Andrew 'Andy' Sugden (né Hopwood) is the adoptive son of Jack and Sarah Sugden arriving in the village in 1996. Andy has two adoptive siblings, Robert and Victoria Sugden, and a half-brother, Darren Eden. By 2000, Andy was officially adopted by Jack and Sarah, but their marriage ran into trouble and culminated in Sarah's death when Andy set fire to the barn in order to claim on the insurance money. This only led to Jack being accused of Sarah's murder.