Emmerdale in 2002

2002 was Emmerdale's 31st year.
==Viewership==
The average viewing figure for the year was 9.21 million viewers, which was down 500,000 on 2001. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 3340 (27th December 2002), with 11.79 million viewers, while the least-watched episodes were Episode 3208 (25th June 2002) and Episode 3210 (27th June 2002), both with 6.97 million viewers. 53 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 3 less than the year before.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Diane Blackstock 	Elizabeth Estensen 	Full year 	190 	469 	2
2 	Louise Appleton 	Emily Symons 	Full year 	167 	240 	39
3 	Viv Hope 	Deena Payne 	Full year 	166 	981 	10
4 	Ashley Thomas 	John Middleton 	Full year 	160 	519 	13
5 	Paddy Kirk 	Dominic Brunt 	Full year 	152 	603 	29
6 	Tricia Fisher/Stokes 	Sheree Murphy 	Full year, except July 	151 	522 	35
7 	Emily Dingle/Kirk 	Kate McGregor 	Full year 	146 	435 	7
8 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	145 	794 	13
9 	Nicola Blackstock 	Nicola Wheeler 	Full year 	142 	291 	4
10 	Bob Hope 	Tony Audenshaw 	Full year 	141 	240 	33
11 	Zoe Tate 	Leah Bracknell 	Full year 	136 	1085 	20
12 	Christopher Tate 	Peter Amory 	Full year 	132 	1288 	10
12 	Lisa Dingle 	Jane Cox 	Full year 	132 	680 	9
14 	Edna Birch 	Shirley Stelfox 	Full year 	129 	258 	32
15 	Charity Tate 	Emma Atkins 	Full year 	128 	302 	8
15 	Rodney Blackstock 	Patrick Mower 	Full year 	128 	262 	18
17 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	Until December 	126 	873 	6
18 	Andy Sugden 	Kelvin Fletcher 	Full year 	120 	513 	19
19 	Latisha Daggert 	Danielle Henry 	Until December 	117 	177 	45
20 	Cynthia Daggert 	Kay Purcell 	Until December 	116 	192 	37
21 	Jack Sugden 	Clive Hornby 	Full year 	115 	2080 	22
21 	Terry Woods 	Billy Hartman 	Full year 	115 	867 	5
23 	Ray Mullan 	Seamus Gubbins 	Full year 	114 	141 	56
23 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	Full year 	114 	427 	36
25 	Cain Dingle 	Jeff Hordley 	Full year, except May 	111 	324 	3
26 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell	Full year 	110 	1250 	26
27 	Alan Turner 	Richard Thorp 	Full year 	106 	1962 	25
28 	Betty Eagleton 	Paula Tilbrook 	Until November 	104 	873 	24
28 	Robert Sugden 	Karl Davies 	Full year 	104 	799 	27
30 	Chloe Atkinson 	Amy Nuttall 	Full year, except December 	103 	223 	21
30 	Jerry Mackinley 	Rob Dixon 	From March 	103 	103 	N/A
32 	Sydney Woolfe 	Nathan Gladwell 	From March 	102 	102 	N/A
33 	Katie Addyman 	Sammy Winward 	Full year, except December 	95 	137 	49
34 	Len Reynolds 	Peter Martin 	Full year 	92 	176 	34
35 	Gloria Weaver/Pollard	Janice McKenzie 	March to December 	89 	192 	42
35 	Scott Windsor 	Ben Freeman 	Full year 	89 	556 	31
37 	Seth Armstrong 	Stan Richards 	Full year 	85 	1807 	42
38 	Angie Reynolds 	Freya Copeland 	Until November 	84 	385 	12
39 	Donna Windsor 	Verity Rushworth 	Full year, except November 	83 	446 	38
40 	Danny Daggert 	Cleveland Campbell 	Full year, except January 	82 	155 	39
41 	Brian Addyman 	Martin Reeve 	Full year, except January 	78 	80 	71
42 	Ollie Reynolds 	Vicky Binns 	Full year 	75 	307 	16
43 	Bernice Thomas 	Samantha Giles 	Until April 	63 	494 	1
44 	Maggie Calder 	Dee Whitehead 	Until August 	60 	82 	57
45 	Lucy Calder 	Elspeth Brodie 	Until August 	58 	73 	60
45 	Marc Reynolds 	Anthony Lewis 	Until February, April to December 	58 	279 	17
47 	Steph Stokes 	Lorraine Chase 	From September 	57 	57 	N/A
48 	Gabrielle Thomas 	Annelise Manojlovic 	Full year, except November 	54 	59 	69
49 	Laurel Potts 	Charlotte Bellamy 	From September 	53 	53 	N/A
50 	Victoria Sugden 	Hannah Midgley 	Until April, June to September and from November 	47 	280 	53
51 	Phil Weston 	Mark Jardine 	Until July 	46 	63 	59
52 	Craig Calder 	Jason Hain 	Until August 	38 	56 	58
52 	Kirk Daggert 	Alexander Fothergill	Until December 	38 	66 	55
54 	Rhona Goskirk 	Zoe Henry 	June to August, October to November 	33 	40 	66
55 	Belle Dingle 	Emily Mather 	February to July, From September 	28 	149 	52
56 	Jess Weston 	Ruth Abram 	Until April 	26 	38 	62
57 	Jason Kirk 	James Carlton 	Until January, and December 	25 	208 	23
58 	Joseph Tate 	Oliver Young 	Until February, May, July to October and December	22 	205 	61
59 	Jarvis Skelton 	Richard Moore 	From November 	14 	14 	N/A
60 	Shadrach Dingle 	Andy Devine 	March, July, October and December 	6 	13 	N/A
61 	Debbie Jones 	Charley Webb 	From December 	5 	5 	N/A
62 	Sean Reynolds 	Stephen McGann 	Until January 	4 	303 	27
62 	Lady Tara Thornfield 	Anna Brecon 	Until January 	4 	215 	46
64 	Andrew Fraser 	Mark Elstob 	Until January 	3 	76 	39
64 	Chastity Dingle 	Lucy Pargeter 	October only 	3 	3 	N/A
64 	Eve Jenson 	Raine Davison 	Until January 	3 	43 	51
==Storylines==
to be added
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*The Grange - Alan Turner and Rodney Blackstock. Sydney Woolfe (March/April to May). Jerry Mackinley (from May). Rhona Goskirk (June to November). Steph Stokes (September to October). Cynthia, Latisha, Danny, and Kirk Daggert (all November to December). Terry Woods (from December).
*The Woolpack - Diane Blackstock. Louise Appleton (until July, and from December). Bernice and Gabrielle Thomas (both until January, and March to April). Terry Woods (September to December).
*Pear Tree Cottage - Scott Windsor. Jason Kirk (until January). Latisha and Kirk Daggert (both January only). Chloe Atkinson (February to July). Sydney Woolfe (from May).
*Woodbine Cottage - Edna Birch. Eve Birch (until January).
*Tug Ghyll - Jarvis Skelton (from December).
*Mill Cottage - Ray Mullan (until December). Louise Appleton (July to December).
*Dale View - Nicola Blackstock (until May, and from August). Emily Dingle (until January). Jess Weston (February to April). Steph Stokes (from October). Danny Daggert (November only).
*Connelton View - Chloe Atkinson (until February). Brian Addyman (from March). Katie Addyman (March to June, and from August).
*Victoria Cottage - Marlon Dingle and Tricia Fisher. Edith Weatherall (August to September).
*Keepers Cottage - Betty Eagleton and Seth Armstrong. Laurel Potts (from September)
*Mill Brook Cottage - Zoe Tate (January to May). Ashley and Gabrielle Thomas (both from December).
*Village Store & Post Office - Viv Hope and Donna Windsor. Bob Hope (until March, and from April). Terry Woods (December only).
Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - Eric Pollard. Gloria Pollard (March to December).
*Tenant House - Terry Woods and Sean Reynolds (both until January). Jack, Robert, Andy and Victoria Sugden (all from January).
*Jacobs Fold - Cynthia and Danny Daggert (both until November). Latisha and Kirk Daggert (both until January, and January to July).
*St. Mary's Vicarage - Ashley Thomas (until December). Zoe Tate (until January). Bernice Thomas (January to March). Gabrielle Thomas (January to March, and April to December).
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Paddy Kirk. Emily Kirk (from January). Nicola Blackstock (May to August). Debbie Jones (December only).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Cottage - Lisa, Sam and Belle Dingle. Zak Dingle (until December). Cain Dingle (until April, and from June). Peg Dingle (January to July). Latisha and Kirk Dagert (both July to November).
*Holdgate Farm - Len and Ollie Reynolds. Angie Reynolds (until November). Marc Reynolds (until January, and April to December). Danny Daggert (from December).
Skipdale Lane
*Melby Farm/Emmerdale Farm III - Jack, Robert, Andy and Victoria Sugden (all until January).
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Christopher, Charity, and Joseph Tate. Zoe Tate (May to July, and from September). Chloe Atkinson (from July).
*Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Andrew Fraser (until January). Terry Woods (January to September). Cynthia, Latisha, and Kirk Daggert (all November only).
Others
*Dale Park Holiday Village - Maggie, Lucy, and Craig Calder (all until August). Phil Weston (until July). Jess Weston (until February).
*Oakwell Hall - Lady Tara Thornfield (until January) .
*21 Fir Tree Lane, Hotten - Brain and Katie Addyman (both until March).
*Young Offenders Institute - Marc Reynolds (January to April).
*Mental health units - Zoe Tate (July to September).
==Awards and Nominations==
National Television Awards
*Most Popular Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)
*Most Popular Actress: Leah Bracknell (Nominee)
*Most Popular Newcomer: Emily Symons (Nominee), Sammy Winward (Nominee)
British Soap Awards
* Best Actor: Steve Halliwell (Nominee)
* Best Actress: Samantha Giles (Nominee)
* Best British Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Exit: Batley the Dog (Winner)
* Best Onscreen Partnership: Samantha Giles and John Middleton (Nominee)
* Best Storyline: Zak's fight with testicular cancer (Nominee)
* Hero of the Year: Steve Halliwell (Nominee)
* Sexiest Male: Ben Freeman (Nominee)
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