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<\/p>\nDESPITE only being a small Yorkshire village, Emmerdale has seen a lot of bloodshed over the years.<\/p>\n
Die hard soap fans will remember how local farmer Jack Sugden was shot – but may not remember who the perpetrator was.<\/p>\n
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John Jacob Sugden \u2013 better known as Jack \u2013 was born in the village of Emmerdale on November 28, 1947.<\/p>\n
The farmer was a well known member of the community, and the son of Annie and Jacob.<\/p>\n
Fans loved him for his flat cap, plaid shirts and womanising ways.<\/p>\n
While on the soap Jack was married many times, and had three children – Thomas, Robert and Victoria – and an adopted son called Andy Hopwood.<\/p>\n
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After a his first wife Pat died, Jack married Sarah Connelly.<\/p>\n
They welcomed a child of their own – Victoria – but they also decided to adopt Andy.<\/p>\n
But it was actually his adopted son who went onto shoot Jack.<\/p>\n
It happened in May 2004 when Andy – who had since changed his surname to Sugden – was furious when he discovered that his brother Robert was having an affair with his wife, Katie.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n On the fateful night, Andy was seen waiting for Robert in his caravan with a shotgun, intending to shoot him – however he accidentally shot Jack instead.<\/p>\n Luckily the farmer survived the shooting, but was badly injured.<\/p>\n Having almost died, Jack initially disowned Andy but they reconciled.<\/p>\n After being released from prison, Jack – who had been accused of killing his second wife Sarah – began a relationship with Diane Blackstock, landlady of The Woolpack. They married in 2004.<\/p>\n Sadly Clive Hornby \u2013 the second actor to play Jack \u2013 had to leave the soap in 2008 due to ill health.<\/p>\n Jack was written out by going to Spain to look after his mum Annie who was unwell but Clive\u2019s health issues tragically claimed his life. <\/p>\n His character was written out for good as Jack passed away off-screen from a heart attack on February 5, 2009.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, actor Clive was actually seriously injured in 1997, while filming a scene on Emmerdale where he had to push a tractor. <\/p>\n The actor's lung collapsed and led to an eight-day stay in hospital.<\/p>\n He vowed never to leave the soap when rumours circulated about his health following his absence from the show in 2008, but he eventually died from cancer aged just 63.<\/p>\n Cast members past and present turned out in their droves to say an emotional farewell to the much-loved actor at his funeral at Rawdon Crematorium in Leeds.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/hollyoaks-logo-c4.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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