Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the
British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Peter Amory. The
character made his first appearance on 14 November 1989, when he
arrived in the village alongside the rest of the Tate family â€" his
father Frank (Norman Bowler); stepmother Kim (Claire King); and
younger sister Zoe (Leah Bracknell).Initially a decent man, Chris was
left permanently resentful of his life after a plane crash in 1993
left him paralysed from the waist down. His storylines on the show
included his numerous feuds, including one with his father Frank; a
longstanding rivalry with his stepmother Kim; and his marriages with
local villager Kathy Glover (Malandra Burrows), her best-friend Rachel
Hughes (Glenda McKay), and scheming businesswoman Charity Dingle (Emma
Atkins). Towards the end of his story arc, Chris learned that he had
an inoperable brain tumour and used this opportunity to get revenge on
Charity for cheating on him with her cousin Cain (Jeff Hordley). After
wasting all of his money to ensure that Charity would be left with
nothing, Chris committed suicide to frame her for his "murder" â€"
with the character making his final appearance on 18 September 2003 as
a corpse following his death an episode earlier.Chris was initially
portrayed as a decent man, but was left permanently resentful of his
life after a plane crash in 1993 left him paralyzed from the waist
down. The character then became much more jaded and bitter, often
using his intelligence and assets to exact revenge on those he
perceived to have hurt him. Radio Times described Chris as a "wealthy
bad boy" and "one of the most complex, conniving characters in
Emmerdale history."
British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Peter Amory. The
character made his first appearance on 14 November 1989, when he
arrived in the village alongside the rest of the Tate family â€" his
father Frank (Norman Bowler); stepmother Kim (Claire King); and
younger sister Zoe (Leah Bracknell).Initially a decent man, Chris was
left permanently resentful of his life after a plane crash in 1993
left him paralysed from the waist down. His storylines on the show
included his numerous feuds, including one with his father Frank; a
longstanding rivalry with his stepmother Kim; and his marriages with
local villager Kathy Glover (Malandra Burrows), her best-friend Rachel
Hughes (Glenda McKay), and scheming businesswoman Charity Dingle (Emma
Atkins). Towards the end of his story arc, Chris learned that he had
an inoperable brain tumour and used this opportunity to get revenge on
Charity for cheating on him with her cousin Cain (Jeff Hordley). After
wasting all of his money to ensure that Charity would be left with
nothing, Chris committed suicide to frame her for his "murder" â€"
with the character making his final appearance on 18 September 2003 as
a corpse following his death an episode earlier.Chris was initially
portrayed as a decent man, but was left permanently resentful of his
life after a plane crash in 1993 left him paralyzed from the waist
down. The character then became much more jaded and bitter, often
using his intelligence and assets to exact revenge on those he
perceived to have hurt him. Radio Times described Chris as a "wealthy
bad boy" and "one of the most complex, conniving characters in
Emmerdale history."
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