Emmerdale: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Emmerdale is a British soap focusing on the lives of several families and locals living around an estate, a farm and the nearby village in the Yorkshire Dales. It is the second longest British soap in television history since airing its first episode on ITV in 1972, as 'Emmerdale Farm', the show was renamed in 1989.

Series details

• Title: Emmerdale
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1972-10-16
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 2548

Cast and credited roles

• Jeff Hordley — Cain Dingle
• Emma Atkins — Charity Dingle
• Lucy Pargeter — Chas Dingle
• Danny Miller — Aaron Dingle
• Natalie J. Robb — Moira Dingle
• Nicola Wheeler — Nicola King
• William Ash — Caleb Miligan
• Claire King — Kim Tate
• Mark Charnock — Marlon Dingle
• Dominic Brunt — Paddy Dingle
• Lawrence Robb — Mackenzie Boyd
• Eden Taylor-Draper — Belle Dingle

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-10-16; final listed air date 1972-12-19; episode order: 20.
• Season 2: premiered 1973-01-01; final listed air date 1973-12-19; episode order: 103.
• Season 3: premiered 1974-01-01; final listed air date 1974-12-31; episode order: 99.
• Season 4: premiered 1975-01-06; final listed air date 1975-12-30.
• Season 5: premiered 1976-01-05; final listed air date 1976-05-18.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-01-03; final listed air date 1977-12-15.
• Season 7: premiered 1978-01-10; final listed air date 1978-12-14.
• Season 8: premiered 1979-01-03; final listed air date 1979-07-05.
• Season 9: premiered 1980-01-08; final listed air date 1980-12-18.
• Season 10: premiered 1981-01-06; final listed air date 1981-11-05.
• Season 11: premiered 1982-01-12; final listed air date 1982-12-23.
• Season 12: premiered 1983-01-11; final listed air date 1983-12-22.
• Season 13: premiered 1984-01-10; final listed air date 1984-12-20.
• Season 14: premiered 1985-01-08; final listed air date 1985-12-19.
• Season 15: premiered 1986-01-07; final listed air date 1986-12-18.
• Season 16: premiered 1987-01-06; final listed air date 1987-12-17.
• Season 17: premiered 1988-01-06; final listed air date 1988-12-29.
• Season 18: premiered 1989-01-04; final listed air date 1989-12-28; episode order: 103.
• Season 19: premiered 1990-01-02; final listed air date 1990-12-27; episode order: 102.
• Season 20: premiered 1991-01-01; final listed air date 1991-12-31; episode order: 104.
• Season 21: premiered 1992-01-02; final listed air date 1992-12-31.
• Season 22: premiered 1993-01-05; final listed air date 1993-12-30.
• Season 23: premiered 1994-01-04; final listed air date 1994-12-29.
• Season 24: premiered 1995-01-03; final listed air date 1995-12-28.
• Season 25: premiered 1996-01-02; final listed air date 1996-12-31.
• Season 26: premiered 1997-01-01; final listed air date 1997-12-31.
• Season 27: premiered 1998-01-01; final listed air date 1998-12-31.
• Season 28: premiered 1999-01-05; final listed air date 1999-12-30.
• Season 29: premiered 2000-01-04; final listed air date 2000-12-29.
• Season 30: premiered 2001-01-01; final listed air date 2001-12-31.

Source and licence

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