Henry Wilks was a fictional character in the popular soap opera Emmerdale played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack Inn, along with Amos Brearly for nearly 20 years.
The character of Henry Wilks, in the rural soap opera, was a retired Bradford wool merchant. He had brought his business acumen to Beckindale, and consequently became a director of Emmerdale Farm - when it became a limited company. He also became a joint owner of the local villa...
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Henry Wilks was a fictional character in the popular soap opera Emmerdale played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack Inn, along with Amos Brearly for nearly 20 years.
The character of Henry Wilks, in the rural soap opera, was a retired Bradford wool merchant. He had brought his business acumen to Beckindale, and consequently became a director of Emmerdale Farm - when it became a limited company. He also became a joint owner of the local village pub 'The Woolpack'. The pipe-smoking character became a favourite amongst viewers and the relationship with his business partner, Amos Brearly (played by actor, Ronald Magill), brought a humorous dimension to the more serious topics depicted in the programme. Henry was also a great friend of the long-running character Annie Sugden, played by actress Sheila Mercier.
The character was killed off suddenly in 1991 because actor Arthur Pentelow had died of a heart attack in real life on 6 August.
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