Emmerdale in 2010

2010 was Emmerdale's 39th year. Production was overseen by Series Producer Gavin Blyth.

312 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Mark Wylde being shot dead by his wife Natasha, Aaron Livesy coming to terms with his homosexuality, Chas Dingle taking revenge against Carl King for cheating on her with Eve Jenson, Diane Sugden being conned out of thousands of pounds and Jackson Walsh becoming permanently paralysed.

Viewership

The average viewing figure for the year was 7.34 million viewers, which was up 620,000 on 2009. It should be noted that this figure only includes those who watched on the main ITV channel, as BARB did not begin combining the viewing figures from ITV HD, which launched as a standard channel on 2nd April, with those from the main channel until May 2016. It also does not include the small percentage of viewers who watched on tablets, PCs and smartphones, which BARB did not include in the viewing figures until August 2018. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 5506 (14th January 2010), with 9.96 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 5650 (8th July 2010), with 4.60 million viewers. 11 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 2 more than the year before.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	5495	Friday 1st January		Tim Dynevor	Mickey Jones	7,750,000	13
2	5496	Monday 4th January		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Adrian Bean	8,630,000	15
3	5497	Tuesday 5th January		Kirsty Halton	Adrian Bean	8,670,000	14
4	5498	Wednesday 6th January		Caroline Mitchell	Adrian Bean	8,700,000	13
5	5499	Thursday 7th January	1	Chris Thompson	Tim Dowd	8,600,000	16
6	5500	Thursday 7th January	2	Chris Thompson	Tim Dowd	9,470,000	11
7	5501	Friday 8th January		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Tim Dowd	8,860,000	12
8	5502	Monday 11th January		Cameron McAllister	Tim Dowd	8,760,000	15
9	5503	Tuesday 12th January		Sue Mooney	Duncan Foster	8,640,000	16
10	5504	Wednesday 13th January		Sarah Bagshaw	Duncan Foster	9,170,000	11
11	5505	Thursday 14th January	1	Stephen Bennett	Duncan Foster	9,060,000	13
12	5506	Thursday 14th January	2	Stephen Bennett	Duncan Foster	9,960,000	10
13	5507	Friday 15th January		Karin Young	Tracey Rooney	8,920,000	14
14	5508	Monday 18th January		Mark Illis	Tracey Rooney	8,670,000	12
15	5509	Tuesday 19th January		Tim Dynevor	Tracey Rooney	8,490,000	13
16	5510	Wednesday 20th January		Bill Taylor	Tracey Rooney	8,280,000	16
17	5511	Thursday 21st January	1	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	8,430,000	14
18	5512	Thursday 21st January	2	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	9,150,000	10
19	5513	Friday 22nd January		Peter Kerry	Alan Wareing	8,160,000	17
20	5514	Monday 25th January		Andrew Kirk	Alan Wareing	8,650,000	11
21	5515	Tuesday 26th January		Bill Lyons	Chris Johnston	8,320,000	15
22	5516	Wednesday 27th January		Lindsay Williams	Chris Johnston	8,410,000	14
23	5517	Thursday 28th January	1	Julie Parsons	Chris Johnston	8,470,000	13
24	5518	Thursday 28th January	2	Julie Parsons	Chris Johnston	8,980,000	10
25	5519	Friday 29th January		Jane Pearson	Chris Johnston	8,130,000	16
26	5520	Monday 1st February		Caroline Mitchell	Pip Short	8,430,000	12
27	5521	Tuesday 2nd February		Lindsay Williams	Pip Short	8,090,000	14
28	5522	Wednesday 3rd February		Julie Parsons	Pip Short	7,960,000	18
29	5523	Thursday 4th February	1	Mark Illis	Pip Short	8,030,000	16
30	5524	Thursday 4th February	2	Mark Illis	Pip Short	8,900,000	10
31	5525	Friday 5th February		Sue Mooney	Mickey Jones	8,070,000	15
32	5526	Monday 8th February		Chris Thompson	Mickey Jones	8,410,000	13
33	5527	Tuesday 9th February		Kirsty Halton	Mickey Jones	7,870,000	16
34	5528	Wednesday 10th February		David McDermott	Mickey Jones	7,750,000	17
35	5529	Thursday 11th February	1	Karin Young	Peter Rose	7,970,000	15
36	5530	Thursday 11th February	2	Karin Young	Peter Rose	8,580,000	11
37	5531	Friday 12th February		Tim Dynevor	Peter Rose	8,460,000	12
38	5532	Monday 15th February		Cameron McAllister	Peter Rose	8,240,000	12
39	5533	Tuesday 16th February		Bill Lyons	Tim Dowd	7,890,000	14
40	5534	Wednesday 17th February		Jane Pearson	Tim Dowd	7,560,000	15
41	5535	Thursday 18th February	1	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	8,490,000	10
42	5536	Thursday 18th February	2	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	4,720,000	43
43	5537	Friday 19th February		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Adrian Bean	8,040,000	13
44	5538	Monday 22nd February		Sarah Bagshaw	Adrian Bean	8,430,000	12
45	5539	Tuesday 23rd February		Bill Taylor	Adrian Bean	7,930,000	17
46	5540	Wednesday 24th February		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Adrian Bean	8,150,000	13
47	5541	Thursday 25th February	1	Paul Roundell	Duncan Foster	8,120,000	14
48	5542	Thursday 25th February	2	Paul Roundell	Duncan Foster	8,480,000	11
49	5543	Friday 26th February		Peter Kerry	Duncan Foster	7,940,000	16
50	5544	Monday 1st March		Peter Kerry	Duncan Foster	8,100,000	14
51	5545	Tuesday 2nd March		Andrew Kirk	Henry Foster	7,560,000	22
52	5546	Wednesday 3rd March		Lindsay Williams	Henry Foster	7,720,000	17
53	5547	Thursday 4th March	1	Bill Taylor	Henry Foster	7,690,000	21
54	5548	Thursday 4th March	2	Bill Taylor	Henry Foster	8,150,000	12
55	5549	Friday 5th March		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Nickie Lister	7,740,000	16
56	5550	Monday 8th March		Chris Thompson	Nickie Lister	7,920,000	12
57	5551	Tuesday 9th March		Caroline Mitchell	Nickie Lister	7,500,000	16
58	5552	Wednesday 10th March		Karin Young	Nickie Lister	7,770,000	13
59	5553	Thursday 11th March	1	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	7,720,000	14
60	5554	Thursday 11th March	2	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	7,980,000	11
61	5555	Friday 12th March		Tim Dynevor	Alan Wareing	7,250,000	20
62	5556	Monday 15th March		Kirsty Halton	Alan Wareing	7,800,000	13
63	5557	Tuesday 16th March		Bill Lyons	Pip Short	7,600,000	19
64	5558	Wednesday 17th March		Peter Kerry	Pip Short	7,340,000	17
65	5559	Thursday 18th March	1	Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	7,690,000	15
66	5560	Thursday 18th March	2	Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	7,730,000	14
67	5561	Friday 19th March		Cameron McAllister	Peter Rose	7,230,000	18
68	5562	Monday 22nd March		Julie Parsons	Peter Rose	8,230,000	12
69	5563	Tuesday 23rd March		Sarah Bagshaw	Peter Rose	8,180,000	13
70	5564	Wednesday 24th March		Sue Mooney	Peter Rose	7,560,000	15
71	5565	Thursday 25th March	1	Jane Pearson	Tony Prescott	7,820,000	14
72	5566	Thursday 25th March	2	Jane Pearson	Tony Prescott	8,330,000	11
73	5567	Friday 26th March		Linton Chiswick	Tony Prescott	7,480,000	16
74	5568	Monday 29th March		David McDermott	Tony Prescott	7,920,000	12
75	5569	Tuesday 30th March		Linton Chiswick	Neil Alderton	7,770,000	13
76	5570	Wednesday 31st March		Chris Thompson	Neil Alderton	7,390,000	15
77	5571	Thursday 1st April	1	Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	7,090,000	16
78	5572	Thursday 1st April	2	Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	4,920,000	30
79	5573	Friday 2nd April		Sarah Bagshaw	Tim Dowd	7,720,000	14
80	5574	Monday 5th April		Andrew Kirk	Tim Dowd	7,890,000	12
81	5575	Tuesday 6th April		Bill Lyons	Tim Dowd	7,190,000	15
82	5576	Wednesday 7th April		Bill Lyons	Tim Dowd	7,080,000	17
83	5577	Thursday 8th April	1	David McDermott	Lee Salisbury	6,890,000	20
84	5578	Thursday 8th April	2	David McDermott	Lee Salisbury	7,200,000	14
85	5579	Friday 9th April		Sue Mooney	Lee Salisbury	6,900,000	19
86	5580	Monday 12th April		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Lee Salisbury	7,070,000	13
87	5581	Tuesday 13th April		Julie Parsons	Alan Wareing	6,900,000	16
88	5582	Wednesday 14th April		Julie Parsons	Alan Wareing	6,910,000	15
89/ 90	5583/ 5584	Thursday 15th April		Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	6,830,000	17
91	5585	Friday 16th April		Bill Taylor	Henry Foster	6,670,000	18
92	5586	Monday 19th April		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Henry Foster	7,350,000	13
93	5587	Tuesday 20th April		Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	7,250,000	14
94	5588	Wednesday 21st April		Kirsty Halton	Henry Foster	6,600,000	17
95	5589	Thursday 22nd April	1	Cameron McAllister	Tim O'Mara	6,660,000	16
96	5590	Thursday 22nd April	2	Cameron McAllister	Tim O'Mara	7,110,000	15
97	5591	Friday 23rd April		Jane Pearson	Tim O'Mara	6,510,000	18
98	5592	Monday 26th April		Mark Illis	Tim O'Mara	7,180,000	15
99	5593	Tuesday 27th April		Mark Illis	Tony Prescott	6,770,000	20
100	5594	Wednesday 28th April		Cameron McAllister	Tony Prescott	6,910,000	17
101	5595	Thursday 29th April	1	Paul Roundell	Tony Prescott	6,840,000	19
102	5596	Thursday 29th April	2	Paul Roundell	Tony Prescott	7,110,000	16
103	5597	Friday 30th April		Peter Kerry	Mike Adams	6,530,000	21
104	5598	Monday 3rd May		Andrew Kirk	Mike Adams	6,970,000	17
105	5599	Tuesday 4th May		Linton Chiswick	Mike Adams	7,090,000	14
106	5600	Wednesday 5th May		Kirsty Halton	Mike Adams	7,040,000	15
107	5601	Thursday 6th May	1	Bill Taylor	Pip Short	6,990,000	16
108	5602	Thursday 6th May	2	Bill Taylor	Pip Short	7,470,000	12
109	5603	Friday 7th May		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Pip Short	6,880,000	18
110	5604	Monday 10th May		Sue Mooney	Pip Short	7,070,000	14
111	5605	Tuesday 11th May		David McDermott	Lee Salisbury	6,610,000	19
112	5606	Wednesday 12th May		Julie Parsons	Lee Salisbury	6,640,000	18
113	5607	Thursday 13th May	1	Jane Pearson	Lee Salisbury	6,650,000	17
114	5608	Thursday 13th May	2	Jane Pearson	Lee Salisbury	7,600,000	12
115	5609	Friday 14th May		Chris Thompson	John Anderson	6,580,000	20
116	5610	Monday 17th May		Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	7,190,000	11
117	5611	Tuesday 18th May		Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	6,620,000	16
118	5612	Wednesday 19th May		Bill Lyons	John Anderson	6,740,000	15
119	5613	Thursday 20th May	1	Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	6,560,000	17
120	5614	Thursday 20th May	2	Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	7,090,000	12
121	5615	Friday 21st May		Lindsay Williams	Neil Alderton	5,800,000	24
122/ 123	5616/ 5617	Tuesday 25th May		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Henry Foster	6,640,000	15
124	5618	Wednesday 26th May		Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	6,630,000	16
125	5619	Thursday 27th May	1	Chris Thompson	Henry Foster	6,500,000	17
126	5620	Thursday 27th May	2	Chris Thompson	Henry Foster	7,200,000	9
127	5621	Friday 28th May		Lindsay Williams	Tim O'Mara	6,330,000	18
128	5622	Tuesday 1st June		Andrew Kirk	Tim O'Mara	7,360,000	15
129	5623	Wednesday 2nd June		David McDermott	Tim O'Mara	6,470,000	17
130	5624	Thursday 3rd June		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Tim O'Mara	6,170,000	20
131	5625	Friday 4th June		Cameron McAllister	Michael Lacey	6,170,000	19
132	5626	Monday 7th June		Cameron McAllister	Michael Lacey	7,040,000	15
133/ 134	5627/ 5628	Tuesday 8th June		Sue Mooney Linton Chiswick	Michael Lacey	6,450,000	18
135	5629	Wednesday 9th June		Sarah Bagshaw	Tony Prescott	6,790,000	16
136/ 137	5630/ 5631	Thursday 10th June		Sarah Bagshaw Paul Roundell	Tony Prescott Peter Rose	6,770,000	17
138	5632	Friday 11th June		Paul Roundell	Tony Prescott Peter Rose	6,390,000	20
139	5633	Monday 14th June		Julie Parsons	Tracey Rooney Peter Rose	6,830,000	12
140	5634	Wednesday 16th June		Mark Illis	Tracey Rooney Peter Rose	6,080,000	17
141	5635	Thursday 17th June	1	Jane Pearson	Tracey Rooney	6,060,000	18
142	5636	Thursday 17th June	2	Jane Pearson	Tracey Rooney	5,970,000	19
143/ 144	5637/ 5638	Tuesday 22nd June		Stephen Bennett	Mike Adams	6,060,000	12
145	5639	Thursday 24th June	1	Bill Lyons	Mike Adams	5,880,000	15
146	5640	Thursday 24th June	2	Bill Taylor	Mike Adams	6,000,000	13
147/ 148	5641/ 5642	Tuesday 29th June		Chris Thompson	Lee Salisbury	5,930,000	13
149	5643	Wednesday 30th June		Linton Chiswick	Lee Salisbury	6,400,000	9
150	5644	Thursday 1st July	1	Mark Illis	Lee Salisbury	6,300,000	11
151	5645	Thursday 1st July	2	Mark Illis	Lee Salisbury	6,630,000	8
152	5646	Sunday 4th July		Bill Lyons	Neil Alderton	5,790,000	15
153	5647	Monday 5th July		Lindsay Williams	Neil Alderton	6,650,000	13
154	5648	Wednesday 7th July		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Neil Alderton	6,320,000	15
155	5649	Thursday 8th July	1	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Neil Alderton	6,300,000	16
156	5650	Thursday 8th July	2	Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	4,600,000	30
157	5651	Friday 9th July		Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	6,270,000	17
158	5652	Monday 12th July		Julie Parsons	John Anderson	6,520,000	13
159/ 160	5653/ 5654	Tuesday 13th July		Cameron McAllister	Tim O'Mara	6,260,000	18
161	5655	Wednesday 14th July		Andrew Kirk	Tim O'Mara	6,870,000	11
162	5656	Thursday 15th July	1	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	6,500,000	14
163	5657	Thursday 15th July	2	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	6,750,000	12
164	5658	Friday 16th July		Kirsty Halton	Michael Lacey	6,290,000	17
165	5659	Monday 19th July		Karin Young	Michael Lacey	6,850,000	13
166	5660	Tuesday 20th July		Sue Mooney	Michael Lacey	6,700,000	15
167	5661	Wednesday 21st July		Bill Taylor	Michael Lacey	6,550,000	17
168	5662	Thursday 22nd July	1	Paul Roundell	Judith Dine	6,740,000	17
169	5663	Thursday 22nd July	2	Paul Roundell	Judith Dine	7,390,000	11
170	5664	Friday 23rd July		Peter Kerry	Judith Dine	6,260,000	18
171	5665	Monday 26th July		Peter Kerry	Judith Dine	7,010,000	11
172	5666	Tuesday 27th July		Stephen Bennett	Tracey Rooney	6,820,000	13
173	5667	Wednesday 28th July		Stephen Bennett	Tracey Rooney	6,780,000	14
174	5668	Thursday 29th July	1	Cameron McAllister	Tracey Rooney	6,630,000	16
175	5669	Thursday 29th July	2	Cameron McAllister	Tracey Rooney	6,820,000	12
176	5670	Friday 30th July		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Ian White	6,690,000	15
177	5671	Monday 2nd August		Mark Illis	Ian White	7,020,000	11
178	5672	Tuesday 3rd August		Julie Parsons	Ian White	6,630,000	12
179	5673	Wednesday 4th August		Lindsay Williams	Ian White	6,580,000	13
180	5674	Thursday 5th August	1	Bill Taylor	Mike Adams	6,350,000	16
181	5675	Thursday 5th August	2	Bill Taylor	Mike Adams	6,510,000	14
182	5676	Friday 6th August		Kirsty Halton	Mike Adams	6,460,000	15
183	5677	Monday 9th August		David McDermott	Mike Adams	7,030,000	10
184	5678	Tuesday 10th August		Caroline Mitchell	Henry Foster	6,490,000	13
185	5679	Wednesday 11th August		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Henry Foster	6,430,000	15
186	5680	Thursday 12th August	1	Paul Roundell	Henry Foster	6,550,000	12
187	5681	Thursday 12th August	2	Paul Roundell	Henry Foster	6,920,000	11
188	5682	Friday 13th August		Tim Dynevor	Henry Foster	6,450,000	14
189	5683	Monday 16th August		Bill Lyons	Henry Foster	6,420,000	18
190	5684	Tuesday 17th August		Jane Pearson	John Anderson	6,600,000	15
191	5685	Wednesday 18th August	1	Jane Pearson	John Anderson	6,790,000	11
192	5686	Wednesday 18th August	2	Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	6,700,000	13
193	5687	Thursday 19th August		Sarah Bagshaw	John Anderson	6,590,000	16
194	5688	Friday 20th August		Karin Young	John Anderson	6,610,000	14
195	5689	Monday 23rd August		Karin Young	John Anderson	7,260,000	11
196	5690	Tuesday 24th August		Linton Chiswick	Peter Rose	6,560,000	15
197	5691	Wednesday 25th August		Andrew Kirk	Peter Rose	6,750,000	13
198	5692	Thursday 26th August	1	Peter Kerry	Peter Rose	6,750,000	14
199	5693	Thursday 26th August	2	Peter Kerry	Peter Rose	6,780,000	12
200	5694	Friday 27th August		Chris Thompson	Peter Rose	6,260,000	17
201	5695	Monday 30th August		Sue Mooney	Peter Rose	7,040,000	9
202	5696	Tuesday 31st August		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Alan Wareing	6,590,000	13
203	5697	Wednesday 1st September		Stephen Bennett	Alan Wareing	6,810,000	10
204	5698	Thursday 2nd September	1	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	6,490,000	15
205	5699	Thursday 2nd September	2	Paul Roundell	Alan Wareing	6,790,000	11
206	5700	Friday 3rd September		Kirsty Halton	Piotr Szkopiak	6,500,000	14
207	5701	Monday 6th September		Tim Dynevor	Piotr Szkopiak	7,540,000	11
208	5702	Tuesday 7th September		Sue Mooney	Piotr Szkopiak	6,850,000	14
209	5703	Wednesday 8th September		Linton Chiswick	Piotr Szkopiak	6,740,000	15
210	5704	Thursday 9th September	1	Cameron McAllister	Judith Dine	6,670,000	16
211	5705	Thursday 9th September	2	Paul Roundell	Judith Dine	7,000,000	13
212	5706	Friday 10th September		Lindsay Williams	Judith Dine	6,660,000	17
213	5707	Monday 13th September		Bill Lyons	Judith Dine	7,410,000	13
214	5708	Tuesday 14th September		Chris Thompson	Ian White	6,770,000	14
215	5709	Wednesday 15th September		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Ian White	6,710,000	15
216	5710	Thursday 16th September	1	Sarah Bagshaw	Ian White	6,530,000	17
217	5711	Thursday 16th September	2	Sarah Bagshaw	Ian White	6,640,000	16
218	5712	Friday 17th September		Bill Taylor	Neil Alderton	6,530,000	18
219	5713	Monday 20th September		Andrew Kirk	Neil Alderton	7,270,000	14
220	5714	Tuesday 21st September		Mark Illis	Neil Alderton	6,840,000	19
221	5715	Wednesday 22nd September		Peter Kerry	Neil Alderton	6,980,000	16
222	5716	Thursday 23rd September	1	Jane Pearson	Tim O'Mara	6,870,000	17
223	5717	Thursday 23rd September	2	Jane Pearson	Tim O'Mara	7,180,000	15
224	5718	Friday 24th September		Karin Young	Tim O'Mara	6,860,000	18
225	5719	Monday 27th September		David McDermott	Tim O'Mara	7,090,000	17
226	5720	Tuesday 28th September		Mark Illis	Henry Foster	7,160,000	16
227	5721	Wednesday 29th September		Caroline Mitchell	Henry Foster	7,030,000	19
228	5722	Thursday 30th September	1	Sarah Bagshaw	Henry Foster	6,470,000	21
229	5723	Thursday 30th September	2	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Henry Foster	6,900,000	20
230	5724	Friday 1st October		Chris Thompson	Peter Rose	7,050,000	18
231	5725	Monday 4th October		Linton Chiswick	Peter Rose	7,380,000	19
232	5726	Tuesday 5th October		Lindsay Williams	Peter Rose	7,460,000	18
233/ 234	5727/ 5728	Wednesday 6th October		Paul Roundell	Duncan Foster	7,940,000	15
235	5729	Thursday 7th October	1	Stephen Bennett	Duncan Foster	7,280,000	20
236	5730	Thursday 7th October	2	Stephen Bennett	Duncan Foster	7,520,000	17
237	5731	Friday 8th October		Cameron McAllister	Peter Rose	7,110,000	22
238	5732	Monday 11th October		Sue Mooney	Peter Rose	7,320,000	17
239	5733	Tuesday 12th October		Tim Dynevor	Alan Wareing	7,130,000	21
240	5734	Wednesday 13th October		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Alan Wareing	7,270,000	18
241	5735	Thursday 14th October	1	Peter Kerry	Alan Wareing	6,980,000	22
242	5736	Thursday 14th October	2	Peter Kerry	Alan Wareing	7,240,000	19
243	5737	Friday 15th October		Jane Pearson	Judith Dine	7,220,000	20
244	5738	Monday 18th October		Jane Pearson	Judith Dine	7,680,000	17
245	5739	Tuesday 19th October		David McDermott	Judith Dine	7,270,000	21
246	5740	Wednesday 20th October		Bill Lyons	Judith Dine	7,190,000	22
247	5741	Thursday 21st October	1	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	6,900,000	24
248	5742	Thursday 21st October	2	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	7,340,000	20
249	5743	Friday 22nd October		Bill Taylor	Piotr Szkopiak	7,530,000	18
250	5744	Monday 25th October		Julie Parsons	Piotr Szkopiak	7,860,000	19
251	5745	Tuesday 26th October		Peter Kerry	Ian White	7,590,000	20
252/ 253	5746/ 5747	Wednesday 27th October		Sarah Bagshaw	Ian White	7,940,000	18
254	5748	Thursday 28th October	1	Linton Chiswick	Ian White	7,230,000	22
255	5749	Thursday 28th October	2	Bill Lyons	Ian White	7,950,000	17
256	5750	Friday 29th October		Andrew Kirk	Michael Lacey	7,410,000	21
257	5751	Monday 1st November		Andrew Kirk	Michael Lacey	8,170,000	16
258	5752	Tuesday 2nd November		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Michael Lacey	7,970,000	20
259	5753	Wednesday 3rd November		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Michael Lacey	7,520,000	23
260	5754	Thursday 4th November	1	Julie Parsons	Tim Dowd	7,820,000	21
261	5755	Thursday 4th November	2	Julie Parsons	Tim Dowd	8,020,000	18
262	5756	Friday 5th November		Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	7,700,000	22
263	5757	Monday 8th November		Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	8,510,000	15
264	5758	Tuesday 9th November		David McDermott	Peter Rose	7,820,000	19
265	5759	Wednesday 10th November		David McDermott	Peter Rose	7,760,000	21
266	5760	Thursday 11th November	1	Caroline Mitchell	Peter Rose	7,890,000	17
267	5761	Thursday 11th November	2	Caroline Mitchell	Peter Rose	7,810,000	20
268	5762	Friday 12th November		Jane Pearson	Henry Foster	7,650,000	22
269	5763	Monday 15th November		Tim Dynevor	Henry Foster	8,030,000	15
270	5764	Tuesday 16th November		Kirsty Halton	Henry Foster	6,170,000	30
271	5765	Wednesday 17th November		Kirsty Halton	Henry Foster	7,450,000	21
272/ 273	5766/ 5767	Thursday 18th November		Bill Taylor	Duncan Foster	7,730,000	18
274	5768	Friday 19th November		Lindsay Williams	Duncan Foster	6,870,000	24
275	5769	Monday 22nd November		Karin Young	Duncan Foster	8,140,000	20
276	5770	Tuesday 23rd November		Bill Taylor	Mike Adams	7,740,000	23
277	5771	Wednesday 24th November		Bill Taylor	Mike Adams	7,790,000	22
278/ 279	5772/ 5773	Thursday 25th November		Cameron McAllister Lesley Clare O'Neill	Mike Adams	7,710,000	24
280	5774	Friday 26th November		Lesley Clare O'Neill	Mike Adams	7,470,000	26
281	5775	Monday 29th November		David McDermott	Mike Adams	8,750,000	19
282	5776	Tuesday 30th November		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Alan Wareing	8,300,000	20
283	5777	Wednesday 1st December		Bill Lyons	Alan Wareing	8,280,000	21
284/ 285	5778/ 5779	Thursday 2nd December		Kirsty Halton	Alan Wareing	8,190,000	22
286	5780	Friday 3rd December		Andrew Kirk	Alan Wareing	8,060,000	23
287	5781	Monday 6th December		Karin Young	Alan Wareing	8,500,000	16
288	5782	Tuesday 7th December	1	Sarah Bagshaw	Diana Patrick	8,200,000	19
289	5783	Tuesday 7th December	2	Sarah Bagshaw	Diana Patrick	8,420,000	17
290/ 291	5784/ 5785	Thursday 9th December		Caroline Mitchell	Diana Patrick	8,370,000	18
292	5786	Friday 10th December		Mark Illis	Diana Patrick	7,960,000	21
293	5787	Monday 13th December		Julie Parsons	Diana Patrick	8,690,000	15
294	5788	Tuesday 14th December		Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	7,970,000	19
295	5789	Wednesday 15th December		Stephen Bennett	Neil Alderton	8,000,000	18
296	5790	Thursday 16th December	1	Chris Thompson	Neil Alderton	7,910,000	21
297	5791	Thursday 16th December	2	Chris Thompson	Neil Alderton	7,410,000	22
298	5792	Friday 17th December		Daniel Maier	Pip Short	8,080,000	17
299	5793	Monday 20th December		Tim Dynevor	Pip Short	8,860,000	16
300	5794	Tuesday 21st December		Tim Dynevor	Pip Short	8,050,000	21
301	5795	Wednesday 22nd December		Lindsay Williams	Pip Short	8,080,000	20
302	5796	Thursday 23rd December	1	Sue Mooney	Tim Dowd	7,610,000	25
303	5797	Thursday 23rd December	2	Sue Mooney	Tim Dowd	8,460,000	19
304	5798	Friday 24th December		Peter Kerry	Tim Dowd	7,050,000	27
305/ 306	5799/ 5800	Saturday 25th December		Jane Pearson	Tim Dowd	7,780,000	23
307	5801	Monday 27th December		Cameron McAllister	Henry Foster	8,430,000	12
308	5802	Tuesday 28th December		Chris Thompson	Henry Foster	8,060,000	17
309	5803	Wednesday 29th December		Linton Chiswick	Henry Foster	7,990,000	19
310	5804	Thursday 30th December	1	Bill Taylor	Tim O'Mara	8,250,000	13
311	5805	Thursday 30th December	2	Bill Taylor	Tim O'Mara	8,040,000	18
312	5806	Friday 31st December		Samantha Doland De Vaux	Tim O'Mara	7,620,000	22

Main Cast

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Chas Dingle	Lucy Pargeter	Full year	189	1055	10
2	Diane Sugden	Elizabeth Estensen	Full year, except August	185	1851	6
3	Paddy Kirk	Dominic Brunt	Full year	177	1578	28
4	Maisie Wylde	Alice Coulthard	Full year	173	318	16
5	Nicola De Souza/King	Nicola Wheeler	Full year	170	1181	7
6	Carl King	Tom Lister	Full year	169	982	9
7	Aaron Livesy	Danny Miller	Full year	160	354	11
8	Nathan Wylde	Lyndon Ogbourne	Until March, May to November	159	311	11
9	Natasha Wylde	Amanda Donohoe	Until November	158	322	8
10	Bob Hope	Tony Audenshaw	Full year	152	1437	19
11	Marlon Dingle	Mark Charnock	Full year	149	1996	5
12	Moira Barton	Natalie J Robb	Full year	148	228	42
13	Ryan Lamb	James Sutton	Full year	147	253	31
14	Cain Dingle	Jeff Hordley	Full year	144	1041	25
15	Jimmy King	Nick Miles	Full year	143	1016	2
16	Adam Barton	Adam Thomas	Full year	140	199	54
17	Charity Tate	Emma Atkins	Full year	139	886	52
17	Leyla Harding	Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi	Full year	139	323	15
19	John Barton	James Thornton	Full year	129	191	50
20	Douglas Potts	Duncan Preston	Full year	127	432	23
21	Andy Sugden	Kelvin Fletcher	Full year	124	1521	23
22	Declan Macey	Jason Merrells	From April	123	123	N/A
22	Eve Jenson	Suzanne Shaw	From April	123	168	N/A
24	Viv Hope	Deena Payne	Full year	121	2094	54
25	Scarlett Nicholls	Kelsey-Beth Crossley	Full year	116	370	35
26	Katie Sugden	Sammy Winward	Full year	115	998	27
26	Val Pollard	Charlie Hardwick	Full year, except March	115	1057	4
28	Holly Barton	Sophie Powles	Full year	114	177	49
28	Rhona Goskirk	Zoe Henry	From March	114	154	N/A
30	Faye Lamb	Kim Thomson	Full year, except December	113	224	29
30	Zak Dingle	Steve Halliwell	Full year	113	1795	21
32	Jai Sharma	Christopher Bisson	Full year, except June	112	165	58
33	David Metcalfe	Matthew Wolfenden	Full year	110	510	22
34	Nikhil Sharma	Rik Makarem	Full year	107	164	56
35	Gennie Walker	Sian Reese-Williams	Full year	105	354	17
36	Lisa Dingle	Jane Cox	Full year	104	1764	14
37	Laurel Thomas	Charlotte Bellamy	Full year, except January	101	948	17
37	Rodney Blackstock	Patrick Mower	Full year	101	1196	30
39	Ashley Thomas	John Middleton	Full year	94	1508	19
40	Edna Birch	Shirley Stelfox	Full year	93	1183	33
41	Jackson Walsh	Marc Silcock	From March	92	92	N/A
42	Eric Pollard	Christopher Chittell	Full year	87	2110	13
43	Hazel Rhodes	Pauline Quirke	From August	84	84	N/A
43	Sam Dingle	James Hooton	Full year	84	1420	34
45	Victoria Sugden	Isabel Hodgins	Full year, except August	81	860	37
46	Brenda Walker	Lesley Dunlop	Full year, except June	76	291	26
47	Will Wylde	Oscar Lloyd	Full year	74	136	50
48	Hannah Barton	Grace Cassidy	Full year, except June	73	119	60
49	Terry Woods	Billy Hartman	Full year	72	1681	39
50	Pearl Ladderbanks	Meg Johnson	Full year	69	726	45
51	Lizzie Lakely	Kitty McGeever	Full year	66	126	53
52	Debbie Dingle	Charley Webb	Until March, from November	58	1059	1
53	Sandy Thomas	Freddie Jones	Full year, except May	57	336	44
54	Shadrach Dingle	Andy Devine	Until July	55	694	41
55	Adele Allfrey	Tanya Vital	January, March to October	54	103	66
56	Alicia Gallagher	Natalie Anderson	From August	53	53	N/A
57	Belle Dingle	Eden Taylor-Draper	Until April, July to August, from November	50	608	47
57	Olena Petrovich	Carolin Stoltz	Until April	50	78	68
59	Eli Dingle	Joseph Gilgun	Until April	48	433	31
60	Angelica King	Rebecca Bakes	Until September, December	42	84	63
61	Betty Eagleton	Paula Tilbrook	Until February, from July	40	1609	38
62	Noah Tate	Jack Downham	Full year, except May	38	137	65
63	Alan Turner	Richard Thorp	From April	34	2593	61
64	Amy Wyatt	Chelsea Halfpenny	From October	33	33	N/A
64	Gabrielle Thomas	Annelise Manojlovic	Full year, except May and September	33	358	59
64	Jamie Hope	Alex Carter	Until May	33	467	40
67	Nick Henshall	Michael McKell	July to August, from October	31	48	73
68	Jacob Gallagher	Joe-Warren Plant	From August	30	30	N/A
69	Samson Dingle	Sam Hall	Until May, from November	24	190	67
70	Roz Fielding	Kirsty-Leigh Porter	April to August, October to December	23	23	N/A
71	Ella Hart	Corrinne Wicks	From November	22	22	N/A
72	Sally Spode	Sian Reeves	January, March to April	21	85	48
73	Arthur Thomas	Alfie Clarke	February to July	18	92	70
73	Sarah Sugden	Sophia Amber Moore	Until March, September, from November	18	319	43
75	Mia Macey	Sapphire Elia	From November	16	16	N/A
76	Cathy Hope	Gabrielle Dowling	January, May, August, from October	15	109	76
77	Priya Sharma	Effie Woods	Until March	13	47	64
78	Mark Wylde	Maxwell Caulfield	Until January	12	187	2
79	Heath Hope	Sebastian Dowling	January, May, August, from October	11	109	77
80	TJ Woods	Connor Lee	January, April to May, from September	10	339	72
81	Dermot Macey	Frank Kelly	From December	7	7	N/A
82	Paul Lambert	Mathew Bose	June only	4	587	74
83	Michael Feldmann	Matthew Vaughan	From December	3	326	N/A
84	Kayleigh Gibbs	Lily Jane Stead	Until February	2	72	77

Storylines

to be added

Who lives where

Main Street

• Mulberry Cottage - Ashley, Gabrielle, and Sandy Thomas. Laurel and Arthur Thomas (both from February). Doug Potts (from May).

• The Grange - Rhona Goskirk (April to June). Charlie Haynes (April, and May to July). Val and Eric Pollard (both from June). Amy Wyatt (from November).

• The Woolpack - Diane and Victoria Sugden. Doug Potts (until May). Andy Sugden (until April).

• Woodbine Cottage - Edna Birch. Sally Spode (until January). Eve Jenson (April to September, and from October).

• Tug Ghyll - Cain Dingle, and Charity and Noah Tate. Debbie Dingle and Sarah Sugden (both until March, and from November)'.

• Dale Head - Declan Macey (June/July/August to November). Hazel Rhodes and Jackson Walsh (both from December).

• Mill Cottage - Carl King and Scarlett Nicholls. Chas Dingle (until December). Jimmy and Angelica King, and Nicola De Souza (all until March). Thomas and Anya King (both January to April). Shadrach Dingle (March to June). Eve Jenson (September to October).

• Dale View - Andy Sugden (from April). Ryan Lamb (April to August, and from November). Rhona Goskirk (June to September, and from November). Jackson Walsh (September to October).

• Connelton View - Terry and TJ Woods, and Brenda Walker.

• Victoria Cottage - Katie Sugden and Gennie Walker. Leyla Harding (until June). Ryan Lamb (February only). Shadrach Dingle (February to March). Adele Allfrey (July to October). Chas Dingle (from December).

• Keepers Cottage - Betty Eagleton. Alan Turner (from April).

• Café Flat - Viv, Cathy, and Heath Hope. Bob and Jamie Hope (both until May).

• Mill Brook Cottage - Rodney Blackstock. Jimmy, Nicola, and Angelica King (all form March).

Church Lane

• Farrers Barn - David Metcalfe. Eric and Val Pollard (both until June). Sam and Samson Dingle (both February to March). Leyla Harding (from June). Alicia and Jacob Gallagher (both from September).

• Jacobs Fold - Pearl Ladderbanks.

• Tenant House - Faye Lamb. Ryan Lamb (until April).

Hotten Road

• Smithy Cottage - Paddy Kirk and Aaron Livesy. Zak, Lisa, and Belle Dingle (all February to March). Jackson Walsh (August to September). Hazel Rhodes (August to December).

• Butlers Farm - John, Moira, Adam, and Hannah Barton. Holly Barton (until August, and from October).

• Caravan at Butlers Farm - Andy Sugden (until April).

Cricketer's Row

• Tall Trees Cottage - Marlon Dingle and Lizzie Lakely. Eli Dingle (until April). Olena Petrovich (February to April). Bob Hope (from May). Shadrach Dingle (July only). Rhona Goskirk (September to November).

Robblesfield Way

• Wishing Well Cottage - Zak, Sam, Belle, and Samson Dingle (all until February, and from March). Lisa Dingle (until February, March, and from April). Shadrach Dingle and Olena Petrovich (both until February, and March).

• Holdgate Farm - Jai and Nikhil Sharma. Priya Sharma (until February). Maisie and Will Wylde (both from November).

Connelton Lane

• Home Farm - Mark Wylde (until January). Natasha Wylde (until October). Nathan Wylde (until March, and May to November). Maisie Wylde (until September and October to November). Will Wylde (until November). Declan and Mia Macey, and Ella Hart (all from November). Dermot Macey (from December).

• Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Vancat.

Other

• HMP Skipdale - Lisa Dingle (March to April). Ryan Lamb (August to October).

Awards and Nominations

National Television Awards

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)
• Most Popular Newcomer: James Sutton (Nominee)

British Soap Awards

• Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Danny Miller (Nominee)
• Best Actress: Charlotte Bellamy (Nominee)
• Villain of the Year: Sian Reeves (Nominee)
• Best Comedy Performance: Dominic Brunt (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance: Danny Miller (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance by a Young Actor or Actress: Oscar Lloyd (Nominee)
• Best Exit: Maxwell Caulfield (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Lyndon Ogbourne (Nominee)
• Best Onscreen Partnership: Nick Miles and Nicola Wheeler (Nominee)
• Best Storyline: Aaron's gay self-loathing (Nominee)
• Spectacular Scene: Home Farm Shop Crash (Nominee)
• Best Single Episode: Aaron confesses his sexuality (Episode 5566 (25th March 2010)) (Nominee)
• Special Achievement: Bill Lyons

TV Choice Awards

• Best Soap Newcomer: Adam Thomas (Winner)
• Best Soap Actor: Danny Miller (Winner)
• Best Soap Storyline: Aaron's gay self-loathing (Winner)