Character · played by Kate O’Flynn

Emily Cartwright

A paralegal introduced during the third series and connected to Peter’s changing personal story.

Original fan-guide artwork representing a story role; not a programme still or actor portrait.

Fan-reviewedAll 18 episodes watched · editorial review updated 5 September 2026How this guide is researched

Reveal full character arc — spoilers

Across the series

Emily Cartwright contributes to the web of family, work and community stories around Kingdom & Kingdom. This profile will grow as episode appearances and credited roles are verified.

Relationship lens

Emily meets Lyle as a professional rival rather than a dependent, allowing their attraction to reflect how far his confidence and commitment have developed.

professional rivals and romantic interestLyle AndersonA compulsory-purchase case brings them together and turns rivalry into attraction.

Key episodes in this story

Editorial status

The role description, continuing arc and key story episodes have been reviewed against the complete series. “Key episodes” is not presented as a complete appearance list; that requires a full scene and end-credit log.