Andy Sugden

Being adopted by Jack and Sarah Sugden was a golden moment for Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) - one of few. Since then, his life has slowly unravelled...

Marriages Kate Addyman (divorced), Jo Stiles (separated)

Children Sarah

1996 Enters the village as Andy Hopwood, temporarily in the care of Jack and Sarah Sugden when his gran finds it hard to cope. Nearly dies after falling into a quarry. Later fostered by Jack and Sarah after his gran dies, as his mum is dead and his dad's in prison.

1997 Becomes a troublemaker at school and is suspended for hitting a teacher. Goes to live with dad Billy Hopwood, who's been released from jail.

1998 Neglected by Billy, he returns to the Sugdens. Billy later reappears and robs the post office, killing Vic Windsor.

1999 Runs away to Leeds to escape bullying. Schoolmates Donna and Kelly help track him down and bring him home. Officially adopted by Jack and Sarah.

2000 Jack and Sarah split after Sarah starts an affair with lodger Richie Carter. Andy torches the barn to help Jack claim on the insurance and pay off debts, but accidentally kills Sarah, who's in the barn with Richie.

2001 Kathy takes on Andy and his adopted siblings Robert and Victoria while Jack is on remand accused of the arson attack. Robert discovers Andy's role in the fire. Jack's case collapses and he's released.

2002 The family move to the village after Jack is forced to sell the farm. Andy dates schoolgirl Katie and she becomes pregnant. Leaves school and struggles to get a job. Katie loses the baby and Andy proposes.

2003 Takes on Butler's Farm tenancy with Katie. Discovers he has a half-brother, Daz, who is a real handful, but takes him in.

2004 Andy and Katie marry. Katie tries to leave him and Robert announces that he and Katie have been having an affair. Tries to shoot Robert, but hits Jack by accident and almost kills him. Starts seeing schoolgirl Debbie Dingle and is beaten up by her furious dad Cain.

2005 Finishes with Debbie, who is secretly pregnant with his baby. Stunned when she gives birth to his daughter, Sarah. Robert is jealous of Andy's close relationship with Jack and torches Andy's barn. Robert tries to kill Andy by crashing into his car. Debbie lets Emily Kirk take Sarah away from the village.

2006 Katie returns to the village and they are reunited. Emily comes back with baby Sarah and Andy and Katie take the baby in when she's rejected by Debbie. Andy is seduced by scheming minx Jo and has an affair.

2007 Katie divorces him. When Victoria becomes determined to find out the truth about her mother's death, he confesses to setting fire to the barn in which Sarah died and is convicted of manslaughter.

2008 Marries Jo in prison. Released on appeal in March but now he's an angry young man. He's unhappy with just about everything Jo's done and starts hitting her. When his family and friends see what he's become, he tries to kill himself but Diane stops him. Jo leaves Sarah with the Dingles and gets out of Emmerdale.

2009 Gets Sarah back and moves Maisie Wylde into Butler's Farm. She soon leaves and Andy starts to lose everything: first Sarah, then his mind and, finally, the farm. Diagnosed as clinically depressed.

2010 With Katie's help finally tries to get his anger problems sorted out, but gets the wrong idea that they could have a future together.

Played by Kelvin Fletcher

Kelvin was born on 17 January 1984 and grew up in Oldham, Greater Manchester, with his dad, transport company boss Warren and his mum, Karen. He has two brothers, Dean and Brayden, and a half-sister, Keeley Forsyth, also a successful actress.Read More