Emmerdale Farm 

A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

Creator:

Kevin Laffan

Stars:

Christopher Chittell, Lucy Pargeter, Mark Charnock

60 wins & 196 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Christopher Chittell	...	Eric Pollard 2,588 episodes, 1986-2021
Lucy Pargeter	...	Chas Dingle / ... 2,236 episodes, 2002-2021
Mark Charnock	...	Marlon Dingle 2,084 episodes, 1996-2021
Steve Halliwell	...	Zak Dingle 1,998 episodes, 1994-2021
Jeff Hordley	...	Cain Dingle 1,956 episodes, 2000-2021
Dominic Brunt	...	Paddy Kirk / ... 1,862 episodes, 1997-2021
Emma Atkins	...	Charity Dingle / ... 1,845 episodes, 2000-2021
Richard Thorp	...	Alan Turner 1,834 episodes, 1981-2013
Tony Audenshaw	...	Bob Hope / ... 1,798 episodes, 1996-2021
Elizabeth Estensen	...	Diane Sugden / ... 1,794 episodes, 2000-2021
Charley Webb	...	Debbie Dingle / ... 1,758 episodes, 2002-2021
Jane Cox	...	Lisa Dingle / ... 1,744 episodes, 1996-2020
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Laurel Thomas / ... 1,722 episodes, 2002-2021
Clive Hornby	...	Jack Sugden 1,709 episodes, 1980-2009
Nicola Wheeler	...	Nicola King / ... 1,663 episodes, 2001-2021
Isabel Hodgins	...	Victoria Sugden / ... 1,575 episodes, 2006-2021
Nick Miles	...	Jimmy King 1,535 episodes, 2003-2021
Natalie J. Robb	...	Moira Barton / ... 1,533 episodes, 2009-2021
Matthew Wolfenden	...	David Metcalfe 1,505 episodes, 2006-2021
James Hooton	...	Sam Dingle 1,503 episodes, 1995-2021
Sheila Mercier	...	Annie Sugden / ... 1,451 episodes, 1972-2009
Stan Richards	...	Seth Armstrong 1,428 episodes, 1978-2004
Kelvin Fletcher	...	Andy Sugden / ... 1,393 episodes, 1996-2016
Danny Miller	...	Aaron Livesy / ... 1,375 episodes, 2008-2021
Frazer Hines	...	Joe Sugden 1,369 episodes, 1972-1994
Ronald Magill	...	Amos Brearly 1,361 episodes, 1972-1995
Arthur Pentelow	...	Henry Wilks 1,359 episodes, 1972-1991
John Middleton	...	Ashley Thomas / ... 1,305 episodes, 1994-2018
Chris Bisson	...	Jai Sharma 1,276 episodes, 2009-2021
Frederick Pyne	...	Matt Skilbeck 1,226 episodes, 1972-1989
Eden Taylor-Draper	...	Belle Dingle 1,208 episodes, 2005-2021
Patrick Mower	...	Rodney Blackstock 1,190 episodes, 2001-2020
Zoë Henry	...	Rhona Goskirk 1,160 episodes, 2001-2021
Lesley Dunlop	...	Brenda Walker 1,159 episodes, 2008-2021
Roxy Shahidi	...	Leyla Harding 1,102 episodes, 2008-2020
Malandra Burrows	...	Kathy Bates / ... 1,069 episodes, 1985-2005
Charlie Hardwick	...	Val Pollard / ... 1,062 episodes, 2004-2017

Storyline

A soap opera set in a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales.

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Plot Keywords:

farmer | famous opening theme | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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 (1965), 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 Countdown: Episode #22.27 (1991)

User Reviews

Modern and urbane... not a new thing in Emmerdale!!!

People may complain about Emmerdale having become 'urbane' in recent years and moving away from it's so-called rural charm...

But these clips showing a racist attack in Leeds from December 1992, will show you just how modern and urbane the show had already become as the 90s kicked in...

...and to think that people thought that before the plane crash of 1993, all the show consisted of was Annie making tea and baking bread, and Jack & Joe milking a cow and sheepdipping... definitely not so...! :)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zfkam

Details

Official Sites:

Granada

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 1972 (UK)

Also Known As:

Emmerdale Farm

Filming Locations:

Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMG Management, Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (4.1 Surround)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD