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WELCOME TO THE EMMERDALE WIKIA

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!

ABOUT EMMERDALE

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.

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• 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.

FEATURED MEDIA

ON THIS DAY

29th March 2004: After Lisa tells Cain that Charity has sent Zoe pictures of baby Noah and seems more positive about her sentence he visits her in prison to find out what she’s up to. Charity tells him that she's prepared to give up the baby in exchange for her freedom but she won’t give up her claim on the Tate estate for Debbie’s sake. Cain tells her that the money doesn’t matter to Debbie and that the three of them could be a family if she got herself out of jail. When Charity says she wouldn’t be prepared to live in squalor with him Cain walks out saying to the guard that Charity deserves to be locked up. Meanwhile, Zoe has a row with her solicitor who warns her that she could be tried for perjury if she changes her evidence in Charity’s case. Zoe is adamant that if she claims she was suffering from amnesia at the time she will get away with it. When Zoe returns to the hospital with the adoption papers Charity tells her to rot in hell, but as Zoe walks out Charity knows her chance of freedom is slipping away from her and she goes after Zoe. She agrees to sign the papers but only after Zoe’s agreed to pay her £10,000 and admit that Chris killed himself.

• For more information see Episode 3699 (29th March 2004)

FEATURED CHARACTER

Graham Foster

Graham Foster was the right-hand man of Joe Tate and Kim Tate. He was also the boyfriend of Rhona Goskirk.

Graham arrived in the village in 2017 as the right-hand man of Joe Tate, then known by his alias Tom Waterhouse. He helped Joe escape the village in October 2018 after Kim Tate returned.

In 2020, Graham planned to move to France with Rhona and Leo Goskirk. However, the day they planned to leave, Graham was murdered by Rhona's ex-husband and rapist, Pierce Harris.
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HELPING OUT

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