Emmerdale new production team headed by executive producer Keith Richardson was brought in and the show's focus moved to the nearby village of Beckindale, with more dramatic storylines such as Pat Sugden's 1986 car crash and the 1988 Crossgill fire. By 1988, the show had been moved to an evening time slot in all ITV regions. "Emmerdale Farm" also began broadcasting episodes year-round that year. Reflecting its change in focus, the title was changed to "Emmerdale" on 14 November 1989. Coinciding with the title change was the introduction of the wealthy Tate family, bringing with them racier storylines. Under Richardson, the
Emmerdale drug addiction, anorexia, teenage pregnancy, gambling addiction, bereavement, fraud, suicide, mesothelioma, schizophrenia, manslaughter, becoming a parent in later life, sudden infant death syndrome, self-harming, assisted suicide, epilepsy and premature births. "Emmerdale" was first broadcast two afternoons a week in 1972, and it later moved to a prime time 19:00 slot in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It began broadcasting episodes year-round in 1988. The number of episodes per week has increased, to its current six half-hour episodes each week. Each episode is filmed two to four weeks before it is broadcast on ITV. "Emmerdale" reaches viewers in the Republic