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
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,