RESIDES: Ashbourne House, Glendale
OCCUPATION: Venture Capitalist
MARITAL STATUS: Separated from Julia Harrington-Jones
PREVIOUS MARRIAGES: None
PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS: Jennifer Sinclair (affair, deceased), Neha Patel (one-night stand), Natalie Harrington-Jones (affair)
CHILDREN: Kiaan Patel
GRANDCHILDREN: None
FATHER: Vincent Harrington-Jones (deceased)
MOTHER: Hazel Harrington-Jones
SIBLINGS: Victoria Halifax (née Harrington-Jones) and Charlotte Harrington-Jones
NOTABLE RELATIVES: Paul Halifax (brother-in-law), William Halifax (nephew), Ashley Halifax (niece)

BIOGRAPHY: Blessed with the fading looks of Hugh Grant, the disarming charm of George Clooney, and the prestige of the illustrious Harrington-Jones name, James has lived a life of wealth, influence, and privilege that most can only dream of. His come-to-bed eyes and cheeky grin have seen him embroiled in countless indiscretions, while his sharp business acumen has expanded his fortune to astronomical levels.

Married to Julia for nearly thirty years, James carefully maintained a façade of marital stability. Together, they cultivated the Harrington-Jones legacy, projecting power and influence not only across Glendale but far beyond. That carefully curated image shattered in 2024 when it was revealed that their son, Nick, was not biologically theirs – an explosive truth that rocked the village to its core.

Complications deepened when James embarked on an affair with Natalie Sinclair, his new personal assistant and the stepdaughter of his sister, Charlotte. Enamoured by Natalie’s allure, James remained unaware that he was being manipulated as part of a revenge scheme against Julia, whom Natalie wrongly believed responsible for her mother Jennifer’s fatal car accident. The truth, however, was far darker: James himself had delivered the final blows to Jennifer in 2007. At the time, Jennifer had revealed she was pregnant and wished to start a new life with James, but he, desperate to protect his marriage, ended the relationship. When Jennifer threatened to expose the truth, a confrontation ensued, culminating in a fatal collision with Michael Bancroft – Julia’s brother – after which James struck Jennifer with a wheel wrench. To this day, Natalie remains unaware that she not only blamed the wrong person for her mother’s death but was also intimately involved with the man responsible.

Later that same year, James’s reckless impulses led to a one-night stand with Neha Patel in a cubicle at The Oak & Vine, resulting in Neha becoming pregnant. When James finally realised he had been manipulated by Natalie, he attempted to sever ties with her – only for her to retaliate, releasing a cache of videos, photos, and messages that exposed their affair to the world and destroyed his marriage to Julia.