{"id":38539,"date":"2025-05-08T11:19:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/?p=38539"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:19:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:19:39","slug":"katherine-dow-blyton-stars-itv-drama-harriet-finch-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/katherine-dow-blyton-stars-itv-drama-harriet-finch-death\/","title":{"rendered":" Katherine Dow Blyton stars in fresh ITV drama years after \u2018unjust\u2019 Harriet Finch death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Katherine Dow Blyton, who played Harried Finch in Emmerdale, has been on our screens again starring in gripping medical drama Malpractice.<\/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>Soap fans have been thrilled to see Katherine back on the telly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/news\/as-leylas-family-shun-her-funeral-here-are-6-other-times-emmerdale-did-characters-dirty-after-their-deaths-from-harriet-finch-to-rebecca-white\/\">Harriet\u2019s anti-climatic death<\/a> in Emmerdale\u2019s 50th anniversary episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers thought Harriet\u2019s death was \u201cunjust\u201d and \u201coverlooked\u201d after the fan fave character didn\u2019t even get an on-screen funeral.<\/p>\n<p>And her Emmerdale family barely mentioned her again once she\u2019d gone.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Poor Harriet!<\/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 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Todd strikes again leaving Jacob distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">9 hours 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\/jacob-trapped-dr-todd-mandy-makes-big-confession\/\">\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\/05\/DATE-split-2026-05-05T124904.081.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob trapped by Dr Todd and Mandy makes a big confession\">\n                                               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!text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Bear could blow everything as he takes to the stand<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">2 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\/paddy-bear-dylan-face-jury-on-trial\/\">\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\/05\/Emm-Banners-ExclusiveOp-Templates-11.jpg\" alt=\"Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial\">\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\"> Mon, May 4<\/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\">Paddy, Bear and Dylan face the jury as they go on trial<\/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\/kevs-comeback-dawn-exit-return-sadie-king\/\">\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\/News-split-2026-04-10T172033.421.jpg\" alt=\"Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'\">\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\">Upcoming<\/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\">Kev's comeback, Dawn's exit and the 'return of Sadie King'<\/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>\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<figure id=\"attachment_2111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2111\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2111 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch.png\" alt=\"Harriet in Emmerdale looks thoughtful\" width=\"1500\" height=\"784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch.png 1500w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harriet-Finch-1200x627.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harriet was a fan favourite (Credit: ITV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Sad goodbye<\/h2>\n<p>Katherine Dow Blyton, who played the rebellious vicar, also hinted that she wasn\u2019t impressed with Harriet\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>She told podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/soap-from-the-box\/id1534001364\">Soap from the Box<\/a> that she thought she\u2019d done something wrong when she found out that Harriet was being axed.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container 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I said: \u2018No, that\u2019s fine, that\u2019s fine. Well you don\u2019t know what to do with me anyway, do you?\u2019 I kept trying to get out of the building. Then I sat in my car and burst into tears because it was a shock.\u201d<\/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! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! 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Plus she starred in the critically-acclaimed series This is England.<\/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>But despite Katherine\u2019s acting prowess, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/harriet-finch-emmerdale-vicar-police-katherine-dow-blytons-tears-death\/\">Emmerdale fans still felt Harriet had been done wrong by her death<\/a> during the storm in October 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why\u2019s poor Harriet\u2019s death and funeral been so overlooked? Noone seems upset,poor Harriet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/emmerdale?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#emmerdale<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joanne (@jojobear_82) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jojobear_82\/status\/1588262093509099521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 3, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38571\" style=\"width: 2430px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38571\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice.png\" alt=\"Katherine Dow Blyton in Malpractice\" width=\"2430\" height=\"1448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice.png 2430w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice-1300x775.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice-1536x915.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Katherine-Dow-Blyton-in-Malpractice-2048x1220.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2430px) 100vw, 2430px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katherine plays Maria, a midwife, in Malpractice (Credit: ITV)<\/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<h2>Back on our screens<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, Katherine appeared in Brassic alongside fellow ex-soapies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/eli-dingle-in-emmerdale-relationship-brother-marlon-troublemaking-schemes-criminal-past\/\">Joe Gilgun (AKA Eli Dingle)<\/a> and Michelle Keegan (who played Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street).<\/p>\n<p>And now, Katherine\u2019s back on our screens in ITV medical drama Malpractice.<\/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>Katherine stars as midwife Maria who appears at the end of episode 1. It soon becomes obvious that Maria has beef with Dr Sophia Hernandez.<\/p>\n<p>But who is the real villain?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38572\" style=\"width: 1902px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38572 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice.png\" alt=\"Katherine plays Maria, a midwife, in Malpractice \" width=\"1902\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice.png 1902w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice-1024x565.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice-1300x718.png 1300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice-768x424.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/KDP-in-Malpractice-1536x848.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1902px) 100vw, 1902px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maria confronted Dr Hernandez in episode 1 of Malpractice (Credit: ITV)<\/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<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Malpractice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Malpractice<\/a> I wouldn\u2019t trust Dr Sophia Hernandez further than I could throw her\u2026<br>\n&amp; that was before I saw Katherine Dow Blyton (who was Harriet Finch in Emmerdale) confront her!<br>\nLooking forward to tonight\u2019s!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 McWhiskers (@fussyMcWhiskers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fussyMcWhiskers\/status\/1919363786626019526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did Maria used to be in Emmerdale? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/malpractice?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#malpractice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andi (@Andi000211) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andi000211\/status\/1919851558600167895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote><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><\/p>\n<p><b>Read more:\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/2025\/01\/01\/whos-leaving-emmerdale-2025-complete-guide-departures-returns-new-arrivals\/\"><b>Who\u2019s leaving Emmerdale? All the cast exits, arrivals and returns<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/faaOJwIKhDQ?si=teiKRm62lSmoFc2g&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/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><strong>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, with an early release at 7am on ITVX.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Classic Emmerdale usually airs weekdays at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm on ITV3.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow our Facebook page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Emmerdale-Insider\/61563250212838\/\">@EmmerdaleInsider<\/a>\u00a0for the latest Emmerdale news, gossip and spoilers. 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