THE rural village of Esholt, just outside of Bradford, is an unlikely hotspot for soap fans. Despite no actors or camera crew ...

and was called Emmerdale Farm. On November 14 1989, the word farm was dropped from the title of the programme as the show shifted the focus beyond the Sugden family and the land to the wider village.

The popular ITV soap was first broadcast on 16 October 1972 and was originally called Emmerdale Farm before they decided to drop "farm" in 1989. It previously focused on the lives of the Sugden ...

Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and his wife Liz left their home in Oldham for a 120-acre farm in the Peak District in 2020. Over the last two years they have offered the public an intimate ...