Emmerdale in 2013

2013 was Emmerdale's 42nd year. At the start of the year the producer Stuart Blackburn was still in charge of the programme, though Kate Oates took over the role from Episode 6518/6519 (4th April 2013) onwards.
317 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Cameron Murray's murdering spree which resulted in Debbie and Chas Dingle being held hostage in The Woolpack, Brenda Walker being diagnosed with a brain tumour, Jai Sharma secretly being the father of Rachel Breckle's son Archie, Rhona Goskirk's painkiller addiction, Declan Macey's downfall at Home Farm, Laurel Thomas's carjacking, and the love triangle involving David Metcalfe, Alicia Harding and Priya Sharma.
Departures for the year included Gennie Walker at the hands of Cameron Murray after she discovered he was responsible for the murder of Carl King. Her husband Nikhil Sharma and daughter Molly Sharma moved to Canada soon afterwards. Amy Wyatt also fled the village after regaining contact with her son Kyle Winchester, whom she had given up for adoption two years previously, and almost abducting him. While, behind the scenes, after thirty-one years of playing Alan Turner, Richard Thorp passed away on 22nd May and was written out of the show in October, prompting a fleeting return from on-screen daughter Steph Stokes played by Lorraine Chase for his on-screen funeral.
The cast and crew also had reason to celebrate when for the first time in the show's history, Emmerdale received the 'Best Soap' award at the Inside Soap Awards.
==Viewership==
The average viewing figure for the year was 6.57 million viewers, which was down 100,000 on 2012. It should be noted that this figure only includes those who watched on the main ITV channel, as BARB did not begin combining the viewing figures from ITV HD and ITV+1 with those from the main channel until May 2016. It also does not include the small percentage of viewers who watched on tablets, PCs and smartphones, which BARB did not include in the viewing figures until August 2018. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 6686/6687 (16th October 2013), with 8.15 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 6569/6570 (4th June 2013), with 4.66 million viewers; this episode’s low figure was mostly caused by ITV experiencing technical difficulties that left many viewers unable to watch the episode’s initial airing. It was repeated on the same evening at 10.35pm, although figures for this showing are unavailable. 8 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 1 less than the year before.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Debbie Dingle 	Charley Webb 	Full year 	186 	1598 	3
2 	Chas Spencer/Dingle 	Lucy Pargeter 	Full year 	178 	1661 	1
3 	Charity Sharma 	Emma Atkins 	Full year 	175 	1428 	4
4 	Bob Hope 	Tony Audenshaw 	Full year 	167 	1855 	15
4 	Cain Dingle 	Jeff Hordley 	Full year 	167 	1516 	19
4 	Declan Macey 	Jason Merrells 	Full year 	167 	571 	11
7 	Megan Macey 	Gaynor Faye 	Full year 	166 	300 	14
8 	Nicola King 	Nicola Wheeler 	Full year 	157 	1640 	6
9 	Dan Spencer 	Liam Fox 	Full year 	152 	264 	35
9 	David Metcalfe 	Matthew Wolfenden 	Full year 	152 	917 	24
9 	Moira Barton 	Natalie J Robb 	Full year 	152 	657 	13
12 	Ruby Haswell 	Alicya Eyo 	Full year 	148 	295 	23
13 	Kerry Wyatt 	Laura Norton 	Full year 	147 	201 	55
13 	Paddy Kirk 	Dominic Brunt 	Full year 	147 	1971 	21
15 	Val Pollard 	Charlie Hardwick 	Full year 	146 	1415 	40
15 	Vanessa Woodfield 	Michelle Hardwick 	Full year 	146 	152 	77
17 	Alicia Metcalfe/Harding	Natalie Anderson 	Full year 	143 	403 	50
18 	Andy Sugden 	Kelvin Fletcher 	Full year 	141 	1919 	33
18 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	141 	2417 	12
18 	Priya Sharma 	Fiona Wade 	Full year 	141 	311 	35
21 	Cameron Murray 	Dominic Power 	Until October 	140 	437 	2
22 	Amy Wyatt 	Chelsea Halfpenny 	Until November 	139 	450 	16
23 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell	Full year 	138 	2492 	18
23 	Jai Sharma 	Christopher Bisson 	Full year, except February 	138 	627 	19
25 	Rhona Goskirk 	Zoe Henry 	Full year 	135 	475 	41
26 	Bernice Blackstock 	Samantha Giles 	Full year 	130 	664 	64
27 	Rishi Sharma 	Bhasker Patel 	Full year 	128 	217 	47
28 	Laurel Thomas 	Charlotte Bellamy 	Full year 	127 	1391 	5
29 	Ali Spencer 	Kelli Hollis 	Full year 	124 	274 	25
29 	Robbie Lawson 	Jamie Shelton 	Full year, except September 	124 	200 	44
29 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	Full year 	124 	2192 	9
32 	Lisa Dingle 	Jane Cox 	Full year 	122 	2156 	8
33 	Katie Macey/Addyman 	Sammy Winward 	Full year, except September 	119 	134 	28
33 	Victoria Sugden 	Isabel Hodgins 	Full year 	119 	1220 	26
35 	Ashley Thomas 	John Middleton 	Full year 	113 	1867 	16
35 	Brenda Walker 	Lesley Dunlop 	Full year 	113 	602 	35
37 	Diane Sugden 	Elizabeth Estensen 	From June 	112 	2239 	29
37 	Jimmy King 	Nick Miles 	Full year, except June 	112 	1385 	21
39 	Rachel Breckle 	Gemma Oaten 	Full year, except September 	110 	280 	27
40 	Nikhil Sharma 	Rik Makarem 	Until September 	107 	600 	9
41 	Adam Barton 	Adam Thomas 	Full year 	106 	553 	30
41 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	Full year 	106 	1528 	30
43 	Gennie Walker 	Sian Reese-Williams 	Until September 	101 	761 	7
44 	Georgia Sharma 	Trudie Goodwin 	Full year 	95 	130 	71
45 	Edna Birch 	Shirley Stelfox 	Full year 	94 	1461 	34
46 	Dom Andrews 	Wil Johnson 	Full year 	91 	94 	79
46 	Rodney Blackstock 	Patrick Mower 	Full year 	91 	1483 	38
48 	Sean Spencer 	Luke Roskell 	Full year 	90 	193 	48
49 	Sandy Thomas 	Freddie Jones 	Full year 	88 	601 	39
50 	Belle Dingle 	Eden Taylor-Draper 	Full year 	79 	844 	44
51 	Steve Harland 	Tom Mannion 	Until September 	76 	89 	72
52 	Sarah Sugden 	Sophia Amber Moore 	Full year 	67 	549 	43
53 	Archie Breckle 	Aadam Wahab Shahzad 	Until July, from October 	56 	61 	78
53 	Pearl Ladderbanks 	Meg Johnson 	From April 	56 	905 	59
55 	Jacob Gallagher 	Joe-Warren Plant 	Full year 	55 	212 	53
56 	Gemma Andrews 	Tendai Rinomhota 	Full year 	53 	55 	80
57 	Molly Sharma 	Maia Rose Smith 	Until August, from December 	46 	77 	63
58 	Jack Sugden 	Seth Ball 	Full year, except November 	45 	66 	70
59 	Amelia Spencer 	Daisy Campbell 	Full year 	42 	130 	51
60 	Noah Sharma 	Jack Downham 	Full year 	41 	251 	61
61 	Jude Watson 	Andy Wear 	Full year 	37 	83 	60
62 	Gabby Thomas 	Annelise Manojlovic 	Full year 	36 	503 	44
63 	Ross Barton 	Michael Parr 	July to August, October, from December 	33 	33 	N/A
64 	Leo Goskirk 	Harry Whittaker 	February to March, May to November 	32 	104 	62
65 	Betty Eagleton 	Paula Tilbrook 	Full year 	31 	1714 	68
66 	Joanie Wright 	Denise Black 	August to November 	28 	28 	N/A
67 	Angelica King 	Rebecca Bakes 	Until February, April to May, from July 	26 	166 	65
68 	Samson Dingle 	Sam Hall 	Until May, from November 	24 	278 	65
69 	Arthur Thomas 	Alfie Clarke 	February to March, July to August, from October	23 	197 	54
70 	Harriet Finch 	Katherine Dow Blyton	From November 	22 	22 	N/A
71 	Kyle Winchester 	Huey Quinn 	August to November 	21 	31 	N/A
72 	James Barton 	Bill Ward 	From October 	14 	14 	N/A
73 	Finn Barton 	Joe Gill 	From December 	10 	10 	N/A
73 	Lizzie Lakely 	Kitty McGeever 	Until March 	10 	250 	49
73 	Pete Barton 	Anthony Quinlan 	From December 	10 	10 	N/A
76 	Heath Hope 	Sebastian Dowling 	March to July, November 	8 	131 	75
77 	Cathy Hope 	Gabrielle Dowling 	March to April, June to July and November 	7 	130 	75
78 	Alan Turner 	Richard Thorp 	Until January, March, May to June 	6 	2696 	58
79 	Leyla Harding 	Roxy Shahidi 	From December 	4 	412 	N/A
80 	Steph Stokes 	Lorraine Chase 	October only 	1 	471 	N/A
==Storylines==
To be added.
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Bernice Blackstock (January to October). Steve Harland (January to September). Ashley and Gabby Thomas (both February to October). Debbie Dingle and Sarah and Jack Sugden (all from November). Charity and Noah Sharma (both November to December, and from December).
* The Grange - Amy Wyatt (March to November).
*The Woolpack - Chas Dingle. Cameron Murray (until August). Bernice Blackstock (until January). Ashley and Gabby Thomas (both until February). Diane Sugden (from June).
*Woodbine Cottage - Edna Birch. Sandy Thomas (from March). Ashley Thomas (from October). Harriet Finch (from November).
*Tug Ghyll - Debbie Dingle, and Sarah and Jack Sugden (all until November). Cain Dingle (until May). Cameron Murray (August to September). Katie Addyman (from November).
*Dale Head - Bob, Cathy, and Heath Hope (all until September). Dan Spencer. Kerry Wyatt (from May).
*Mill Cottage - Jimmy, Nicola, and Angelica King. Thomas King (January to April). Bernice Blackstock and Gabby Thomas (both from October).
*Dale View - Andy Sugden. Kerry Wyatt (until May). Amy Wyatt (until March). Katie Macey (June to August, and November). Victoria Sugden (July to August).
*Connelton View - Brenda Walker and Rodney Blackstock. Bob, Cathy, and Heath Hope (all from September).
*Victoria Cottage - Nikhil and Molly Sharma (both until August). Gennie Walker (until July). Vanessa Woodfield (from October). Diane Sugden and Chas Dingle (both October to November).
*Keepers Cottage - Betty Eagleton. Alan Turner (until October). Victoria Sugden (until July, and from August). Adam Barton (May to June)
*Brook Cottage - Ali, Sean, and Amelia Spencer, and Ruby Haswell (all until April). Vanessa Woodfield (May only). Dom and Gemma Andrews (both from June). Alicia Harding and Jacob Gallagher (both August to October).
Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - David Metcalfe. Alicia Metcalfe and Jacob Gallagher (both until January, and from October). Priya Sharma (February to October).
*Tenant Cottage - Rachel Breckle (until May). Archie Breckle (January to May). Sam and Samson Dingle (both March to May). Ali, Sean, and Amelia Spencer, and Ruby Haswell (all from April).
*Jacobs Fold - Pearl Ladderbanks.
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Paddy Kirk and Rhona Goskirk. Leo Goskirk (until August, and from November). Vanessa Woodfield (until August).
*Butlers Farm - Moira Barton. Adam Barton (until May, and from June). Cain Dingle (from May). Ross Barton (October, and from December). James, Pete, and Finn Barton (all from December).
Cricketer's Row
*Tall Trees Cottage - Marlon Dingle, and Laurel and Arthur Thomas. Sandy Thomas (until March). Leo Goskirk (August to November).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Cottage - Zak, Lisa, and Belle. Sam and Samson Dingle (both until March, and from May). Lizzie Lakely (until April). Rachel and Archie Breckle (both from May).
*Holdgate Farm - Jai and Rishi Sharma. Charity and Noah Sharma (both until November, and December). Priya Sharma (until February, and from October). Georgia Sharma (from November).
*Wishing Well Barn - Val and Eric Pollard. Alicia Metcalfe and Jacob Gallagher (both January to August).
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Declan and Megan Macey, and Robbie Lawson (all until December). Katie Addyman (until June, and October to November).
==Awards and Nominations==
National Television Awards
* Best Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Newcomer: Liam Fox (Nominee)
British Soap Awards
* Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Actor: Jeff Hordley (Nominee)
* Sexiest Male: Matthew Wolfenden (Nominee)
* Sexiest Female: Natalie Anderson (Nominee)
* Villain of the Year: Dominic Power (Nominee)
* Best Comedy Performance: Dominic Brunt (Nominee)
* Best Young Performance: Eden Taylor-Draper (Winner)
* Spectacular Scene of the Year: Cain Dingle's clifftop rescue of Zak Dingle (Nominee)
* Best On-Screen Partnership: Lucy Pargeter and Dominic Power (Nominee)
* Best Newcomer: Laura Norton (Nominee)
* Best Exit: Tom Lister (Nominee)
* Best Dramatic Performance: Lucy Pargeter (Nominee)
* Best Storyline: Zak's depression (Nominee)
* Best Single Episode: 'Emmerdale Live' (Winner)
Inside Soap Awards
* Best Actor: Jeff Hordley (Nominee)
* Best Actress: Lesley Dunlop (Nominee)
* Best Bad Boy: Dominic Power (Winner)
* Funniest Female: Laura Norton (Nominee)
* Best Newcomer: Laura Norton (Nominee)
* Best Young Actor: Eden Taylor-Draper (Nominee)
* Sexiest Female: Natalie Anderson (Nominee)
* Sexiest Male: Matthew Wolfenden (Nominee)
* Best Storyline: Cameron's killer cover-up (Winner)
* Outstanding Achievement: Emmerdale - 40th anniversary live episode (Episode 6371/6372 (17th October 2012))
* Best Soap: Emmerdale (Winner)
TV Choice Awards
*Soap Moment of the Year: Cameron's siege (Winner)
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