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|series=Emmerdale
|color=#98CCCC
|image1=Image:Jasmine Thomas.jpg|
name=Jasmine Thomas|
creator=[[Kathleen Beedles]]|
portrayer=[[Jenna-Louise Coleman]]|
born=16 August 1989|
death=|
home=[[List of residences in Emmerdale#Tug_Ghyll|Tug Ghyll]]|
occupation=[[Barmaid]], [[Journalist]]|
parents = Luke Thomas<br>Karen Thomas |
aunts/uncles = [[Ashley Thomas]] <br> [[Laurel Thomas]]|
cousins = [[Gabby Thomas]]<br>[[Arthur Doland]]|
grandparents = [[Sandy Thomas]]|
years = 2005–2009|
first= 30 June 2005|
last= 26 March 2009|
}}
'''Jasmine Thomas''' was a [[fictional character]] in the British [[soap opera]] ''[[Emmerdale]]''. She was played by [[Jenna-Louise Coleman]].
==Overview==
Jasmine first appeared on ''Emmerdale'' on 30 June 2005. Sent to the village by her parents during her holidays from boarding school, she stayed with her uncle [[Ashley Thomas]], the local vicar. Due to the small size of the village and her youth, Jasmine wasn't happy. She was lonely at first, only making friends with [[Steph Stokes]]. However, she soon made friends with [[Debbie Dingle]], despite being polar opposites, and [[Daz Hopwood|Daz Eden]]. She also grew to respect and love her uncle. [[Image:Jasmine 2005.jpg|thumb|left|Jasmine as she appeared in 2005]]
After a brief spell at boarding school, she was suspended after taking the rap for a prank and returned to the village. She helped her grandfather [[Sandy Thomas|Sandy]] settle into the village and it became clear that Jasmine was close to him. Ashley and Sandy did not see eye to eye initially but Jasmine and [[Laurel Thomas|Laurel]] managed to smooth things over between them.
After another brief spell at boarding school, Jasmine was expelled. After much grovelling, she got a place at the local college to take her [[Advanced Level (UK)|A Levels]].
==Relationship with Debbie and Cain Dingle==
In March 2006, Jasmine and Debbie began a romantic relationship. Debbie initially only kissed her to get a reaction from her father [[Cain Dingle|Cain]] but it led to more until both girls realised that they weren't lesbians.
[[Image:JASMINEDEBBIEKISS.jpg|thumb|right|A confused Jasmine kisses Debbie Dingle. (2006)]]
Jasmine got caught in the battle between Cain and Debbie when Cain seduced her. Jasmine lost her virginity to Cain, and then found that he had only used her to get at his daughter, Debbie. Debbie caught them kissing and was devastated.
Hurt at being used by Cain and trying to get Debbie to forgive her, things got worse for Jasmine when she realised she was pregnant. If she had the baby, it would be Debbie's half-sibling. She had an abortion, and was forgiven by Debbie and her family, although her friendship with Debbie ended briefly when Debbie and [[Scott Windsor]] stole money from [[Rodney Blackstock]]. They refused to return it, despite Jasmine's attempts to do so. Nonetheless, the girls managed to patch up their friendship eight months later.
==Finding Tom King's murderer==
In January 2007, Jasmine decided to become a journalist and was set the task of finding [[Tom King]]'s murderer. When Jasmine discovered her friend, [[Jamie Hope]], lied about his whereabouts at the time of Tom's death, she wondered if he was responsible. The digital camera that implicated Jamie was stolen and Debbie, who took it, told Jamie and Jasmine that they could have it back for £500. Jamie and Jasmine called the police and Debbie gave the camera back; Jasmine was relieved that Jamie was off the hook and it was later revealed to the viewers that it was Tom's son, [[Carl King]] who had killed him.
===Parish's 500th anniversary===
Later that year, during the festivities celebrating the 500th anniversary of the parish of Emmerdale, Jasmine was due to take part in a [[beauty contest]] organised by [[Louise Appleton]]. However, Jasmine felt unhappy about the costume and did not like being made to feel like an object, so she pulled out. The contest was cancelled, following a catfight between [[Katie Sugden]] and [[Jo Stiles]].
==Relationships with David and Miles==
Jasmine became good friends with [[Eric Pollard]]'s son, [[David Metcalfe]]. They dated until she found out Eric was pretending to be [[Pearl Ladderbanks]]' friend and was swindling her, something which David knew about. She told Pearl and used her charms to get David to give her a car, which she then gave to Pearl.
Jasmine and David got back together but didn't last long, thanks to the return of Rodney Blackstock's daughter, [[Nicola De Souza]]. Knowing Nicola's history, Jasmine was worried Nicola would steal David and she did, soon after her return. Angry at David's betrayal, Jasmine got even by exposing Nicola in the local paper. She claimed she was a widow but Jasmine proved otherwise and made sure that Nicola's stepson, [[Miles De Souza]], wasn't cheated of his inheritance. [[Donald De Souza]]'s will stated he would inherit if he was on the wagon. Nicola tried to make sure he wasn't so she would inherit instead.
David began dating Nicola while Jasmine helped Miles stay on the wagon. Jasmine and Miles had feelings for each other but didn't act on them until Debbie pushed them to, pretending she and Miles were dating. The plan was to make Jasmine jealous and it worked.
In June 2008, Miles planned to take Jasmine on holiday but she declined. She was annoyed that Miles was watching her so closely when [[Jake Doland]] was around. Miles confronted her and threatened to start drinking again. Jasmine stopped him but told him if he didn't trust her, they didn't have a relationship and ended things between them.
==Relationships with Jake and Shane==
Miles's jealousy of Jake was not as out of context as Jasmine thought. Jake and Jasmine were wary of each other due to the accidental swapping of Mel and Laurel's babies, as she was Ashley's niece. Jake and Jasmine's relationship started when she reminded Greg and Mel about Jake's 18th birthday and got him a job at The Woolpack. They became close and kissed at Donald's birthday party, unaware Miles was watching them.
Things went smoothly until Jasmine decided to write a story about a local criminal family, the McFarlanes. Using Debbie's Dingle contacts, she met policeman [[Shane Doyle]] for a drink in the Woolpack to interview him. Shane saw that Jake was unhappy about seeing her with another man - and decided to get rid of the competition.
When Jake had a party, Shane turned up with a colleague, claiming there had been a complaint about the noise. By implying that he had slept with Jasmine, Jake attacked Shane so Shane arrested him for being drunk and disorderly. Jasmine dumped Jake when she realised that he thought she'd cheated on him. Now Jasmine was single again, Shane made it clear he was interested in having a more personal relationship, but she wasn't interested. When she learned Shane had arrested [[Danielle Hutch]], former flame of [[Eli Dingle]] who had ties to the McFarlanes, she asked him about his job. She wanted information for the articles she wrote for the local paper. They then started dating.
In spite of her better judgement, Jasmine saw only the best in Shane. Debbie, who knew the worst, repeatedly warned Jasmine to stay away from him. Shane tipped the McFarlanes off about Jasmine and "confessed" that he'd taken pity on Danielle and let her go. Jasmine believed him, and they slept together. Storm clouds soon gathered over their relationship and when Jasmine questioned Shane, he almost became violent with her. Jasmine then began to suspect his true nature.
===Killing Shane===
[[Image:Jasmineshane.jpg|thumb|left|Jasmine`s reaction after hitting Shane repeatedly over the head with a chair leg and Debbie reavels that he is dead. (2008)]]
On 2 December 2008, Jasmine searched Shane's flat and found large amounts of cash. When she heard him come home, she hid in the closet, but he found her. He told her about his illegal activities and how difficult everything was for him. She pretended to agree, but when he went to get her a drink, Jasmine tried to escape. Shane caught her and tried to rape her before Debbie ran in and hit Shane over the head with a chair. He lost consciousness briefly but came round, grabbing Debbie and attempting to rape her too. Jasmine grabbed the chair leg and hit Shane repeatedly, killing him.
Jasmine was shocked to learn that he was dead. Later that night, Jasmine, Debbie and Eli weighed the body down and threw it into the lake, but not before Jasmine ordered a plane ticket on his credit card, hoping it would look like he'd fled the country. When asked where he was, Jasmine said he'd texted her once but she'd had no contact with him since his departure.
Jasmine had nightmares and was frequently terrified. She tried to get back to normal by inviting Jake over for a drink, but when they began to kiss, memories of her near-rape came flooding back, and she begged him to leave. Slowly, she began to recover.
===Shane's body discovered===
On Christmas Day 2008, Shane's body was found by [[Victoria Sugden]] who fell into the lake after playing on the ice. Only Victoria's family knew about her claim that she'd seen a corpse, but Jasmine was still worried about the body being found. Several days after Christmas, Victoria and Daz returned to the lake and saw a hand sticking out of the water. When Jasmine heard the news, she dropped a bottle of brandy on the Woolpack floor. Debbie and Eli tried to keep her calm, but she remained on edge as the police questioned her.
== Second relationship with Debbie==
Throughout the ordeal with Shane, Debbie and Jasmine became closer. When Jasmine heard that [[Ross Kirk]] had been charged with Shane's murder because of her lies, she told Debbie that she intended to confess. Calling her bluff, Debbie packed a bag and drove Jasmine to the police station. While there, the girls had a heart to heart where Debbie told Jasmine how she felt about her and they kissed
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The two then embarked on a relationship once again.
===Exposed as a murderer===
On 26 January 2009, the police arrested Eli for Shane's murder after examining the forensics taken from the Dingles' van, finding traces of a bonfire at the Dingles' property. After Eli was arrested, Jasmine and Debbie realised that they needed to get away so decided to flee the country. Debbie took a cab from the garage and Jasmine caught a bus to meet Debbie. However, the police caught Debbie and arrested her. Jasmine watched from the bus as Debbie was taken away by the police, staying where she was and leaving alone.
Jasmine had earlier confessed to the killing to Laurel, who suggested that she go to the police. Jasmine asked for more time to which Laurel agreed. After Jasmine fled, Laurel told Ashley what had happened and they went to the police together. This led to Debbie being charged with manslaughter (later changed to murder) and Laurel being charged with perverting the course of justice. It was later revealed that Jasmine was in Scotland with Sandy.
===Exit===
On 3 March 2009, Jasmine ran in on Debbie's court case and confessed to killing Shane. After being questioned by the police, she was informed that she would be charged with manslaughter. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison.
On 26 March 2009, Debbie visited Jasmine in prison and Jasmine told her she didn't want to see her anymore because she wanted to move on. She also said when she was released, she wanted to make a fresh start away from Emmerdale. The two girls then said their tearful goodbyes, and Jasmine was led back to her cell after telling Debbie their love would last forever even when they were apart.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.itv.com/page.asp?partid=6001 Jasmine Thomas] at [[itv.com]]
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