What is Emmerdale?
{{italic title}} [[File:Emmerdale.png|thumb]] '''''Emmerdale''''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[soap opera]]. It is set in a made-up village called Emmerdale, called Beckindale until 1994, in the [[Yorkshire Dales]]. The plot is focused on things that happen in and around The Woolpack, the main village [[Public house|pub]]. It is on [[ITV (TV channel)|ITV]] every weekday at 7.30pm. It was called '''''Emmerdale Farm''''' until 1989. The show first started in 1972 and was created by [[Kevin Laffan]], making it Britain's second oldest soap opera after ''[[Coronation Street]]''. It is one of the most popular television programmes in Britain. ''Emmerdale'' has won many awards including one [[BAFTA]]. [[King Charles III]] did a statement marking on the 50th anniversary of ''Emmerdale''. ==Characters== {{Main|List of Emmerdale characters}} == Other websites == *{{imdb title|068069}} {{Tv-stub}} [[Category:1972 television series debuts]] [[Category:1970s British television series debuts]] [[Category:1980s British drama television series]] [[Category:1990s British drama television series]] [[Category:2000s British drama television series]] [[Category:2010s British drama television series]] [[Category:British soap operas]] [[Category:British LGBT television programmes]] [[Category:LGBT drama television series]] [[Category:ITV television programmes]] [[Category:Television shows set in Yorkshire]] [[Category:English-language television programs]]