{"id":15076,"date":"2024-11-16T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=15076"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:28:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T11:28:22","slug":"landlords-landladies-woolpack-emmerdale-amos-brearly-chas-charity-dingle-diane-sugden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/landlords-landladies-woolpack-emmerdale-amos-brearly-chas-charity-dingle-diane-sugden\/","title":{"rendered":"The landlords and landladies of The Woolpack in Emmerdale: From Amos Brearly to Diane Sugden and the Dingles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/07\/31\/the-woolpack-emmerdale-history-beloved-village-boozer-including-landlords-landladies-tricias-death-camerons-siege\/\">Woolpack pub<\/a> is at the centre of Emmerdale village life. It\u2019s the second home to many of the locals and the place of dramas, affairs and fights. Those four walls have seen and heard it all!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There\u2019s rarely a dull moment to be had in The Woolie, and the boozer wouldn\u2019t be the same without the powerhouse landlords and landladies at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic pub has changed hands several times over the years, but what names have been above the door?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a trip down memory lane and have a look at the licensees, now and then\u2026.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>The owners of the Woolpack pub in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15084\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15084\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15084 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_10950789ln-e1731538412456.jpg\" alt=\"Mr Wilks and Amos - the original Woolpack landlords in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1495\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr Wilks and Amos \u2013 the original Woolpack landlords in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Amos Brearly and Mr Wilks 1972\u20131991<\/h3>\n<p>In the beginning there was Amos Brearly and his trademark bushy sideburns.<\/p><section class=\"widget block-30 widget_block mb-4\"><div class=\"mb-3 stories-slider-container overflow-hidden w-[100%] max-sm:w-[108%] max-sm:ml-[-15px]\" data-items-visible=\"2\">\n  <h3 class=\"w-full text-center mb-5 uppercase\">article continues below<\/h3>  <div class=\"grid md:grid-cols-5 grid-cols-6\">\n          <a class=\"!no-underline col-span-4 mr-5 cursor-pointer mb-3 hover:!bg-[var(--color-v-white)] 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big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Fri, May 1<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Joe exposes Dawn's big secret and Paddy faces his last night in the village<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">5 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/moira-recruits-dawn-todd-beds-hope-bear\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fan-theory-Split-36.jpg\" alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Amos became landlord of The Woolpack way back in 1948. He had already been at the helm for almost quarter of a century by the time viewers met him in 1972. He was a terrible gossip, prone to moodiness and something of a loner.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<p>In 1973, Henry Wilks \u2013 who Amos always referred to as Mr Wilks \u2013 joined Amos behind the bar. The men went into business together and created an iconic partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Henry first came to live with Amos after his own house was destroyed by a fire, but ending up staying on.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Although they frequently bickered and Amos\u2019s most used catchphrase was \u201cNay, Mr Wilks\u201d the pair managed to stick it out for 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>The Woolpack changed premises in 1976 after the original building was found to have subsidence. Henry and Amos purchased a new site for the pub, where it remains to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Having survived being held hostage in an armed robbery, a stroke and subsequent fall ended Amos\u2019s days as landlord.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Henry stayed on for a while, but didn\u2019t see eye to eye with the pub\u2019s new owner, Alan Turner, and left shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15086\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15086 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_4314845d-e1731538440426.jpg\" alt=\"Turner didn't make himself popular at first, but locals grew to love him (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1091\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turner didn\u2019t make himself popular at first, but locals grew to love him (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Alan Turner 1991-1999<\/h3>\n<p>Ruthless businessman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/11\/alan-turner-his-wives-children-life-death-emmerdale-iconic-woolpack-landlord\/\">Alan Turner<\/a> was one of the most unpopular men in the village when he bought The Woolpack in 1991.<\/p>\n<p>However, running the local boozer actually mellowed Alan and the punters grew to love him.<\/p>\n<p>Alan put his own stamp on The Woolie by modernising d\u00e9cor and turning part of the pub into a fancy wine bar \u2013 which was destroyed in the plane crash of December 1993.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>He was joined behind the bar by his wife, Shirley, who was sadly shot and killed just months after they had married.<\/p>\n<p>After Shirley\u2019s untimely demise, Alan employed a series of locals of manage his pub, including Terry and Britt Woods and Bernice Blackstock.<\/p>\n<p>Alan suffered a heart attack in 1999, after which he decided to sell up to his close friend and Bernice\u2019s mum, Diane Blackstock.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In the years that followed he remained living the village and would frequently prop up the bar.<\/p>\n<h2>The first female Woolpack owner in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15085\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15085\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15085 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_673498od-e1731538427162.jpg\" alt=\"Diane and her daughter Bernice worked in the Woolpack together (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1029\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diane and her daughter Bernice worked in the Woolpack together (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Diane Sugden 1999-2010<\/h3>\n<p>The first female owner of The Woolpack was Diane Sugden, who was a complete natural behind the bar. Her firm but fair approach meant that the locals always knew where they stood.<\/p>\n<p>The gregarious Geordie originally co-owned the pub with her daughter, Bernice. After that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/16\/louise-appleton-emmerdale-romances-ray-murder-sudden-exit\/\">Aussie Louise Appleton<\/a> became her new partner and there was a brief (and tumultuous) time that Diane\u2019s sister Val came on board.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>It was also during the Diane years that The Woolie\u2019s chef Marlon Dingle served up his first bar snacks.<\/p>\n<p>Diane put the pub on the market in 2010 after planning to relocate to France with her then-partner Charlie Haynes. She wasn\u2019t gone long though\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15087\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15087\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15087 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1280431fq-e1731538452156.jpg\" alt=\"Diane sold to Nicola and Jimmy, but their reign was short lived (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diane sold to Nicola and Jimmy, but their reign was short lived (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Jimmy and Nicola King \u2013 2010<\/h3>\n<p>Jimmy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/23\/nicola-king-emmerdale-businesswoman-liar-cheater-sensational-exit\/\">Nicola King<\/a>\u2018s time in charge of The Woolpack was brief to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>The couple took over the business from Diane, but were never really cut out for managing a busy pub.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Affable Jimmy did a better job of charming the customers, but the locals couldn\u2019t really warm to his spiky wife.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola quickly realised she had quite enough on her plate caring for their young daughter Angelica, so with that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/07\/23\/emmerdale-king-family-tree-tom-king-sons-jimmy-matthew-carl-max-tragic-demise\/\">the Kings<\/a> reign was over.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15089\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15089\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15089 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_1687277he-e1731538475183.jpg\" alt=\"Diane was back behind the bar before you knew it (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"989\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fortunately Diane was back behind the bar before you knew it with Chas beside her (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Diane Sugden (again) 2010-2016<\/h3>\n<p>Diane hotfooted it back from France after discovering Charlie was a conman and reclaimed her rightful place behind the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Realising she couldn\u2019t do it alone, Diane accepted an offer from long-serving barmaid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/10\/23\/chas-dingle-emmerdale-husbands-children-affairs-cancer-diagnosis\/\">Chas Dingle<\/a> to buy into the business and the ladies proved to be a formidable duo.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Diane very nearly quit the UK for Oz in 2013. She was on the brink of giving Chas the whole pub, but ended up changing her mind at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>Then three years later she received the shattering news she was suffering from cancer. The shock diagnosis made Diane look at her priorities in life. She decided it was time to step down and sell her share of The Woolie to Chas. Which she did.<\/p>\n<h2>The Dingles take charge of the Woolpack in Emmerdale<\/h2><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15088\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15088\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15088 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_12578278co-e1731538464436.jpg\" alt=\"Chas and Marlon were forced to accept Al's help - and it ended in disaster (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chas and Marlon were forced to accept Al\u2019s help \u2013 and it ended in disaster (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Chas Dingle 2016-2021<\/h3>\n<p>Once Diane retired, Chas was finally able to make the Woolpack her own. Her cousin, Charity Dingle, bought into the business, but their partnership was far from harmonious.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>While Chas was a natural with her punters, Charity was rude and abrupt and made it evident she couldn\u2019t be bothered to put in the hard graft.<\/p>\n<p>After growing sick of Charity\u2019s attitude, Chas persuaded her to sell her share to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/09\/12\/marlon-dingle-emmerdale-five-marriages-tricia-rhona-all-the-loves-of-marlons-life\/\">Marlon<\/a>, the pub\u2019s long-standing chef.<\/p>\n<p>Marlon proved to be a much more reliable partner. However, tough financial times resulted in Chas agreeing to allow Al Chapman into the business. It was disastrous mistake and one that cost Chas dearly.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bent Al went on to torch The Woolpack as part of an insurance scam and Chas was forced to sell up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15090\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15090\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15090 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/11\/shutterstock_editorial_13976106bj-1-e1731538486814.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan and Charity now own the Woolpack in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1047\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryan and Charity now own the Woolpack in Emmerdale (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>2022-present day: Charity Dingle and Ryan Stocks<\/h3>\n<p>The Woolpack is currently co-owned by mum and son team, Charity Dingle and Ryan Stocks.<\/p>\n<p>After Al\u2019s plans to convert The Woolpack into swanky flats went up in the flames (quite literally), the pub was put up for auction.<\/p>\n<p>In a shock twist, the highest bidders \u2013 and new owners \u2013 were revealed to be Charity and Ryan.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>This time, Charity seems more willing to get stuck into the day to day running of the watering hole, while Ryan manages the financial side of things.<\/p>\n<p>And Chas still has her hand in, working as the Woolpack\u2019s bar manager.<\/p>\n<p><b>Read more: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/11\/09\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-complete-guide-exits-returns-newcomers\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm, with an early release on ITVX at 7am.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Visit our Facebook page<\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61563250212838\"> <b><i>@emmerdaleinsider<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> for all the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers and let us know what you think! 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