| Frank Tate |
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| Emmerdale character |
| Portrayed by |
Norman Bowler |
| Introduced by |
Stuart Doughty |
| Duration |
1989–97 |
| First appearance |
16 November 1989 |
| Last appearance |
28 May 1997 |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
| Profile |
| Date of birth |
1 October 1937 (1937-10) |
| Date of death |
27 May 1997(1997-05-27) (aged 59) |
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Francis Ronald "Frank" Tate is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Norman Bowler.
Frank arrived in Beckindale in 1989 with his second wife Kim, son Chris and daughter Zoe. When Kim had an affair with Neil Kincaid in 1992, he threw her out, but after being thrown back together during the chaos and destruction of the plane crash, Frank and Kim reconciled which led to their eventual re-marriage in December 1994. Kim then had another affair with employee Dave Glover and Frank hired a private detective to follow them. On finding Kim and Dave in bed together, Frank uttered the line "What do you call this Dave, overtime?" Frank paid Kim £1 million to name him as the father of her baby, who they named James Francis Tate. Dave, as a result of the affair with Kim, later died in a fire at Home Farm whilst saving baby James on Christmas Eve 1996. When Kim disappeared, Frank was arrested and charged with her murder but was released due to lack of evidence. Frank died of a heart attack when Kim returned for James after having faked her own death. He was 59 years old.
Since Frank's death, two of his sons have died: his long-lost son Liam was killed by Zoe after kidnapping Chris. Chris committed suicide, having used a wheelchair for the final decade of his life after being injured by falling debris during the plane crash.
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