Wright made her first appearance in August.