Emmerdale in 2019

2019 was Emmerdale's 48th year. Production is overseen by producers Kate Brooks and Laura Shaw and executive producer Jane Hudson.
339 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Maya Stepney's grooming of Jacob Gallagher, Kim Tate's release from prison and the introduction of her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Moira Dingle's affair with husband Cain's secret son Nate Robinson, Victoria Barton's rape and consequent pregnancy, Robert Sugden's revenge against Victoria's rapist and his departure, the death of Lisa Dingle, Paddy Kirk discovering his real father, the breakup of Marlon and Jessie Dingle's marriage, the fire at the factory caused by Kerry and Amy Wyatt which killed Frank Clayton, and Harriet Finch's stalker who turned out to be her ex Will Taylor.
==Production==
2019 featured a large number of cast exits. In January, Mark Jordon and Thomas Atkinson made their final appearances as Daz Spencer and Lachlan White, respectively. Lachlan had previously exited the show in September 2018, but made a brief return from behind bars. Lisa Dingle made her final appearance in May, when she died of amyloidosis. Jane Cox had played the role for 23 years, and is the longest-serving female cast member in the history of the show.
Louisa Clein left the role as paedophile Maya Stepney as the character was sent to prison for her abuse of Jacob Gallagher in June. She also made a brief appearance in November and an off-screen appearance in December when she left her child at David Metcalfe's doorstep.
Michael Praed and Gaynor Faye left their roles as Frank Clayton and Megan Macey respectively after Frank's death in August. Megan left the village with her daughter Eliza after Frank's funeral for a fresh start. The same month, Charley Webb temporarily left the show to go on maternity leave and her character Debbie Dingle and son Jack Sugden both left Emmerdale for a new life in Scotland. 
Sandra Marvin made the last appearance as Jessie Dingle in September after she was caught cheating on husband Marlon with her ex Al Chapman. The following month Sally Dexter left her role as Faith Dingle when she was shunned by her family after it was revealed she knew about son Cain's secret son Nate Robinson. November saw the departure of Ryan Hawley as Robert Sugden in a major storyline in which the character was sent to prison for the murder of Lee Posner. Later that month. Bernice Blackstock also exited the village in November, joining her daughter Dee Dee in Australia, as Samantha Giles left the show 7 years after her return, and 21 years after her first appearance.
Asan N'Jie was sacked from his role as Ellis Chapman following an altercation with Hollyoaks star Jamie Lomas at the TV Choice Awards, and made his final appearance in October. The role was recast and given to Aaron Anthony, who debuted onscreen in December. The character of Amy Wyatt was also recast, and taken over by Natalie Ann Jamieson, who first appeared in March.
Kim Tate made her full-time return to the village in March, following a brief stint the previous October. With the exception of that stint, this was her first appearance in 20 years. The following month, her son Jamie returned, now played by Alexander Lincoln. Another return from a long-gone character was that of Mandy Dingle, played by Lisa Riley, who had not appeared since 2001. She was seen briefly in January before making a full-time return in September.
Cast additions included the introduction of Jamie Tate's wife Andrea and daughter Millie, played by Anna Nightingale and Willow Bell respectively, Dawn Taylor's father Will, played by Dean Andrews, Mandy's teenage "son" Vinny, played by Bradley Johnson, Paddy Kirk's long-lost dad Bear Wolf, played by Joshua Richards and Ellis Chapman's father Al, played by Michael Wildman, Wendy and Luke Posner, the mother and brother of Victoria Barton's rapist, played by Susan Cookson and Max Parker respectively, as well as the aforementioned Nate, played by Jurell Carter.
From April to August, a seventh episode of the show was broadcast regularly on Tuesdays at 8pm. As a result of this, 339 episodes of Emmerdale were broadcast in 2019, more than in any other year. In March, Emmerdale aired a special International Women's Day episode featuring only female characters which was written, directed, and produced by women with a mostly female crew.
==Viewership==
The average viewing figure for the year was 6.05 million viewers, which was down 400,000 on 2018. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 8378 (28th January 2019), with 7.03 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 8598 (19th September 2019), with 4.75 million viewers. 70 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 4 more than the year before.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Cain Dingle 	Jeff Hordley 	Full year 	184 	2470 	5
2 	Chas Dingle 	Lucy Pargeter 	Full year 	183 	2641 	3
3 	Aaron Dingle 	Danny Miller 	Full year 	181 	1424 	9
4 	Charity Dingle 	Emma Atkins 	Full year 	179 	2301 	1
5 	Moira Dingle 	Natalie J Robb 	Full year 	173 	1524 	16
6 	David Metcalfe 	Matthew Wolfenden 	Full year 	156 	1689 	29
6 	Victoria Barton 	Isabel Hodgins 	Full year 	156 	2048 	12
8 	Rhona Goskirk 	Zoe Henry 	Full year, except September 	155 	1157 	30
9 	Vanessa Woodfield 	Michelle Hardwick 	Full year 	154 	909 	12
10 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	150 	3233 	9
10 	Paddy Kirk 	Dominic Brunt 	Full year 	150 	2672 	21
12 	Jacob Gallagher 	Joe-Warren Plant 	Full year 	148 	627 	51
13 	Kim Tate 	Claire King 	From March 	147 	957 	84
14 	Kerry Wyatt 	Laura Norton 	Full year 	145 	966 	25
15 	Graham Foster 	Andrew Scarborough 	Full year 	142 	289 	15
16 	Laurel Thomas 	Charlotte Bellamy 	Full year 	140 	2166 	24
17 	Billy Fletcher 	Jay Kontzle 	Full year 	135 	140 	84
17 	Jai Sharma 	Christopher Bisson 	Full year 	135 	1290 	53
19 	Robert Sugden 	Ryan Hawley 	Until November 	132 	2013 	2
20 	Faith Dingle 	Sally Dexter 	Until October 	129 	422 	10
20 	Tracy Metcalfe 	Amy Walsh 	Full year 	129 	621 	22
22 	Nicola King 	Nicola Wheeler 	Full year 	128 	2284 	32
23 	Dawn Taylor 	Olivia Bromley 	Full year 	126 	147 	73
24 	Leyla Harding 	Roxy Shahidi 	Full year 	125 	1098 	64
24 	Pete Barton 	Anthony Quinlan 	Full year 	125 	748 	14
26 	Lydia Hart 	Karen Blick 	Full year 	122 	293 	42
27 	Amy Wyatt 	Natalie Ann Jamieson 	From March 	121 	571 	N/A
27 	Liv Flaherty 	Isobel Steele 	Full year 	121 	378 	28
29 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	Full year 	117 	2149 	38
30 	Nate Robinson 	Jurell Carter 	From April 	116 	116 	N/A
31 	Belle Dingle 	Eden Taylor-Draper 	Full year 	115 	1489 	27
32 	Harriet Finch 	Katherine Dow Blyton 	Full year 	113 	615 	35
33 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell 	Full year 	112 	3095 	43
34 	Priya Kotecha 	Fiona Wade 	Full year 	108 	947 	35
35 	Ellis Chapman 	Asan N'JieAaron Anthony 	Full year, except November 	106 	152 	57
36 	Matty Barton 	Ash Palmisciano 	Full year 	105 	408 	49
37 	Jamie Tate 	Alexander Lincoln 	From April 	98 	245 	N/A
38 	Liam Cavanagh 	Jonny McPherson 	Full year 	97 	171 	57
39 	Bernice Blackstock 	Samantha Giles 	Until August, October to November 	96 	1362 	18
40 	Bob Hope 	Tony Audenshaw 	Full year, except March 	94 	2607 	17
41 	Andrea Tate 	Anna Nightingale 	From June 	91 	91 	N/A
42 	Rishi Sharma 	Bhasker Patel 	Full year 	90 	685 	46
43 	Brenda Walker 	Lesley Dunlop 	Full year, except March and October 	88 	1190 	11
44 	Diane Sugden 	Elizabeth Estensen 	Full year 	87 	2935 	33
45 	Jimmy King 	Nick Miles 	Full year 	86 	1952 	40
46 	Dan Spencer 	Liam Fox 	Full year, except May 	85 	859 	35
46 	Jessie Grant/Dingle 	Sandra Marvin 	Until September 	85 	170 	44
48 	Debbie Dingle 	Charley Webb 	Until August 	83 	2322 	3
49 	Manpreet Jutla/Sharma	Rebecca Sarker 	Full year 	82 	107 	69
49 	Rodney Blackstock 	Patrick Mower 	Full year 	82 	1889 	33
51 	Bear Wolf 	Joshua Richards 	February to November 	78 	78 	N/A
52 	Ryan Stocks 	James Moore 	Full year, except March and November 	76 	114 	65
53 	Maya Stepney 	Louisa Clein 	Until June, November 	71 	120 	55
54 	Kyle Winchester 	Huey Quinn 	Full year 	70 	201 	78
55 	Megan Macey 	Gaynor Faye 	Until August 	69 	852 	46
56 	Doug Potts 	Duncan Preston 	Full year 	62 	945 	26
57 	Millie Tate 	Willow Bell 	From June 	61 	61 	N/A
58 	Al Chapman 	Michael Wildman 	From August 	57 	57 	N/A
59 	Mandy Dingle 	Lisa Riley 	January, from September 	56 	539 	N/A
59 	Sarah Sugden 	Katie Hill 	Until April, from August 	56 	848 	45
61 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	May to September 	52 	2857 	31
62 	Frank Clayton 	Michael Praed 	Until August 	51 	285 	39
63 	Noah Dingle 	Jack Downham 	Until June, from October 	48 	502 	41
64 	Will Taylor 	Dean Andrews 	April to October, from December 	47 	47 	N/A
65 	April Windsor 	Amelia Flanagan 	Full year, except July 	44 	302 	57
66 	Isaac Dingle 	Bobby Dunsmuir 	Until April, from July 	43 	130 	60
67 	Arthur Thomas 	Alfie Clarke 	Until April, July, from September 	42 	474 	54
67 	Gabby Thomas 	Rosie Bentham 	Until April, from September 	42 	822 	50
69 	Vinny Dingle 	Bradley Johnson 	January, from September 	37 	37 	N/A
70 	Amelia Spencer 	Daisy Campbell 	Until April, August, October to November 	36 	385 	52
70 	Leanna Cavanagh 	Mimi Slinger 	Until May, from October 	36 	66 	68
72 	Wendy Posner 	Susan Cookson 	From July 	35 	35 	N/A
73 	Samson Dingle 	Sam Hall 	Until February, May to August, from October 	32 	424 	67
74 	Leo Goskirk 	Harvey Rogerson 	From February 	31 	251 	71
75 	Archie Breckle 	Kai Assi 	From September 	29 	130 	N/A
76 	Johnny Woodfield 	Luca Hepworth 	Until February, May to September, from December 	27 	120 	75
77 	Moses Dingle 	Arthur Cockroft 	Until February, June, from August 	26 	177 	55
78 	Angelica King 	Rebecca Bakes 	Until February, May, July to September, from November 	25 	291 	74
79 	Eliza Macey 	Kyrena Robinson 	February to August 	20 	90 	84
79 	Elliot Windsor 	Luca Hoyle 	Until February, May, July to September, from November 	20 	122 	76
79 	Luke Posner 	Max Parker 	From August 	20 	29 	N/A
82 	Eve Dingle 	Bonnie and Billy Clement 	From October 	19 	19 	N/A
83 	Carl Holliday 	Charlie Munro Joyce 	Until February, May, August to September, from November	18 	77 	80
84 	Amba Metcalfe 	Ava Jayasinghe 	January to August, from December 	17 	104 	79
85 	Lisa Dingle 	Jane Cox 	March, May to June 	16 	2705 	62
86 	Dotty Thomas 	Tilly-Rue Foster 	Until February, April, August, from October 	15 	93 	70
86 	Jack Sugden 	Seth Ball 	Until May, July to August 	15 	186 	72
88 	Sebastian White 	Lily WestmorelandOpie Atkinson 	January, April, July to November 	13 	95 	48
89 	Pearl Ladderbanks 	Meg Johnson 	January, April to July 	9 	1111 	76
90 	Cathy Hope 	Gabrielle Dowling 	January to February, April, August 	8 	210 	62
90 	Heath Hope 	Sebastian Dowling 	January to February, April and August 	8 	212 	60
92 	Theo Metcalfe 	Talitha Taylor and Eve Rowlinski	From December 	6 	6 	N/A
93 	Daz Spencer 	Mark Jordon 	Until January 	5 	176 	20
94 	Lachlan White 	Thomas Atkinson 	January only 	3 	447 	18
95 	Lucas Taylor 	Dexter Ansell 	June to July 	2 	2 	N/A
96 	Gail Loman 	Rachael Gill-Davis 	February only 	1 	1 	N/A
==Storylines==
===January===
To be added.
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Laurel, Arthur and Dotty Thomas, and Doug Potts.
* The Grange - Liam and Leanna Cavanagh (until March). Bob Hope (until January). Billy Fletcher (February to March). Al Chapman (from August). Pete Barton (February, and October to December).
*The Woolpack - Chas Dingle and Paddy Kirk (both until August, and from October). Charity, Noah and Moses Dingle, and Vanessa and Johnny Woodfield (all until August). Bear Wolf (April to August, and from October). Eve Dingle (from October).
*Woodbine Cottage - Harriet Finch and Dawn Taylor. Pearl Ladderbanks (until September). Will Taylor (from September). 
*Tug Ghyll - Tracy Metcalfe. Leyla Harding (until June). Frank Clayton (until May). Maya Stepney (until April). Kerry Wyatt (June to October).
*Dale Head - Dan and Amelia Spencer. Kerry Wyatt. (until April, and from October). Daz Spencer (until January). Kyle Winchester (January to February). Amy Wyatt (March to April). Will Taylor (September only).
*Mill Cottage
**Apartment One - Aaron Dingle and Liv Flaherty. Robert Sugden (until October). Victoria Barton (June only). Cain and Isaac Dingle, and Kyle Winchester (all from November).
**Apartment Two - Ellis Chapman (January to April). Pete Barton (February only).
*Dale View - Wendy Posner (from December). Luke Posner (December only).
*Connelton View - Brenda Walker and Cathy and Heath Hope. Bob Hope (from January). 
*Victoria Cottage - Jimmy, Nicola and Angelica King, Elliot Windsor, Carl Holliday, and Rodney Blackstock.
*Keepers Cottage - Victoria Barton. Matty Barton (January to April). Amy Wyatt (from June). Kerry Wyatt (October only).
*Brook Cottage - Diane Sugden and Gabby Thomas. Bernice Blackstock (until November). Liam and Leanna Cavanagh (both from March).
Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - David Metcalfe. Jacob Gallagher (until June, and from September). Leyla Harding (from June). Theo Metcalfe (from December).
*Tenant House - Megan and Eliza Macey (both until August). Frank Clayton (May to August).
*Jacobs Fold - Debbie Dingle and Jack Sugden (January to August). Sarah Sugden (from January). Faith Dingle (July to October). Charity, Noah and Moses Dingle, and Vanessa and Johnny Woodfield (all from August).
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Rhona and Leo Goskirk. Pete Barton (until February, March to July). Pearl Ladderbanks (September to November). Graham Foster (from November).
*Butlers Farm - Moira Dingle. Cain and Isaac Dingle (both until November). Kyle Winchester (until January, and February to November). Debbie Dingle, Sarah and Jack Sugden (all until January). Matty Barton (until January, and from April). Pete Barton (July to October). Paddy Kirk and Bear Wolf (both August to October). Chas Dingle (September to October). Mandy and Vinny Dingle (both September only). 
Cricketer's Row
*Tall Trees Cottage - Marlon Dingle and April Windsor. Jessie Dingle (until September) Ellis Chapman (until January, April to October, and from December) Billy Fletcher (until February, and from March).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Barn - Eric Pollard. Faith Dingle (until July). Amy and Kerry Wyatt (both April to June). Jacob Gallagher (June to September)
*Wishing Well Cottage - Sam, Belle and Samson Dingle, and Lydia Hart. Zak Dingle (from May). Lisa Dingle (May only). Faith Dingle (August only). Mandy and Vinny Dingle (both from September). 
*Holdgate Farm - Jai and Rishi Sharma, Priya Kotecha, and Amba Metcalfe. Manpreet Sharma (from February). Archie Breckle (from September). 
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Graham Foster (until November). Kim Tate (from March). Jamie Tate (from May). Andrea and Millie Tate (both from June).
Widdup Lane
*Wylies Farm - Nate Robinson and Pete Barton (both from December).
Other
*Leeds - Ryan Stocks.
==Who works where==
Main Street
*The Grange - Eric Pollard, Diane Sugden and Tracy Metcalfe.
*The Woolpack - Charity, Chas and Marlon Dingle, Victoria Barton, Bob Hope and Lydia Hart. Matty Barton (from January). Dawn Taylor (August to November). Mandy Dingle (from November).
*Beauty & Bernice - Kerry Wyatt Bernice Blackstock (until November). Mandy Dingle (from November).
*Take A Vow - Megan Macey (until August). Leyla Harding (from March). Andrea Tate (from September).
*Barton and Dingle Automotives - Cain Dingle and Dan Spencer. Debbie Dingle (until August). Will Taylor (from June). 
*Café Main Street - Brenda Walker and Rodney Blackstock.
Church Lane
*David's Shop - David Metcalfe and Matty Barton.
*St. Mary's Church - Harriet Finch.
Hotten Road
*Emmerdale Veterinary Surgery - Paddy Kirk, Vanessa Woodfield and Pearl Ladderbanks. Rhona Goskirk (until December). Belle Dingle (from February). Jamie Tate (from May).
*Butlers Farm - Moira and Sam Dingle. Pete Barton (until December). Nate Robinson (April to October).
Robblesfield Way
*Sharma & Sharma Sweet Factory - Jai and Rishi Sharma, Nicola King, Laurel Thomas, Kerry Wyatt, Frank Clayton and Lydia Hart (all until August). Billy Fletcher (January to August). Dawn Taylor (February to August). 
*Holey Scrap - Aaron Dingle. Ellis Chapman (until October).
*Home James Haulage - Jimmy and Nicola King. Robert Sugden (until October).
Other
*Home Farm Estate - Graham Foster, Nicola King and Priya Kotecha. Kim Tate (from March). Sam Dingle and Lydia Hart (both from May).
*Hotten Academy - Jessie Grant (until August) and Maya Stepney (until April).
*Abbott Lane Surgery - Liam Cavanagh and Manpreet Jutla. Wendy Posner (from December).
*Waterhouse International - Graham Foster and Kim Tate. Nicola King (until January).
*Wylies Farm - Nate Robinson and Pete Barton (from December).
==Awards and nominations==
National Television Awards
* Best Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Winner)
* Best Newcomer: James Moore (Winner)
* Best Serial Drama Performance: Emma Atkins (Nominee), Lucy Pargeter (Nominee)
Television and Radio Industries Club Awards'
* Soap of the Year: Emmerdale (Winner)
British Soap Awards
* Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Actor: Jeff Hordley (Nominee)
* Best Actress: Lucy Pargeter (Winner)
* Villain of the Year: Claire King (Nominee)
* Best Male Dramatic Performance: Dominic Brunt (Nominee)
* Best Female Dramatic Performance: Lucy Pargeter (Nominee)
* Best Storyline: Charity's Abuse (Nominee)
* Best Newcomer: James Moore (Nominee)
* Best Young Actor: Joe-Warren Plant (Nominee)
* Best Onscreen Partnership: Lucy Pargeter and Dominic Brunt (Nominee)
* Best Single Episode: Chas and Paddy say goodbye to baby Grace (Episode 8273 (1st October 2018)) (Nominee)
* Best Comedy Performance: Nicola Wheeler (Nominee)
* Scene of the Year: Cain's confession to Debbie (Nominee)
* The Tony Warren Award: Val Lawson (Winner)
TV Choice Awards
* Best Soap: Emmerdale (Winner)
* Best Soap Actor: Ryan Hawley (Nominee), Jeff Hordley (Nominee)
* Best Soap Actress: Isabel Hodgins (Nominee)
* Best Soap Newcomer: Olivia Bromley (Nominee), Asan N'Jie (Nominee)
Inside Soap Awards
* Best Soap Actor: Jeff Hordley (Nominee)
* Best Soap Actress: Lucy Pargeter (Nominee)
* Best Bad Girl: Louisa Clein (Winner), Claire King (Nominee)
* Funniest Male: Dominic Brunt (Nominee)
* Funniest Female: Sally Dexter (Nominee)
* Best Young Actor: Amelia Flanagan (Nominee), Joe-Warren Plant (Nominee)
* Best Partnership: Emma Atkins and Michelle Hardwick (Nominee), Lucy Pargeter and Dominic Brunt (Winner)
* Best Showstopper: Victoria's rape (Nominee)
* Best Shock Twist: Flashbacks to The Big Night Out (Winner)
* Best Exit: Jane Cox (Winner)
* Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
Digital Spy Reader Awards
* Best Evening Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Soap Actor (Male): Danny Miller (Nominee)
* Most Devastating Soap Death: Jane Cox (Nominee)
* Best Soap Storyline: Maya grooms Jacob (Nominee)
* Best Soap Couple: Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle (Nominee)
* OMG Soap Moment: Maya attacked on Big Night Out (Nominee)
* Best Soap Newcomer: Jay Kontzle (Nominee)
Diva Awards
* Actor of the Year: Michelle Hardwick (Winner)
* Storyline of the Year: Emmerdale (Winner)
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