Luke McAllister

Luke McAllister is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Noah Huntley.^[1] He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 14 December 1993.

Development

Luke was introduced along with his parents Bernard (Brendan Price) and Angharad McAllister (Amanda Wenban), and younger sister Jessica McAllister (Camilla Power).^[1] An Inside Soap columnist described Luke as being "a cool dude but no bimbo, even if he can be a bit naive at times."^[1] They also said that he likes riding around the countryside on his trailbike and would "set a few hearts aflutter" when he joins the local school.^[1]

Storylines

Luke moves to Emmerdale with his mother, father and sister. When the Dingle family move to the village, Ben Dingle (Steve Fury) starts a fight with Luke at a rave, during which Ben dies. The Dingles believe that Luke murdered Ben and they make his life difficult. It eventually emerges that Ben had a heart defect. The Dingles refuse to believe this, theorising that the McAllisters have hidden evidence, considering that one of the doctors who examined Ben's body is Luke's father. A feud between the two families begins.

Luke meets Ben's sister Tina Dingle (Jacqueline Pirie) at a dance and he falls in love with her. They date and Tina later tells Luke that she is pregnant, much to the dismay of both families. They agree to get married, but on the day Tina reveals to Luke and the wedding guests that she does not love him, there is no baby, and it was all in aid of revenge for Ben. Luke is badly affected by the revelations. Tina makes things worse when she insults during the following week. Luke eventually snaps, and he pushes Tina into Dave Glover's (Ian Kelsey) van and takes her for an insane ride around Emmerdale. She manages to jump from the van while it is travelling at high speed, just before Luke loses control and crashes into a tree. The van explodes and kills him instantly.

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