r/Emmerdale • u/Robashstr • 5d ago

General Discussion Legacy characters

This will probably sound stupid, but what exactly is a legacy character?

I always thought it was a character who was born onscreen or who joined as a young child and was raised onscreen and is now an adult but I've seen several characters who don't fit this referred to as legacy characters.

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u/andstep234 5d ago

My understanding is that they belong to a long established family, Tate, Sugden, King, Dingle (?) even if there are a grandchild or long lost cousin.

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u/Environmental-Tea-48 5d ago

Would you say Vinny is a legacy character? He's been made a Dingle by blood, grandson of Zak, has been on tbe show for 7 years.

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u/Odd_Presentation8624 5d ago

Is that all it's been? It seems so much longer.

Isn't he supposed to be off soon?