"Emmerdale Farm" (1972) TV series 1972-????

Creator:

Kevin Laffan

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

16 October 1972 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

"Emmerdale Farm" was renamed "Emmerdale" in 1989. The rich Tate family, headed by Frank Tate, will sometime...

Plot Keywords:

Soap | Family Relationships | Rural Setting | Neighbor | Soap Opera

Awards:

27 wins & 70 nominations

Cast

Elizabeth Estensen	...	Diane Sugden / ... (473 episodes, 1999-2009)
Mark Charnock	...	Marlon Dingle (460 episodes, 1996-2009)
Nick Miles	...	Jimmy King (452 episodes, 2004-2009)
Charlie Hardwick	...	Val Lambert / ... (436 episodes, 2004-2009)
Charley Webb	...	Debbie Dingle / ... (433 episodes, 2002-2009)
Lucy Pargeter	...	Chas Dingle / ... (428 episodes, 2003-2009)
Jane Cox	...	Lisa Dingle / ... (420 episodes, 1996-2009)
Antony Audenshaw	...	Bob Hope / ... (418 episodes, 1997-2009)
Tom Lister	...	Carl King / ... (401 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Middleton	...	Ashley Thomas / ... (400 episodes, 1994-2009)
Steve Halliwell	...	Zak Dingle / ... (395 episodes, 1995-2009)
Chris Chittell	...	Eric Pollard (393 episodes, 1986-2009)
Paula Tilbrook	...	Betty Eagleton (374 episodes, 1995-2009)
Kelvin Fletcher	...	Andy Sugden / ... (365 episodes, 1996-2009)
Deena Payne	...	Viv Hope / ... (364 episodes, 1993-2009)
Nicola Wheeler	...	Nicola De Souza / ... (346 episodes, 2001-2009)
Dominic Brunt	...	Paddy Kirk / ... (346 episodes, 1997-2009)
Charlotte Bellamy	...	Laurel Thomas / ... (341 episodes, 2002-2009)
Patrick Mower	...	Rodney Blackstock (339 episodes, 2000-2009)
Billy Hartman	...	Terry Woods (336 episodes, 1995-2009)
Shirley Stelfox	...	Edna Birch (326 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sammy Winward	...	Katie Sugden / ... (312 episodes, 2003-2009)
James Hooton	...	Sam Dingle / ... (303 episodes, 1995-2009)
Verity Rushworth	...	Donna Windsor-Dingle / ... (300 episodes, 1998-2009)
Richard Thorp	...	Alan Turner / ... (291 episodes, 1982-2009)
Luke Tittensor	...	Darren Eden / ... (271 episodes, 2003-2009)
Meg Johnson	...	Pearl Ladderbanks (271 episodes, 2003-2009)
Matt Healy	...	Matthew King (265 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jeff Hordley	...	Cain Dingle (255 episodes, 2000-2009)
Emily Symons	...	Louise Appleton / ... (254 episodes, 2001-2008)
Andy Devine	...	Shadrach Dingle / ... (253 episodes, 1998-2009)
Adele Silva	...	Kelly Windsor / ... (253 episodes, 1993-2007)
Clive Hornby	...	Jack Sugden / ... (243 episodes, 1980-2008)
Matthew Wolfenden	...	David Metcalfe (228 episodes, 2006-2009)
Kate McGregor	...	Emily Kirk / ... (225 episodes, 1999-2008)
Emma Atkins	...	Charity Tate / ... (221 episodes, 2000-2009)
Matthew Bose	...	Paul Lambert (216 episodes, 2004-2009)
Duncan Preston	...	Douglas Potts (202 episodes, 2007-2009)
Joseph Gilgun	...	Eli Dingle (201 episodes, 2006-2009)
Alex Carter	...	Jamie Hope (195 episodes, 2006-2009)
Sian Reese-Williams	...	Gennie Walker / ... (192 episodes, 2008-2009)
Isabel Hodgins	...	Victoria Sugden (191 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

Emmerdale (UK) (new title)

Runtime:

UK:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Arncliffe, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Yorkshire Television (YTV)

Trivia:

The character of Laura Johnstone, played by Louise Beattie, celebrated her birthday on February 29th. In the show, Kathy and Marlon organized her 8th birthday party. (She was 32)

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]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Extras: Ross Kemp (#1.2)" (2005)

The Emmerdale Plane Crash Story Line Was In 1993, Not 1989.

Professor Stahlman's comment on here is inaccurate. True, Emmerdale Farm became Emmerdale in November 1989, but Phil Redmond's time on the soap was in the early 1990s, and the plane crash storyline took place in December 1993 and January 1994.

For the first few years after 1989, the renamed show was pretty much as it had always been, but with an increased youth content and a gradual reducing of story lines revolving around Emmerdale Farm itself.

1993 was the pivotal year in bringing about the show as we know it today - with Emmerdale farm house collapsing due to subsidence and the plane crash.

Personally, I think modern day Emmerdale is nothing like Emmerdale Farm or the early years of Emmerdale (pre-plane crash).

I would love ITV to repeat old episodes, particularly those showing the introduction of Al Dixon as Walter in 1980, Richard Thorp as Alan Turner in 1982, Tony Pitts as Archie Brooks in 1983 and Diana Davies as Mrs Bates (1984).

ITV should show lots and lots of old Emmerdale Farm episodes in my opinion.