List of Minor Emmerdale Characters (1998) - Barbara Kirk

Barbara Kirk
Emmerdale character
Portrayed by Judi Jones
Introduced by Mervyn Watson (1998)
Kieran Roberts (2000)
Steve Frost (2002)
Duration 1998, 2000, 2002
First appearance 1998
Last appearance 10 January 2002
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Date of death 17 January 2002
Family
Sons Paddy Kirk
Nephews Jason Kirk
Ross Kirk

Barbara Kirk is the mother of Paddy Kirk. She appeared on and off from 1998 to 2002.

Barbara is deeply unhappy that her son Paddy has got involved with Mandy Dingle and pays Mandy to stay away from Paddy. When Mandy's family finds out about this, they decide she should marry her cousin Butch and take the money. However, in 2000 Paddy and Mandy marry. When the marriage collapses, she is there to tell him that she told him so.

In 2002, Barbara makes it known that she doesn't approve of Emily Dingle and when they both stand up to her, she departs but continues to plague them with phone calls. Emily later gets a call saying that she is ill but Paddy dismisses it as her crying wolf again. To celebrate their engagement, they plan to go to Ireland on holiday and he decides to visit his mother beforehand. On arrival at her house, she was nowhere to be found and is later informed by his cousin, Jason that she had died. Pills were found near the body and Paddy believed that she had committed suicide until a coroner's report said it was natural causes.

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