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Character
Profile......Emily Shadwick
Last Updated March 10th 2002
Emily Shadwick arrived on Brookside Close in
1998, with her Parents Greg  and Margi, sister Nikki and brother Jason. Emily is the youngest
member of the family and still goes to the Brookside Comprehensive school.
Her best friend on the close is Kelly Musgrove despite the fact that Kelly’s
older brother Luke has been accused of the drug rape of Emily’s sister
Nikki.
Although Emily doesn’t have a regular boyfriend
she does have an admirer on the close, Leo Johnson. Emily and Kelly once
went to a party held by Leo and his mate Tinhead , but the evening was
spoilt when Tinhead tried to get Kelly drunk.
Emily is good at sports, particularly running
and is encouraged by both Greg and Margi to do well at school events.
Mr Abbot her school athletics instructor constantly tries to get Emily
to use all her spare time training and although she does her best, Mr
Abbot never praises her efforts.
 After a recent school athletics event Margi caught Mr Abbot
shouting at Emily and reported him to the school headmaster.
Emily also enjoys working on the school play
being organized by Jimmy Corkhill who also suspected she was being bullied
by Mr Abbot. During rehearsals for the play Jimmy intervened when Mr Abbot
tried to speak to Emily, unfortunately this ended in a scuffle, during
which Mr Abbot was pushed to the ground.
After the incident at the school with Mr Abbott,
things seem to settle down for Emily, although other family troubles with
Nikki and arguments between Greg and Margi sometimes made life at home
unpleasant.
Emily's life was to change for ever after an
explosion at the Millennium Club caused the death of both her father Greg
and brother Jason. She found it very difficult to accept she would no
longer see them. When Margi decided to take up a job offer in Brussels
after finding out about Greg's affair with Susannah, Emily decided to
to stay behind and live with her sister Nikki at No. 6.
 When
Emily started up a relationship with Tim, Jessie decided to to move into
the bungalow with them her to make sure that neither of them got into
trouble. However it was not long before Emily managed to pull the wool
over her eyes, and began to take time off school. When Tim suggested they
apply for a credit card in Greg's a name Emily thought it was a good idea,
and after it arrived they went on a spending spree together.
Emily was very resentful of Susannah who she
blamed for her father's death, and set out to get revenge. First she stole
Susannah's handbag, then used her credit card to order some manure which
was dumped on her front garden. Later she used Susannah's house keys so
that she and Tim could use Susannah's bed, but before they could do anything
Susannah and Max returned home unexpectedly, but they made an escape through
an upstairs window.
 Emily
decided to continue her vendetta against Susannah by persuading Tim to
hot wire her car, which they then stole and drove to Blackpool. Here Emily
convinced Tim into helping her steal from a sales rep. at the guest house
where they were staying. On the way back from Blackpool they set alight
to Susannah's car.
After they returned to Brookside Emily was determined
to continue making Susannah's life a misery by asking for Tim's help to
use Gemma's computer. By now Tim was beginning to get fed up with Emily's
vendetta against Susannah but  reluctantly
agreed to help her download some pornographic pictures to use against
Susannah. With these pictures Emily and Tim printed out some prostitute
calling cards with Susannah's phone number on them. The cards were distributed
around the close and Brookside Parade resulting in Susannah receiving
obscene phone calls. Susannah suspected Emily was behind this and even
called the police, but couldn't prove anything.
After this latest campaign Emily decided to
try her hand at burglary. Emily got a job at the hairdressers on Brookside
Parade and while working she overheard one of the clients Cheryl talking
about her coming holiday. While Cheryl was on holiday Emily decided to
burgle her house and once more persuaded Tim to help.
Once inside the house though Emily decided to
smash up the place, Tim was disgusted by her behaviour and walked out
saying he was finished with Emily. After Cheryl returned from holiday
she was devastated by the state of her house and Emily who saw how upset
she was realised she had gone to far. Tim agreed to go back with Emily
after she explained how sorry she was and wanted to change her ways.
 Emily
thought she fooled everyone into believing she was innocent of the crimes
against Susannah and thought she could make a fresh start by returning
to college. Emily's luck was about to run out, for while on a camping
holiday with Tim she accidentally recorded on video a taped confession
where she admitted carrying out various crimes during her vendetta against
Susannah. It wasn't until they watched the holiday video at home that
they realized it contained Emily's confession. They tried to stop anyone
else seeing the tape, but unknown to them Mick picked it up and took it
to Susannah's thinking it was a comedy video.
It was not long before Mick and Susannah decided
to relax by watching what they thought was the " Carry on Camping
" comedy video. Instead Susannah was horrified to see Emily's confession
which confirmed her suspicions that Emily had been behind the hate campaign.
Although furious with Emily Susannah decided not to involve the police
and just tell Jessie instead, as she thought Emily had suffered enough
with the deaths of her father and brother. However when she called round
to the bungalow Jessie she was out, so Susannah told Nikki about the video
but also said she wouldn't be reporting it to the police. Nikki immediately
called Emily home from college and told her about the tape. Emily panicked
by the thought of Susannah seeing the tape sought reassurance from Tim.
When Emily returned to the bungalow with Tim
they saw a police car parked outside of Susannah's house, and thinking
that the police had been called they decided to run away, stealing Ray's
car to make their escape. After they were well clear of Brookside Tim
tried to persuade Emily to return to the close letting him take the blame
for her crimes, but Emily was determined they should go on the run together.
 Emily
relied on Tim to support her and so was pleased when he found some bar
work in a pub. She was even happier when the bar owner allowed her to
stay in the Bar with Tim and even bought her drinks. The bar owner had
an ulterior motive and after making sure Tim was out on an errand he plied
Emily with drink before trying to seduce her. Emily wasn't that drunk
though and tried to fight him off. It was at this moment that Tim returned
and during the resulting fight Emily hit the owner with a bottle.
Once again they were on the run but this time
they were running out of money. Emily suggested they should call on Brian
a gay salesman they had met previously in Blackpool. Emily had planned
to blackmail Brian by threatening to tell his family that he was
gay, but Brian refused to hand over any money. Emily was in a vindictive
mood and told Brian's family about him being a homosexual. Brian's wife
was disgusted by this revelation and decided to leave him, taking their
children with her.
 Emily
believed she had done the right thing by telling Brians wife, but Tim
thought Emily had gone too far this time and decided they should both
return to Brookside and confess to the police. Emily agreed to do this
but just as Tim was confessing to stealing Susannah's car, Emily discovered
that Susannah hadn't reported them after all. It was too late though,
as the police then asked to see the video and as a result they were both
charged. Emily and Tim were both released on bail with Tim staying at
Micks house and Emily with Jessie.
Tim couldn't stand the thought of Emily going
to prison, so he persuaded her to let him take all the blame when they
appeared in front of the magistrate. Although Emily agreed to this she
was distraught when Tim pleaded guilty to all the charges against him,
although he was allowed home on bail pending his appearance in court.
After talking to Nikki Emily released that Susannah
was trying to help her and make amends for her part in causing Greg's
death. Emily decided to talk to Susannah but was devastated when Susannah
revealed she had never loved Greg. Emily left Susannah's house in a rage,
determined to get revenge for her fathers death.
 Later
that same evening, the night before her marriage to Mick, Emily called
on Susannah again. After drinking a few glasses of Champaign she tried
to kill her with the empty bottle. Max arrived just in time to stop Emily
hitting Susannah, but instead of throwing Emily out Susannah explained
that she too had lost loved ones when her own children Matthew and Emily
were killed in a car crash. After listening to Susannah relate how she
and Max had felt when her children died, Emily no longer hated her.
The next day Emily discovered that Mick had
called the wedding off and Susannah had apparently gone away for a few
days. Later Emily was shocked to learn that Susannah had in fact fallen
down the stairs that night and died of her injuries.
 When
Tim appeared in court he pleaded guilty to all charges and was sent to
prison, while Emily was sentenced to community service by a juvenile court.
As part of her punishment Emily had to do some household chores for Cheryl,
but she soon turned this to her advantage when she discovered Cheryl had
made a fraudulent claim on her house insurance.
Emily really missed being with Tim while he
was in prison but managed to visit him without Jessie finding out. It
was during one of these visits that Emily surprised Tim by announcing
she wanted to get married as soon as he was released from prison. Emily
was concerned about how they would manage once they were married and so
decided to try and earn some extra cash.
When Carl ( a photographer she had met earlier
at Jeromes Party ) suggested she could earn good money by posing topless
for some magazine pictures, Emily agreed. Later Emily realised she had
made a big mistake and so with Nikki's help managed to persuade Carl to
give them all the negatives.
Unfortunately Carl still had at least one photo
on his computer, and a short while later Emily's picture appeared in a
girlie magazine. A copy of the magazine soon found it's way into the prison
where Tim was being held. He was furious when he saw the picture and told
Emily they were finished. By the time Emily visited him again Tim had
decided to forgive her and so the planned wedding would go ahead.
 Jessie
was against the idea of Emily and Tim being together, so they arranged
the wedding in secret. On the day of the wedding Emily only just made
it to the registry office in time after being held up at the hair salon.
While Tim wore a traditional suit, Emily opted for something a little
different and got married wearing a white boob tube, mini skirt, white
fur coat and a cowgirl Stetson.
Jessie found out about the wedding but was too
late to prevent them getting married. She argued with Tim outside the
registry office, but he ignored her and drove away with Emily in a stretch
Limo, to spend their first night in a hotel. The next day they returned
to the close, but Jessie refused to allow Tim to stay with Emily in the
bungalow. It seemed the newly weds would have nowhere to live until Mick
agreed to let them stay at No 5 while he and Yvonne were away on holiday
Emily persuaded Tim to hold a party at the Johnson
house while Mick was away, and although this seemed a good idea, things
turned nasty after Sotto ( one of Tim's ex jail mates ) turned up. He
overheard Emily boasting that Tim had set him up for a beating while he
was in prison, so in a act of revenge Sotto and his mate smashed Mick's
wide screen TV.
Despite this Mick allowed Tim and Emily to continue
living at No 5, until he decided to move away from the close after splitting
up with Yvonne. Luckily Jimmy took pity on them and offered to let both
Tim and Emily stay at his house.
Emily was anxious that Tim should stay out of
trouble with the police by keeping on the right side of the law, but eventually
agreed to let him return to a life of crime after he convinced her it
was impossible for him to get a good job with a prison record.
 Later
she had cause to regret her decision when Tim went missing after doing
a job with Christy Murray. He was still missing on Christmas day so when
Emily discovered Christy had returned she confronted him about his disappearance.
She was distraught after being told Tim had ended up in the Mersey after
being thrown from the Lorry. Tim though was safe in hospital after being
found washed up on the banks of the Mersey, and on Boxing day they were
reunited.
While Tim continued his life of crime with new
accomplice Steve Murray, Emily had taken steps to advance her career by
convincing her boss to let her train as a stylist and beautician.
To Be Continued.....
Actress Profile - Jennifer
Ellison
Last Updated March 10th 2002
Jennifer enjoys acting particularly theater
work, but before joining the Brookside cast in 1998 she attended the Royal
Ballet School where she trained to be a ballerina. Jennifer always wanted
to appear in productions such as The West End or Chicago as she loves
the feeling an audience can give her.
Working on Brookside means she is easily recognized
while out on the town, but this doesn't bother Jennifer she actually likes
to meet the fans.
Her first morning on Brookside proved to be
rather embarrassing as she got lost and ended up walking in on a scene
they were filming. However she now gets on well with the cast including
the Shadwicks who she refers to as her Tellytubby family.
Jennifer is amazed how much her life has changed
since playing the part of Emily Shadwick. In real-life Jennifer prefers
a more subtle look rather than wearing heavy make up every day like Emily.
Jennifer makes regular trips to the hairdresser to keep her long blonde
hair in good shape and she listens to her mum's advice who makes sure
she stays clear of any controversial styles.
Jennifer has completely different taste to
Emily when it comes to clothes and her favourite shops are Top Shop and
Miss Selfridges as well as other stores such as Dolce, Gabbana and Armani.
Jennifer feels most comfortable when she's wearing her pair of grey Armani
pants. Jennifer believe's she eats too much junk food particularly when
on the Brookside set, but when out and about she prefers eating at Chinese
restaurants, her favourite food being crispy duck pancakes and a sweet
and sour chicken.
When she not acting Jennifer enjoys watching
her favorite TV program Friends, as well as Coronation Street.Working
on Brookside means a lot of hard work and she sometimes has to work as
late as 11:00pm which means there's not much time left to go out. Apart
from watching TV her spare time is spent relaxing with friends or with
her boyfriend and she enjoys listening to music, or going to the pictures.
Her interests are very much the same as Emily’s
she is keen to keep fit and eat healthily. So is very into sports especially
athletics. While at school she took part in the athletics team and became
the captain for a while. Jennifer's other hobbies include dancing as she
attends five ballet classes a week, including modern dancing, tap, jazz
and limbering sessions. In the past she was also keen on fishing occasionally.
She has a pet cat called Timmy who is ten years
old, black and white and was rescued from an animal rescue centre in Southport.
And if Jennifer had a fortune to spend she would
like to invest the money in a farm for her mum with lots of horses.
As to her future, Jennifer would like to either
take up a singing career or have a part in a Hollwood movie if the opportunity
ever arose.
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