Robert 'Bob' Hope (Character) Robert 'Bob' Hope (Character) from "Emmerdale" (1972) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Overview Biography: Robert Reginald "Bob" Hope is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale... See more » Alternate Names: Scott Windsor : Where is she? Jamie Hope : She? Narrow it down a bit. Robert 'Bob' Hope : He's looking for Dawn, he's got it into his head she's done something stupid to his car. Scott Windsor : I haven't got anything in my head. Jamie Hope : Yeah, I can second that. Robert 'Bob' Hope (Character) - Biography biography from "Emmerdale" (1972) The content of this page was created by users. It has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Warning! This character biography may contain plot spoilers. Visit our Character Biography Help to learn more. Character Biography History Discuss Robert Reginald "Bob" Hope is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale, played by Tony Audenshaw.

He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 19 September 2000. Page last updated by hectorthebat , 1 year ago Bob Hope - Emmerdale (UK) Characters - ShareTV Characters Antony Audenshaw is an English actor, best known for his role as Bob Hope on the popular ITV1 soap Emmerdale. ... Character Bio Bob Hope is a bit of ladies' man and has been married seven times in total to five different women... An ex-salesman, Bob is a joker and full of bright ideas. Episode Screenshots Verification code (check your email for the verification code) Verification code has been sent to the following email address: sstmilan@gmail.com If you didn't receive the verification code: 1. Check your bulk/spam folder. 2. Try to whitelist our email address (noreply@sharetv.org) If you mistyped your email address change it here Create a free ShareTV account to make a personalized schedule of your favorite TV shows, keep track of what you've watched, earn points and more. Verify your username and email to complete your Registration Enter the text in the image shown if you are human.

Cathy Hope | Emmerdale Wikia | Fandom powered by Wikia Catherine "Cathy" Hope is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale . Actress History: Ella Whitehouse Downes (2007-2008; recurring) Gabrielle Dowling (2008-present; recurring) EMMERDALE FARM ITV NORTH COUNTRY DRAMA SOAP BRITISH INDEPENDENT TELEVISION SERIES TV Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British television soap opera set in the fictional West Yorkshire village of the same name (known as Beckindale until 1994). Much of the action takes place within the fictional village pub, The Woolpack. The show was created by Kevin Laffan. It is the third highest-rating soap opera on British television, behind Coronation Street and EastEnders. The series is produced by Yorkshire Television (YTV) and broadcast on the ITV network, and was first aired on October 16, 1972. It was originally conceived and broadcast as a daytime programme in an afternoon slot, moving to its current position as an early evening programme in the 1980s.

Emmerdale is shown from Sunday to Friday at 7pm on ITV1 . Repeat episodes and omnibuses of the show can be seen on ITV2. Origins of Emmerdale Emmerdale Farm was originally modelled on the revolutionary soap-opera The Riordans, made by RTï¿½, Ireland's broadcaster, from the 1960s to the mid 1970s. The Riordans broke the mould for soap operas by being filmed largely out of doors on a farm owned in the storyline by Tom and Mary Riordan, rather than, as was the norm in British and American soap operas, being almost totally filmed in studios. (Even 'outdoor' scenes were traditionally filmed indoors.) The Riordans pioneered location shooting, with real farm animals, actors driving tractors. In the 1960s and 1970s, outdoor filming of television programmes using OBUs (Outdoor Broadcast Units) was in its infancy, due to the far higher costs involved, and the reliance on things like the weather that were out of the control of the programme makers. The success of The Riordans showed that a soap opera could be filmed out of doors.

Yorkshire Television sent people to The Riordans set in County Meath in Ireland to see the making of the programme at first hand. On the basis of what they saw, the station began preparations for its own rural-based, outdoor-filmed, soap opera, called Emmerdale Farm. As with The Riordans, it was to be focused on one family, the Sugdens, and the name of their farm was also the name of the show. Evolution of Emmerdale Initially the show focused on the farm Emmerdale Farm, and the Sugden family who lived on and ran that farm. As time went on, the show's focus moved to the nearby village of Beckindale. To reflect this change, the show's name was changed in 1989 to Emmerdale. Coinciding with the name change was the introduction of the Tates, who would emerge as the soap's leading family in the 1990s, overshadowing the Sugdens. In turn, the Tate family has since been supplanted, with the Dingle and King families taking centre stage in the mid/late 1990s.

Filming Location Location shooting originally occurred in the village of Arncliffe in Littondale, one of the less frequented valleys of the Yorkshire Dales. In exterior shots, the town's hotel, The Falcon, was used to represent the fictional Woolpack Hotel. Eventually the location of the shooting location became publicly known, which is perhaps what prompted the move to the village of Esholt. This location also became a tourist attaction. Now a purpose built set in Harewood is used. Location footage of the fictional market town of Hotten is shot in Otley. The Benton Park School in Rawdon and the primary school in Farnley are also used as shooting locations. Indoor scenes are mostly filmed in the Emmerdale production centre in Leeds (located next to the main YTV building). Follow this link and if you have Google Earth, click on 'Open This Placemark' to go to a high-resolution satellite image of the YTV set on the Harewood estate. Plane Crash Storyline 1993 Until 1993, the show was largely ignored by press and viewers alike in the face of much more well known soaps such as Coronation Street, EastEnders and Brookside.

However, a sensational plotline involving a plane crashing on to the village of Beckindale killing many long standing characters and leading to the onscreen renaming of Beckindale to Emmerdale (the village name change was a tribute to the Sugden Family whose farm was known as Emmerdale Farm) gained a lot of press and audience attention, rating 18 million viewers for the series of special episodes and cemented the show's place among the top UK soaps. This plot line attracted controversy due to the similarity to the Lockerbie disaster: it was aired near to the time of the fifth anniversary of that disaster. The Storm 2004 Emmerdale was to experience another big disaster ten years on from the plane crash as a storm put villagers in peril. The storyline paved the way for Tricia Dingle's exit storyline and provide a lot of new year drama and a ratings boost for the show. The storm hit the village on New Year's Eve 2003 and saw popular characters such as Ashley Thomas, Louise Appleton and Nicola Blackstock become stuck on the roads as a result of the terrible weather. The episode also focused on Marlon and Tricia Dingle.

Marlon had had a one-night stand with his cousin Charity Tate when Tricia was in India and when Tricia learned about her husband's infidelity she decided to leave him and the Dales. However upon reading the 101 reasons as to why Marlon loved her, she decided to reconcile with him and headed back to The Woolpack. However, when she was just outside the pub, lighting stuck an oak tree which caused Tricia to trip, and another bolt hit the roof of The Woolpack causing the roof to collapse and the chimney to fall through. This in turn caused the wall of the pub to collapse onto a helpless Tricia. She was taken to hospital critically injured and was put on life support until Marlon decided to finally let her go. Ashley and Louise were rescued from the rubble in an extension of the storyline which saw popular character Bernice Thomas make a brief return. Ratings soared and the storyline went down in Emmerdale history. The year to come would see the show gain an even higher profile. Kings River Explosion 2006 On Thursday 13 July 2006, The Kings unveiled their brand new showhome which was to house married couple, Marlon Dingle and Donna Windsor-Dingle.

But when local resident, Noreen Bell opened a cupboard door inside the house it triggered a spark that let rip a huge gas explosion which catapulted her down the stairs. The explosion ripped through the bathroom floor tossing Jimmy King and Sadie King to opposite sides of the bathroom. The estate agent David Brown, who was located near the cupboard, was set alight. While running towards the house Marlon and Donna were also thrown back by another explosion. Debris started to fly towards the residents as the house started to explode in various places. Diane Sugden was knocked out by a collapsing ceiling while Danny Daggert and Dawn Woods, who were running behind her, got caught in another explosion. The bathroom floor gave way and Jimmy fell through, shortly followed by Sadie. The house then fully collapsed as the residents of Emmerdale stood in shock. Three were confirmed dead: Noreen Bell, who was hit by the full force of the initial explosion and died instantly, Dawn Woods, who was rescued from the rubble but later died in hospital as a result of internal injuries, and the estate agent David Brown.

Interactive Storyline In October 2006, ITV announced plans for a fully interactive storyline, surrounding the death of Tom King, who will be killed off on Christmas Day , 2006. The ensuing weeks will be full of twists and turns as some of the showï¿½s most popular characters are placed at the centre of the enquiry, facing fierce interrogation in the hunt for the killer - the police are determined to leave no stone unturned. In a world first, the whole storyline is to be fully interactive allowing viewers the opportunity of becoming super sleuths to help solve the crime via a dedicated ITV online portal. To be launched in November, it will consist of blogs, clues, secret e-mails and voicemails. Emmerdale Online is being created for ITV by Branded Storytelling producers Hoodlum. The viewer will be taken inside the show and have direct online interaction with the storyline. The cast will be seen trying to piece together the murder and their findings will, in turn, be immediately available for viewers to tap into online.

To add to the mystery, and for the first time ever, Emmerdale will film 10 secret scenes, each showing a different suspect committing the murder and therefore enabling 10 different possible outcomes. As a result, even the cast and crew wonï¿½t know who the killer is. The official "Who Killed Tom King?" website: First Clue: The Death Treat sent December 25th, Popularity and Scheduling Emmerdale Farm started as an afternoon soap opera on the ITV Network in 1972. Soon after the start the majority of ITV regions chose to accommodate the programme in the 7pm Tuesday and Thursday slot. Anglia Television and Thames Television preferred a Monday and Tuesday 5:15pm slot and saw the week's episodes before the rest of the network. In January 1988, all ITV regions networked the show in the Wednesday and Thursday 6.30pm slot. Anglia Television and Central Television chose to move the programme to 7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February 1989 as they were screening the new daily Australian drama Home and Away in the Emmerdale slot.

This was the first time Anglia had screened Emmerdale in the 7pm slot. Central were simply returning to the slots they used until December 1987. For a period Anglia and Central saw episodes one week later than other regions. From January 1990 all other regions followed the Central and Anglia schedule in the familiar Tuesday and Thursday 7pm slot. During the mid 1990s Scottish Television used the 7pm slot to show daily regional programmes resulting in Emmerdale moving to 5:10pm. Scottish Television had always given preference to their own countryside soap opera Take The High Road which accommodated a 7pm slot. After only several months in the earlier slot Scottish returned Emmerdale to the 7pm slot. By this time ITV had opted to increase their output to three episodes a week with the additional episode being screened on Wednesdays. In 2000 a further two episodes were added on a Monday and Friday evening. A sixth one to air on Sundays began in 2004. The show is now ranked high in the British popularity stakes, being outdone regularly only by the two major mainstream British soaps, EastEnders and Coronation Street.

However, recent hour-long episodes which have competed with EastEnders have won the battle for viewing figures. On Christmas Day 2005 Emmerdale attracted 6.2 million viewers where the villagers searched for Daz Eden and Belle Dingle who fell down a mine shaft. On Monday 24 April 2006 8.5 million viewers watched as Sam Dingle and Alice Wilson got married. Emmerdale is notable for being the first television soap opera in the UK (and possibly the world) to regularly produce six episodes a week, shown every night, except Saturday, at 7 p.m. Overseas Outside the UK, Emmerdale reaches viewers in the Republic of Ireland, where UTV from Northern Ireland is widely available, although TV3 also show the programme. The programme is also aired in Sweden under the title Hem till gï¿½rden which translates to Home to the Farm, In Sweden it has been shown since the 1970s (originally on TV2, and then on commercial channel TV4 since 1994). TV4 resumed the programme after its regular summer break on 4 September 2006.

Episodes are shown at 12.25pm with a repeat on their TV4+ channel in the evening at 5.10pm and a third opportunity to watch the following morning around 11.30am on TV4. Episodes most recently screened were from 2003. It also airs in Finland , where it is currently aired five days a week by MTV3. Although four years behind today's episodes, the programme is also popular in Canada on the CBC, three days a week at 2:00 p.m. EST (Eastern Standard Time). It is also being shown in New Zealand on TV One at 12.30pm, and is currently shown on Granada UKTV in the Middle East. Emmerdale was shown in Australia for the first time in July 2006 when UK.TV on cable television provider Foxtel began screening episodes from 2006. Members of the British Forces and their families can watch Emmerdale on BFBS TV1, which is also available free-to-air in the Falkland Islands.

Disasters in Emmerdale In addition to the sensational Plane Crash storyline, the Woolpack was blown up in the 1990s, and recently Kings River showhome collapsed after several explosions caused by a gas leak. The collapse claimed threes lives, Noreen Bell and estate agent David Brown were killed in the explosion and Dawn Woods later died in hospital from internal injuries. 1996 - Dave Glover dies in a fire after attending Biff and Linda's wedding. 2000 - Pete and Butch are killed in a bus crash. 2000 - Long-running character Sarah Sugden dies in a barn fire. 2001 - Miss Jean Strickland, the headmistress, is struck and killed by a car driven by some of her students. 2002 - The church is burnt down by schizophrenic Zoe Tate. 2004 - The village is hit by a storm, Tricia Dingle is crushed beneath a falling chimney when the Woolpack is struck by lightning, and later dies in hospital. 2005 - Zoe Tate and Callum Rennie destroy Home Farm in a gas explosion for revenge on the King's before leaving Emmerdale.

2005 - Max King dies instantly when the Land Rover he's in goes off the road and through a brick wall and explodes. 2006 - The vicarage burnt down after a stray spark ignited spilt vodka, with Debbie Dingle trapped inside. 2006 - The Kings' show home explodes and collapses, leaving several trapped in the rubble, Noreen Bell and estate agent David Brown are killed in the explosion, whilst Dawn Woods later dies of internal injuries in hospital. (Those who left through death are listed below.) Cain Dingle & Sadie King - The couple kidnapped Tom King, with Sadie pretending to have been double-crossed by Cain. The story took a number of twists and turns, with Cain's car going over a quarry, although it was later discovered to be empty, and Cain shooting Sadie, although it was later discovered that this was also faked. As they prepared to make their escape by plane, Cain betrayed Sadie, leaving her at the airfield, and he flew off over the village. Both Cain and Sadie left the soap. Zoe Tate - Zoe was facing a court case for the attempted murder of Scott Windsor.

After being blackmailed into selling Home Farm to Sadie King, she took revenge by blowing up the building; in her final scene, she waited in a car in front of the building waiting for the explosion, then drove off and out of the soap. Charity Tate - After Sadie King tricked Tom King into believing that Charity was having an affair with Cain Dingle, Tom called off the wedding to Charity. Despite later realising the lie, Tom was unable to convince Charity to reconcile with him, as all Charity wanted was revenge. She managed to get Jimmy King into bed after making him realise what Sadie was all about, and filmed them in bed together, and got him to confess that Sadie set her up. She took this tape to Tom and showed him it in front of his whole family. Charity gave Sadie a punch and left the soap despite an emotional plea from Tom King. Steph Forsythe finally did the right thing, even though it could have been in better circumstances she pleaded guilty to the murder of brother Terence. This was to serve her dues for the death of Shelly Williams. Steph was then sentenced to life imprisonment, although it was in fact her estranged husband Adam who did the deed.

Spin-offs Several Emmerdale books, fiction and non-fiction, have been produced, a number written by Lance Parkin (who had been a storyliner on the TV show). At least one of these was also translated into Finnish. There are also several videos including The Dingles down under, The Woolpackers and Don't Look Now!- The Dingles in Venice. Brenda Walker - Emmerdale (UK) Characters - ShareTV Brenda Walker Lesley Dunlop is a British actress. She is best known for her roles as Anna Kirkwall in Where the Heart ... Character Bio Brenda is a fun-loving, bubbly character whose ability to say the things that everybody is thinking often leave people speechless. She’s the adoptive mother of Gennie Walker partner of Bob Hope and joint owner of the Cafe ensuring that she is connected to many areas of Emmerdale. Episode Screenshots Verification code (check your email for the verification code) Verification code has been sent to the following email address: sstmilan@gmail.com If you didn't receive the verification code: 1. Check your bulk/spam folder. 2.

Try to whitelist our email address (noreply@sharetv.org) If you mistyped your email address change it here Create a free ShareTV account to make a personalized schedule of your favorite TV shows, keep track of what you've watched, earn points and more. Verify your username and email to complete your Registration Enter the text in the image shown if you are human. Emmerdale | Emmerdale Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia This article is about the series. For the fictional street and main setting of the soap, see Emmerdale (village) . Emmerdale title caption. Emmerdale, known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989 , is a popular and critically acclaimed long-running British soap opera that has been broadcast on ITV since 1972 . It is set in the fictional village of Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994) in the Yorkshire Dales, England and was created by Kevin Laffan with a former series producer, Steve November , serving as Executive Producer from January 2009, succeeding Keith Richardson , who had overseen the soap for 24 years.

The series is produced by ITV Studios in Yorkshire and broadcast on the ITV network and was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. It was originally conceived and broadcast as a daytime programme in an afternoon slot, becoming an early evening programme in 1978 in most ITV regions, but excluding London and Anglia, both of which followed in the mid-1980s. Until Christmas 1988, Emmerdale took seasonal breaks; since then it has been broadcast year-round. Emmerdale is shown every weekday at 7pm with an extra Thursday episode being aired at 8pm (beginning 23 July 2009). Episodes are first broadcast on ITV1. Every episode lasts around 30 minutes (including commercials); without adverts the total time of footage averages to around 22 minutes per episode. Repeat episodes and the omnibus of the show can be seen on ITV2 . Contents Edit The basic premise of Emmerdale Farm was very similar to the BBC radio soap opera The Archers – focusing on a family, a farm and characters in a nearby village.

The farmyard filming techniques of Emmerdale Farm were originally modelled on the revolutionary soap-opera The Riordans, made by RTÉ, Ireland's broadcaster, from the mid-1960s to the end of the 1970s. The Riordans broke new ground for soap operas by being filmed largely out of doors (on a farm owned in the storyline by Tom and Mary Riordan) rather than the usual practice of British and American soap operas, of shooting almost completely in studios (where 'outdoor' scenes were sometimes filmed indoors). The Riordans pioneered farmyard location shooting with real farm animals and actors driving tractors. In the 1960s and 1970s, outdoor filming of television programmes using OBUs (Outdoor Broadcast Units) was in its infancy due to the far higher costs involved and the reliance on things like the weather that were out of the control of the programme makers. The success of The Riordans showed that a soap opera could be filmed largely out of doors. Yorkshire Television sent people to The Riordans set in County Meath, Ireland to see the making of the programme at first hand.

Businesses Take A Vow - co-owned by Leyla Harding and Megan Sharma . Run by Leyla Harding. Series backstory Edit The Miffield estate was the biggest employer in the village of Beckindale – situated 39 miles (63 km) from Bradford and Template:Convert from Leeds. Lord Miffield gave the lease of Emmerdale Farm on the edge of the village to the Sugden family in the 1850s out of gratitude after Josh Sugden sacrificed his life for the Earl's son in the Crimean War. Josh's grandson Joseph married Margaret Oldroyd and they had a son Jacob in January 1916. In the 1930s, the young Jacob Sugden supposedly purchased Emmerdale Farm for his family. In 1945 he married Annie Pearson – daughter of farm labourer Sam Pearson . Margaret Sugden died in 1963 and Joseph Sugden died in 1964. Jacob Sugden had run the farm into the ground as he had drunk away most of the profits, leaving it in a sorry state.

It was badly maintained and the future of the farm looked bleak at the time of Jacob's death on 10 October 1972. Jacob left a wife Annie and three grown children, two sons, Jack (the eldest) and Joe (the youngest of the three) and daughter Peggy . These characters would form the basis of the series Emmerdale Farm. Series overview Edit Initially the show focused on the farm and the Sugden family who lived on and ran it. As time went on, the show's focus moved to the nearby village of Beckindale. To reflect this change, the show's title was changed on 14 November 1989 to Emmerdale. Coinciding with the show's 1989 title change was the introduction of the Tate family.

These changes, and the introduction of more exciting storylines and dramatic episodes such as Pat Sugden's 1986 car crash and the 1988 Crossgill fire, gradually began to improve the soap's popularity and were overseen by the new executive producer, Keith Richardson , who was in charge of the programme for 24 years, during which time he oversaw its transformation from a minor, daytime, rural drama, into one of the UK's most major soaps. [1] On 30 December 1993 Emmerdale attracted its highest ever audience of over 18 million when a plane crashed into the village, killing four villagers. Until this storyline, Emmerdale was largely ignored by press and viewers alike, except for a loyal fan-base, in the face of the better-known soaps in Coronation Street and EastEnders The plane crash drastically improved the show's popularity, enticing new viewers and has consequently kept the show as one of the most watched soap operas on British television. Emmerdale continued to have dramatic storylines for the rest of the 90s, and new long-term characters, such as the Dingle family, were introduced.

The Tates emerged as the soap's leading family in the 1990s, overshadowing the Sugdens. After their arrival, the Tate family remained in Home Farm for 16 years, albeit with the size of the family decreasing over time as members left or were killed off, with the last, Zoe, leaving in 2005. The early 2000s had seen exciting episodes such as the storm (a storyline that occurred 10 years after the plane crash one and was of a similar kind, although not as major) and the introduction of several new characters, namely Cain and Charity Dingle, who both later left before returning to the soap in 2009. 2009 was an important year for Emmerdale as it was the introduction of Gavin Blythe as series producer, Keith Richardson and fellow long-serving production team member, Timothy J. Fee retiring from the soap and the programme's longest-serving character, Jack Sugden, dying off-screen due to the actor who had played him since 1980, Clive Hornby dying the previous year.

The episode of Jack's funeral was dedicated to Hornby and mirrored the first episode in 1972, with Sheila Mercier and Karl Davies reprising their roles for it. In the same year, Blyth introduced the new Barton and Sharma families, as well as other new characters and axed existing ones, as well as coming up with new storyline ideas and providing a direction for the show, in the same manner as previous series producers who typically serve terms of a few years, including Steve Frost who was in charge from 2001–2004 and returned as executive producer when Richardson left. Blyth's time as an Emmerdale producer, however, was cut short when he died, aged just 41, from cancer only a matter of weeks after it had been diagnosed, in November 2010. At the start of 2010, after about a year in Emmerdale, the Wylde family's story peaked and the family members began to be written out of the show, beginning with Mark whilst Masie and Will were to remain another year, being the final Wyldes to go. The drama continued for the family throughout the year however, especially for Nathan and Natasha.

Another big storyline for 2010 was Aaron Livesy's tortured emotional coming out story and subsequent relationship with the new character of Jackson Walsh, who now lives in the village with his mother (played by Pauline Quirke). However, tragedy struck in the summer when Jackson's vehicle collided with a train, following a row he had with Aaron. This accident left him paralysed from the neck down. In spring 2010, Declan Macey arrived in the village as a wealthy business-man friend of the Sharmas and bought into Home Farm. Later on, he was joined by members of his family and by the end of 2010, the Macey family were established as the new rich Home Farm family, replacing the departing Wyldes who in turn had taken over ownership of Home Farm from the Kings who occupied the house from Zoe Tate's departure, until they got into financial difficulties at the end of 2008. The Maceys are set to herald a new era in the soap and were introduced by Gavin Blyth before he died.

Pauline Quirke's run in the show as Hazel Rhodes was extended for at least a further 12 months from December 2010 by the executive producer. Two long serving characters, Viv Hope (played by Deena Payne ) and Terry Woods (played by Billy Hartman ) were killed off in January 2011, when a fire started by DS Henshall ripped through the village of Emmerdale. There were some complaints, including from Payne herself, that not enough attention was focused, in the two dramatic fire episodes, on the exit of the characters. Viv's demise paved the way for her stepdaughter, Kelly Windsor, to return. There are also several new characters set to arrive in the coming months. In October 2015 it was annouced that the show will get rebooted by DHX Media and ITV Studios in 2016 The following three sections highlight the major disasters, exits, and other episodes with high viewing figures. Edit Emmerdale is extremely well known for the number of disasters it has featured over the years. The most notable disasters are listed below. 1973 - Sharon Crossthwaite is raped and strangled to death by Jim Latimer.

Jack Sugden discovers the awful truth after arriving home to find Jim trying to strangle Penny Golightly, after which Jim reluctantly confesses to the murder of Sharon. 1973 - Jack Sugden 's lodger Ian 'Trash' McIntyre commits suicide by throwing himself out of a first floor window at The Old Mill and falling to the ground, breaking his neck. 1976: Matt Skilbeck's twin children, Sam and Sally, and his aunt Beattie Dowton are killed in an accident at a level crossing. 1977 - A fire breaks out at Emmerdale Farm and the Beckindale Volunteer Fire Service in manfully fighting the blaze. During the fire fighting, one of the members of the team is burned. 1978 - An explosion at a mine traps vicar's son Clive Hinton and his two friends Ian and Rod. Clive and Rod are found unconscious and Ian escapes with cuts and bruises. 1978 - Teenagers Steve Hawker and Pip Coulter commit armed robbery at The Woolpack and leave Amos Brearly and Henry Wilks locked in the cellar. The two teenagers then head for Emmerdale Farm where they hold Sam Pearson at gunpoint.

To avoid further threats, Annie Sugden provides the two with a getaway car. 1981 - Bible-bashing farmer Enoch Tolly is killed in a tractor accident. 1985 - Jackie Merrick is knocked off his motorbike by Alan Turner 's land rover and spends 5 months in hospital with broken bones. 1986 – Pat Sugden died when she crashed her car down a hill after swerving to avoid a flock of sheep. 1988 – Phil Pearce carelessly leaves discarded rags at Crossgill Farm, which catch fire whilst Annie Sugden is trapped inside. 1989 - Crooked quarryman Dennis Rigg is crushed to death by Joe Sugden 's prize bull whilst threatening the Sugdens with eviction. 1989 - Jackie Merrick accidentally shoots himself whilst out hunting a fox for a £10 bet. 1990 - Kate Sugden accidentally knocks down and kills Pete Whiteley whilst driving home from Hotten. 2011 – Fire started by Nick Henshall rips through the village killing Terry Woods and Viv Hope . Memorable exits Edit Emmerdale is famous for its hugely dramatic exit storylines.

These characters have made some of the most famous, memorable exits from Emmerdale, Kim Tate – Kim and her husband Steve Marchant stole a horse, intent on selling it as they had cashflow problems. As they were driving away from the scene, Steve ran over Kathy Glover . While in hospital, Kim convinced Kathy that Steve had not stopped his vehicle when he had hit her, in order to make her husband seem to be the villain – even though she helped to plan the theft of the horse. On the day of trial in January 1999 with the lawyers questioning Kathy's validity as a witness for Steve's hit-and-run crime, Kathy questioned how true Kim's words had been. For this and numerous other crooked tricks, the police were soon on her trail. She confronted Chris Tate to get money as a means of escape and knocked him out savagely with a paperweight when he would not comply. She left with her son James in a helicopter never to be seen again. The pilot asked her if she was Kim Marchant and with her final words on the soap she replied, "No, it's Kim Tate ". Sarah Sugden – Sarah was married to Jack Sugden but had been having an affair with their lodger Richie Carter .

Having fallen in love with Richie, Sarah told Jack that their marriage was over and that she was in love with Richie. Jack kicked Sarah out of the farm on which they lived and told her she was never going to see her three children Robert, Andy and Victoria again. Jack was also in serious debt and Andy overheard him saying that it would be good if something caught fire so they could claim on the insurance. After hearing this, Andy went out with a lighter and box of matches and set the barn on fire but was unaware that his adopted mother Sarah was inside with Richie ending their relationship. Richie got out alive but Sarah was trapped inside the barn when it exploded and was killed. Tricia Dingle – After discovering that her husband Marlon Dingle had a drunken one night stand with his cousin Charity Tate whilst she had been in India, Tricia left Marlon and intended to leave Emmerdale. She was planning to leave on New Year's Eve 2003, the same night as the Emmerdale storm. Upon leaving, Diane Sugden gave Tricia a letter that Marlon had asked her to give to Tricia, it was a list of 101 reasons why Marlon loved her.

After spending hours in the phone box, sheltering from the horrific weather, trying to get a taxi sent to the village, she decided to give Marlon another chance and returned to the Woolpack to see him. Upon reaching the Woolpack, lightning struck a tree making Tricia trip and a second bolt struck the roof of the Woolpack, making it collapse onto a helpless Tricia. She was found under the rubble by Diane and Marlon and taken to hospital in a helicopter. She was put on a life support machine until Marlon finally decided to let her go after realising that there was no hope of her recovering. She died on 8 January 2004. Charity Tate – After Sadie King tricked Tom King into believing Charity was having an affair with Cain Dingle , Tom called off his and Charity's wedding. Despite discovering the lie, Tom was unable to convince Charity that they should reconcile. Charity wanted revenge for what Sadie had done, which she got by sleeping with Jimmy King . She made him realise what Sadie was like and filmed them together. She got him to confess that Sadie set her up. She went to visit Tom, taking the tape with her and played it to him and his family.

Sadie went for Charity so Charity punched her and said an emotional goodbye to her daughter Debbie Dingle and left, despite an emotional plea from Tom. Charity returned in 2009 with a son, Noah. Zoe Tate – Zoe was standing trial for the attempted murder of Scott Windsor but was found not guilty after it transpired that Scott had threatened witness Paddy Kirk . After Sadie King blackmailed her into selling her Home Farm, she took revenge by blowing up the house. In her final scene, she waited in a car in front of the house, waiting for the explosion, then drove off and out of the soap. Cain Dingle and Sadie King – The couple kidnapped Tom King , with Sadie pretending to have been double-crossed by Cain. The story took a number of twists and turns with Cain's car going over into a quarry, although it was later discovered to be empty and Cain shooting Sadie, although it was later discovered that this was faked too. As they prepared to escape by plane, Cain betrayed Sadie leaving her at the airfield and flew off over the village. . Steph Forsythe – Steph pleaded guilty to the murder of her brother Terence Turner .

This was to make amends for causing the death of Shelly Williams . She was sentenced to life imprisonment, although it was in fact, her husband Adam Forsythe who had killed Terence. Tom King – Tom was murdered by his son Carl on his wedding night to Rosemary Sinclair . After a confrontation between father and son, Tom lost his balance and fell through a first floor window to his death on the driveway of Home Farm in front of his horrified wedding guests. His death sparked a long running investigation into catching his killer. Matthew King - After a disastrous wedding day to Anna De Souza , Matthew drove a van straight towards his brother Carl King but swerved when Carl jumped out of the way meaning that Anna was in the firring line, Matthew hit a brick wall and went through the windscreen. He died minutes afterwards, just outside of the entrance to Home Farm , while Carl, his other brother Jimmy King and Katie Sugden watched on as Anna cradled his dead body in her arms. The next day the Kings were thrown out of Home Farm. This resulted in Mark Wylde becoming the new owner of Home Farm along with all of their other properties in the village.

Mark Wylde – After a year in the show, the secrets and lies of Mark were finally exposed. His first wife, Faye Lamb , whom he never officially divorced had his only legitimate child, Ryan . In turn Ryan was unknowingly starting a relationship with his half sister, Maisie, Mark's daughter from his second wife Natasha . Because of Mark's bigamy, Natasha's subsequent marriage with Mark was void and Natasha's three children, Maisie, Nathan and Will were all legally illegitimate. During the episode which was broadcast on 14 January 2010, Mark considers suicide in the woods of Home Farm. However he is relieved of the shotgun by Natasha. Mark's subsequent words push Natasha over the edge and she appears to shoot Mark with the shotgun. The shooting was memorably accompanied by Gabriel Fauré 's In Paradisum from his Requiem taken from New College Choir 's album Agnus Dei. [2] Viv Hope - When DC Nick Henshall started a fire on the row of cottages in Emmerdale, the shop and cafe went up in flames. Viv was killed in the explosion that wrecked the shop.

Terry Woods - Terry was also killed in the explosion that wrecked the shop and cafe whilst trying to save Viv Hope who also perished. Viewing Figures Edit The show is one of the most watched programmes on British television. An average Emmerdale episode generally attracts 8.5million viewers and it presently lies third in popularity behind the other two major soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders. However, notable episodes and storylines have seen the viewing figures soar: On 30 December 1993 Emmerdale attracted its highest ever audience of 18 million when a plane crashed into the village killing four villagers. The aftermath of the plane crash on 5 January 1994 attracted 16 million viewers. The storyline brought Emmerdale into the public eye and consequently kept the show as one of the most watched soaps on British television File:Emmerdale Strom 2.jpg On 22 September 2006, 8.57 million viewers watched the exit of Cain Dingle after more than six years in the soap. On Christmas Day 2006, over 7.69 million viewers watched as Tom King was murdered on his wedding day to Rosemary Sinclair .

On Thursday 14 January 2010, Emmerdale hit their highest ratings since March 2006. 9.96 million viewers watched during the much-awaited Murder of Mark Wylde when he was shot by Natasha Wylde after a week-long online "Whodunnit?". Numerous other hour long episodes that have clashed with rival soap EastEnders have won in the battle for viewing figures. Over the past few years the village soap has gone head to head with BBC's EastEnders on numerous occasions and has emerged on top many times, establishing itself as a serious contender for the second most popular British soap opera. Some notable examples include: 18 May 2004, when Jack Sugden was shot by his adopted son Andy Sugden . Emmerdale attracted 8.27 million viewers, whilst EastEnders received 7.32 million viewers. 21 September 2004, when Diane Blackstock and Jack Sugden got married. Emmerdale attracted 8.72 million viewers, whilst EastEnders received 6.83 million viewers.

4 January 2005, when Sadie King sabotaged the wedding of Tom King and Charity Dingle . Emmerdale attracted 9.89 million viewers, whilst EastEnders received 7.53 million viewers. 1 March 2005, when Charity Dingle left the soap after five years. Emmerdale was watched by 10.08 million viewers, whilst EastEnders was watched by 7.21 million viewers. 17 March 2005, when Shelly Williams fell overboard from the Isle of Arran ferry off the west coast of Scotland during a confrontation with Steph Stokes . Emmerdale was watched by 9.39 million viewers, whilst EastEnders was watched by 6.96 million viewers. 22 September 2005, when long standing popular character Zoe Tate left the soap after 16 years and made a dramatic exit which saw her blow up Home Farm, which she been conned into selling to the King family . Emmerdale was watched by 8.58 million viewers, whilst EastEnders was watched by 6.76 million viewers for the funeral of Den Watts.

13 July 2006, The Kings River house collapse. Emmerdale won in the ratings battle, attracting 6.90 million viewers, whilst EastEnders was watched by 4.11 million viewers, its lowest ever. File:Kings River Explosion.jpg 21 September 2006, when Cain Dingle kidnapped Tom and Sadie King. Emmerdale won in the ratings battle, attracting 8.57 million viewers, whilst EastEnders had 4.77 million viewers. 1 February 2007, when Billy Hopwood with Victoria Sugden crashed his truck into a lake. Emmerdale won here too, surprisingly since the EastEnders episode involved an important storyline involving two of its most high profile characters, Martin and Sonia Fowler, leaving. Emmerdale attracted 8.15 million viewers with EastEnders gaining 6.70 million viewers. 17 May 2007, when the Who Killed Tom King? plot came to a close when the murderer was revealed.

Emmerdale gained 8.92 million viewers, which peaked to 9.1 million when Tom's son Carl confessed to the murder between 19:00 and 20:00. EastEnders had 4.29 million between 19.30 and 20:00. 16 October 2007, when Annie's Cottage was blown up by Victoria Sugden . Emmerdale was watched by 8.12 million viewers, whilst EastEnders was watched by 6.59 million viewers. 27 January 2009, when Debbie Dingle was arrested for the murder of Shane Doyle . Emmerdale attracted 7.39 million viewers, whilst EastEnders attracted 6.36 million viewers. 7 January 2010, when Sally Spode tried to kiss Ashley Thomas Emmerdale topped the 9 million mark and got 9.47 million viewers. 22 July 2010, when Charlie mysteriously disappeared Emmerdale topped the 7 million mark and got 7.39 million viewers.

6 September 2010, Emmerdale rose 700k week-on-week, as 7.54 million viewers tuned in for David's wild accusations about Leyla. 6 October 2010, Emmerdale have a massive audience of 7.94 million viewers, this was the big Train Crash stunt which involved Jackson Walsh and Aaron Livesy , and left Jackson critically injured. 28 and 29 October 2010, Emmerdale over 7 million viewers to watch the culmination of the Ryan Lamb's murder trial, despite his innocence. The following night (30 October 2010) an audience of nearly 8 million tuned in for Natasha Wylde 's dramatic confession to the crime after her daughter Maisie pushed for the truth from kidnapped Nathan. Filming locations File:Emmerdale village by John Turner.jpg Location shooting originally occurred in the village of Arncliffe in Littondale, one of the less frequented valleys of the Yorkshire Dales. In exterior shots the village's hotel, The Falcon was used to represent the fictional Woolpack Inn.

Eventually the location of the shooting location became publicly known, which is perhaps what prompted the move to the village of Esholt in 1976, where it stayed for the next 22 years. This location also became a tourist attraction and the village pub (previously 'the Commercial Hotel') has retained the adopted name of The Woolpack Inn . The original Emmerdale Farm buildings are near the village of Leathley. Creskeld Hall (Home Farm) is one of the few original filming locations used in the entire run of the series and has been involved in many storylines. Since 1998 a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate in Leeds has been used (building on the Harewood estate started in 1996). The first scenes shot in the purpose-built set on the Harewood Estate were broadcast on 17 February 1998 from the front of the Woolpack (although some scenes were shot there from 1997). The Harewood set is a replica of Esholt with a few minor alterations. The houses in the new village at Harewood are timber framed structures covered in stone cladding.

The village is built on green belt land so all the buildings are classed as "temporary structures" and must be demolished within ten years unless new planning permission is given. There is no plan to demolish the set and new planning has now been drawn up. The new village included a church and a churchyard full of gravestones some of them for the characters who have died in the serial. The site incorporates a 1500 ft grass airstrip, and a Cessna 172 is hangared in the farm at the entrance. The aircraft, in an open barn, is visible from Eccup Lane. Butlers Farm is really Brookland Farm, a working farm located in the nearby village of Eccup. Brookland Farm is where all the external farmyard and building shots are filmed with the internal house shots being filmed in the studio. Much location footage is carried out in other areas of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire such as the fictional market town of Hotten which is actually shot in Otley, a market town on the outskirts of Leeds. The Benton Park School in the Rawdon area of the city and the primary school in Farnley were also used as shooting locations.

Indoor scenes are mostly filmed at Yorkshire Television's 'Emmerdale Production Centre' on Kirkstall Road, Leeds (located next to the main Yorkshire Television's Leeds Studios ). As of 28 March 2011, new studio facilities (which are HD capable) in the ITV Studios building on Kirkstall Road are being used for most of the interior scenes, the old facility on Burley Road will be vacated and offered for sale in due course. Scheduling Edit When Emmerdale was first broadcast in 1972, it was twice a week in an afternoon slot. It later moved to a 19:00 slot and the number of episodes has steadily increased, with there now being six half-hour episodes each week. Emmerdale is filmed roughly between 4–6 weeks before it is first broadcast on ITV1 . Broadcast schedule history Edit VisionTV started showing Emmerdale on 20 September 2010, immediately after Eastenders at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time. Episodes are broadcast approximately five months after airing in the UK. Emmerdale had formerly been shown on CBC Television , but that ended many years ago.

When shown on CBC Television, Canadian episodes were four years behind the UK story. Ireland Edit Emmerdale reaches viewers in the Republic of Ireland via both the widely available UTV from Northern Ireland and the TV3 Television Network in the Republic of Ireland. UTV and TV3 screen Emmerdale simultaneously in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Emmerdale was broadcast as a Daytime soap on RTÉ One from 1972 to 2001 before moving to TV3, RTÉ were a number of months behind – since for many years they choose to broadcast five days a week rather than ITV's three days a week and RTÉ took a break during the summer months, however as the series began a five night week RTÉ got further and further behind ITVs broadcasts. The gap between RTÉ One's last episode and TV3's first episode was about three months. Sweden Edit Emmerdale has been shown in Sweden since the 1970s – originally on TV2 and since 1994 on commercial channel TV4.

Under the title Hem till gården ("Home to the Farm"), the programme is broadcast twice a day (as of May 2008, previously only once a day) on Monday to Friday 11:55–12:55. The episodes currently being screened (April 2011) date from February 2009. Older episodes (from October 2006 in April 2011) are shown on TV4 Guld . Finland Edit The programme is shown in Finland on commercial channel MTV3, where it goes out at 18:00 to 18:30, and 18:30 to 19:00 Mondays to Fridays with a repeat of each episode at 11:00 and 11:25 on the following weekday. The episodes currently being screened (May 2011) date from November 2008. New Zealand Emmerdale is shown in New Zealand on TV One from Monday to Friday at 12:30 to 13:30. As at January 2011, TV One episodes are from October 2008.

Australia Edit Emmerdale was shown in Australia for the first time in July 2006 when subscription television channel UKTV began airing the 2006 series from episode 4288. In 2006 UKTV were showing episodes 4 months behind UK transmission, but as UKTV only airs 5 episodes a week instead of 6 (as broadcast in UK) they are now over 9 months behind. As at September 2010, UKTV episodes are from December 2009. Emmerdale is also broadcast on 7Two weekdays at 10:30, airing episodes from 2003. Romania On 2 February 2007 it was announced that Emmerdale would be broadcast on the Romania] free-to-air channel Pro TV. The station has bought 50 episodes of the soap dating back to 2000.

Elsewhere Edit Satellite channel Granada TV is currently showing the programme in the Middle East, Cyprus, and Malta Members of the British Forces and their families can watch Emmerdale on BFBS TV1, which is also available free-to-air in the Falkland Islands Opening, End of Part Stingers and Closing Credits Edit 1972-1974 (OVER THE DALES) The original titles were on film and featured a slow panning shot of the Yorkshire dales, before slowly zooming in on Beckindale village/Arncliffe and then a shot moving from a sunset through some tress to the farmhouse. The title caption zoomed out to the camera as the camera focused on Beckindale. Kevin Laffin's name appeared on the farmhouse shot.The end of part stinger just played over the final moments of a particular scene. A much shorter version of the opening theme was used as the stinger music. The closing credits were on captions and the film underneath was the view from a helicopter of the Dales passing by Arncliffe. The theme, written by Tony Hatch , was performed on the cor anglais with piano and strings accompaniment.

1974-1975 (OVER THE DALES MARK 2) The opening titles changed for the 1974 episodes to an aerial panning shot of Arncliffe and a different view of the farmhouse and the font was changed to a bold yellow one. The end of part screen was black with Emmerdale Farm in the new font. The end credits remained the same but with the different font. 1975-1989 (FARMHOUSE IN SUNSET) The farmhouse in sunset credits lasted the longest and were introduced in 1975, and continued to be used until November 1989 when the programme's title was shortened to Emmerdale. This title sequence brought a new look to the programme. The producer had decided to go away from the helicopter view of Beckindale. This time shots included views with the sunset in the background and shots of animals in the sunset. Somthing that hadnt changed was the farmhouse shot. This time though a new shot of the Farmhouse as the sun hides behind the house. Also the music was given a slight revamp. But this is hardly noticable. The end of part screen was black with Emmerdale Farm in yellow lettering.

1989-1991 (BECKINDALE LIFE) This was replaced with a montage of images, shot around Esholt, of various activities such as someone hang-gliding, a Land Rover fording a stream, an oil tanker going over a bridge and someone out horse-riding at Home Farm, the credits rolled over a static shot of the farmhouse. For the end of parts only the music changed. The end of part screen was black with Emmerdale End of Part One over the top. 1991-1992 (BECKINDALE LIFE) Their was no difference in the opening titles apart from the title. The font was given a tweak. 1992-1993 (BECKINDALE LIFE MARK 2) In September 1992 when the theme tune was changed. The opening credits used from September 1992 until December 1993 were similar but used superimposed images. The closing credits rolled over a static shot of some Yorkshire scenery. Initially, the credits were displayed on separate slides but, after several weeks, reverted to the all scrolling format used from 1989.

The end of part captions were the same as the previous end of part stingers. 1993-1994 (BECKINDALE LIFE MARK 3) The opening titles changed again from the plane crash episode in December 1993. This sequence comprised shots from the 1989 introduced titles, 1992 introduced titles and some newly filmed shots. Unlike the previous titles, this new sequence did not feature superimposed images. It remained in use until November 1994 when another similar new sequence was introduced. From January 1994, the credits rolled over a static shot of Esholt/Emmerdale. This credit sequence is notable since the original "Emmerdale Farm" music was used for the closing credits, while the newer version remained in use for the opening and break bumpers. The exception to this was during the plane crash when the credits rolled over the destruction of the village and a slow piano theme was used.

The end of part stinger's image was a shot of Emmerdale village 1994-1998 (EMMERDALE LIFE) When the opening titles were updated again in November 1994 the new theme tune was used exclusively. Possibly being one of the most recognised opening titles this sequence introduced us to new shots of activitys. The font was given a more bolder look so it stood out more. The end of part stingers changed slighty with the font being updated. The end credits were also updated, Instead of the theme just fading in a short piano motif took us into the new side by side closing credits. 1998-2005 (FAMILIES) In December 1998, the opening titles were replaced by another montage, this time of helicopter shots of the Yorkshire moors and farming areas. Superimposed were short scenes of actors (which were not members of the cast) performing the various emotions seen in a soap. The closing credits rolled over a continuous shot of Emmerdale, filmed from a helicopter flying away from the village. At the same time, in 1998, a new version of the theme tune was introduced.

A grand orchestral theme was introduced over the titles, credits and break bumpers. From November 2004, a different version of the theme, played mainly on the piano, was used for the break bumpers only. 2005-2011 (OVER THE DALES) In September 2005, the opening titles were replaced with another helicopter montage, this time marginally slower and without the actors. The closing credits were generic ITV Network style credits over a continuous shot of the village, again from a helicopter, but filmed from a different angle. In 2009, the original theme played over the end credits of Jack Sugden's funeral episode. 2011- (A JAZZY BREEZE) The new titles have been given a complete revamp going away from the helicopter shots that had been in use since 1998. This time the sequence mirrors the 1989-1998 titles.

Now features include: a Range Rover driving through the woods, a woman stroking a man's leg with her foot: a couple running upstairs in Home Farm, The Dingles Living room; then finally finishing on a new CGI image which ends with the new logo fading on to the screen. The title music has been completely jazzed up but still has the homely feeling in it. The break bumpers have also had the music changed more akon to the Christmas 2006 break bumpers. A new array of logos have been made for use in the break bumpers and the continues in half an hour bumper. The new titles made a mixture of reviews, some not liking the new look and some saying they will get used to it. The same thing happened when EastEnders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks updated their titles. Theme tunes Edit The original theme tune created by Tony Hatch was the longest ever to be used. For a number of episode in 1972 a longer version was used to open episodes but from 1973 a shorter version was used. In 1975 when the opening titles changed the piano motif was removed.

In 1989 when the word "farm" was dropped from the titles, the Emmerdale theme tune underwent a slight tweak. These changes were carried over until 1992. 1992-1998 Edit When the series was revamped in 1992 the theme tune was updated. A more upbeat piano version was made and used for the opening and closing credits. When the titles changed again 1993 the original theme was used for the closing credits again. But when the titles changed in 1994 the new theme tune was used until the big change in 1998. Also in 1995 the piano motif returned to the end credits. 1998-2011 Edit When the series was revamped for a second time the theme tune was re-recorded for a more orchestral sound. This was to coincide with the move from Esholt to Harewood. It was given a slight tweak in 2003. The end of part music was more akin to the 1972-1989 end of part music.

2011- Edit The theme tune was re-recorded to give a contemporary fresh look to the show. This version differs the most from the previous theme tunes as it wasn't recorded using live instruments. Instead a modern synthesiser was used to create the sounds needed. Series producers

Question: Bob Hope is a character in which British TV soap opera?
Answer: Emmerdale