Question: what happened to the original cast of emmerdale farm?
Answer: A list of all Emmerdale Farm characters who were seen in the show on a regular basis when it began in 1972. ... Two characters from the original cast were eventually replaced with Clive Hornby taking over from Andrew Burt in 1980 and Debbi Blythe taking over from Gail Harrison for a short recurring period in 1987.