Sean Reynolds

Sean Reynolds is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Stephen McGann. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 10 March 1999. Casting McGann joined the cast of Emmerdale as Sean, the patriarch of the Reynolds family, in February 1999. The role of Sean marked McGann's return to television following an absence of several years. The actor revealed he had some initial reservations about joining Emmerdale, but as soon as he arrived on set they did not last long. McGann said "Within minutes of arriving I felt I knew what I was doing here and I was enjoying it. There's good and bad in every genre, whether it's films, television or theatre, but I have to say I think I've picked a good soap." In November 2001, McGann announced he was quitting his role as Sean. The actor made his final screen appearance as Sean on 4 January 2002. Shortly after McGann departed Emmerdale, producers axed his character's family, saying they could not develop them any further. Development Sean was introduced as a haulage boss and "disgruntled rival" of Chris Tate (Peter Amory). He becomes determined to put Chris out of business and McGann commented "The town ain't big enough for the both of them. Sean is a ruthless and sly operator. He's going to employ all sorts of underhand tactics to get what he wants. This feud is going to run and run." Sean and his family later moved into the village and his wife Angie (Freya Copeland) suggested he and Chris become partners in Tate Haulage. A writer for the Finnish television station, MTV3 described Sean as "a decent family man and hard-working employee." Inside Soap's Steven Murphy described Sean as "hard-nosed". McGann admitted he loved playing "the edginess" of his character, saying "If you are playing some doe-eyed hero it's cool but it's more fun to play baddies."