{"id":5431,"date":"2024-08-27T17:44:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2024-08-27T19:14:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:14:25","slug":"classic-emmerdale-why-ashley-sandy-relationship-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/classic-emmerdale\/classic-emmerdale-why-ashley-sandy-relationship-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Emmerdale: Why was Ashley and Sandy\u2019s relationship so bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s fair to say that Ashley and Sandy had a turbulent father-son relationship in Emmerdale<\/a>.<\/p>

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Sandy arrived in Emmerdale to see his son Ashley back in 2005. At the time, the pair were estranged. However, Ashley\u2019s new wife Laurel and Sandy\u2019s grandchildren tried to make him feel welcome.<\/p>\n

During his time in the Dales, Sandy was involved in some important storylines. The biggest being the issue based story which tackled elder abuse at the hands of son Ashley.<\/p>\n

But how did things between the father and son get so bad?<\/p>

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Why were Ashley and Sandy estranged?<\/h2>\n

Sandy arrived in Emmerdale in 2005 on the day of son Ashley\u2019s wedding to Laurel.<\/p>

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