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1941 - 2015

Created on 4th February 2010, this community was built by the fans, for the fans, and is dedicated to housing a useful and informative database for all subject matter related to the long-running ITV soap opera Emmerdale. Our goal is to collaborate with other fans in order to build a reliable, accurate resource with as much detailed information about episodes, characters, and story elements as possible. All are welcome to join in and contribute here, so long as edits are constructive, discussions are positive, and both are relevant to this series. For more information about how you can contribute here, please check the "Helping Out" section below. Thanks for stopping by!

Emmerdale, known as  'Emmerdale Farm'  until 1989, is a popular and critically acclaimed long-running British soap opera, 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. The series is produced by ITV Studios in Yorkshire and broadcast on the ITV network and was first broadcast on 16th October 1972. Read More


 * If you're new to the show, we recommend that you check out the General Information section first to get you up to speed with the creation, concept, general information and rough history of the show...
 * ...and then delve into the archives by reading up on past Emmerdale episodes and find out about the characters who currently live in the village and those from days past...
 * ...other than that we also recommend pages on the various cast and crew the show has had over the years if you want to dig into the magic behind the scenes.



A thirty second weekly roundup of last week's episodes of Emmerdale. This roundup contains Episode 7395 (11th January 2016) through to Episode 7400 (15th January 2016). For more detailed information, visit Emmerdale in 2016 and follow the episode links.



22nd January 1991: Amos Brearly has fallen asleep packing his things in the backroom. Henry Wilks wakes him and is keen to find out what time he will be leaving. Sarah Connolly, Annie Sugden and Dolly Skilbeck prepare for Amos' farewell party at a speedy pace. The removal men begin taking Amos' stuff. Amos watches his belongings be carried away in the van. The villagers set up The Woolpack bar ready to surprise Amos with his party. He walks into the bar and is delighted. Henry buys everybody a drink. Mark Hughes decides to take photographs of the party and send them to Kate Sugden in prison. Henry toasts Amos as he pulls his last pint - for himself. Amos takes one last look around a near-empty Woolpack backroom as he gathers the last of his belongings. He and Henry share a final smoke together before he throws his pipe into the fire. Amos gets Henry to join him on the forecourt as he snatches one last look at the pub. He surprises them both by referring to Henry by his first name rather than 'Mr Wilks' and they hug.
 * For more information see Episode 1524 (22nd January 1991).



David Metcalfe David Metcalfe is the son of Eric Pollard and Lydia Holloway. Eric knew nothing of David until he arrived in the village in 2006.

David arrived in late 2006 and immediately turned the ladies' heads. He had come to the village to find his biological father, Eric Pollard. Eric had left David's mother before David was born and had also stolen £20,000 from her.

Before revealing his identity, he got a job at the Factory, attempting to find out more about his mystery father. He also struck up a flirty friendship with fun-loving Del and hoped some romance would come of it. David was disappointed when Del mistakenly thought her uncle Zak was his father and distanced herself. The truth then came out, and Eric was stunned to discover that David was claiming to be his son.

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More 2016 episodes... Next episode - Friday 22nd January 7.00pm on ITV
 * Thursday 21st January 8.00pm
 * Thursday 21st January 7.00pm
 * Tuesday 19th January 7.00pm
 * Monday 18th January 7.00pm
 * Friday 15th January 7.00pm
 * Thursday 14th January 8.00pm



Would you like to see classic episodes of Emmerdale/Emmerdale Farm repeated on TV? Yes, all the way from the beginning! Yes, but only from the 90s onwards Yes, but only on special occasions/anniversaries No, the classic episodes are best left in the past No, there are too many current episodes a week to keep up with to consider viewing classics






 * ...that it took the programme almost 29 years to reach its 3000th episode, but due to the show moving to six episodes a week soon afterwards, it only took 10 years to double the total?
 * ...that the programme has only ever had one Two-hander episode back in 2000 between Paddy Kirk and Mandy Dingle?
 * ...that Swedish band The Cardigans named their 1994 album 'Emmerdale' after becoming enamoured with the soap's name on a visit to the UK?
 * ...that the programme has only ever had one live episode, which was broadcast on 17th October 2012 as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations.





