Emmerdale’s missing kids: From Seb to Millie and Oscar – children that have disappeared without a trace
It's time to remember they exist!
Emmerdale village has seen a fair few children grow up in it throughout the years but some have been totally forgotten about, adding themselves to the missing kids list.
Some child characters were at the centre of some huge storylines once before disappearing without being mentioned again. Here’s our list of Emmerdale kids who went off the face of the Earth.
Emmerdale missing kids: 1. Jack Sugden Jr
Jack Sugden Jr was born in 2012, being the son of Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle.
As a baby, Jack was seen as a ‘saviour sibling’ as his cells were needed so that ill Sarah could have a transplant to save her life.
Having grown up a bit in 2017, Jack was soon victim of a kidnapping as two henchman threatened Debbie when she stole £50k from her boss to pay for Sarah’s cancer treatment.
Charity and Ross managed to rescue Jack and Sarah fortunately…
In 2019, Jack and Debbie moved to Scotland as Debbie inherited a garage there from Lisa. Sarah wanted to stay in the village with her Granny Charity though and remained put.
Despite several Dingles often heading over to Scotland to visit Debbie over the years, Jack has hardly been mentioned… not even by his sister, Sarah! Just shows how much she misses him really, doesn’t it?!
2. Millie Tate
Millie Tate arrived in the Dales in 2019 as the granddaughter of Kim Tate and then daughter of both Andrea and Jamie Tate.
Kim absolutely spoilt young Millie, with her whole world revolving around her.
At one point, it was uncertain whether Jamie was actually Millie’s biological father and it was uncovered that Andrea had actually slept with Graham Foster near the time of Millie’s conception.
Graham decided to do a secret DNA test and found out that Millie was in fact Jamie’s after all.
Sadly, Millie’s mum Andrea met a grisly end during Meena Jutla’s reign of terror. This led to Millie moving away with her grandma Hazel (and Jamie – although Kim believed him to be dead!)
In 2022, Millie and Hazel turned up for Thomas’ christening and Gabby overheard Millie tell her half-brother that his ‘daddy loves him.’ Hazel quickly took Millie home though before she could spill that Jamie was alive.
And, that was that. Kim had once fought so hard to remain a part of Millie’s life after she moved away with Hazel. But, after 2022, Kim hasn’t mentioned her. A bit bizarre really!
Emmerdale missing kids: 3. Oscar Grisham
Last year, it was revealed that Gail and Ryan had a secret son called Oscar.
Gail found out that Oscar needed a bone marrow transplant as he was very ill. As his biological mum, she needed to get tested to see if she was a match.
Ryan eventually found out despite Gail keeping this a secret from him at first. Oscar had the surgery and wanted to get to know his birth parents.
His adoptive mum Sophie wasn’t so keen though and lied to Oscar, Gail and Ryan, suggesting that neither of them wanted contact.
Oscar found out the truth though and wanted to get to know Gail and Ryan properly. He even started to bond with Charity… But, the storyline abruptly died and Gail and Ryan seem more focused on the ghost of Noreen Bell these days to care about their son.
4. Reuben Harris
Throughout most of 2023, Reuben Harris was thrown into the centre of a huge storyline despite only being a baby.
With Chloe having a one night stand with Mack, Charity was devastated when Reuben was born and she realised that Mack was the baby’s father.
Mack had then split up with Charity and had decided to pursue a proper relationship with Chloe.
This love triangle ended in disaster though after Mack, Chloe and Charity got involved in a huge cliff-top car accident.
Mack chose to save Charity, with Chloe catapulting over the cliff. All three survived, but when Mack eventually got back with Charity things turned even more nasty.
Chloe got her criminal father involved and almost had Mack killed. Charity ended up shooting and killing Harry and saved Mack’s life.
With all of this drama causing her head to spin, Chloe eventually left the village with Reuben despite Mack being desperate to remain in his son’s life. He chose to stay with Charity and let his son go after everything he’d risked in order to be a part of his son’s life in the first place.
Now, ever since Chloe and Reuben left the Dales, Mack’s been carrying on with his life without giving his son a second thought. Lovely.
Emmerdale missing kids: 5. Seb White
Seb White recently got a mention this week in Emmerdale as Ross Barton returned to the soap.
Born in 2017, Seb appeared on the soap for two years as the son of Rebecca White and Robert Sugden.
With Rebecca having a one-night stand with Robert, Aaron and Robert broke up as a result of the strain this put on their relationship.
Seb was born in 2017, with Robert desperate to keep his son in the country when he found out that Bex and her family were planning on taking him to Australia without telling him.
Robert snatched Seb (just as well considering what happened next) and a car chase erupted. Lachlan then deliberately crashed the White family’s car and killed Chrissie and Lawrence. Robert then looked after Seb whilst Bex was in hospital.
In 2019, Rebecca decided to leave the village with Seb and her partner Ross, moving to Liverpool.
However, poor Seb’s mum Bex died recently as a result of some surgery. Ross then told Charity that Seb was living with an aunt of Rebecca’s.
Ross has now just easily allowed for Seb to live with someone else, with Seb not being mentioned much ever since his exit in 2019. Considering Aaron’s connection to Robert, and Victoria’s, you’d think they would’ve at least visited the small chap from time to time…
6. Theo Metcalfe
Ah, the child of David Metcalfe and Maya Stepney – Theo Metcalfe.
Maya had just come out of prison for grooming Jacob Gallagher when she left a baby on David and Jacob’s doorstep in 2019. There was a slight panic that Theo (initially named Alex) could’ve been Jacob’s, but a DNA test confirmed that he was David’s son.
During his time in the Dales, Theo found himself caught up in Meena Jutla’s cruel tricks as Meena stole Theo to get back at her boyfriend, David. She then played the hero and brought him back home, suggesting that she’d been the one to find him.
In 2023, David decided to leave the village with his son Theo, heading to London to live with Priya and Amba. Despite Jacob remaining in the village, he hasn’t mentioned his ‘brother’ since. And, Eric hasn’t mentioned his grandson either… How odd!
