List of prolific writers

The following is a list of the top 100 most prolific Emmerdale writers from 1972, as of 17th January 2025. There is another category that includes writing the spin-offs.
# 	Name 	No. of Episodes	First episode	Latest episode	Spin-offs
1 	Bill Lyons 	458 	1984 	2024 	
2 	Bill Taylor 	385 	2000 	2025 	
3 	Sarah Bagshaw 	370 	2002 	2025 	
4 	Paul Roundell 	367 	2006 	2025 	The Dingles: For Richer, For Poorer (2010)Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In (2011)
5 	Karin Young 	333 	1997 	2024 	
6 	Peter Kerry 	309 	2001 	2025 	
7 	Lesley Clare O'Neill 	306 	1998 	2024 	
8 	Tim Dynevor 	288 	1995 	2016 	The Dingles in Venice (1999)
9 	Kevin Laffan 	260 	1972 	1984 	
10	Andrew Kirk 	254 	2002 	2024 	
11	Julie Parsons 	236 	2005 	2024 	
12	Chris Thompson 	234 	1998 	2011 	
13	Samantha Doland De Vaux	231 	2006 	2024 	
14	John Chambers 	214 	1988 	2009 	
15	Jane Pearson 	209 	2009 	2025 	
16	Mark Illis 	208 	1998 	2014 	Emmerdale: Revenge (1998)
17	Linton Chiswick 	207 	2010 	2024 	
18	Dawn Harrison 	203 	2011 	2025 	
19	Caroline Mitchell 	196 	2004 	2023 	
20	Stephen Bennett 	180 	2000 	2014 	
21	Kirsty Halton 	177 	2010 	2025 	
22	Martin Fustes 	169 	2014 	2024 	
23	Isobel Cameron 	152 	2014 	2025 	
24	Sue Mooney 	137 	2006 	2024 	
25	Maxine Alderton 	124 	2013 	2022 	
26	Neville Siggs 	122 	1972 	1983 	
27	Chris Gill 	118 	2016 	2024 	
28	David Lane 	116 	1988 	1997 	
28	Margaret Simpson 	116 	1992 	2008 	
30	Michael Russell 	113 	1979 	1988 	
31	Cameron McAllister 	107 	2009 	2017 	
32	Matthew Westwood 	106 	1998 	2019 	
33	Janys Chambers 	103 	2000 	2008 	
34	Jo Summerscales 	100 	2014 	2025 	
35	Tim Vaughan 	99 	1981 	1988 	
36	Owen Lloyd-Fox 	96 	2012 	2017 	
37	David Joss Buckley 	92 	1989 	1996 	
37	Jo Maris 	92 	2017 	2024 	
39	Lindsay Williams 	85 	2004 	2011 	
40	Paul Coates 	82 	1998 	2018 	
41	Adam Sales 	73 	2018 	2024 	
42	David McDermott 	69 	2008 	2015 	
43	Ken Blakeson 	68 	1981 	2006 	
44	Sarah Hooper 	67 	2018 	2024 	
45	Marvin Close 	58 	1994 	2000 	
46	Andy Lynch 	57 	1993 	1997 	
47	Anna Clements 	55 	2019 	2025 	
48	Liam Johnson 	53 	2020 	2025 	
49	Dave Simpson 	52 	1998 	2003 	
50	James Robson 	48 	1986 	1990 	
50	Sharon Marshall 	48 	2016 	2023 	
50	Steve Hughes 	48 	2006 	2009 	
53	Anthony Couch 	46 	1973 	1983 	
54	Tony Higgins 	45 	2019 	2024 	
55	Martin Jameson 	44 	1998 	2011 	
56	Lisa Holdsworth 	43 	2003 	2006 	
57	Eric Wendell 	42 	1985 	1991 	
57	Philip Meeks 	42 	2005 	2008 	
59	Jimmie Chinn 	37 	1989 	1993 	
60	Barrie Shore 	35 	1989 	1993 	
60	Jan McVerry 	35 	1995 	1997 	
60	Rob Gittins 	35 	1990 	1993 	
63	Alan James 	33 	1980 	1984 	
63	Andrew Holden 	33 	1984 	1993 	
63	Chris Barlas 	33 	1977 	1987 	
63	Gloria Tors 	33 	1973 	1975 	
63	Helen Childs 	33 	2015 	2018 	
63	Peter Dillon 	33 	1987 	1991 	
69	Paul Quiney 	32 	2002 	2005 	
70	Greg Snow 	31 	1996 	1998 	
70	Steve Trafford 	31 	1984 	1988 	
72	Andy Baker 	30 	1977 	1980 	
73	Jackie Newey 	29 	1986 	1989 	
73	Pippa McCarthy 	29 	1998 	2000 	
73	William Corlett 	29 	1976 	1978 	
76	Barry Woodward 	27 	1988 	1990 	
76	Simon Masters 	27 	1984 	1987 	
78	Alison Pennells 	25 	2000 	2002 	
78	Charles Hodges 	25 	1986 	1989 	
80	Douglas Watkinson 	24 	1979 	1985 	
80	Ian Fenton 	24 	2001 	2003 	
80	Joe Boyle 	24 	1991 	1993 	
83	Allan Swift 	22 	1986 	1994 	
83	Jackie Okwera 	22 	2019 	2021 	
83	Jim Campbell 	22 	1991 	1992 	
86	Kathleen Potter 	20 	1994 	1995 	
86	Nick Saltrese 	20 	1991 	1993 	
86	Tony Hammond 	20 	2023 	2024 	
89	Chris Ould 	17 	1991 	1993 	
89	Stuart Blackburn 	17 	2016 	2018 	
91	Annie Bruce 	15 	1998 	1999 	
91	Bryan Johnson 	15 	2008 	2009 	
91	Dave Parker 	15 	1988 	1989 	
91	Joanna Ebuwa 	15 	2022 	2024 	
95	Catherine Hayes 	14 	1995 	1996 	
95	David Crane 	14 	1973 	1977 	
97	Christine Murphy 	13 	2003 	2004 	
98	Alan Downer 	12 	1981 	1983 	
98	Graham Carlisle 	12 	1995 	1996 	
98	Freda Kelsall 	12 	1981 	1981 	
98	Malcolm Lynch 	12 	1976 	1979 	
98	Roy Bottomley 	12 	1977 	1977 	
98	Tom Brennand 	12 	1977 	1977 	
98	Tom Elliott 	12 	1997 	1998 	
==Spin-offs==
This section is for writers who solely contributed scripts for spin-offs.
Name 	No. of spin-offs/episodes	Spin-off(s)
Richard Easter	7 	30 Years of Emmerdale (2002)The Big Quiz: Coronation Street vs Emmerdale (2011-2019)
Lou Wakefield 	1 	The Dingles Down Under (1997)
== See also ==
* List of prolific directors
* Top 100 appearances
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Category:Emmerdale crew
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