Scheduling of Emmerdale and Central Television chose to move the programme to 19:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February 1989, This was the first time Anglia had screened "Emmerdale Farm" in the 19:00 slot, Central were simply returning to the slots they used until December 1987, for a period Anglia and Central saw episodes one week later than other regions. From January 1990 all other regions followed the Central and Anglia schedule in the familiar Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 slot. Most companies continued to broadcast the series at 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, repeats was shown in the daytime slot of the
Bob Hope (Emmerdale) Bob Hope (Emmerdale) Bob Hope is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Emmerdale", played by Tony Audenshaw. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2000. Bob is presented as having a happy-go-lucky, cheeky persona, and his storylines have included marriage, divorce, fatherhood, losing his daughter, and adultery. Bob is Emmerdale's most married character, having been married seven times to five women, with whom he has fathered seven children. Tony Audenshaw auditioned for the role of Bob, a love interest for established character Viv Windsor, in 2000. Deena Payne, who played Viv,