Peter Willes, the then-head of serial dramas at Yorkshire Television, did not like that the soap began with a funeral as he found it to be a "very downbeat way to start" and "a big switch-off". Between April and August 2019, ITV began airing an additional episode on Tuesdays at 8pm, bringing the total number of episodes a week to seven but it was reduced back to six due to the heavy amount of filming for cast and crew involved.

It includes a delve looking back at Emmerdale legends, the show's villains, births, marriages, deaths, and celebrity cameos. Each character, event, family and location is explored in exhaustive detail, with special features on Emmerdale legends, the show's villains, births, marriages, deaths, and celebrity cameos, bringing all the highlights together with interviews and insights from cast and crew members past and present," the description adds. Throughout the years the Yorkshire soap has broadcast some hard-hitting, emotional storylines, there have been affairs, fights, explosive stunts and plenty of humour thrown in too. Speaking on how the models were created, Amy Lord, production designer on the project and artistic director of Lord Whitney studio, tells CR: “The actors were captured using 3D-scanning software. If you're a fan of long-running soap Emmerdale, you'll probably have already watched the show's 50th anniversary which aired October 16, 2022.Richardson produced the programme for 24 years, overseeing its transformation from a minor, daytime, rural drama into a major prime time UK soap opera.

As for Diane, soap legend Elizabeth Estensen bowed out last year after more than 20 years on the ITV soap, as she retired. He has worked previously as both a reporter and sub editor for the brand, prior to taking on the position of Night News Editor in 2016. The other six regions, including all of Scotland and London, preferred the 5:15pm slots on Mondays and Tuesdays. The first episode aired on 16 October 1972 at 1:30 pm, and began with the Sugden family convening in the fictional village of Beckindale for the funeral of a relative.

Explore the stunning Emmerdale Village as you visit the outdoor set where episodes of your favourite soap are brought to life.