Tom King (Emmerdale)
| Tom King | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Kenneth Farrington | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004–2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 29 February 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 27 December 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Steve Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances | Emmerdale: Text Santa special (2013) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tom King is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, who appeared on the show from 29 February 2004 before being killed off on 25 December 2006 in a long-running "whodunit" storyline dubbed, "Who Killed Tom King?". He was last seen on 27 December 2006 as a dead body in a morgue. Throughout his time on the show he was portrayed by Kenneth Farrington. Farrington decided to leave the show in 2006 but reprised the role briefly as a ghost in a "Text Santa" special on 20 December 2013.