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| '''''Emmerdale''''' (known as '''''Emmerdale Farm''''' until ]) is a ] ] ] set in the fictional ] village of the same name (known as ''Beckindale'' until 1994) |
'''''Emmerdale''''' (known as '''''Emmerdale Farm''''' until ]) is a ] ] ] set in the fictional ] village of the same name (known as ''Beckindale'' until 1994). The show was created by ]. | ||
| Much of the action in this series is set in the village ], The Woolpack. It is produced by ] and broadcast on the ] network, and first aired on ], ]. It was originally conceived and broadcast as a daytime programme in an afternoon slot, before in the ] moving to its current position as an early evening programme. | Much of the action in this series is set in the village ], The Woolpack. It is produced by ] and broadcast on the ] network, and first aired on ], ]. It was originally conceived and broadcast as a daytime programme in an afternoon slot, before in the ] moving to its current position as an early evening programme. | ||
| The village itself is played by the real village of ], which has become a tourist attraction on this account. Other pseudonymous locations are Hotton (real-life ]), and real-life ] and Benton Park School in ] also play fictional locations. | |||
| As the original title of the show suggests, the main setting for the show was originally Emmerdale Farm, owned by the Sugden Family. As time went on, the show's focus moved to the nearby villiage of Beckindale, and to reflect this change, the show's name was changed in 1989. Coinciding with the name change was the introduction of the Tate Family, who would emerge as the soap's leading family in the 1990's overshadowing the Sugdens. In turn, the Tate family has been supplanted, with the Dingle and King families now taking center stage. | As the original title of the show suggests, the main setting for the show was originally Emmerdale Farm, owned by the Sugden Family. As time went on, the show's focus moved to the nearby villiage of Beckindale, and to reflect this change, the show's name was changed in 1989. Coinciding with the name change was the introduction of the Tate Family, who would emerge as the soap's leading family in the 1990's overshadowing the Sugdens. In turn, the Tate family has been supplanted, with the Dingle and King families now taking center stage. | ||
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Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British television soap opera set in the fictional Yorkshire village of the same name (known as Beckindale until 1994). The show was created by Kevin Laffan.
Much of the action in this series is set in the village pub, The Woolpack. It is produced by Yorkshire Television and broadcast on the ITV network, and first aired on October 16, 1972. It was originally conceived and broadcast as a daytime programme in an afternoon slot, before in the 1980s moving to its current position as an early evening programme.
The village itself is played by the real village of Esholt, which has become a tourist attraction on this account. Other pseudonymous locations are Hotton (real-life Otley), and real-life Skipton and Benton Park School in Rawdon also play fictional locations.
As the original title of the show suggests, the main setting for the show was originally Emmerdale Farm, owned by the Sugden Family. As time went on, the show's focus moved to the nearby villiage of Beckindale, and to reflect this change, the show's name was changed in 1989. Coinciding with the name change was the introduction of the Tate Family, who would emerge as the soap's leading family in the 1990's overshadowing the Sugdens. In turn, the Tate family has been supplanted, with the Dingle and King families now taking center stage.
Until 1993, show was basically ignored by press and viewers alike in the face of much more well known soaps such as Coronation Street, Eastenders and Brookside. However, a sensational plotline involving a plane crashing on the villiage of Beckindale (which killed many long standing characters and led to the onscreen renaming of Beckindale to Emmerdale) gained a lot of press and audience attention and cemented the show's place among the top U.K. soaps. The show is now ranked high in the British popularity stakes, being outdone regularly only by the two major mainstream British soaps, Eastenders and Coronation Street.
The programme is also popular in Sweden where it has been shown since the 1970s (originally TV2, since 1994 on commercial channel TV4), and in Finland where it is currently aired five days a week by MTV3.
Emmerdale is notable for being the U.K's (and possibly the world's) first television soap opera to regularly produce six episodes a week (screening every night at 7pm except Saturday), a practice which began in early 2004.
Emmerdale was also the title of the debut album by The Cardigans.
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