Syd Woolfe
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| Syd Woolfe | |||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Nathan Gladwell | ||||
| Duration | 2002–2004 | ||||
| First appearance | 25 March 2002 | ||||
| Last appearance | 25 November 2004 | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
| Introduced by | Steve Frost | ||||
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Sydney "Syd" Woolfe[1] is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Nathan Gladwell. He made his first onscreen appearance on 25 March 2002 and his final one on 25 November 2004.
Storylines
Syd works alongside Jerry "Mack" MacKinley. Upon his arrival, Syd catches the attention of many female residents, due to his good looks and his charming nature.
Syd moves in with local mechanic Scott Windsor and his girlfriend Chloe Atkinson. After Mack leaves the village, Syd remains to continue working. He becomes Scott's best friend but finds himself attracted to Chloe. He decides to keep his feelings to himself but has casual relationships with Angie Reynolds and Nicola Blackstock. However, eventually Syd and Chloe also start having sex. Chloe is nanny to Jean Tate (Megan Pearson) but neglects her so she and Syd can have sex. Jean falls from her car seat and lands on the kitchen floor. Syd and Chloe cover up any signs of an accident as Jean does not appear injured, but she becomes very irritable and cries a lot, and eventually Zoe takes her to hospital when she develops a fever. This is soon treated, but x-rays show that Jean has partially healed broken ribs. The hospital calls Social Services, who tell Zoe that she cannot remove Jean from hospital unless Zoe can give a reasonable explanation about how Jean was injured. The truth is revealed and Scott's friendship with Syd breaks down. Syd continues to see Chloe but they break up after a number of arguments and Syd and Scott reconcile their friendship.
After forming a friendship with Chas Dingle (Lucy Pargeter), Syd develops feelings for her and takes her on holiday for a couple of nights. He is unhappy when Chas begins seeing Carl King. Scott asks Syd to help him find convicted rapist Frank Bernard Hartbourne (Rob Parry), after Scott's sister, Donna, is left traumatized when he approaches her to help fix her Scooter. They find Frank and Scott beats him severely. The police get involved and Syd and Scott face criminal charges, but Scott refuses to admit beating Frank, leaving Syd shocked. Syd, wracked with guilt, admits that he was involved and is let off with a caution. Syd and Scott then fall out again, effectively ending their friendship. Not long after, Syd is offered a job in Manchester and is indecisive about leaving. He declares his feelings for Chas, and decides to take the job when she rejects him. Before leaving, he says goodbye to Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox) and Scott offers his hand in apology, but Syd rejects it and spits on his shoes in response to his recent behaviour. Syd then says a tearful farewell to Chas before leaving for Manchester.