Emmerdale

Shown on ITV and repeated on various other ITV channels, Emmerdale has been running for around 2 decades now. It is a soap opera set in the fictional town of emmerdale, in the yorkshire dales. The soap follows the trials and tribulations of the villagers. The soap started out with a very country feel, there were constantly live animals used in the show and plot lines revolved around country issues, and as such the show was perceived as being more gentle than other major UK soaps such as the rather depressing Eastenders. These days, probably in an effort to raise its profile, the soap has resorted to more traditional soap plot lines, there is scandal around ...  Read the complete review

Emmerdale is another soap we have on television in a prime time slot, it is set in Yorkshire (where I am from) and has been on our screens for many years. When it first started it was known as Emmerdale Farm, it first began in 1972 and was on twice a week in an afternoon slot. Now it is just Emmerdale and is broadcast five times a week. I haven't always watched Emmerdale like I have Coronation Street because in the early days I think it was very boring. It was called Emmerdale Farm because the program and all it's action was based around a farm. The Sugdens were the main family of the soap and they ran the farm. Watching a program about a farm didn't ...  Read the complete review

My mum and dad have always watched Emmerdale and now I'm getting addicted to it even though I have always thought it was a proper boring soap and that it should have been axed instead of Brookside. It used to be around one family (the Sugdens) but there are only 2 Sugdens in it now and they are Andy and Victoria, Andy isn't an original Sugden though because he was adopted years ago but Victoria has been in it since she was born. The Dingles are the main family now and they are pig farmers with a large gippo type family and there are always more brothers and cousins coming out of the woodwork so it must be a massive family. My favourite Dingles are ...  Read the complete review

It has been said that Emmerdale mus be one of the most dangerous places to live in the world out stripping places like Beirut or the Gaza Strip after all there are not many small villages, let alone ones that are located in tranquil Yorkshire that will have seen a plane crash amongst them, bombs go off and a whole load of murders and attempted murders, definately over the years the soap opera that is Emmerdale, and was formerly Emmerdale Farm before the CAP saw an end to Home Farm and the Sugden family, has seen its fair share of tragedy. Emmerdale is ranked third when it comes to soap operas however it has a hard core following that keeps it on the ITV 1 ...  Read the complete review

I used to hate this programme. I would be sitting watching something really interesting and totally relevant to teenagers, then my Granny would saunter into the room and without a word of "are you watching this" would just walk over to the television and press the third big clunky button down from the top - this is in the days before remote controls and when it was called Emmerdale Farm - so much for learning manners from your elders ehh? Anyway fast forward "mumble mumble" years to the present day, and where can you find me most week nights at 7 p.m. You guessed it! I am sat in front of ITV1 Now if you knew me you ...  Read the complete review