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 Major Emmerdale storylines Popular ITV soap "Emmerdale" has featured numerous storylines since it began in 1972. For a full list of major storylines in Emmerdale, see List of storylines in Emmerdale. Before the plane crash in 1993, Emmerdale had a number of major storylines during the 1970s and 1980s In 1973, shortly after giving birth to twins, Sam and Sally Skilbeck, Matt Skilbeck's (Frederick Pyne) first wife Peggy Skilbeck (Jo Kendall) died of a brain hemorrhage, leaving Matt to face life as a single parent. Matt found life as a single parent difficult, going what with bringing them up and