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Emmerdale "Second most popular British soap opera"

This is clearly not true.

If you visit the BARB (British Audience Research Board) site - you will see that constantly week by week, month by month and year by year that Emmerdale remains the third most popular soap opera on British television. Coronation Street and EastEnders are still both rated higher on average, just because they go head to head does not make one or the other more popular as there are a number of things that could affect it.

Here is the link for British Audience Research Board, which backs up my theory.

http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial

I have reinstated what I imagine to be the original paragraph about it being the 3rd most popular. Anon is right, SqueakBox 19:27, May 31, 2005 (UTC)
EastEnders has been consistently less popular, and I changed it to reflect that Emmerdale's move to #2 was recent and very well temporary. Mike H 01:24, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

In BARB's latest figures EE got 10.50, 9.96 and 9.00 in it's top 3; Emmerdal got 9.24, 8.89 and 7.81, nowhere near the popularity, so I have reverted the Custom's latest edits that imply Emmerdal is more popular. We mjust use BARB stats as everyone else does, SqueakBox 01:50, Jun 12, 2005 (UTC)

Why this keeps being changed to say that Emmerdale is the second highest ranking soap opera is beyond me...it is still behind EastEnders on a general basis, please can you stop changing this until it becomes actual fact? Once again you need to be directed to BARB - http://www.barb.co.uk/viewingsummary/weekreports.cfm?report=weeklyterrestrial

Video Specials

Emmerdale has over the years spawned the occasional 'video special' a familiar extra for a number of British soaps. Presumably these have not been all that successful as it has been some time since they have made one for Emmerdale.

Some of these have featured the adventures of the Dingle family. They have relatives scattered all around the world. When they go for a European holiday, they and some familiar faces go to Venice. Here they encounter Reg Holdsworth as well as the Dinglesi's who run a restaurant.

Further afield, they go to Australia in the video 'The Dingles Down Under'. Butch, Zak, Mandy and Marlon join other Emmerdale characters - notably their local band 'The Woolpackers'. This was part of the series 25th Anniversary celebrations and includes a 'making of', out-takes and some classic clips.

These productions were released on VHS PAL video in the UK but have not been released on DVD as yet.

Plane Crash 'meant to evoke memories of the Lockerbie Disaster'

This is opinion and clearly total rubbish. Unsourced as it is, it should be removed.

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Please double check your dates!

You clearly state throughout when what year production started.

If the show was first aired in 1978, it could hardly be celebrating it's 40th anniversary in 2012!

Production started in 1972, first aired in an early afternoon slot the same year.

It's blindingly simple errors that make Misplaced Pages a laughing stock. 86.168.101.155 (talk) 07:58, 19 May 2019 (UTC)

Which section is this information in? I'll amend it for you. – DarkGlow (talk) 08:09, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
@86.168.101.155: I don't see where the article states the show first aired in 1978. IP, please specify which part of the article you are referring to. Bennv3771 (talk) 08:46, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
 Not done: The article does not state that the show first aired in 1978. NiciVampireHeart 21:32, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

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There is a change I'd like to make about the themes mentioned in Emmerdale.

It is mentioned that it talks about depression, asexuality, homosexuality, and other, but acid attack is not mentioned. Is it possible to mention it? 151.82.191.84 (talk) 05:04, 25 September 2020 (UTC)

If you're referring to the "Storylines" section, the issues listed are social issues, while acid attacks aren't really a social issue. I haven't watched the show, so I don't know, but is the acid attack stemming from a different issue, eg domestic violence or schizophrenia? ◢  Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 10:12, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
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