Episode 1 (Emmerdale 1918)

In the first episode of Emmerdale 1918, Mark Charnock, who plays much loved Emmerdale chef Marlon Dingle, looks back on the story of a real First World War chef who lived in the original Emmerdale village. 
== Plot ==
Mark Charnock visits Esholt, where Emmerdale was filmed for over twenty years. He is exploring the life of real life villager Frederick Brocklehurst, a front line cook who served with the West Yorkshire Regiment when he signed up at the age of 25. He was one of five children and over 6ft.
He then travels to Bradford to see local historian Bob Richardson, who shows him a photo album that belonged to Fred. Mark sees the everyday life of Fred, from fighting, shaving and cooking.
Next, he meets First World War trench life expert Andy Robertshaw, who brings him to a 200m replica of a WWI trench. He tells Mark how Fred started off as an infantrymen, until the company cook was killed. He survived many battles in his first year of service, but still felt unprepared for the role of battalion chef being thrust upon him. He also had a camera in the trenches which was forbidden.
Mark then compared his own character Marlon Dingle to Fred Brocklehurst and described him as having a 'Dingle-lyness' to him. He then meets Tony Hall, a specialist in army field cooking. From a 1915 military recipe book, they make a 'currant roll', or spotted dick, together.
He returns to Bradford, where Bob Richardson tells him more about Fred. In December 1916, Fred travels to a local village and stole lumps of coal for a fire to feed his comrades. He was court marshalled after being caught. 
Mark visits the Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham, where he meets Bob Oberhoffer - a fifth generation military cook. He is challenged with making enough dessert for a squadron. Surprisingly to him, it goes down well considering he only managed to make 10 pastries for 20 soldiers.
He then goes to the Imperial War Museum North to speak to WWI historian, Charlotte Czyzyk. She tells Mark that Fred was neither executed nor imprisoned for his crime, although he was sentenced to 56 under 'F.P. No. 2.'. FP, or Field Punishment, meant that Fred had to stand stand still in the middle of a field, shackled in one position for 2 hours a day, for 56 days. Soon after, this was remitted and his record was cleared, even being promoted to Lance Corporal.
Fred fought in the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, and left for home in November of the following year. He married the same month to Nellie, and had a son and a daughter.Category:Emmerdale 1918 episodes