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Emmerdale is a British soap opera. It is set in a made-up village called Emmerdale, called Beckindale until 1994, in the Yorkshire Dales. The plot is focused on things that happen in and around The Woolpack, the main village pub. It is on ITV every weekday at 7 o'clock. It was called Emmerdale Farm until 1989. It was started in 1972 by Kevin Laffan, making it Britain's second oldest soap opera after Coronation Street. It is one of the most popular television programmes in Britain. It has been given many awards including one BAFTA.

Characters

Main page: List of Emmerdale characters

Images for kids

  • Esholtmay2005

    Esholt, West Yorkshire, used for exterior scenes from 1976 to 1997

  • Emmerdale village by John Turner

    Village set, built by Yorkshire Television in 1997 on the Harewood estate near Eccup, Leeds, West Yorkshire

See also

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