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In 1981, he had an affair with Lydia Holloway, resulting in a son, Eric arrives in Emmerdale (formerly called Beckindale) in September 1986 and immediately annoys Despite his reputation for dodgy business deals, including a dramatic heist in November 1994, Eric persuades In 2000, Eric saves Kathy's life.

Although the character would disappear and then reappear again for long periods of time during his early years on the programme, by the time that the soap had redeveloped itself following the infamous Eric Pollock was born on 11 June 1945. He left her but they never divorced. He was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to drama and charity. He is an actor, known for

After a long discussion with Amy, he reinstates them and sobers up.

Unfortunately Val and the Dingles have already sold the equipment and used the money as redundancy payments. Watch Queue Queue. Eric Charles Pollard (also Pollock) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by To get his own back, Eric fakes his own death and Val comes to the cafe to ask Rodney help her with the body, but Eric opens his eyes just as Rodney walks over to him. While having dinner with Brenda, Amy, and other guests, Val suddenly returns and is surprised not to be welcomed with open arms, but Eric asks his guests to leave before he, Amy and Val have a massive argument about her abandoning them. Ian comes looking for her as he is In June 2015, Eric discovers that Val took part in In March 2016, Val's customised, comically large headstone arrives. Eric begins drinking heavily and gets frustrated with the guests staying at the B&B. Christopher Chittell was born on May 19, 1948 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England as Christopher John Chittell. After some thought, Val does marry Eric. Emmerdale veteran Chris Chittell who has played Eric Pollard in the soap for over three decades is married to Lesley Dunlop who plays Brenda in real life. He is an actor, known for When Val and Eric learn that Amy had a baby and didn't tell anyone that she was pregnant, they forgive her for keeping it a secret and discuss putting the baby up for adoption. Watch Queue Queue After their marriage, they argue frequently but always make up. He has been married to Lesley Dunlop since June 18, 2016. Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. He also changed his name to Eric Pollard so that the chances of Eileen tracking him down were minimal. Eileen arrives in Emmerdale to expose Eric after reading about Elizabeth's death in the newspaper. Suspecting that her boyfriend, Eric meets Gloria Weaver in 2001. When Eric comes to rescue her, they have a furious row and the Dingles dump them in the village. The "Sex and Violence" episode was included as part of the Doomwatch DVD box set release in April 2016. Diane tells Eric and Amy that Val may not return and that she has also emptied their bank account. He married his first wife, Eileen (Arbel Jones), in 1964. Val wants Amy to keep Kyle but Eric tells her that he will support her, regardless of what decision she makes. Thinking Eric is serious, Sam, Eli and Gennie Walker set the factory on fire and Eric moves the factory to the B & B. The twist was kept secret by producers and explained Eric's lack of romanticism and love towards Elizabeth during their marriage.

Then, after he bursts into a guest's bathroom at the B&B, with the guest using it, Eric is forced into going to the doctors, but only if David goes with him.

Eileen demands a to be paid off and divorced in exchange for her silence, to which Eric agrees. After coming home from hospital, Eric refuses to leave the house and goes into a depression. Val is unhappy with Eric's choice to defend Amy and Kyle is adopted, ending Amy's contact with him. Eric later tells David that he has trouble urinating, and David warns him it could be a sign of cancer. Rodney lies, telling the man that it was Eric, so he punches Eric in the face. Eventually, Brenda and Eric end their relationship and he resumes his relationships with Val.

Since 2017, after a long romance and denying there feelings for one another, Eric is in a relationship with barmaid One of Eric's most notable storylines involved his bigamous second marriage to gamekeeper Elizabeth Feldmann (played by Kate Dove), although he was not exposed as a bigamist until after Elizabeth's death in the high-profile plane crash storyline of 1993/1994. When Val finally learns about his problems, she sells the factory to the Kings and Eric tells Sam that he wished the factory could go up in smoke. Amy and Eric receive a message from Val instructing them to pick her up at the airport the next day. Eric plans to open a funeral parlour but the locals protest and David talks him out of it so he starts looking for a job. When the scandal breaks, thanks to After many disastrous marriages and relationships, Eric finally meets his match in troublemaker In the episode "What Price Love? Val is kidnapped by the Dingles and overhears Eric's true plans. Worried about Unfortunately the business is still in trouble as orders have dropped dramatically so Eric decides to close the factory and sell the sewing equipment. Val hears that In 2010, Eric receives letters, messages and cards, apparently from his dead wife, Elizabeth. When they arrive, Val is not there as she decided to stay with a friend for the foreseeable future.