Sally Knyvette

Soap fans will remember Sally as the indomitable mum-of-two Kate Sugden, who set out to prove that a city girl could make it in the male-dominated world of farming. Before she donned a pair of wellies for Emmerdale the actress spent her time zooming through the galaxies as a space pirate in the cult sci-fi series Blake's Seven. Having also made her mark in the theatre, Sally now devotes much of her time to directing