The Bartons are a family who have appeared in Emmerdale since 2009. Their major storylines include Holly's drug abuse, Moira's affair with Cain Dingle, which led to John's death as well as the revelation that James is Adam's biological father not John. More recent storylines include the return of Emma Barton into her son's lives as well as Debbie Dingle's affair with Ross despite her relationship with his brother Pete and Ross being the father of Debbie's mother's baby. Two Bartons died on the same year, Holly died in September 2016 of a heroin overdose in her sleep and James died in October 2016 after he was accidentally pushed off the bridge by Emma. Nearly year after James' death, Finn lost his life after he was accidentally shot by his own mother Emma and hours later, Emma was pushed o