Biff Fowler
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Stuart Wade | ||||||||
| Created by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson (1994) Kathleen Beedles (2005) |
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| Duration | 1994–99, 2005 | ||||||||
| First appearance | March 1994 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 1 November 2005 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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Brian Ian Francis "Biff" Fowler is a fictional character in the British ITV soap Emmerdale, played by Stuart Wade from 1994 until 1999. Biff later returned for Seth Armstrong's Funeral in October 2005.
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[edit] Creation
[edit] Casting
Before Stuart Wade decided on acting as a career Wade was already doing various other work, although his enjoyment of performing in front of audiences meant that he had acted in amateur theatre for many years before landing the role of In after a successful audition, Mervyn Watson casted wade the role of Biff Fowler in Emmerdale in 1994. after deciding to turn professional, Wade was accepted for a course at the Mountview Theatre School in London, he started in January 1994 - only to leave three weeks into the three-year course after a successful audition, Mervyn Watson casted wade the role of Biff Fowler in 1994.
[...] 'Getting into television is one of those things that actors see " a big break,' says Stuart. 'A director I had worked with in Halifax was asked by Emmerdale's casting director if he had anyone suitable for the part and I was put up. [...]
Biker Biff was introduced as an old friend of Luke McAllister (Noah Huntley). Biff bedded Dolores Sharp, a friend of Luke's sister, Jessica, before falling for Jessica herself and taking her virginity. They were dubbed Emmerdale's brat pack. However, Luke's parents, Bernard and teacher Angharad, left the village in the storyline and Luke was to die later in a tragic car crash after being jilted at the altar by Tina Dingle (Jacqueline Pirie). When Jessica left, Biff fell in love with Linda Glover(Tonicha Jeronimo),who were already going out together in real life. .[1]
[edit] Storylines
Biff first appeared in Emmerdale as a biker and school friend of Luke McAllister. He had a romance with Luke's sister, Jessica McAllister and was Betty Eagleton and Seth Armstrong's lodger. He then began dating Linda Glover and they married on Boxing Day 1996, the same day that Linda's brother Dave died in a fire at Home Farm.
Linda died in a car crash in 1997 leaving Biff devastated and the following year, Biff embarked on a steamy affair with Lady Tara Oakwell but she eventually dumped him. He began dating Kathy Glover and they planned to marry, but on the wedding day, Graham Clark showed up and during the vows, Biff began having doubts about marrying Kathy as he realised that Kathy saw a lot of Graham and was close to him. He jilted her at the altar while almost making his vows, leaving Kathy traumatised. Marlon Dingle wondered whether he would see his good friend again and Biff rode off on his motorbike, into the sunset.
In October 2005, Biff made a brief return to Emmerdale following the death of Seth Armstrong. He first made an appearance when Betty relived the memories of Seth in his shed, when to Betty's astonishment, Biff walked in. Biff told Betty that she could stay in Keeper's Cottage, which he had bought for her and Seth, for as long as she liked, despite her offering to move out. Biff comforted Betty as she explained that she did not want Seth to be cremated and he suggested that she stop the cremation after the wake. Biff attended Seth's wake in The Woolpack and left again following the funeral.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Emmerdale Org. "Emmerdale’s Biff Fowler". Emmerdale Org. http://www.emmerdale.org/emmerdale/profiles/biff.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
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