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
Scheduling of Emmerdale Monday and Friday in-between Crossroads. From January 1984, Anglia Television, Grampian Television and Thames Television showed Emmerdale Farm at 17:15 Monday and Tuesday, Scottish Television following suit in October 1984. In 1985 Thames Television/Television South West moved series back to 7 pm in line with the network. Anglia Television, Grampian Television and Scottish Television Kept the 17.15 slot until December 1987, which results in episode being broadcast in an hour-long format on Sunday afternoon if network programming required the 17.15 slot. From 6 January 1988, all ITV regions networked the show in the Wednesday and Thursday 18.30 slot. Anglia Television