Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear during 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's series producer Kate Oates. and his grandson, arrived in February. The following month saw the introduction of Donna Windsor and Marlon Dingle's daughter, . , , and made their first appearances in July. Rakesh's son, , made his debut in August. The White family – , and – arrived in September, October and November.