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Emmerdale titles 2011

2018 was Emmerdale's 47th year. Production was overseen by Iain MacLeod until producer Kate Brooks took over the reigns and was later joined by producer Laura Shaw and executive producer Jane Hudson later in the year.

323 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Charity Dingle’s fight for justice against her childhood rapist Mark Bails and the subsequent discovering of her long-lost son Ryan Stocks, Paddy Kirk and Chas Dingle losing their baby daughter Grace, the affair between Laurel Thomas and Bob Hope, Sarah Sugden’s illness battle and heart transplant, the acid attack on Ross Barton which was inadvertently caused by Debbie Dingle, Lachlan White’s murder spree, the kidnapping of Amelia Spencer, the temporary return of Kim Tate and Joe Tate’s disappearance, which led to Graham Foster manipulating Cain Dingle to believe that he had killed him.

Production[]

Christmas 2018

Some of the 2018 cast at Christmas

2018 was the last year of Iain MacLeod as a producer, his last episode being Episode 8230 (13th August 2018) before Kate Brooks took over as the sole producer of the show until she was joined by Laura Shaw and Jane Hudson as producer and executive producer respectively as of Episode 8347/8348 (25th December 2018).

The year featured a number of exits from fan favourite characters. The entire White family was gone by the end of the year with Louise Marwood and John Bowe leaving their roles as Chrissie and Lawrence, respectively, in a car crash stunt which killed both characters in January. The crash was caused by Chrissie’s son Lachlan, played by Thomas Atkinson, who went on to kill a further two people and hold his aunt Rebecca, played by Emily Head, against her will for two months. Lachlan departed the village in September when he was arrested for his crimes. He made a brief return the following January. Rebecca joined Ross Barton on his travels to Liverpool for a fresh start in November, as actor Michael Parr left the series after five years to pursue other projects. Shaun Thomas’s character Gerry Roberts was killed off in May as part of the Lachlan story.

Adam Thomas departed as Adam Barton in January, when he went on the run after being falsely accused of murdering Emma Barton. Freddie Jones made his final appearance as Sandy Thomas in February, whilst John Middleton returned as Sandy’s son Ashley for two episodes the same month in a video message, after Ashley died the previous year. Jane Cox temporarily left her role as Lisa Dingle in May. Her on-screen husband Zak also temporarily left the village in October due to actor Steve Halliwell’s health problems. The former returned to the programme in March 2019, and the latter did so in May. Another temporary exit came in the form of Leyla Harding as Roxy Shahidi left to have her first child in January. Leyla returned in October.

Kim Tate (2018)

The return of Kim Tate

Ned Porteous left his role as Joe Tate after just a year when his character fled the village in October. He was believed to have been killed off, but five months later it was revealed that this was not true. This was part of the highly publicised return of Kim Tate, played by Claire King, who had not been seen in the village for nineteen years. The special return week in October was given the slogan ‘They All Fall Down’. Kim departed at the end of the week, but returned on a full-time basis in March 2019.

Cast additions included Sandra Marvin’s character Jessie Grant becoming a series regular and striking up a romance with Marlon Dingle, and the arrival of her feuding sons Ellis Chapman and Billy Fletcher, played by Asan N'Jie and Jay Kontzle, respectively. Olivia Bromley joined the cast as Dawn Taylor, a friend of Ross Barton, in April, and joined the regular cast in December. Rebecca Sarker also joined the cast as Manpreet Jutla. Another new arrival for the year was James Moore as Ryan Stocks, the long-lost son of Charity Dingle, who was tracked down as part of her abuse storyline. James went on to win the National Television award for Best Newcomer for the role. Liam Cavanagh, played by Jonny McPherson, was also promoted to the regular cast after years of fleeting appearances. Louisa Clein joined the programme as Liam’s ex-wife Maya Stepney. The character began a relationship with David Metcalfe, and began to seduce David’s stepson Jacob Gallagher in a controversial grooming plot. Ash Palmisciano joined the cast as Matty Barton in a story which saw mother Moira discover that Matty, formerly known as Hannah, had transitioned without her knowledge.

Viewership[]

The average viewing figure for the year was 6.45 million viewers, which was up 10,000 on 2017. From 27th August onwards, BARB began incorporating viewing data from tablets, PCs and smartphones, which gave a small boost to the programme's figures. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 8045 (17th January 2018), with 7.72 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 8196 (6th July 2018), with 4.98 million viewers. 66 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 26 more than the year before.

Episodes[]

# Ep.
No.
Date Part Writer Director Viewing
Figures
Chart
Position
1 8030 Monday 1st January Paul Roundell John Anderson 6,520,000 23
2/
3
8031/
8032
Tuesday 2nd January Maxine Alderton John Anderson 6,600,000 22
4 8033 Wednesday 3rd January Helen Childs John Anderson 7,210,000 16
5 8034 Thursday 4th January 1 Samantha Doland De Vaux Michael Lacey 6,970,000 19
6 8035 Thursday 4th January 2 Dawn Harrison Michael Lacey 7,150,000 18
7 8036 Friday 5th January Lesley Clare O'Neill Michael Lacey 7,340,000 13
8 8037 Monday 8th January Kirsty Halton Michael Lacey 7,310,000 18
9 8038 Tuesday 9th January Sarah Bagshaw Duncan Foster 7,500,000 15
10 8039 Wednesday 10th January Peter Kerry Duncan Foster 7,500,000 14
11 8040 Thursday 11th January 1 Chris Gill Duncan Foster 7,500,000 16
12 8041 Thursday 11th January 2 Jo Summerscales Duncan Foster 7,660,000 13
13 8042 Friday 12th January Paul Coates Peter Rose 7,360,000 17
14 8043 Monday 15th January Isobel Cameron Peter Rose 7,300,000 17
15 8044 Tuesday 16th January Sharon Marshall Peter Rose 7,350,000 16
16 8045 Wednesday 17th January Karin Young Peter Rose 7,720,000 11
17 8046 Thursday 18th January 1 Caroline Mitchell Ian Bevitt 7,620,000 13
18 8047 Thursday 18th January 2 Linton Chiswick Ian Bevitt 7,660,000 12
19 8048 Friday 19th January Bill Taylor Ian Bevitt 7,500,000 15
20 8049 Monday 22nd January Martin Fustes Ian Bevitt 7,150,000 15
21 8050 Tuesday 23rd January Linton Chiswick Simon Ferguson 7,170,000 13
22 8051 Wednesday 24th January Stuart Blackburn Simon Ferguson 7,280,000 12
23 8052 Thursday 25th January 1 Bill Taylor Simon Ferguson 7,170,000 14
24 8053 Thursday 25th January 2 Jo Summerscales Simon Ferguson 6,970,000 17
25 8054 Friday 26th January Karin Young Paul Copeland 7,030,000 16
26 8055 Monday 29th January Jo Maris Paul Copeland 7,470,000 11
27 8056 Tuesday 30th January Sarah Bagshaw Paul Copeland 7,140,000 13
28 8057 Wednesday 31st January Sharon Marshall Paul Copeland 7,190,000 12
29 8058 Thursday 1st February 1 Kirsty Halton Tim O'Mara 6,940,000 17
30 8059 Thursday 1st February 2 Kirsty Halton Tim O'Mara 7,070,000 15
31 8060 Friday 2nd February Peter Kerry Tim O'Mara 7,080,000 14
32 8061 Monday 5th February Helen Childs Tim O'Mara 7,410,000 10
33/
34
8062/
8063
Tuesday 6th February Dawn Harrison John Anderson 7,220,000 13
35 8064 Wednesday 7th February Jane Pearson John Anderson 7,180,000 15
36 8065 Thursday 8th February 1 Chris Gill John Anderson 7,480,000 9
37 8066 Thursday 8th February 2 Paul Roundell John Anderson 7,180,000 14
38 8067 Friday 9th February Lesley Clare O'Neill Alan Wareing 7,340,000 12
39 8068 Monday 12th February Julie Parsons Alan Wareing 7,410,000 10
40 8069 Tuesday 13th February Bill Lyons Alan Wareing 7,400,000 11
41 8070 Wednesday 14th February Maxine Alderton Alan Wareing 7,130,000 12
42 8071 Thursday 15th February 1 Martin Fustes Michael Lacey 7,080,000 13
43 8072 Thursday 15th February 2 Isobel Cameron Michael Lacey 6,740,000 17
44 8073 Friday 16th February Samantha Doland De Vaux Michael Lacey 7,060,000 14
45 8074 Monday 19th February Paul Coates Michael Lacey 7,250,000 8
46 8075 Tuesday 20th February Andrew Kirk Duncan Foster 7,160,000 11
47 8076 Wednesday 21st February Jane Pearson Duncan Foster 6,950,000 13
48/
49
8077/
8078
Thursday 22nd February Maxine Alderton Duncan Foster 6,540,000 15
50 8079 Friday 23rd February Sarah Bagshaw Ian Barber 6,880,000 14
51 8080 Monday 26th February Karin Young Ian Barber 7,220,000 12
52 8081 Tuesday 27th February Helen Childs Ian Barber 7,190,000 13
53 8082 Wednesday 28th February Bill Lyons Ian Barber 7,590,000 8
54 8083 Thursday 1st March 1 Isobel Cameron Ian Bevitt 7,520,000 10
55 8084 Thursday 1st March 2 Isobel Cameron Ian Bevitt 7,450,000 11
56 8085 Friday 2nd March Dawn Harrison Ian Bevitt 7,570,000 9
57 8086 Monday 5th March Bill Taylor Ian Bevitt 6,840,000 9
58 8087 Tuesday 6th March Stuart Blackburn Matt Hilton 6,710,000 11
59 8088 Wednesday 7th March Paul Roundell Matt Hilton 6,780,000 10
60 8089 Thursday 8th March 1 Linton Chiswick Matt Hilton 6,560,000 13
61 8090 Thursday 8th March 2 Linton Chiswick Matt Hilton 6,070,000 17
62 8091 Friday 9th March Julie Parsons Jeff Naylor 6,200,000 16
63 8092 Monday 12th March Jo Summerscales Jeff Naylor 6,640,000 12
64/
65
8093/
8094
Tuesday 13th March Chris Gill Jeff Naylor 6,550,000 14
66 8095 Wednesday 14th March Paul Coates Jeff Naylor 6,990,000 9
67 8096 Thursday 15th March 1 Caroline Mitchell Paul Copeland 6,660,000 11
68 8097 Thursday 15th March 2 Caroline Mitchell Paul Copeland 6,540,000 15
69 8098 Friday 16th March Peter Kerry Paul Copeland 6,590,000 13
70 8099 Monday 19th March Jo Maris Paul Copeland 6,960,000 6
71 8100 Tuesday 20th March Peter Kerry Sean Healy 6,860,000 8
72 8101 Wednesday 21st March Bill Lyons Sean Healy 6,860,000 9
73 8102 Thursday 22nd March 1 Jo Summerscales Sean Healy 6,850,000 10
74 8103 Thursday 22nd March 2 Chris Gill Sean Healy 6,910,000 7
75 8104 Friday 23rd March Sarah Bagshaw Alan Wareing 6,440,000 14
76 8105 Monday 26th March Dawn Harrison Alan Wareing 6,830,000 10
77 8106 Tuesday 27th March Caroline Mitchell Alan Wareing 6,870,000 9
78 8107 Wednesday 28th March Paul Roundell Alan Wareing 6,670,000 12
79 8108 Thursday 29th March 1 Jo Maris Michael Lacey 6,810,000 11
80 8109 Thursday 29th March 2 Andrew Kirk Michael Lacey 6,640,000 13
81 8110 Friday 30th March Bill Taylor Michael Lacey 6,470,000 15
82 8111 Monday 2nd April Lesley Clare O'Neill Michael Lacey 7,140,000 9
83 8112 Tuesday 3rd April Kirsty Halton Sarah Kendell 6,940,000 10
84 8113 Wednesday 4th April Stuart Blackburn Sarah Kendell 7,310,000 8
85 8114 Thursday 5th April 1 Martin Fustes Sarah Kendell 6,430,000 14
86 8115 Thursday 5th April 2 Paul Coates Sarah Kendell 6,330,000 15
87 8116 Friday 6th April Sharon Marshall Mickey Jones 6,790,000 11
88 8117 Monday 9th April Isobel Cameron Mickey Jones 6,900,000 8
89/
90
8118/
8119
Tuesday 10th April Maxine Alderton Mickey Jones 6,480,000 11
91 8120 Wednesday 11th April Jane Pearson Mickey Jones 6,660,000 9
92 8121 Thursday 12th April 1 Linton Chiswick Ian Barber 6,550,000 10
93 8122 Thursday 12th April 2 Helen Childs Ian Barber 6,120,000 14
94 8123 Friday 13th April Julie Parsons Ian Barber 6,480,000 12
95 8124 Monday 16th April Samantha Doland De Vaux Ian Barber 6,560,000 9
96 8125 Tuesday 17th April Linton Chiswick Jeff Naylor 6,680,000 8
97 8126 Wednesday 18th April Peter Kerry Jeff Naylor 6,170,000 13
98 8127 Thursday 19th April 1 Andrew Kirk Jeff Naylor 6,010,000 16
99 8128 Thursday 19th April 2 Andrew Kirk Jeff Naylor 6,060,000 15
100 8129 Friday 20th April Kirsty Halton Jeff Naylor 6,130,000 14
101 8130 Monday 23rd April Caroline Mitchell Jeff Naylor 6,730,000 8
102 8131 Tuesday 24th April Martin Fustes Matt Hilton 6,670,000 9
103 8132 Wednesday 25th April Martin Fustes Matt Hilton 6,590,000 10
104 8133 Thursday 26th April 1 Bill Taylor Matt Hilton 6,400,000 13
105 8134 Thursday 26th April 2 Bill Taylor Matt Hilton 6,410,000 12
106 8135 Friday 27th April Bill Lyons Matt Hilton 6,220,000 14
107 8136 Monday 30th April Jane Pearson Matt Hilton 6,470,000 9
108 8137 Tuesday 1st May Sharon Marshall Tracey Rooney 6,800,000 8
109 8138 Wednesday 2nd May Sarah Bagshaw Tracey Rooney 6,240,000 12
110 8139 Thursday 3rd May 1 Samantha Doland De Vaux Tracey Rooney 6,330,000 10
111 8140 Thursday 3rd May 2 Samantha Doland De Vaux Tracey Rooney 6,220,000 13
112 8141 Friday 4th May Helen Childs Tracey Rooney 6,140,000 14
113 8142 Monday 7th May Jo Summerscales Tracey Rooney 5,720,000 16
114 8143 Tuesday 8th May Isobel Cameron Sean Healy 6,370,000 10
115 8144 Wednesday 9th May Isobel Cameron Sean Healy 6,360,000 11
116 8145 Thursday 10th May 1 Dawn Harrison Sean Healy 6,310,000 12
117 8146 Thursday 10th May 2 Dawn Harrison Sean Healy 6,280,000 13
118 8147 Friday 11th May Julie Parsons Alan Wareing 6,600,000 8
119 8148 Monday 14th May Lesley Clare O'Neill Alan Wareing 6,060,000 16
120 8149 Tuesday 15th May Stuart Blackburn Alan Wareing 6,180,000 15
121 8150 Wednesday 16th May Jo Maris Alan Wareing 6,220,000 13
122 8151 Thursday 17th May 1 Paul Roundell Tim Finn 5,930,000 20
123 8152 Thursday 17th May 2 Paul Roundell Tim Finn 5,970,000 18
124 8153 Friday 18th May Paul Coates Tim Finn 5,950,000 19
125 8154 Monday 21st May Chris Gill Tim Finn 6,220,000 10
126/
127
8155/
8156
Tuesday 22nd May Jo Maris Pip Short 5,850,000 14
128 8157 Wednesday 23rd May Linton Ciswick Ian Aryeh
Pip Short
6,160,000 12
129 8158 Thursday 24th May 1 Martin Fustes Pip Short 6,170,000 11
130 8159 Thursday 24th May 2 Chris Gill Pip Short 6,420,000 7
131 8160 Friday 25th May Jane Pearson Pip Short 6,380,000 8
132 8161 Monday 28th May Sarah Bagshaw Mickey Jones 6,080,000 21
133 8162 Tuesday 29th May Maxine Alderton Mickey Jones 6,550,000 17
134 8163 Wednesday 30th May Dawn Harrison Mickey Jones 6,450,000 18
135 8164 Thursday 31st May Sharon Marshall Sarah Kendell 5,970,000 22
136 8165 Friday 1st June Peter Kerry Sarah Kendell 5,770,000 25
137 8166 Monday 4th June Bill Taylor Sarah Kendell 6,690,000 7
138/
139
8167/
8168
Tuesday 5th June Caroline Mitchell Jeff Naylor 6,060,000 11
140 8169 Wednesday 6th June Bill Lyons Jeff Naylor 6,330,000 8
141 8170 Thursday 7th June Martin Fustes Jeff Naylor 6,120,000 10
142 8171 Friday 8th June Karin Young Neil Alderton 6,120,000 9
143 8172 Monday 11th June Andrew Kirk Neil Alderton 6,240,000 11
144/
145
8173/
8174
Tuesday 12th June Paul Roundell Neil Alderton 5,960,000 16
146 8175 Wednesday 13th June Kirsty Halton Neil Alderton 6,030,000 15
147 8176 Thursday 14th June 1 Jo Summerscales Matt Hilton 6,140,000 12
148 8177 Thursday 14th June 2 Karin Young Matt Hilton 6,080,000 13
149/
150
8178/
8179
Friday 15th June Isobel Cameron Matt Hilton 5,690,000 18
151/
152
8180/
8181
Tuesday 19th June Bill Taylor Tim Finn 6,130,000 15
153/
154
8182/
8183
Thursday 21st June Dawn Harrison Tim Finn 5,620,000 20
155/
156
8184/
8185
Friday 22nd June Paul Roundell Brett Fallis 5,360,000 23
157/
158
8186/
8187
Monday 25th June Isobel Cameron Brett Fallis 5,920,000 17
159/
160
8188/
8189
Tuesday 26th June Maxine Alderton Sean Healy 5,460,000 19
161 8190 Friday 29th June Jane Pearson Sean Healy 5,760,000 18
162/
163
8191/
8192
Monday 2nd July Bill Lyons
Linton Chiswick
Pip Short 5,640,000 17
164 8193 Wednesday 4th July Peter Kerry Pip Short 5,840,000 15
165 8194 Thursday 5th July 1 Martin Fustes Pip Short 5,590,000 18
166 8195 Thursday 5th July 2 Chris Gill Pip Short 5,820,000 16
167 8196 Friday 6th July Samantha Doland De Vaux Nickie Lister 4,980,000 25
168 8197 Monday 9th July Jo Maris Nickie Lister 6,030,000 11
169/
170
8198/
8199
Tuesday 10th July Jo Summerscales
Lesley Clare O'Neil
Nickie Lister 5,310,000 25
171 8200 Thursday 12th July 1 Sarah Bagshaw Vicky Thomas 5,810,000 15
172 8201 Thursday 12th July 2 Julie Parsons Vicky Thomas 5,720,000 16
173 8202 Friday 13th July Andrew Kirk Vicky Thomas 5,540,000 19
174 8203 Monday 16th July Paul Coates Vicky Thomas 6,330,000 6
175/
176
8204/
8205
Tuesday 17th July Bill Taylor Diana Patrick 6,190,000 9
177 8206 Wednesday 18th July Kirsty Halton Diana Patrick 6,040,000 10
178/
79
8207/
8208
Thursday 19th July Linton Chiswick Diana Patrick 5,970,000 11
180 8209 Friday 20th July Sarah Bagshaw Clive Arnold 6,290,000 7
181 8210 Monday 23rd July Dawn Harrison Clive Arnold 6,260,000 7
182/
183
8211/
8212
Tuesday 24th July Maxine Alderton Clive Arnold 6,110,000 8
184 8213 Wednesday 25th July Paul Roundell Clive Arnold 5,760,000 12
185 8214 Thursday 26th July 1 Lesley Clare O'Neill Neil Alderton 5,610,000 15
186 8215 Thursday 26th July 2 Lesley Clare O'Neill Neil Alderton 5,750,000 13
187 8216 Friday 27th July Peter Kerry Neil Alderton 5,900,000 9
188 8217 Monday 30th July Caroline Mitchell Neil Alderton 5,990,000 10
189/
190
8218/
8219
Tuesday 31st July Isobel Cameron Brett Fallis 6,110,000 7
191 8220 Wednesday 1st August Bill Lyons Brett Fallis 6,090,000 8
192 8221 Thursday 2nd August 1 Martin Fustes Brett Fallis 5,590,000 11
193 8222 Thursday 2nd August 2 Martin Fustes Brett Fallis 5,430,000 13
194 8223 Friday 3rd August Jo Maris Vito Rocco 5,520,000 12
195 8224 Monday 6th August Chris Gill Vito Rocco 6,210,000 7
196 8225 Tuesday 7th August Julie Parsons Vito Rocco 5,980,000 10
197 8226 Wednesday 8th August Andrew Kirk Vito Rocco 5,830,000 11
198 8227 Thursday 9th August 1 Paul Roundell David Kester 5,570,000 13
199 8228 Thursday 9th August 2 Paul Roundell David Kester 6,170,000 8
200 8229 Friday 10th August Samantha Doland De Vaux David Kester 5,680,000 12
201 8230 Monday 13th August Jane Pearson David Kester 5,930,000 10
202 8231 Tuesday 14th August Bill Taylor Nickie Lister
Katherine Churcher
5,750,000 14
203 8232 Wednesday 15th August Karin Young Nickie Lister 6,050,000 8
204 8233 Thursday 16th August 1 Paul Roundell Nickie Lister 5,860,000 12
205 8234 Thursday 16th August 2 Paul Roundell Nickie Lister 5,920,000 11
206 8235 Friday 17th August Paul Coates George C Siougas 6,030,000 9
207 8236 Monday 20th August Dawn Harrison George C Siougas 5,930,000 12
208 8237 Tuesday 21st August Jane Pearson George C Siougas 5,710,000 14
209 8238 Wednesday 22nd August Andrew Kirk George C Siougas 5,980,000 10
210 8239 Thursday 23rd August 1 Chris Gill Pip Short 5,960,000 11
211 8240 Thursday 23rd August 2 Chris Gill Pip Short 6,010,000 9
212 8241 Friday 24th August Peter Kerry Pip Short 6,150,000 8
213 8242 Monday 27th August Bill Lyons Pip Short 6,060,503 14
214 8243 Tuesday 28th August Lesley Clare O'Neill David Beauchamp 6,449,724 10
215 8244 Wednesday 29th August Kirsty Halton David Beauchamp 6,130,266 12
216 8245 Thursday 30th August 1 Jo Summerscale David Beauchamp 5,938,117 16
217 8246 Thursday 30th August 2 Isobel Cameron David Beauchamp 5,921,496 17
218 8247 Friday 31st August Julie Parsons Diana Patrick 5,807,959 18
210 8248 Monday 3rd September Martin Fustes Diana Patrick 6,402,349 14
220 8249 Tuesday 4th September Linton Chiswick Diana Patrick 6,305,733 17
221 8250 Wednesday 5th September Jo Maris Diana Patrick 6,442,460 12
222 8251 Thursday 6th September 1 Maxine Alderton Clive Arnold 6,363,473 16
223 8252 Thursday 6th September 2 Maxine Alderton Clive Arnold 6,609,632 10
224 8253 Friday 7th September Sarah Bagshaw Clive Arnold 6,506,484 11
225 8254 Monday 10th September Samantha Doland De Voux Clive Arnold 6,270,420 14
226/
227
8255/
8256
Tuesday 11th September Dawn Harrison Jeff Naylor 6,109,270 16
228 8257 Wednesday 12th September Samantha Doland De Voux Jeff Naylor 6,281,675 13
229 8258 Thursday 13th September 1 Jo Maris Jeff Naylor 6,470,115 10
230 8259 Thursday 13th September 2 Martin Fustes Jeff Naylor 6,352,570 12
231 8260 Friday 14th September Sarah Bagshaw David Kester 6,252,657 15
232 8261 Monday 17th September Linton Chiswick David Kester 6,855,080 9
233 8262 Tuesday 18th September Jane Pearson David Kester 6,550,700 12
234 8263 Wednesday 19th September Jo Summerscales David Kester 6,551,591 11
235 8264 Thursday 20th September 1 Kirsty Halton Brett Fallis 6,308,827 16
236 8265 Thursday 20th September 2 Caroline Mitchell Brett Fallis 6,249,379 17
237 8266 Friday 21st September Bill Lyons Brett Fallis 6,517,587 14
238 8267 Monday 24th September Julie Parsons Brett Fallis 6,672,314 11
239 8268 Tuesday 25th September Paul Coates George C Siougas 6,565,647 13
240 8269 Wednesday 26th September Karin Young George C Siougas 6,430,008 15
241 8270 Thursday 27th September 1 Isobel Cameron George C Siougas 6,217,895 18
242 8271 Thursday 27th September 2 Isobel Cameron George C Siougas 6,270,769 16
243 8272 Friday 28th September Lesley Clare O'Neill Durno Johnston 6,536,576 14
244 8273 Monday 1st October Paul Roundell Nickie Lister 6,716,277 12
245 8274 Tuesday 2nd October Andrew Kirk Nickie Lister 6,448,849 17
246 8275 Wednesday 3rd October Peter Kerry Durno Johnston 6,553,472 14
247 8276 Thursday 4th October 1 Chris Gill Paul Copeland 6,259,223 19
248 8277 Thursday 4th October 2 Chris Gill Paul Copeland 6,067,885 21
249 8278 Friday 5th October Maxine Alderton Paul Copeland 6,628,525 13
250 8279 Monday 8th October Linton Chiswick Neil Alderton 6,915,195 15
251/
252
8280/
8281
Tuesday 9th October Paul Roundell Neil Alderton 6,601,437 20
253 8282 Wednesday 10th October Lesley Clare O'Neill Neil Alderton 6,907,382 18
254 8283 Thursday 11th October 1 Jo Summerscales Clive Arnold 7,058,853 13
255 8284 Thursday 11th October 2 Jo Summerscales Clive Arnold 7,007,846 14
256 8285 Friday 12th October Samantha Doland De Vaux Clive Arnold 6,723,557 18
257 8286 Monday 15th October Dawn Harrison Diana Patrick 6,966,345 14
258 8287 Tuesday 16th October Dawn Harrison Diana Patrick 6,792,594 16
259 8288 Wednesday 17th October Andrew Kirk Diana Patrick 6,897,026 15
260 8289 Thursday 18th October 1 Bill Taylor Diana Patrick 6,699,969 18
261 8290 Thursday 18th October 2 Bill Taylor Diana Patrick 6,536,172 19
262 8291 Friday 19th October Karin Young Suri Krishnamma 6,714,991 17
263 8292 Monday 22nd October Julie Parsons Suri Krishnamma 6,687,319 14
264 8293 Tuesday 23rd October Peter Kerry Suri Krishnamma 6,646,077 15
265 8294 Wednesday 24th October Sarah Bagshaw Suri Krishnamma 6,882,816 12
266 8295 Thursday 25th October 1 Isobel Cameron Jeff Naylor 6,345,025 18
267 8296 Thursday 25th October 2 Isobel Cameron Jeff Naylor 6,392,857 17
268 8297 Friday 26th October Caroline Mitchell Jeff Naylor 6,563,596 16
269 8298 Monday 29th October Kirsty Halton Jeff Naylor 7,033,464 14
270 8299 Tuesday 30th October Bill Lyons Jeff Naylor 7,087,324 13
271 8300 Wednesday 31st October Paul Coates Will Brenton 6,753,211 15
272 8301 Thursday 1st November 1 Maxine Alderton Will Brenton 6,553,267 16
273 8302 Thursday 1st November 2 Maxine Alderton Will Brenton 6,226,915 18
274 8303 Friday 2nd November Martin Fustes Will Brenton 6,491,776 17
275 8304 Monday 5th November Maxine Alderton Paul Copeland 6,760,671 13
276 8305 Tuesday 6th November Maxine Alderton Paul Copeland 6,443,734 16
277 8306 Wednesday 7th November Samantha Doland De Voux Paul Copeland 6,677,342 14
278 8307 Thursday 8th November 1 Lesley Clare O'Neill Paul Copeland 6,266,769 17
279 8308 Thursday 8th November 2 Lesley Clare O'Neill Paul Copeland 6,220,195 18
280 8309 Friday 9th November Kirsty Halton Sarah Kendell 6,595,624 15
281 8310 Monday 12th November Dawn Harrison Sarah Kendell 6,561,332 15
282 8311 Tuesday 13th November Dawn Harrison Sarah Kendell 6,774,606 13
283 8312 Wednesday 14th November Sarah Bagshaw Sarah Kendell 6,685,871 14
284/
285
8313/
8314
Thursday 15th November Martin Fustes Durno Johnston 6,333,545 18
286 8315 Friday 16th November Peter Kerry Durno Johnston 6,119,997 19
287 8316 Monday 19th November Peter Kerry Durno Johnston 6,775,878 19
288 8317 Tuesday 20th November Isobel Cameron David Kester 6,606,998 20
289 8318 Wednesday 21st November Isobel Cameron David Kester 6,467,450 23
290 8319 Thursday 22nd November 1 Caroline Mitchell David Kester 6,556,043 22
291 8320 Thursday 22nd November 2 Caroline Mitchell David Kester 6,162,997 27
292 8321 Friday 23rd November Jane Pearson David Kester 6,242,234 25
293 8322 Monday 26th November Jo Maris David Kester 6,568,376 20
294 8323 Tuesday 27th November Bill Lyons Ian Bevitt 6,697,394 19
295 8324 Wednesday 28th November Andrew Kirk Ian Bevitt 6,524,134 22
296 8325 Thursday 29th November 1 Chris Gill Ian Bevitt 6,526,208 21
297 8326 Thursday 29th November 2 Chris Gill Ian Bevitt 5,871,410 30
298 8327 Friday 30th November Bill Taylor Ian Bevitt 6,132,773 27
299 8328 Monday 3rd December Bill Taylor Ian Bevitt 6,496,422 21
300 8329 Tuesday 4th December Julie Parsons Duncan Foster 6,374,517 23
301 8330 Wednesday 5th December Julie Parsons Duncan Foster 6,456,809 22
302 8331 Thursday 6th December 1 Paul Roundell Duncan Foster 6,037,818 27
303 8332 Thursday 6th December 2 Paul Roundell Duncan Foster 6,197,295 26
304 8333 Friday 7th December Linton Chiswick Duncan Foster 6,313,670 24
305 8334 Monday 10th December Linton Chiswick Duncan Foster 6,563,423 15
306 8335 Tuesday 11th December Bill Lyons Peter Rose 6,456,921 16
307 8336 Wednesday 12th December Julie Parsons Peter Rose 6,167,216 18
308 8337 Thursday 13th December 1 Dawn Harrison Peter Rose 6,227,790 17
309 8338 Thursday 13th December 2 Dawn Harrison Peter Rose 6,009,257 20
310 8339 Friday 14th December Sarah Hooper Jeff Naylor 6,576,603 14
311 8340 Monday 17th December Paul Roundell Jeff Naylor 6,578,964 8
312 8341 Tuesday 18th December Caroline Mitchell Jeff Naylor 6,550,907 9
313 8342 Wednesday 19th December Sarah Bagshaw Jeff Naylor 6,453,104 10
314 8343 Thursday 20th December 1 Samantha Doland De Vaux Nickie Lister 6,044,351 13
315 8344 Thursday 20th December 2 Samantha Doland De Vaux Nickie Lister 5,893,580 16
316 8345 Friday 21st December Martin Fustes Nickie Lister 6,147,009 11
317 8346 Monday 24th December Linton Chiswick Nickie Lister 5,701,210 23
318/
319
8347/
8348
Tuesday 25th December Adam Sales Tim O'Mara 5,533,120 27
320 8349 Wednesday 26th December Kirsty Halton Tim O'Mara 5,952,726 22
321 8350 Thursday 27th December Chris Gill Tim O'Mara 6,382,844 16
322 8351 Friday 28th December Chris Gill Tim O'Mara 6,291,622 18
323 8352 Monday 31st December Andrew Kirk Ian Barber 6,173,164 26


Main Cast[]

Ranking Character Played by Duration Number of Episodes Running total Previous year's ranking
1 Charity Dingle Emma Atkins Full year 190 2122 3
2 Robert Sugden Ryan Hawley Full year 168 1881 4
3 Chas Dingle Lucy Pargeter Full year 166 2458 39
3 Debbie Dingle Charley Webb Full year 166 2239 13
5 Cain Dingle Jeff Hordley Full year 160 2286 10
6 Ross Barton Michael Parr Until November 159 789 4
7 Joe Tate/Tom Waterhouse Ned Porteous Until October 155 419 71
8 Marlon Dingle Mark Charnock Full year 151 3083 16
9 Aaron Dingle Danny Miller Full year 146 1243 14
10 Faith Dingle Sally Dexter Full year 140 293 6
11 Brenda Walker Lesley Dunlop Full year 139 1102 49
12 Vanessa Woodfield Michelle Hardwick Full year 134 755 8
12 Victoria Barton Isabel Hodgins Full year 134 1892 1
14 Pete Barton Anthony Quinlan Full year 130 623 17
15 Graham Foster Andrew Scarborough Full year 128 147 73
16 Moira Dingle Natalie J Robb Full year 127 1351 12
17 Bob Hope Tony Audenshaw Full year, except September 125 2513 2
18 Bernice Blackstock Samantha Giles Full year 124 1266 25
18 Lachlan White Thomas Atkinson Until September 124 444 31
20 Daz Spencer Mark Jordon Full year 123 171 64
21 Paddy Kirk Dominic Brunt Full year 122 2522 19
22 Tracy Metcalfe Amy Walsh Full year 119 492 9
23 Rebecca White Emily Head Until November 118 302 7
24 Laurel Thomas Charlotte Bellamy Full year 116 2026 10
25 Kerry Wyatt Laura Norton Full year 112 821 21
26 Doug Potts Duncan Preston Full year 110 883 40
27 Belle Dingle Eden Taylor-Draper Until September, from December 109 1374 42
28 Liv Flaherty Isobel Steele Full year 108 257 50
29 David Metcalfe Matthew Wolfenden Full year, except September 107 1533 30
30 Rhona Goskirk Zoe Henry Full year 105 1002 26
31 Zak Dingle Steve Halliwell Until October 101 2805 29
32 Nicola King Nicola Wheeler Full year 100 2156 28
33 Diane Sugden Elizabeth Estensen Full year 99 2848 31
33 Rodney Blackstock Patrick Mower Full year 99 1807 55
35 Dan Spencer Liam Fox Full year, except November 97 774 47
35 Harriet Finch Katherine Dow Blyton Full year 97 502 24
35 Priya Kotecha Fiona Wade Full year 97 839 43
38 Sam Dingle James Hooton Full year 94 2032 37
39 Frank Clayton Michael Praed Full year, except September 91 234 36
40 Jimmy King Nick Miles Full year 89 1866 40
41 Noah Dingle Jack Downham Full year, except July 88 454 74
42 Lydia Hart Karen Blick Full year 85 171 44
43 Eric Pollard Christopher Chittell Full year 81 2983 20
44 Jessie Grant Sandra Marvin Full year, except February 78 85 84
45 Sarah Sugden Katie Hill Full year 74 792 44
46 Megan Macey Gaynor Faye Full year, except February and September 73 783 35
46 Rishi Sharma Bhasker Patel Full year 73 596 51
48 Sebastian White Lily Westmoreland Until November 68 82 76
49 Matty Barton Ash Palmisciano From June 67 303 N/A
50 Gabby Thomas Rosie Bentham Full year, except January 65 780 48
51 Jacob Gallagher Joe-Warren Plant Full year, except July 64 479 57
52 Amelia Spencer Daisy Campbell February to August, from November 57 349 61
53 Jai Sharma Christopher Bisson Full year 56 1155 31
54 Arthur Thomas Alfie Clarke Until August, from November 50 432 44
55 Maya Stepney Louisa Clein March, from June 49 49 N/A
55 Moses Dingle Arthur Cockroft Full year 49 151 75
57 April Windsor Amelia Flanagan Full year, except June 46 258 62
57 Ellis Chapman Asan N'Jie From September 46 46 N/A
57 Liam Cavanagh Jonny McPherson February to May, from July 46 74 83
60 Heath Hope Sebastian Dowling Until August, from November 45 204 78
60 Isaac Dingle Harvey Brook, Bobby Dunsmuir and Elias Walker January to March, May to July, from September 45 87 60
62 Cathy Hope Gabrielle Dowling Until August, from November 44 202 78
62 Lisa Dingle Jane Cox Until May 44 2689 34
64 Leyla Harding Roxy Shahidi Until January, from October 43 973 22
65 Ryan Stocks James Moore and Florence Spencer May to September, from November 38 38 N/A
66 Gerry Roberts Shaun Thomas Until May 36 90 54
67 Samson Dingle Sam Hall Until February, from June 32 392 71
68 Leanna Cavanagh Mimi Slinger March, May to June, August, from October 30 30 N/A
69 Manpreet Jutla Rebecca Sarker From July 25 25 N/A
70 Dotty Thomas Tilly-Rue Foster February to August, from November 24 78 63
71 Leo Goskirk Harvey Rogerson Until January, April, July to August, from October 23 220 66
72 Jack Sugden Seth Ball Until February, May to August, from October 22 171 66
73 Dawn Taylor Olivia Bromley April to July, from October 21 21 N/A
74 Angelica King Rebecca Bakes February to April, August, from November 20 266 78
75 Johnny Woodfield Luca Hepworth March, June to September, from November 19 93 82
76 Elliot Windsor Luca Hoyle February to April, July to August, from November 15 102 81
76 Pearl Ladderbanks Meg Johnson February to May, July to August, from November 15 1102 58
78 Kyle Winchester Huey Quinn March, May to June, August, from December 13 131 70
79 Amba Metcalfe Ava Jayasinghe February to April, July to August 12 87 76
80 Carl Holliday Charlie Munro Joyce March to April, July to August, from November 10 59 86
80 Sandy Thomas Freddie Jones February only 10 815 56
82 Chrissie White Louise Marwood Until January 6 485 15
82 Lawrence White John Bowe Until January 6 408 23
84 Billy Fletcher Billy Fletcher From December 5 5 N/A
84 Eliza Macey Kyrena Robinson March to April 5 70 68
84 Kim Tate Claire King October only 5 810 N/A
87 Adam Barton Adam Thomas Until January 2 1014 18
87 Ashley Thomas John Middleton February only 2 2242 64

Storylines[]

January[]

To be added.

Who lives where[]

Main Street

Church Lane

Hotten Road

Cricketer's Row

Robblesfield Way

Connelton Lane

Other

Who works where[]

Main Street

Church Lane

Hotten Road

Robblesfield Way

Other

Awards and nominations[]

National Television Awards

Television and Radio Industries Club Awards'

  • Soap of the Year: Emmerdale (Winner)
  • Best Soap Actor: Ryan Hawley (Winner)

British Soap Awards

TV Choice Awards

  • Best Soap Newcomer: Ned Porteous (Winner), Andrew Scarborough (Nominee)
  • Best Soap Actor: Ryan Hawley (Nominee)
  • Best Soap Actress: Emma Atkins (Winner)
  • Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)

Inside Soap Awards

  • Best Actress: Emma Atkins (Winner)
  • Best Bad Boy: Thomas Atkinson (Nominee), Ned Porteous (Nominee)
  • Best Bad Girl: Sally Dexter (Nominee)
  • Funniest Male: Mark Charnock (Nominee), Shaun Thomas (Nominee)
  • Best Newcomer: Ash Palmisciano (Winner)
  • Best Young Actor: Isobel Steele (Winner)
  • Best Partnership: Danny Miller and Ryan Hawley (Nominee)
  • Best Shock Twist: Lachlan Kills Gerry (Nominee), Moira Gives Birth (Nominee)
  • Best Exit: Shaun Thomas (Nominee)
  • Soap Superstar: Male: Danny Miller (Winner)
  • Best Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)

Digital Spy Reader Awards

  • Best Soap (Evening): Emmerdale (Winner)
  • Best Soap Actor (Female): Emma Atkins (Nominee), Lucy Pargeter (Winner)
  • Best Soap Actor (Male): Michael Parr (Nominee), Ryan Hawley (Winner)
  • Best Soap Storyline: Lachlan's reign of terror (Nominee), Charity fights for justice against DI Bails (Nominee)
  • Best Soap Couple: Vanessa Woodfield and Charity Dingle (Nominee), Robert Sugden and Aaron Dingle (Winner)
  • Biggest OMG Soap Moment: Cain and Graham kill Joe (Nominee), Lachlan kills his family in the crash (Nominee)
  • Most Devastating Soap Death: Joe Tate (Nominee), Gerry Roberts (Winner)
  • Most Bizzare Soap Storyline: Rodney and Misty's infatuation (Nominee), Rebecca's death fakeouts (Nominee)
  • Best Soap Newcomer: Ash Palmisciano (Nominee), James Moore (Nominee)
  • Best Soap Stunt: Gerry's demise at the B & B (Nominee), The White family's car crash (Nominee)
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