{"id":3522,"date":"2026-06-10T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=3522"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T11:42:19","slug":"the-sugden-family-emmerdale-annie-jack-joe-newcomer-serena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/the-sugden-family-emmerdale-annie-jack-joe-newcomer-serena\/","title":{"rendered":" The Sugden family tree: Annie, Jack, Robert and how newcomer Serena fits in"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sugdens are Emmerdale\u2019s longest-running family and have been there since the very beginning. And once again in 2025 they are at the heart of the show as two half-brothers \u2013 Robert and John \u2013 go head-to-head for Aaron Dingle\u2019s love.<\/p>

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Created by Kevin Laffan \u2013 the writer who dreamt up the idea of Emmerdale \u2013 the Sugdens were introduced during the first episode<\/a> and quickly established themselves as the show\u2019s central family.<\/p>\n

In fact during the first two decades of Emmerdale being on air, the majority of storylines were focused around them.<\/p>\n

The family was originally made up of widowed farmer Annie Sugden and her three grown up children, Jack Sugden, Peggy Skilbeck and Joe Sugden.<\/p>

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The clan came from a generation of agricultural workers. They resided in Emmerdale Farm<\/a>, which was located on the outskirts of the village, then called Beckindale.<\/p>

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