Viv Hope
She likes her short skirts and her slap, but Viv Hope (Deena Payne) will aim one of her death-ray stares at anyone who suggests she's anything other than top class!
Marriages Reg Dawson (divorced), Vic Windsor (deceased), Bob Hope (twice)
Children Scott, Donna, Heath, Cathy
1993 Arrives in August as Viv Windsor with husband Terry, kids Scott and Donna and stepdaughter Kelly. Viv and Vic run the Post Office and village shop.
1994 Ex-husband Reg Dawson is out of prison and turns up. Kidnaps Viv for ransom and Shirley Turner gets caught up in the crime. Viv is unharmed but Shirley's shot dead.
1996 Has affair with Terry Woods and leaves Vic.
1997 Dumped by Terry and moves back to Post Office.
1998 Reconciled with Vic but armed robber Billy Hopwood kills him on Christmas Day.
2000 Horrified when her son Scott and stepdaughter Kelly sleep together and throws them out. Starts relationship with Bob Hope.
2001 Marries Bob on 5 February.
2003 Bob leaves when he discovers she had a one-night-stand with a limo driver. Granddaughter Jean is born to Zoë Tate; Scott is the father.
2005 Divorce comes through but Bob proposes again. Zoë leaves for New Zealand with Jean.
2006 Remarries Bob on 16 February and falls pregnant with twins.
2007 In February, gives birth to babies on the moors and names them Heathcliffe and Cathy. Becomes a fund-raiser for a children's charity.
2008 Framed by Freddie Yorke for charity fraud and jailed for three years. Seen in October, when Bob visits her in prison.
2009 Granted an early release in July and is upset to discover that Brenda Walker owns half her business.
Played by Deena Payne
Born 29 August 1954, Deena Payne has worked as a dancer in Europe, appeared in stage musicals in London's West End and appeared as a dancer in TV's Rock Follies of '77. She was also a backing singer for seven years with Alan Price. In 2003, Deena... Read More
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