Duration 2002–2005 Classification Former; regular Portrayed by Richard Moore Introduced by Steve November | First appearance 1 November 2002 Occupation Dustman Last appearance 4 December 2005 | |
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Similar Len Reynolds, Syd Woolfe, Danny Daggert, Shelley Williams, Siobhan Marsden | ||
Jarvis Skelton is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, who appeared on the show between 2002 and 2005. He was played by Richard Moore throughout his duration on the show.
Jarvis first appeared in Emmerdale on 1 November 2002, and becomes a dustman. He becomes good friends with Edna Birch and Len Reynolds, and in December 2002, he researches Edna's family tree, and inadvertently reveals Edna's grandmother to have been a prostitute. In February 2003, Jarvis reveals to his lifelong dancing partner Freda Darby that he is in love with her, but she rejects him, which upsets him. Jarvis first gets a job at Tate Haulage in 2003 working for Zoe Tate. Working there, he grows close to Sam Dingle, a young member of the notorious Dingle family, and son of Zak Dingle. However, in 2004, Tate Haulage business executive frames Sam for stealing drink from Tate Haulage. Angry at Sam's unfair justice, Jarvis hands in his resignation from Tate Haulage. Jarvis then gets a job at King's Haulage, but dislikes his boss Tom King, who is also the father of Carl King, who assisted Scott Windsor in framing Sam Dingle for the stolen whiskey. In late 2005, Freda Darby returns to the village and offers Jarvis the chance to leave Emmerdale to live with her in Spain. Jarvis accepts, and he and Freda leave Beckindale to start a new life in Spain on 4 December 2005.
The last viewers hear of Jarvis and Freda is when they send flowers to the funeral of Jarvis's good friend Len Reynolds in May 2007.
The character of Jarvis was introduced by Steve Frost in 2002, and upon his departure, portrayer Richard Moore stated that he felt the character of Jarvis had run his course, and that it was time for him to give it a rest now. Producers have never denied viewers the chance for a return from Jarvis, but Moore has not yet expressed any interest in returning to the show.
The only background about Jarvis that the viewers of Emmerdale are aware of is that Jarvis is born on 26 May 1940, making him currently aged 75. In 2005, however, viewers also learn that Jarvis had been married three times in the past.