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

Creator:

Kevin Laffan

Stars:

Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock, Elizabeth Estensen

38 wins & 135 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Lucy Pargeter	...	Chas Dingle (941 episodes, 2003-2013)
Mark Charnock	...	Marlon Dingle (847 episodes, 1998-2013)
Elizabeth Estensen	...	Diane Sugden (837 episodes, 2000-2013)
Charley Webb	...	Debbie Dingle (807 episodes, 2002-2013)
Jane Cox	...	Lisa Dingle (800 episodes, 1998-2013)
Nick Miles	...	Jimmy King (785 episodes, 2004-2013)
Antony Audenshaw	...	Bob Hope (784 episodes, 2001-2013)
Steve Halliwell	...	Zak Dingle (778 episodes, 1994-2013)
Nicola Wheeler	...	Nicola De Souza (775 episodes, 2001-2013)
Charlie Hardwick	...	Val Pollard (730 episodes, 2004-2013)
Kelvin Fletcher	...	Andy Sugden (729 episodes, 1998-2013)
John Middleton	...	Ashley Thomas (716 episodes, 1994-2013)
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Laurel Thomas (711 episodes, 2002-2013)
Chris Chittell	...	Eric Pollard (702 episodes, 1986-2013)
Dominic Brunt	...	Paddy Kirk (697 episodes, 1998-2013)
Emma Atkins	...	Charity Tate (683 episodes, 2001-2013)
Tom Lister	...	Carl King (679 episodes, 2004-2012)
Jeff Hordley	...	Cain Dingle (662 episodes, 2001-2013)
Sammy Winward	...	Katie Sugden (659 episodes, 2001-2013)
Isabel Hodgins	...	Victoria Sugden (611 episodes, 2006-2013)
Patrick Mower	...	Rodney Blackstock (599 episodes, 2001-2013)
Shirley Stelfox	...	Edna Birch (592 episodes, 2001-2013)
James Hooton	...	Sam Dingle (573 episodes, 1995-2013)
Sian Reese-Williams	...	Gennie Walker (562 episodes, 2008-2013)
Matthew Wolfenden	...	David Metcalfe (534 episodes, 2006-2013)
Deena Payne	...	Viv Hope (512 episodes, 1993-2011)
Paula Tilbrook	...	Betty Eagleton (488 episodes, 1994-2013)
Eden Taylor-Draper	...	Belle Dingle (470 episodes, 2005-2013)
Richard Thorp	...	Alan Turner (453 episodes, 1982-2013)
Natalie J. Robb	...	Moira Barton (444 episodes, 2009-2013)
Lesley Dunlop	...	Brenda Walker (436 episodes, 2008-2013)
Billy Hartman	...	Terry Woods (435 episodes, 1995-2011)
Meg Johnson	...	Pearl Ladderbanks (435 episodes, 2003-2013)
Rik Makarem	...	Nikhil Sharma (422 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chris Bisson	...	Jai Sharma (402 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

When preparing to begin production on the series, Yorkshire Television sent staff across to Ireland to pick up techniques from RTÉ soap The Riordans, which heavily utilised outdoor locations in the way that YTV aimed to do.

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Quotes

Matthew King: Face it Jimmy, in my position you'd have done the same thing!
Jimmy King: That's where you're wrong, cause me, I've got morals!
Sadie King: Yes, but you haven't got the haulage business, have you?
[sneers]

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Connections

Referenced in Extras: The Extra Special Series Finale (2007)

User Reviews

The best and most watchable soap in television history

Made in the largest studios of Britain, Emmerdale is a soap combining the daily lives of colourful characters of all varieties. Now called Emmerdale, the soap has shed its image of a boring drama set on a farm in the Yorkshire Dales. From the vindictive and orally vicious Viv in the shop to the friendly and funny Bernice in the Woolpack, Emmerdale's bar, you'll become addicted and transfixed on the superb acting and memorable storylines.