Joe Sugden
| Joe Sugden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Frazer Hines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1972–1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 16 October 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Kevin Laffan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | David Goddard (1972) Richard Handford (1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph "Joe" Sugden is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Frazer Hines. He first appeared on-screen during the soap's first episode broadcast 16 October 1972 and remained in the programme until 1983. After a brief return in the following year, Hines reprised his role on a permanent basis in 1986, a landmark year for the show under Richard Handford. He made his last appearance in August 1994, and subsequently died off-screen the following year. In 2019, Hines confirmed that he would like to return to the soap despite his off-screen death.