10 years of The Kings (nearly 11)
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What makes a successful soap family?
The King Family first arrived in Emmerdale in early 2004 consisting of father Tom, eldest son Jimmy and Jimmy's wife Sadie, and younger sons Matthew and Carl. They were later joined by the youngest King brother, Max. Within months of their arrival, they became viewer favourites and were set to become Emmerdales new version of the Tate clan. However, by the end of 2008, actors Charlie Kemp (Max), Patsy Kensit (Sadie), Ken Farrington (Tom) and Matt Healy (Matthew) had all quit the show, leading to producers writing their characters out in shocking exit plots. The Kings biggest plot was the Who Killed Tom King storyline (2006–2007) in which Tom was murdered on Christmas Day and 10 of the shows characters were all suspects.
The 2003 - 2007 era of Emmerdale is fondly remembered as a classic period for the show, due to its high viewing figures, exciting storylines and popular characters, including the King family.
Tom King begins a relationship with Charity Tate (2004)
Carl King starts a relationship with Chas Dingle (2004)
Carl accidentally causes the death of Paul Marsden (2004)
Carl, Jimmy and Matthew cover up Paul's death (2004)
Matthew pressures Paul's widow, Siobhan, to leave the village (2004)
A close friend of Tom's dies of a heart attack (2004)
Sadie King sets Charity up to destroy the wedding (2004)
Tom and Charity's wedding ends in disaster (2005)
Charity sleeps with Jimmy and then leaves after revealing Sadie framed her (2005)
Jimmy nearly dies after being stabbed with a pitch fork by Daz Eden (2005)
Max King accidentally hits Tom while drink driving but Tom survives (2005)
The Kings finally get Home Farm but Zoe Tate blows it up on the day they're due to move in (2005)
Max dies in a car crash (2005)
Sadie and Matthew have an affair (2006)
The Kings show home explodes, killing 3 and nearly killing Jimmy and Sadie (2006)
In the showhome wreckage, Sadie hits Jimmy with a brick but he manages to survive (2006)
Doctors tell Matthew and Tom that there's a chance Jimmy won't walk again (2006)
Tom gets engaged to Rosemary Sinclair (2006)
Tom and Sadie are kidnapped by Cain Dingle and nearly die (2006)
Sadie leaves the village after the kidnap plot (2006)
Tom is pushed through a window and killed on his wedding day (Christmas Day 2006)
Rosemary nearly dies after falling off a balcony (2007)
Tom's secret daughter Scarlett Nicholls arrives (2007)
Carl reveals to Jimmy and Matthew he murdered Tom (May 2007)
Carl and Chas break up (2007)
Scarlett's aunt Lexi is revealed to actually be her half-sister (2007)
Carl begins affair with DCI Grace Barraclough - who is investigating Tom's murder (2007)
Grace is killed after being hit by a lorry - it was hinted that Matthew organised this (2007)
Matthew begins affair with Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (2007)
Matthew is banged up for allegedly killing Rosemary (2007)
Rosemary is revealed to be alive but she kills herself with a gun (Christmas Day 2007)
Jimmy and Kelly Windsor's wedding ends the same way as Tom and Charity's (2007)
Carl begins relationship with Lexi (2008)
Matthew almost kills Carl with a golf club (2008)
Grayson Sinclair takes the King brothers hostage and Carl gets shot but survives (2008)
Matthew gets engaged to Anna De Souza (2008)
Lexi tells Carl that she knows he murdered Tom (2008)
Matthew causes Anna's father, Donald, to have a heart attack and he dies (2008)
Matthew and Anna's wedding ends in chaos and Matthew and Carl have a shocking fight (2008)
Matthew is killed after trying to run Carl over in a van which crashes into the front wall at Home Farm (2008)
The day after Matthew's death, the Kings are kicked out of Home Farm (2008)
Carl and Chas nearly get back together (2008)
Jimmy is accidentally shot the day after Matthew's funeral, but survives (2009)
Jimmy sleeps with Nicola De Souza (2009)
Carl and Lexi get married despite the fact that Carl still loves Chas (2009)
Nicola discovers that she is pregnant with Jimmy's baby (2009)
Lexi announces that she is pregnant with Carl's baby but suffers an ectopic pregnancy days later (2009)
Nicola goes into premature labour, giving birth to daughter Angelica (2009)
Lexi, still reeling about her inability to have children, kidnaps baby Angelica, taking her hostage on the hospital roof-top, in an effort to make Carl listen to what she wants (2009)
Carl and Chas reunite (2009)
Jimmy and Nicola marry (2010)
Carl cheats on Chas with Eve Jenson. Chas discovers this and secretly plots revenge (2010)
Kelly causes Jimmy to get amnesia and fakes an affair, making Nicola want a divorce (2011)
Cameron Murray murders Carl by hitting him over the head with a brick (2012)
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agree. killing Carl was a big mistake.
that being said I do love Jimmy and Nico but Jimmy needs a male friend
Is a shame he died, Jimmy is so dull most of the time.
As for the Kings, way too much tragedy has befallen them. In the space of ten years most of them have died. Jimmy is the last one standing and they've turned him into a buffoon. Of the sons, Carl and Matt were stronger characters. However, I did like Jimmy pre-comedy era.
The post is from Wikipedia I think, I seem to recall reading it before.
The King's were great, never a dull moment when they were around. They were never quite the same after Tom died though.
TBH I didn't see much of the King's early years. I liked Matthew from what I saw of him, and Carl was entertaining to watch, but I think Patsy Kensit's really awkward and unnatural on screen, and I just can't enjoy watching her in a major role.
Agree with this. A father and three sons to die in just a few years was totally unrealistic - even for soapland. I also think Carl and Matt were great characters and disappointed they were killed off (and agree with another poster about Carls attempted rape of Chas, it felt shoe horned in to fit with the storyline. Brilliantly acted live episode though). The other son, Max, added very little and wasn't missed at all.
They were a great addition. The Sadie Cain exit was OTT but great fun.