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 (932 episodes, 2003-2013)
Mark Charnock	...	Marlon Dingle (839 episodes, 1998-2013)
Elizabeth Estensen	...	Diane Sugden (830 episodes, 2000-2012)
Jane Cox	...	Lisa Dingle (793 episodes, 1998-2013)
Charley Webb	...	Debbie Dingle (792 episodes, 2002-2013)
Nick Miles	...	Jimmy King (779 episodes, 2004-2013)
Antony Audenshaw	...	Bob Hope (774 episodes, 2001-2013)
Steve Halliwell	...	Zak Dingle (769 episodes, 1994-2013)
Nicola Wheeler	...	Nicola De Souza (768 episodes, 2001-2013)
Charlie Hardwick	...	Val Pollard (717 episodes, 2004-2013)
Kelvin Fletcher	...	Andy Sugden (712 episodes, 1998-2013)
John Middleton	...	Ashley Thomas (711 episodes, 1994-2013)
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Laurel Thomas (705 episodes, 2002-2013)
Chris Chittell	...	Eric Pollard (692 episodes, 1986-2013)
Dominic Brunt	...	Paddy Kirk (687 episodes, 1998-2013)
Tom Lister	...	Carl King (678 episodes, 2004-2012)
Emma Atkins	...	Charity Tate (672 episodes, 2001-2013)
Sammy Winward	...	Katie Sugden (657 episodes, 2001-2013)
Jeff Hordley	...	Cain Dingle (647 episodes, 2001-2013)
Patrick Mower	...	Rodney Blackstock (595 episodes, 2001-2013)
Isabel Hodgins	...	Victoria Sugden (594 episodes, 2006-2013)
Shirley Stelfox	...	Edna Birch (590 episodes, 2001-2013)
James Hooton	...	Sam Dingle (569 episodes, 1995-2013)
Sian Reese-Williams	...	Gennie Walker (551 episodes, 2008-2013)
Matthew Wolfenden	...	David Metcalfe (533 episodes, 2006-2013)
Deena Payne	...	Viv Hope (511 episodes, 1993-2011)
Paula Tilbrook	...	Betty Eagleton (486 episodes, 1994-2013)
Eden Taylor-Draper	...	Belle Dingle (464 episodes, 2005-2013)
Richard Thorp	...	Alan Turner (451 episodes, 1982-2013)
Billy Hartman	...	Terry Woods (435 episodes, 1995-2011)
Lesley Dunlop	...	Brenda Walker (434 episodes, 2008-2013)
Meg Johnson	...	Pearl Ladderbanks (433 episodes, 2003-2013)
Natalie J. Robb	...	Moira Barton (429 episodes, 2009-2013)
Rik Makarem	...	Nikhil Sharma (416 episodes, 2009-2013)
Chris Bisson	...	Jai Sharma (398 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

Locales close to Emmerdale (situated in the West Riding of Yorkshire) are market town Hotten (7½ miles away), Connelton (2¾m) and Robblesfield (3m). Emmerdale itself was called Beckindale until 1994, when it was renamed after the Sugdens' farm of the same name. It bears the (fictional) Ordnance Survey grid reference 981674.

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Quotes

Eric Pollard: More chance of a stimulating conversation in a graveyard.
Louise Appleton: Must've heard you were coming, Eric.

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Connections

Referenced in The Voice UK: Blind Auditions 3 (2013)

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.