Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972. [1] The soap was initially headed by executive producer Peter Holmans, who gave Emmerdale Farm a reputation for being a "sleepy soap" where not much happened. [2] Holmans and other early executive producers focused on rural life and the events of the Sugden family, but in the late 1980s, Keith Richardson and a new team of producers became responsible for revamping the soap. Richardson and his team saw Emmerdale Farm move to a later transmission time, more dramatic storylines and a title change to Emmerdale, which resulted in the soap gaining viewers and becoming a major UK soap opera. [3] In 2013, Kate Oates became the series producer of the soap and she expressed her aim to feature more of the countryside settings as seen in the earlier episodes, as well as add a balance to the soap's storylines rather than focus on a few dramatic storylines. [4] Jane Hudson has been the executive producer of Emmerdale since 2018, [5] and departed on 22 September 2023. [6]
# | Executive producer | Tenure | Ref. |
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1 | Peter Holmans | 1972–1973 | |
2 | David Cunliffe | 1975–1979 | |
3 | Anne W. Gibbons | 1980 | |
4 | Michael Glynn | 1980–1986 | |
5 | Keith Richardson | 1986–2009 | |
6 | Steve Frost | 2009–2012 | |
7 | Jane Hudson | 2018–2023 | |
8 | Iain MacLeod | 2024– |
# | Series producer | Tenure | Ref. |
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1 | David Goddard | 1972–1973 | |
2 | Peter Holmans | 1973 | |
3 | Robert D. Cardona | 1973–1976 | |
4 | Anne W. Gibbons | 1980–1983 | |
5 | Richard Handford | 1983–1986 | |
6 | Michael Russell | 1986–1988 | |
7 | Stuart Doughty | 1988–1991 | |
8 | Morag Bain | 1992–1993 | |
9 | Nicholas Prosser | 1993–1994 | |
10 | Mervyn Watson | 1994–1998 | |
11 | Kieran Roberts | 1998–2001 | |
12 | Steve Frost | 2001–2005 | |
13 | Kathleen Beedles | 2005–2008 | |
14 | Anita Turner | 2008–2009 | |
15 | Gavin Blyth | 2009–2011 | |
16 | Stuart Blackburn | 2011–2013 | |
17 | Kate Oates | 2013–2016 | |
18 | Iain MacLeod | 2016–2018 | |
19 | Kate Brooks | 2018 |
# | Producer | Tenure | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kate Brooks | 2018–2024 | |
2 | Laura Shaw | 2018–present | |
3 | Sophie Roper | 2021 | |
4 | Hannah Cheers | 2023 |
Emmerdale is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale, a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale Farm was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate.
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