Emmerdale 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 to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions; London and Anglia followed during the mid-1980s. Until December 1988, "Emmerdale" took seasonal breaks;
Major Emmerdale storylines Annie reassured him that Peggy couldn't have had a better husband, Sam and Sally a better father, or her a better son-in-law, and she made it clear to him that he was and always would be one of the family. In late August 1986, Pat Sugden (Helen Weir) was driving her sister Janie back to the railway station after her visit to Emmerdale Farm. Her husband Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) was supposed to have driven Janie back, but Pat wanted to do so, despite the fact it was nearing their son Robert Sugden's (Richard Smith) feeding. After dropping Janie safely