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The following is a list of the top 100 most prolific Emmerdale writers from 1972, as of 13th June 2025. There is another category that includes writing the spin-offs.

# Name No. of Episodes First episode Latest episode Spin-offs
1 Bill Lyons 459 1984 2025
2 Bill Taylor 388 2000 2025
3 Sarah Bagshaw 374 2002 2025
4 Paul Roundell 373 2006 2025 The Dingles: For Richer, For Poorer (2010)
Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In (2011)
5 Karin Young 337 1997 2025
6 Peter Kerry 311 2001 2025
6 Lesley Clare O'Neill 311 1998 2025
8 Tim Dynevor 288 1995 2016 The Dingles in Venice (1999)
9 Kevin Laffan 260 1972 1984
10 Andrew Kirk 258 2002 2025
11 Julie Parsons 240 2005 2025
12 Samantha Doland De Vaux 235 2006 2025
13 Chris Thompson 234 1998 2011
14 John Chambers 213 1988 2009
14 Jane Pearson 213 2009 2025
14 Linton Chiswick 213 2010 2025
17 Mark Illis 208 1998 2014 Emmerdale: Revenge (1998)
17 Dawn Harrison 208 2011 2025
19 Caroline Mitchell 196 2004 2023
20 Kirsty Halton 181 2010 2025
21 Stephen Bennett 180 2000 2014
22 Martin Fustes 174 2014 2025
23 Isobel Cameron 158 2014 2025
24 Sue Mooney 142 2006 2025
26 Chris Gill 127 2016 2025
26 Maxine Alderton 124 2013 2022
27 Neville Siggs 122 1972 1983
28 David Lane 116 1988 1997
28 Margaret Simpson 116 1992 2008
30 Michael Russell 113 1979 1988
31 Cameron McAllister 107 2009 2017
32 Matthew Westwood 106 1998 2019
33 Janys Chambers 103 2000 2008
33 Jo Summerscales 103 2014 2025
35 Tim Vaughan 99 1981 1988
36 Owen Lloyd-Fox 96 2012 2017
36 Jo Maris 96 2017 2025
38 David Joss Buckley 92 1989 1996
39 Lindsay Williams 85 2004 2011
40 Paul Coates 82 1998 2018
41 Adam Sales 79 2018 2025
42 Sarah Hooper 72 2018 2025
43 David McDermott 69 2008 2015
44 Ken Blakeson 68 1981 2006
45 Anna Clements 59 2019 2025
45 Liam Johnson 59 2020 2025
47 Marvin Close 58 1994 2000
48 Andy Lynch 57 1993 1997
49 Dave Simpson 52 1998 2003
50 Tony Higgins 51 2019 2025
51 James Robson 48 1986 1990
51 Sharon Marshall 48 2016 2023
51 Steve Hughes 48 2006 2009
54 Anthony Couch 46 1973 1983
55 Martin Jameson 44 1998 2011
56 Lisa Holdsworth 43 2003 2006
57 Eric Wendell 42 1985 1991
57 Philip Meeks 42 2005 2008
59 Jimmie Chinn 37 1989 1993
60 Barrie Shore 35 1989 1993
60 Jan McVerry 35 1995 1997
60 Rob Gittins 35 1990 1993
63 Alan James 33 1980 1984
63 Andrew Holden 33 1984 1993
63 Chris Barlas 33 1977 1987
63 Gloria Tors 33 1973 1975
63 Helen Childs 33 2015 2018
63 Peter Dillon 33 1987 1991
69 Paul Quiney 32 2002 2005
70 Greg Snow 31 1996 1998
70 Steve Trafford 31 1984 1988
72 Andy Baker 30 1977 1980
73 Jackie Newey 29 1986 1989
73 Pippa McCarthy 29 1998 2000
73 William Corlett 29 1976 1978
76 Barry Woodward 27 1988 1990
76 Simon Masters 27 1984 1987
78 Alison Pennells 25 2000 2002
78 Charles Hodges 25 1986 1989
80 Douglas Watkinson 24 1979 1985
80 Ian Fenton 24 2001 2003
80 Joe Boyle 24 1991 1993
80 Tony Hammond 24 2023 2025
84 Allan Swift 22 1986 1994
84 Jackie Okwera 22 2019 2021
84 Jim Campbell 22 1991 1992
87 Kathleen Potter 20 1994 1995
87 Nick Saltrese 20 1991 1993
89 Chris Ould 17 1991 1993
89 Stuart Blackburn 17 2016 2018
91 Zeli Zulu 16 2023 2025
92 Annie Bruce 15 1998 1999
92 Bryan Johnson 15 2008 2009
92 Dave Parker 15 1988 1989
92 Joanna Ebuwa 15 2022 2024
96 Catherine Hayes 14 1995 1996
96 David Crane 14 1973 1977
98 Christine Murphy 13 2003 2004
99 Alan Downer 12 1981 1983
99 Graham Carlisle 12 1995 1996
99 Freda Kelsall 12 1981 1981
99 Malcolm Lynch 12 1976 1979
99 Roy Bottomley 12 1977 1977
99 Tom Brennand 12 1977 1977
99 Tom Elliott 12 1997 1998

Spin-offs[]

This section is for writers who solely contributed scripts for spin-offs.

Name No. of spin-offs/episodes Spin-off(s)
Richard Easter 7 30 Years of Emmerdale (2002)
The Big Quiz: Coronation Street vs Emmerdale (2011-2019)
Lou Wakefield 1 The Dingles Down Under (1997)

See also[]