Emmerdale (1972– )
"Emmerdale Farm" (original title)

Creator:

Kevin Laffan

Stars:

Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Elizabeth Estensen

36 wins & 123 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lucy Pargeter	...	Chas Dingle (927 episodes, 2003-2013)
Mark Charnock	...	Marlon Dingle (837 episodes, 1998-2013)
Elizabeth Estensen	...	Diane Sugden (830 episodes, 2000-2012)
Jane Cox	...	Lisa Dingle (788 episodes, 1998-2013)
Charley Webb	...	Debbie Dingle (784 episodes, 2002-2013)
Nick Miles	...	Jimmy King (779 episodes, 2004-2013)
Antony Audenshaw	...	Bob Hope (769 episodes, 2001-2013)
Steve Halliwell	...	Zak Dingle (766 episodes, 1994-2013)
Nicola Wheeler	...	Nicola De Souza (764 episodes, 2001-2013)
Charlie Hardwick	...	Val Pollard (715 episodes, 2004-2013)
John Middleton	...	Ashley Thomas (709 episodes, 1994-2013)
Kelvin Fletcher	...	Andy Sugden (708 episodes, 1998-2013)
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Laurel Thomas (703 episodes, 2002-2013)
Chris Chittell	...	Eric Pollard (691 episodes, 1986-2013)
Dominic Brunt	...	Paddy Kirk (680 episodes, 1998-2013)
Tom Lister	...	Carl King (678 episodes, 2004-2012)
Emma Atkins	...	Charity Tate (668 episodes, 2001-2013)
Sammy Winward	...	Katie Sugden (654 episodes, 2001-2013)
Jeff Hordley	...	Cain Dingle (642 episodes, 2001-2013)
Patrick Mower	...	Rodney Blackstock (595 episodes, 2001-2013)
Isabel Hodgins	...	Victoria Sugden (594 episodes, 2006-2013)
Shirley Stelfox	...	Edna Birch (589 episodes, 2001-2013)
James Hooton	...	Sam Dingle (565 episodes, 1995-2013)
Sian Reese-Williams	...	Gennie Walker (545 episodes, 2008-2013)
Matthew Wolfenden	...	David Metcalfe (528 episodes, 2006-2013)
Deena Payne	...	Viv Hope (511 episodes, 1993-2011)
Paula Tilbrook	...	Betty Eagleton (485 episodes, 1994-2013)
Eden Taylor-Draper	...	Belle Dingle (460 episodes, 2005-2013)
Richard Thorp	...	Alan Turner (451 episodes, 1982-2013)
Billy Hartman	...	Terry Woods (435 episodes, 1995-2011)
Meg Johnson	...	Pearl Ladderbanks (432 episodes, 2003-2013)
Lesley Dunlop	...	Brenda Walker (430 episodes, 2008-2013)
Natalie J. Robb	...	Moira Barton (424 episodes, 2009-2013)
Rik Makarem	...	Nikhil Sharma (413 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chris Bisson	...	Jai Sharma (396 episodes, 2009-2013)
Danny Miller	...	Aaron Livesy (379 episodes, 2008-2012)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

soap | family relationships | rural setting | neighbor | soap opera

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Granada

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Emmerdale

Filming Locations:

Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the show was renamed Emmerdale in 1989, the village was still named Beckindale until 1994.

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Quotes

Jimmy King: So, let's just get something clear, you're not a full time poof, you just help when they're busy?
Ivan Jones: [sarcastically] Oh that's really witty, Jimmy, really original!
[walks off angrily]
Jimmy King: What's the matter, don't you like me aftershave?
Ivan Jones: Why, did you want a few tips?
Jimmy King: Oy, you'll be short of a few teeth in a minute!

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Connections

Featured in The New Paul O'Grady Show: Episode #4.5 (2006)

User Reviews

Will the real Patrick Mower please stand up?

I used to watch Emmerdale Farm between shifts at the Charlie Chester Casino in Archer Street and loved it. That would be November 1976 and it starred a Scottish lad who used to be in Dr Who. My point is, anyone who watches it now, with Patrick Mower, has to read "Central Casting" by Jimmy McTee (http://stores.lulu.com/aroundthepeak), in which there is a Patrick Mower look-alike competition in Sri Lanka and he is given a chance to explain why he didn't become James Bond... Apparently he nearly made it, but lost out to Roger Moore for reasons not entirely satisfactory. But then in his CV he has Callan, which makes him a star straight away. Target I am not so sure about...