Kingston upon Hull, more commonly known as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Regular cast member Gemma Oaten was born in Hull on 8th May 1984.
Emmerdale History[]
- After their daughter Sharon is murdered by Jim Latimer, Beryl and Ronnie Crossthwaite decided to sell their house in Beckindale to move to the city in July 1973.
- Holiday villager Lisa, who had a fling with Mark Hughes in the summer of 1992, resided in Hull. She got him a job as a junior management trainee at a firm of industrial designers, but they broke up when Mark turned the job down.
- Gloria Weaver had been spending time in Hull sometime in late 2001 and early 2002. She initally decided to return to the city, but changed her mind so she can be with her partner Eric Pollard.
- In December 2003, Ronnie Marsden moved to Hull after he made a move on his daughter-in-law Siobhan. Two weeks later, his wife Frances moved there to be closer to Ronnie, taking her younger children, Elaine and Alistair, with her.
- By January 2006, Alan Turner's son Terence was staying in a hostel in Hull, after his marriage ended, he was made redundant from his job and his drinking spiralled. Alan resumed contact with Terence after allegations of sexual abuse against Terence were made by his sister Steph. The following month, Betty Eagleton and Adam Forsythe investigated into Terence's past and visited his ex-wife Janice. Terrified Janice feared Terence had sent them so she slammed the door in their faces then called the police.
- In February 2009, Jimmy King and Nicola De Souza shared a drink in Emmerdale's pub The Woolpack. They retired to the back of one of Jimmy's business firms’ trucks and launched into a passionate kiss before falling asleep. However, the van was taken out by a member of staff. They woke the following morning and were surprised to find the truck was on a dual carriageway near Hull.
- Cain Dingle was arrested in the city in July 2014.
- Kirin Kotecha fled the village in February 2016 after he accidentally ran down Tess Harris, which resulted in her death. He took his father Rakesh's car to a port in Hull and boarded a ferry to Rotterdam.
- In August 2016, a person matching Andy Sugden's description had been spotted at the same ferry port.