List of Emmerdale producers

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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]

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Jane Hudson was the executive producer of Emmerdale from 2018 to 2023. [5] She was replaced internally by Iain Macleod, who was promoted from Coronation Street 's executive producer to overseeing both soaps. [6] At the same time, former producer Sophie Roper was reappointed as a producer. She confirmed a new era for Emmerdale from 2024, with cast changes and "bold and ground-breaking drama". [7]

Executive producers

#Executive producerTenureRef.
1
Peter Holmans1972–1973
[8]
2
David Cunliffe1975–1979
[9]
3
Anne W. Gibbons1980
4
Michael Glynn1980–1986
5
 Keith Richardson 1986–2009
[3]
6
 Steve Frost 2009–2012
7
Jane Hudson2018–2023
8
Iain MacLeod2024–present
[6]

Series producers

#Series producerTenureRef.
1
David Goddard1972–1973
2
Peter Holmans1973
[8]
3
 Robert D. Cardona 1973–1976
4
Anne W. Gibbons1980–1983
5
Richard Handford1983–1986
6
Michael Russell1986–1988
7
Stuart Doughty1988–1991
8
Morag Bain1992–1993
9
Nicholas Prosser1993–1994
10
Mervyn Watson1994–1998
11
Kieran Roberts1998–2001
12
 Steve Frost 2001–2005
13
 Kathleen Beedles 2005–2008
14
 Anita Turner 2008–2009
15
Gavin Blyth2009–2011
16
Stuart Blackburn2011–2013
17
 Kate Oates 2013–2016
18
Iain MacLeod2016–2018
19
Kate Brooks2018

Producers

#ProducerTenureRef.
1
Kate Brooks2018–2024
2
Laura Shaw2018–present
3
Sophie Roper2021, 2024–present
4
Hannah Cheers2023

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