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Emmerdale Live
On 17 October 2012, a live episode of the British soap opera '' Emmerdale'' was broadcast, marking the 40th anniversary of the first episode in 1972. The episode was broadcast at the usual time of 7 pm on ITV1 for England & Wales and STV in Scotland. For the 40th anniversary live episode, ''Emmerdale'' announced that a character would die, and that character was Carl King (played by Tom Lister), who was hit with a brick by his love rival Cameron Murray (Dominic Power). The episode also featured a wedding and two births. Behind-the-scenes footage was also included. Production To celebrate ''Emmerdales 40th anniversary, it was announced on 1 May 2012 that the show would have its first-ever live episode. On 25 June 2012, it was announced that Tony Prescott, who directed the 50th anniversary live episode of Coronation Street in December 2010 would direct the episode. On 23 July it was reported that an ITV2 backstage show, ''Emmerdale Uncovered: Live'', would be broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmerdale
''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British soap opera that is broadcast on ITV1. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, ''Emmerdale Farm'' was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Interior scenes have been filmed at the Leeds Studios since its inception. Exterior scenes were first filmed in Arncliffe in Littondale, and the series may have taken its name from Amerdale, an ancient name of Littondale. Exterior scenes were later shot at Esholt, but are now shot at a purpose-built set on the Harewood estate. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region. The series originally aired during the afternoon and was intended to be a three-month television series. However, more episodes were ordered and transmitted during the daytime until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time slot in most regions. In the late 1980s, the soap was met with a new produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Merrells
Jason Scott Merrells (born 2 November 1968 in Epping, Essex) is an English actor, who is best known for his roles in ''Casualty'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''Cutting It'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Emmerdale''. Early life and education Jason Scott Merrells was born 2 November 1968. He has an elder brother Simon Merrells (born 1965) who is also an actor. Merrells studied at the Buckhurst Hill County High School from 1980 to 1986 and later at the Chichester University, where he studied fine art. Career Merrells got his first role in 1994 with an appearance in the film ''To Die For'', in which he played a small part. However, he soon established himself as a successful television actor with his role as receptionist Matt Hawley in the medical drama ''Casualty''. In 1999 he portrayed Phil Delaney in the television series '' Queer as Folk''. He continued to appear in more prominent roles for years to come including in films such as '' Do Not Disturb'' (1999). His television appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cain Dingle
Cain Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Jeff Hordley. Cain made his first appearance on 30 March 2000, and in 2006, he was written out of the series when Hordley left the soap; however, the option for a return was confirmed, which occurred when Hordley returned to the cast in February 2009. Cain's main storylines have focused on discovering his "uncle" Zak Dingle (Steve Halliwell) is his father; his relationship with his cousin Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins); discovering he is Debbie's ( Charley Webb) father; his affair and subsequent relationship with Moira Barton ( Natalie J. Robb); being attacked in a whodunit storyline where his assailant was eventually revealed to be his father; being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm; supporting his nephew Aaron Livesy ( Danny Miller) after discovering Aaron was sexually abused by his father Gordon Livesy (Gary Mavers) as a child; reuniting with his and Chas's mother Faith Dingle (Sally Dexter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Halliwell
Stephen Harold Halliwell (born 21 March 1946) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Zak Dingle in the ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', which he has played since 1994. Life and career Halliwell was born in Bury, Lancashire, on 21 March 1954 to parents Fred and Jenny Halliwell. He has an older brother, Clive, who is two years older than him. Halliwell was an apprentice engineer and had a number of jobs mainly in cotton and paper mills before drama training at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, Mountview Theatre School. He was a founding member of the Interchange Theatre in Bury. Halliwell was once arrested for sleeping rough in an empty government building in London. He was sent to a prison in Ashford, Kent, Ashford for two weeks and was later released on probation. He has also spoke openly about his experiences with depression throughout this period of his life. During the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, he featured in a number of British television se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zak Dingle
Zak Dingle is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Steve Halliwell. He first appeared on 20 October 1994. Halliwell initially joined the show as part of the Dingle family and was only initially supposed to appear for a few episodes, but has become a key part of the soap since his introduction. He has been nominated for several awards for his portrayal of Zak. Some of Zak's storylines have included his wife Nellie (Sandra Gough) divorcing him in 1997, marrying Lisa Clegg (Jane Cox) in 1998, having a daughter, Belle (Emily Mather; Eden Taylor-Draper) in 1998, the death of his son, Butch (Paul Loughran) in 2000, Lisa being raped in 2011, assaulting his son Cain (Jeff Hordley) and leaving him temporarily paralysed in 2011, suffering a mental breakdown in 2012, trying to control his rebellious daughter and dealing with the death of Lisa. Storylines Zak arrives in the village in October 1994 and immediately challenges old bare-knuckle boxing adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaynor Faye
Gaynor Kay Mellor (born 26 August 1971), better known as Gaynor Faye, is an English actress and writer, best known for playing Judy Mallett in ''Coronation Street'' from 1995 until 1999 and Megan Macey in ''Emmerdale'' from 2012 until 2019. Career Faye has played the roles of Holly Quinn in ''Playing the Field''; Lauren Harris in ''Fat Friends''; Georgia Lovett in '' Between the Sheets'' and Julie in ''Stan the Man''. She has also written two episodes of ''Fat Friends''. In 2006, Faye appeared in ITV's ''Dancing on Ice''. Her skating partner was Daniel Whiston. On 4 March 2006, she was crowned the inaugural ''Dancing on Ice'' champion. From 2006 to 2007, Faye starred as Anna Williams Bedford in '' The Chase'', a television series co-written with her mother for BBC One. She has also brought out a video based on the exercise routine she followed during ''Dancing on Ice''. Faye appeared in the stage adaptation of ''Calendar Girls'' alongside Lynda Bellingham at London's Noà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Macey
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Steve Frost. Ed Roberts made his debut appearance in February, followed by Declan Macey's half-sister, Megan shortly after, her son Robbie first appeared in May, while Kerry Wyatt arrived in July. Steve Harland, Vanessa Woodfield, Dominic Andrews and Gemma Andrews all made their debuts in December. There were three births in 2012, Jack Sugden, the son of Andy Sugden and Debbie Dingle and Molly Sharma, the daughter of Nikhil Sharma and Genesis Walker were born in October and Archie Breckle, the son of Jai Sharma and Rachel Breckle was born in December. Additionally, multiple other characters appeared in 2012. Ed Roberts Ed Roberts, played by Lloyd Everitt, made his debut appearance on 8 February 2012. Ed arrives in Emmerdale with a broken down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charley Webb
Charlotte Anne Webb (born 26 February 1988), commonly known as Charley Webb, is an English actress. From 2002 to 2021, she portrayed the role of Debbie Dingle in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. In 2014, she was nominated for Best Female Dramatic Performance at the British Soap Awards. Career Before landing the role of Debbie, Webb previously appeared on the stage in Manchester in a production of ''Bugsy Malone'' when she was eight. She joined the soap opera ''Emmerdale'' in 2002 at the age of 14. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2009 British Soap Awards and was also nominated for Sexiest Female at the 2010 British Soap Awards. In 2021, Webb announced that she had made the decision to leave ''Emmerdale'' after 19 years. Personal life Webb attended Philips High School in Whitefield, Greater Manchester. She has two older sisters, and her older brother Jamie Lomas is an actor, known for playing Warren Fox in the Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks''. In September 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Dingle
Debbie Dingle (also Jones and Barton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Charley Webb. Webb has taken maternity leave three times, with the first time being in 2010 and the second throughout 2016 with Debbie departing on 1 January 2016. She returned on 24 January 2017 and then went on maternity leave for a third time in 2019 as Debbie left for Scotland on 13 August 2019. She returned for a short stint on 25 December 2020 and made her final appearance on 11 February 2021. She was introduced as the foster child of Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Emily Kirk (Kate McGregor) before being revealed as the daughter of Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins) and Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley). She has featured in many storylines on ''Emmerdale'' including her relationships with Andy Sugden (Kelvin Fletcher), which lead to her pregnancy at 15, Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) and Scott Windsor ( Ben Freeman), her daughter Sarah being diagnosed with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sian Reese-Williams
Sian Reese-Williams (born 18 November 1981) is a Welsh actress, best known for playing detective Cadi John in three series of ''Hidden (2018 TV series), Hidden''. Early life Reese-Williams was born in Glanamman, South Wales. She lived in Swansea until the age of 4, when her family moved to Brecon, Mid Wales, where she attended Brecon High School. She is a native Welsh language, Welsh speaker. She graduated in Drama from the University of Hull and trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. She now lives in South London. Television In 2008, Reese-Williams was cast to play the role of Gennie Walker in ''Emmerdale''. The character was created by series producer Kathleen Beedles, although by the time Reese-Williams's first episode aired on 1 April 2008, Anita Turner had taken over from Beedles. She was cast in the role and started filming in the week beginning 3 March 2008. In 2013, it was announced that Reese-Williams was to leave the soap. Her character was killed off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennie Walker
Genesis "Gennie" Walker (also Pascoe) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera, ''Emmerdale'', played by Sian Reese-Williams. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 1 April 2008. Reese-Williams announced her departure from the show on 12 May 2013 and she made her last appearance as Gennie on 26 July 2013. Her main storylines have focused on getting to know her family, the Dingles, which includes her birth father Shadrach Dingle (Andy Devine), developing unrequited feelings for Paddy Kirk (Dominic Brunt) and Bob Hope (Emmerdale), Bob Hope (Tony Audenshaw), her relationship with Jamie Hope (Alex Carter (British actor), Alex Carter), her relationship and subsequent marriage to Nikhil Sharma (Rik Makarem) and being murdered by Cameron Murray (Emmerdale), Cameron Murray (Dominic Power) after being involved in a car accident with him and Debbie Dingle (Charley Webb). Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Miles
Nick Miles is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Jimmy King in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Prior to appearing on ''Emmerdale'', he made appearances in various television series such as ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''. Early life Miles was born and raised in Moseley, Birmingham, and he attended the Bromsgrove School. His father, John Bradney, was an actor and director of the a local theatre company. Career Miles appeared in the music video of the music video of " Come Back to What You Know", recorded by Embrace, playing the role of a policeman. In a similar role in television, he portrayed the role of Chief Supt Guy Mannion in ''The Bill'', starring in 13 episodes between 1999 and 2001. Miles began appearing in ''Emmerdale'' from 19 February 2004, portraying the role of Jimmy King, as part of a new fictional family within the programme. Filmography *''The Bill'' as Ch. Supt. Guy Mannion (13 episodes, 1999–2001) *''All Quiet on the Preston Front'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
