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;
Sean Reynolds (Emmerdale) new job. In August 2002, McGann was nominated for an Echo Entertainment Award for his portrayal of Sean. Billy Sloan of the "Sunday Mail" said McGann's character "achieved notoriety when he had a steamy, marriage-wrecking affair with upper-crust Lady Tara Thornfield". The "Daily Mirror's" Sally Morgan branded Sean a "love-cheat husband with a selfish streak who cared little for his own kids." While Tim Randall of the "Daily Record" called him a "love rat". Sean Reynolds (Emmerdale) Sean Reynolds is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Emmerdale", played by Stephen McGann. He made his first screen appearance