Emmerdale in 2006

2006 was Emmerdale's 35th year. Production was overseen by Kathleen Beedles.
313 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included the King’s River Showhome explosion, Nicola Blackstock’s departure after her lies are exposed, Sam Dingle helping his terminally ill wife Alice to die, Steph Stokes receiving her comeuppance, Cain Dingle and Sadie King leaving the village to avoid the police and Tom King being murdered on Christmas Day.
==Viewership==
The average viewing figure for the year was 7.63 million viewers, which was down 1,000,000 on 2005. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 4308 (13th March 2006), with 9.86 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 4402 (5th July 2006), with 3.38 million viewers. 22 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 33 less than the year before.
==Episodes==
==Main Cast==
Ranking	Character 	Played by 	Duration 	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1 	Diane Sugden 	Elizabeth Estensen 	Full year 	172 	1139 	3
2 	Viv Windsor/Hope 	Deena Payne 	Full year 	163 	1625 	4
3 	Tom King 	Ken Farrington 	Until December 	155 	440 	5
4 	Bob Hope 	Tony Audenshaw 	Full year 	151 	858 	8
5 	Donna Windsor-Dingle 	Verity Rushworth 	Full year 	149 	974 	10
6 	Val Lambert 	Charlie Hardwick 	Full year 	147 	412 	14
7 	Carl King 	Tom Lister 	Full year 	137 	383 	18
7 	Lisa Dingle 	Jane Cox 	Full year 	137 	1221 	27
7 	Marlon Dingle 	Mark Charnock 	Full year 	137 	1389 	6
10 	Zak Dingle 	Steve Halliwell 	Full year 	132 	1290 	20
11 	Jack Sugden 	Clive Hornby 	Full year 	131 	2603 	17
12 	Andy Sugden 	Kelvin Fletcher 	Full year 	126 	1034 	24
12 	Matthew King 	Matt Healy 	Full year 	126 	384 	1
14 	Chas Dingle 	Lucy Pargeter 	Full year 	125 	430 	42
15 	Edna Birch 	Shirley Stelfox 	Full year 	123 	747 	29
16 	Debbie Dingle 	Charley Webb 	Full year 	120 	546 	15
17 	Louise Appleton 	Emily Symons 	Full year 	119 	810 	15
17 	Sam Dingle 	James Hooton 	Full year 	119 	841 	47
19 	Jimmy King 	Nick Miles 	Full year, except September 	114 	412 	2
20 	Jo Stiles 	Roxanne Pallett 	Full year 	112 	144 	63
20 	Paddy Kirk 	Dominic Brunt 	Full year 	112 	1082 	11
22 	Jasmine Thomas 	Jenna-Louise Coleman 	Full year 	111 	151 	61
23 	Laurel Thomas 	Charlotte Bellamy 	Full year 	111 	487 	23
23 	Paul Lambert 	Mathew Bose 	Full year 	111 	287 	12
25 	Jamie Hope 	Alex Carter 	From February 	110 	110 	N/A
25 	Katie Sugden 	Sammy Winward 	From February 	110 	548 	64
25 	Scott Windsor 	Ben Freeman 	Full year 	110 	1045 	29
28 	Delilah Dingle 	Hayley Tamaddon 	Full year 	109 	178 	48
29 	Kelly Windsor 	Adele Silva 	Full year 	108 	709 	42
29 	Tonicha Daggert 	Kerry Stacey 	Full year 	108 	127 	68
31 	Ashley Thomas 	John Middleton 	Full year 	103 	1035 	9
32 	Shadrach Dingle 	Andy Devine 	Full year 	102 	361 	29
33 	Betty Eagleton 	Paula Tilbrook 	Full year 	100 	1235 	18
34 	Alan Turner 	Richard Thorp 	Full year, expect December 	97 	2362 	38
34 	Eric Pollard 	Christopher Chittell 	Full year 	97 	1624 	34
34 	Terry Woods 	Billy Hartman 	Full year 	97 	1335 	21
37 	Rodney Blackstock 	Patrick Mower 	Full year 	95 	722 	26
38 	Len Reynolds 	Peter Martin 	Full year 	93 	585 	40
39 	Pearl Ladderbanks 	Meg Johnson 	Full year, except July 	92 	330 	39
40 	Stephanie Stokes/Forsythe	Lorraine Chase 	Until July, September to November 	90 	470 	36
41 	Sandy Thomas 	Freddie Jones 	Full year 	89 	111 	66
42 	Alice Wilson/Dingle 	Ursula Holden-Gill 	Until August 	81 	140 	57
43 	Jean Hope 	Susan Penhaligon 	February, April to December 	80 	102 	N/A
44 	Cain Dingle 	Jeff Hordley 	February to September 	79 	767 	27
45 	Darren Eden 	Luke Tittensor 	Full year, except January and July 	77 	288 	41
46 	TJ Woods 	Connor Lee 	Full year 	75 	226 	49
47 	Belle Dingle 	Eden Taylor-Draper 	Full year 	72 	348 	53
48 	Sadie King/Sinclair 	Patsy Kensit 	March to September 	71 	320 	13
49 	Dawn Woods 	Julia Mallam 	Until July 	69 	392 	34
50 	Rosemary Sinclair/King 	Linda Thorson 	March to April, from August 	68 	68 	N/A
51 	Adam Forsythe 	Richard Shelton 	Until July, November 	64 	115 	54
51 	Hari Prasad 	John Nayagam 	Full year, except July 	64 	67 	73
53 	Simon Meredith 	Dale Meeks 	Until August 	62 	238 	42
54 	Grayson Sinclair 	Christopher Villiers 	From March 	60 	60 	N/A
55 	Perdita Hyde-Sinclair 	Georgia Slowe 	March to July, from September 	59 	59 	N/A
56 	Danny Daggert 	Cleveland Campbell 	Until January, March to August 	58 	512 	45
56 	Samson Dingle 	Bradley Milnes 	January to September, from December 	58 	58 	N/A
58 	Victoria Sugden 	Hannah MidgleyIsabel Hodgins	Until July, from October 	57 	506 	52
59 	Ivan Jones 	Daniel Brocklebank 	Until August 	56 	107 	54
60 	Eli Dingle 	Joseph Gilgun 	July to August, from October 	41 	41 	N/A
61 	Gabrielle Thomas 	Annelise Manojlovic 	Full year 	39 	191 	59
62 	Lesley Meredith 	Sherrie Hewson 	Until May 	37 	108 	50
63 	Kayleigh Gibbs 	Lily Jane Stead 	Until July, August, October and December	35 	53 	69
64 	Emily Kirk 	Kate McGregor 	From October 	34 	912 	7
65 	Nicola Blackstock 	Nicola Wheeler 	Until March 	32 	670 	21
66 	Martin Crowe 	Graeme Hawley 	Until June, August 	30 	72 	67
67 	Terence Turner 	Nick Brimble 	January to May 	27 	82 	N/A
68 	Sarah Sugden 	Amber Child-Cavill 	From October 	28 	86 	51
69 	David Metcalfe 	Matthew Wolfenden 	From November 	14 	14 	N/A
70 	Aaron Livesy 	Danny Webb 	February only 	6 	20 	N/A
71 	Carly Hope 	Rebecca Ryan 	February only 	4 	5 	N/A
72 	Ethan Blake 	Liam O'Brien 	October only 	3 	203 	36
72 	Latisha Daggert 	Danielle Henry 	August only 	3 	180 	N/A
72 	Lily Butterfield 	Anne Charleston 	November only 	3 	3 	N/A
75 	Eve Jenson 	Raine Davison 	November only 	2 	45 	N/A
76 	Grace Barraclough 	Glynis Barber 	From December 	2 	2 	N/A
77 	Billy Hopwood 	David Crellin 	November only 	1 	44 	N/A
==Storylines==
to be added
==Who lives where==
Main Street
*Mulberry Cottage - Nicola Blackstock and Ivan Jones (both until March). Lesley Meredith (until May). Simon Meredith (until August). Ashley, Laurel, Jasmine and Gabrielle Thomas (all from May). Sandy Thomas (August only). Stephanie Forsythe (September to November).
* The Grange - Steph Stokes (until May). Adam Forsythe (until July). Louise Appleton (from August).
*The Woolpack - Louise Appleton (until August). Martin Crowe and Kayleigh Gibbs (both January to August). Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor-Dingle (both from September).
*Woodbine Cottage - Edna Birch. Pearl Ladderbanks (August to November).
*Tug Ghyll - Scott Windsor (from March). Debbie Dingle (from October).
*Dale Head - Vacant.
*Mill Cottage - Rodney Blackstock, Paul Lambert and Kelly Windsor (all until September). Grayson Sinclair and Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (both from October).
*Dale View - Val Lambert (until May). Hari Prasad (from May).
*Connelton View - Dawn Woods (until July). TJ Woods. Scott Windsor (until January). Jo Stiles (until April). Jamie Hope (March to July, from August). Jean Hope (April to May, July to December). Terry Woods (from July).
*Victoria Cottage - Carl King and Chas Dingle (both January to March). Hari Prasad (April only). Matthew King (April to July). Sadie King (April to September). Paul Lambert , Emily Kirk and Kelly Windsor (all from November).
*Keepers Cottage - Betty Eagleton. Alan Turner (until January, from February). Terence Turner (January only). Sandy Thomas (from August).
*Mill Brook Cottage - Ashley, Laurel, Jasmine, Gabrielle and Sandy Thomas (all until April). Debbie Dingle (February to April).
*Café Flat - Viv and Bob Hope. Donna Windsor (until March). Scott Windsor (January to March). Kelly Windsor (September to November).
Church Lane
*Farrers Barn - Eric Pollard. Val Lambert (from May). Paul Lambert (September to November). David Metcalfe (from December).
*The Antique Barn - Rodney Blackstock (from September).
*Tenant Cottage - Jack, Diane and Victoria Sugden. Darren Eden (March to June, from August).
*Jacobs Fold - Len Reynolds. Danny Daggert (until August). Pearl Ladderbanks (until June, from November). Tonicha Daggert (from July).
Hotten Road
*Smithy Cottage - Paddy Kirk. Marlon Dingle (until September). Tonicha Daggert (until August and October). Donna Windsor-Dingle (March to September). Emily Kirk (October to November).
*Butlers Farm - Andy Sugden. Darren Eden (until March). Katie Sugden (from March). Jo Stiles (from April). Jamie Hope (August only). Sarah Sugden (from October).
Cricketer's Row
*Tall Trees Cottage - Noreen Bell (until July).
Robblesfield Way
*Wishing Well Cottage - Zak, Lisa, Shadrach, Sam, Delilah and Belle Dingle. Cain and Alice Dingle (both until July). Debbie Dingle (until February, April to June, July to October). Chas Dingle (January only, and from December). Samson Dingle (from February). Eli Dingle (July to August, from October).
*Holdgate Farm - Alan and Terence Turner (January to February). Matthew and Sadie King (March to April).
Connelton Lane
*Home Farm - Tom King (until December). Jimmy King (until July, from October). Matthew King (until March, from July). Carl King (until January, from March). Chas Dingle (March to December). Debbie Dingle (June to July). Rosemary Sinclair (from November).
*Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Terry Woods (until July). Jean Hope (May to July).
Other
*Oakwell Hall - Rosemary Sinclair (until November). Grayson Sinclair and Perdita Hyde-Sinclair (both until October).
*Wylies Farm - Emily Kirk (October only).
*Hotten Bail Hostel - Cain Dingle (August to September).
==Who works where==
To be added.
==Awards and Nominations==
National Television Awards
*Most Popular Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)
*Most Popular Actress: Ursula Holden-Gill (Nominee)
*Most Popular Newcomer: Jenna-Louise Coleman (Nominee)
British Soap Awards
* Best British Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
* Best Comedy Performance: Charlie Hardwick (Winner)
* Best Dramatic Performance: Ursula Holden-Gill (Nominee)
* Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress: Luke Tittensor (Nominee)
* Best Exit: Leah Bracknell (Winner)
* Best Newcomer: Jenna-Louise Coleman (Nominee)
* Best Single Episode: Zoe's Exit (Episode 4159/4160 (22nd September 2005)) (Nominee)
* Soap Bitch of the Year: Nicola Wheeler (Winner) and Patsy Kensit (Nominee)
* Spectacular Scene of the Year: Home Farm explodes (Nominee) and Belle and Daz fall down the mine shaft (Winner)
* Special Achievement Award: Tony Prescott
Category:2006
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