, mum Emma (Gillian Kearney) and sons - Ross (Michael Parr), Pete (Anthony Quinlan) and Finn (Joe Gill). However, viewers will recall that the three siblings gained another brother after it was revealed that Adam Barton's (Adam Thomas), whose mum is Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), biological dad was in fact James and not the latter's brother John (James Thornton) as he had been led to believe. The Barton brothers, as well as parents James and Emma, were involved in some of the ITV's soaps most gripping storylines, including the Hotten Bypass crash, a harrowing acid attack and a murder coverup. Fans will recall that James died in 2016 after an unhinged Emma held him hostage due to her jealously over Moira. James attempted to escape from her evil clutches but Emma found him and shoved him off a bridge, which caused a car pile-up involving several of the villagers. James later died in hospital. However, Emma eventually got her comeuppance in 2017 as after accidentally killing her son, Finn, she headed to the Hotten Viaduct, where it was later revealed that Moira had pushed the nurse to her death. Later that year, in a bid to save his mother, who had recently welcomed son Isaac Dingle, Adam confessed to Emma's murder. But instead of facing a prison stint, Adam instead decided to go on the run as he fled the village never to be seen again. After so much family turmoil, it was just Ross and Pete left in the village as they struggled with the deaths of their family members. Yet there was more tragedy in store for Ross when he was involved in a harrowing acid attack in a case of mistaken identity. Eventually, Ross left the){kind=link}
Emmerdale’s Barton brothers were part of several explosive storylines, including steamy affairs, a murder coverup and a harrowing acid attack
Emmerdale has seen its fair share of family arrivals in the village and while some are still going strong, others have left for pastures new.
One family in particular were the Barton family with dad James (Bill Ward), mum Emma (Gillian Kearney) and sons – Ross (Michael Parr), Pete (Anthony Quinlan) and Finn (Joe Gill). However, viewers will recall that the three siblings gained another brother after it was revealed that Adam Barton’s (Adam Thomas), whose mum is Moira Dingle (Natalie J Robb), biological dad was in fact James and not the latter’s brother John (James Thornton) as he had been led to believe.
The Barton brothers, as well as parents James and Emma, were involved in some of the ITV’s soaps most gripping storylines, including the Hotten Bypass crash, a harrowing acid attack and a murder coverup. Fans will recall that James died in 2016 after an unhinged Emma held him hostage due to her jealously over Moira. James attempted to escape from her evil clutches but Emma found him and shoved him off a bridge, which caused a car pile-up involving several of the villagers. James later died in hospital.
However, Emma eventually got her comeuppance in 2017 as after accidentally killing her son, Finn, she headed to the Hotten Viaduct, where it was later revealed that Moira had pushed the nurse to her death. Later that year, in a bid to save his mother, who had recently welcomed son Isaac Dingle, Adam confessed to Emma’s murder. But instead of facing a prison stint, Adam instead decided to go on the run as he fled the village never to be seen again.