Emmerdale in 2023

2023 was Emmerdale's 52nd year. Production was overseen by producers Kate Brooks and Laura Shaw for the entire year, and executive producer Jane Hudson until November.
313 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Caleb and Nicky Miligan's failed revenge plot against Kim Tate, the love triangle between Mackenzie Boyd, Charity Dingle and Chloe Harris, Lydia Dingle being raped by Craig Reed and his subsequent death, Paddy Dingle's suicide attempt, Rhona Goskirk's frozen embryos being stolen by her ex-husband Gus Malcolms and used to make a baby, Jai Sharma learning that Rishi Sharma was not his biological father and the fallout from Rishi’s death on Jai and Laurel Thomas's wedding day, Arthur Thomas's relationship with Marshall Hamston, whose homophobic father's descent into madness caused him to kidnap Arthur's mother Laurel, Dan Spencer's exit after he was imprisoned for killing his daughter Amelia's stalker with one punch, Jacob Gallagher's relationship with Victoria Sugden leading to David Metcalfe's exit, Wendy Posner's affair with Liam Cavanagh, Tracy Robinson's affair with Caleb Miligan, the arrival of Charles Anderson's mother Claudette and father Victor, who died shortly after his arrival in the village, Gail Loman acting as a donor for her and Ryan Stocks's ill son Oscar Grisham, who they had given up for adoption as a baby, and Bernice Blackstock and Bob Hope buying the B&B.
==Production==
To be added.
==Viewership==
The average viewing figure for the year was 4.10 million viewers, which was down 460,000 on 2022. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 9576 (16th January 2023), with 4.78 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 9870 (25th December 2023), with 3.31 million viewers. 63 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 5 more than the year before.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Caleb Miligan 	William Ash 	Full year 	169 	178 	80
2 	Charity Dingle 	Emma Atkins 	Full year, except September 	159 	2830 	2
2 	Chas Dingle 	Lucy Pargeter 	Full year 	159 	3272 	1
4 	Mackenzie Boyd 	Lawrence Robb 	Full year 	154 	428 	11
5 	Cain Dingle 	Jeff Hordley 	Full year 	149 	2999 	4
6 	Mandy Dingle 	Lisa Riley 	Full year 	137 	981 	25
7 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	131 	3735 	4
8 	Nicky Miligan 	Lewis Cope 	Full year 	124 	127 	91
9 	Chloe Harris 	Jessie Elland 	Until December 	118 	226 	33
10 	Gabby Thomas 	Rosie Bentham 	Full year 	117 	1229 	38
11 	Nate Robinson 	Jurell Carter 	Full year 	116 	500 	33
12 	Paddy Dingle 	Dominic Brunt 	Full year 	114 	3116 	3
13 	Kim Tate 	Claire King 	Full year 	106 	1413 	7
14 	Bob Hope 	Tony Audenshaw 	Full year 	105 	2928 	32
14 	Lydia Dingle 	Karen Blick 	Full year 	105 	647 	23
14 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	Full year 	105 	2467 	23
17 	Bernice Blackstock 	Samantha Giles 	Until November 	103 	1630 	30
17 	Laurel Thomas 	Charlotte Bellamy 	Full year 	103 	2518 	13
19 	Belle Dingle 	Eden Taylor-Draper 	Full year 	102 	1820 	36
19 	Jai Sharma 	Christopher Bisson 	Full year 	102 	1602 	44
19 	Rhona Goskirk 	Zoe Henry 	Full year, except September 	102 	1534 	8
22 	Moira Dingle 	Natalie J Robb 	Full year 	101 	1945 	4
23 	Charles Anderson 	Kevin Mathurin 	Full year, except November 	100 	339 	10
24 	Nicola King 	Nicola Wheeler 	Full year, except September 	98 	2636 	29
25 	Amelia Spencer 	Daisy Campbell 	Full year 	97 	646 	18
26 	Amy Wyatt 	Natalie Ann Jamieson 	Full year, except July 	94 	849 	36
27 	Leyla Cavanagh/Harding	Roxy Shahidi 	Full year 	87 	1498 	9
27 	Wendy Posner 	Susan Cookson 	Full year, except October 	87 	271 	62
29 	Mary Goskirk 	Louise Jameson 	Full year 	84 	158 	43
30 	Tom King 	James Chase 	From April 	82 	188 	N/A
31 	David Metcalfe 	Matthew Wolfenden 	Until March, May to November 	81 	1990 	38
32 	Noah Dingle 	Jack Downham 	Full year 	80 	806 	16
33 	Manpreet Sharma 	Rebecca Sarker 	Full year 	78 	428 	28
33 	Victoria Sugden 	Isabel Hodgins 	Full year 	78 	2348 	45
35 	Will Taylor 	Dean Andrews 	Full year, except September 	77 	432 	27
36 	Jacob Gallagher 	Joe-Warren Plant 	Full year, except May 	76 	859 	45
36 	Liam Cavanagh 	Jonny McPherson 	Full year 	76 	526 	11
38 	Dawn Fletcher 	Olivia Bromley 	Full year, except May and October 	75 	560 	14
38 	Suni Sharma 	Brahmdeo Shannon Ramana 	From July 	75 	75 	N/A
40 	Jimmy King 	Nick Miles 	Full year 	74 	2201 	51
41 	Vinny Dingle 	Bradley Johnson 	Full year 	72 	409 	17
42 	Bear Wolf 	Joshua Richards 	Full year, except August and November 	70 	274 	49
43 	Samson Dingle 	Sam Hall 	February to April, from August 	67 	566 	54
43 	Tracy Robinson 	Amy Walsh 	From July 	67 	901 	71
45 	Matty Barton 	Ash Palmisciano 	Full year 	66 	638 	41
46 	Naomi Walters 	Karene Peter 	Until July 	65 	123 	53
47 	Brenda Walker 	Lesley Dunlop 	Full year, except October 	64 	1429 	50
48 	Claudette Anderson 	Flo Wilson 	May to October, from December 	62 	62 	N/A
49 	Gail Loman 	Rachael Gill-Davis 	From May 	60 	61 	N/A
50 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell 	Full year, except April and September 	59 	3326 	45
51 	Cathy Hope 	Gabrielle Dowling 	Until May, from August 	58 	352 	61
51 	Sarah Sugden 	Katie Hill 	Full year, except July and September 	58 	1045 	57
53 	Dan Spencer 	Liam Fox 	Until August 	56 	1084 	30
54 	Billy Fletcher 	Jay Kontzle 	Until April, from July 	55 	449 	20
55 	Arthur Thomas 	Alfie Clarke 	Until August, from November 	54 	588 	63
56 	April Windsor 	Amelia Flanagan 	Full year, except June and August 	48 	458 	58
56 	Reuben Harris 	Sebastian Kenneth Downes 	April to June, August to December 	48 	48 	N/A
58 	Ethan Anderson 	Emile John 	February to April, from July 	47 	222 	25
58 	Rodney Blackstock 	Patrick Mower 	Full year, except February 	47 	2010 	65
60 	Aaron Dingle 	Danny Miller 	From October 	42 	1656 	68
61 	Suzy Merton 	Martelle Edinborough 	Until May, July, September and November 	38 	103 	48
62 	Rishi Sharma 	Bhasker Patel 	Until July 	36 	860 	59
62 	Ryan Stocks 	James Moore 	February to July, September to November 	36 	263 	54
64 	Esther Spencer 	Florence Mae Dyson 	February to April, June to October and from December 	32 	44 	75
64 	Heath Hope 	Sebastian Dowling 	Until May, August to September, from November 	32 	279 	76
66 	Amit Sharma 	Anil Goutam 	From October 	30 	30 	N/A
67 	Kyle Winchester 	Huey Quinn 	Until June, October, December 	28 	300 	56
68 	Gus Malcolms 	Alan McKenna 	April to May, from November 	27 	27 	N/A
69 	Eve Dingle 	Bella James 	Until May, from September 	26 	81 	73
70 	Clemmie Reed 	Mabel Addison 	Until January, March to April, July, September, from November	24 	50 	66
71 	Frankie Robinson 	Eden Ratcliffe-Knights 	June to August, from October 	22 	52 	85
72 	Archie Breckle 	Kai Assi 	Until April, June to August, October, December 	20 	172 	81
73 	Lucas Taylor 	Noah Ryan Aspinall 	Until April, July, September, November 	19 	84 	64
73 	Thomas Tate 	Bertie Brotherton 	January to February, April to September, November 	19 	39 	71
75 	Isaac Dingle 	Bobby Dunsmuir 	Until January, March to June, October, from December 	17 	181 	69
75 	Moses Dingle 	Arthur Cockroft 	Until January, March to June, August, from November 	17 	214 	78
77 	Angelica King 	Rebecca Bakes 	Until January, May to June, from November 	16 	324 	84
78 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	Until March, May to June 	15 	2929 	67
79 	Dotty Thomas 	Tilly-Rue Foster 	Until March, June to August, October, December 	13 	131 	78
80 	Elliot Windsor 	Luca Hoyle 	January, April to June, November 	11 	146 	83
80 	Leo Goskirk 	Harvey Rogerson 	April to May, July, from November 	11 	287 	85
82 	Carl Holliday 	Charlie Joyce 	January, March to June, November 	10 	119 	87
83 	Marcus Dean 	Darcy Grey 	February only 	9 	69 	51
84 	Ivy Malcolms 	Alice Maeve Leigh and Lois Boote	From December 	8 	8 	N/A
85 	Priya Kotecha 	Fiona Wade 	Until January 	7 	1199 	42
86 	Georgia Sharma 	Lin Blakley 	July only 	5 	213 	N/A
86 	Harry Sugden 	Adam Pryor 	May, July to September 	5 	34 	87
88 	Amba Metcalfe 	Ava Jayasinghe 	Until January 	4 	121 	90
88 	Theo Metcalfe 	Beau Ronnie Newton 	January to February, July 	4 	27 	87
90 	Evan Fletcher 	Malachi McKenzie 	From December 	3 	3 	N/A
91 	Kerry Wyatt 	Laura Norton 	April and August only 	2 	1111 	20
==Storylines==
===January===
To be added.
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Laurel, Arthur, and Dotty Thomas, Jai Sharma, and Archie Breckle. Marshall Hamston (March to July).
*The Grange - Bob, Cathy, and Heath Hope, and Wendy Posner (all from February). Bernice Blackstock (February to November). Caleb Miligan (June only).
*The Woolpack - Chas and Eve Dingle. Paddy Dingle and Bear Wolf (both until March). Caleb Miligan (May to June). Amelia and Esther Spencer (both from September).
*Woodbine Cottage - Charles Anderson and Manpreet Sharma. Naomi Walters (February to July). Claudette Anderson (from May). Victor Anderson (July to August).
*Tug Ghyll - Leyla Harding and Suzy Merton (both until July). Nate, Tracy, and Frankie Robinson (all from July).
*Dale Head - Dan Spencer (until August). Amelia and Esther Spencer (both until September). Noah Dingle (January to March). Tom King and Belle Dingle (both from October).
*Mill Cottage
**Apartment One - Caleb and Nicky Miligan (both from June).
**Apartment Two - Aaron Dingle (from October).
*Dale View - Wendy Posner (until February). Victoria and Harry Sugden (both until January). Mackenzie Boyd, and Chloe and Reuben Harris (alll June to November).
*Connelton View - Bob, Cathy, and Heath Hope (all until February).
*Victoria Cottage - Jimmy, Nicola, and Angelica King, Elliot Windsor, Carl Holliday, and Rodney Blackstock.
*Keepers Cottage - Amy Wyatt. Victoria and Harry Sugden (both from January). Kyle Winchester (January to March). Matty Barton (from January). Chloe Harris (March to June). Reuben Harris (April to June).
*Brook Cottage - Bernice Blackstock (until February).
Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - Jacob Gallagher. David and Theo Metcalfe (both until November). Leyla Harding (from July).
*Tenant House - Liam Cavanagh. Paddy Dingle and Bear Wolf (both from March).
*Jacobs Fold - Charity and Moses Dingle, and Sarah Sugden. Noah Dingle (until January, and from March). Mackenzie Boyd (until May, and from November). Chloe Harris (January to February, and March).
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Rhona, Mary, and Leo Goskirk, Marlon Dingle, and April Windsor.
*Butlers Farm - Moira and Isaac Dingle. Kyle Winchester (until January, and from March). Matty Barton. (until January). Cain Dingle (from January). Mackenzie Boyd (May to June).
Cricketer's Row
*Tall Trees Cottage - Ryan Stocks and Ethan Anderson. Nate Robinson (until July). Marcus Dean and Naomi Walters (both until February).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Barn - Eric Pollard and Brenda Walker.
*Wishing Well Cottage - Sam, Mandy, Vinny and Samson Dingle. Zak Dingle (until August)'. Belle Dingle (until October). Lydia Dingle (until November, and November to December).
*Holdgate Farm - Rishi Sharma (until July). Priya Kotecha and Amba Metcalfe (both until January). Tom King (June to October). Suni Sharma (July to December). Amit Sharma (October to December).
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Kim and Thomas Tate, Will and Lucas Taylor, Billy and Dawn Fletcher, Gabby Thomas, and Clemmie Reed. Nicky Miligan (January to June). Lydia Dingle (November only). Evan Fletcher (from December)
Other
*HMP Hotten - Cain Dingle (until January).
*Hostel in Leeds - Chloe Harris (until January).
*Secure Children's Home - Kyle Winchester (January only).
*27 Thornton Drive, Hotten - Lydia Dingle (from December).
==Who works where==
Main Street
*The Grange - Eric Pollard (until February). Bob Hope (from February). Bernice Blackstock (February to November).
*The Woolpack - Charity, Chas, Marlon and Lydia Dingle. Bob Hope (until February). Naomi Walters (until July).
*PampaManda - Mandy Dingle. Bernice Blackstock (until January). Amelia Spencer (from March).
*Take A Vow - Leyla Harding and Suzy Merton. Priya Kotecha (until January).
*Barton and Dingle Automotives - Cain Dingle. Dan Spencer (until August). Mackenzie Boyd (from August).
*Café Main Street - Brenda Walker, Nicola King, Bob Hope, Lydia Dingle and Rodney Blackstock.
Church Lane
*David's Shop - Jacob Gallagher. David Metcalfe (until November). Tracy Robinson (from December).
*St. Mary's Church - Charles Anderson. 
Hotten Road
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Paddy Dingle and Rhona Goskirk. Tom King (from May).
*Butlers Farm - Moira and Sam Dingle and Nate Robinson. Mackenzie Boyd (until August).
Robblesfield Way
*Hawksford Outdoor Pursuits/Hide Bistro - Kim Tate, Jai Sharma, Laurel Thomas, Victoria Sugden, Matty Barton and Amy Wyatt. 
*Holey Scrap - Vinny Dingle. Aaron Dingle (from October).
*Home James Haulage - Jimmy King and Will Taylor.
Other
*Home Farm Estate - Kim Tate, Billy and Dawn Fletcher, Sam Dingle and Gabby Thomas. Nicky Miligan (January to April).
*Abbott Lane Surgery - Liam Cavanagh, Manpreet Sharma and Wendy Posner.
*Law Firm - Ethan Anderson.
*Marcus Dean Electrician - Marcus Dean and Noah Dingle (both until February).
*Wellness Retreat Firm - Belle Dingle.
*Longbrook Private Hire - Caleb and Nicky Miligan and Nate Robinson (all from September).
==Awards and nominations==
To be added.
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