Roy Glover
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| Roy Glover | |||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nicky Evans | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1994–2000 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 4 August 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 22 August 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Revenge (1998) | ||||||||||||
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Roy Glover is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Emmerdale, played by Nicky Evans. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 4 August 1994 and departed six years later on 22 August 2000.
Development
The five-strong Glover family, consisting of parents Ned Glover (Johnny Leeze) and Jan Glover (Roberta Kerr), and their three children Dave Glover (Ian Kelsey), Linda Glover (Tonicha Jeronimo) and Roy were introduced in August 1994.[1] In their fictional backstory, the Glovers came from the South, like the McAllisters and Windsors who were introduced in 1993, but they were a hardworking Yorkshire family. The Glovers initially live in a caravan on the Sugden's land, after being forced out of their old plot by developers.[1] Roy is the youngest member of the family, and an Inside Soap columnist predicted he would make friends with fellow teen Scott Windsor (Ben Freeman) and get up to "plenty of pranks".[1]
Evans chose to leave Emmerdale in 2000.[2]
Storylines
Roy moves to the village with his parents Ned and Jan, and his older siblings Dave and Linda. Roy befriends Scott Windsor and Kelly Windsor at school. Roy is a troublesome teenager. Once when his sister Linda and her boyfriend Biff Fowler cleaned Alan Turner's landrover for him, Roy threw mud and dirt all over it so he could clean it again and get paid. Both of Roy's older siblings died, Dave in a fire at Home Farm in December 1996 and Linda in a car crash in October 1997, leaving him the last surviving Glover child. Roy's first love was his schoolfriend Kelly. They dated briefly before drifting apart and didn't get back together until 1999 by which time Kelly had been in a brief relationship with her stepbrother Scott. Roy and Kelly were soon engaged and got married on 26 May 1999. But Kelly had been seeing Scott behind Roy's back and he exposed their affair when she refused to leave Roy, but she denied everything to Roy and he believed her. Once married, Roy and Kelly suffered financial difficulties and took cleaning jobs. Kelly stole some jewellery from one of their clients and held a dinner party at their home and the police were called. In order to protect Kelly, Roy took the blame for the theft and was jailed. When he was released Kelly came clean about her affair with Scott and revealed to Roy that she planned to start a new life in London. Roy forgave her and he and Kelly briefly reconciled but he was unable to make the relationship work. He divorces Kelly and leaves the village to start a new life in Ibiza.
Reception
Lamenting the character's departure, Robert Beaumont of The Press wrote: "Poor Roy is an icon to losers in the land, a living reminder that life can be worse. How he has survived with this spoiled bitch of a wife Kelly is a mystery to all of us. So, too, is his hair."[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Caravan of love". Inside Soap. No. 25. September 1994. p. 20.
- ^ a b Beaumont, Robert (4 July 2000). "Soap on a hope". The Press. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
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