Emmerdale Her next appearance on 10 October attracted 6.7 million, then Thursday's 7pm episode attracted 6.9 million, the highest while 8pm's got 6.8 million. Emmerdale Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, "Emmerdale Farm" was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Produced by ITV Yorkshire, it has been filmed at their Leeds studio since its inception. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon until 1978, when it was moved
Major Emmerdale storylines who is overjoyed that he remembered her. Whilst Laurel heads upstairs to fetch some pillows, Ashley dies peacefully. "Emmerdale" confirmed on 9 May 2017 that Gillian Kearney was to leave the show in October, as her character's (Emma Barton) crimes would ultimately be uncovered. Kearney's contract was due to expire in May 2017, but show bosses decided to extend it until October. During an altercation with Moira Dingle (Natalie J. Robb) in a farm barn, Emma confessed to pushing James Barton (Bill Ward) off the bridge and a fight between the two ensued. The barn caught fire, causing Moira to