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As of 2022 this show is no longer watchable, it used to be essential viewing, the soap that managed to feel very different to EastEnders and Corrie, in recent times though it's started to make Hollyoaks look subtle. The storylines have gone beyond belief, and the characters are now almost comic book like, grotesque caricatures.

RIP Emmerdale, ten, to fifteen years ago, it was excellent, now though, it's one to skip. Only Corrie is now worth watching.

2022 2/10 <2010 8/10.

The storyline involving Alex, him being knocked down by Billie, on a massively clear road but Billie didn't see him Alex stopping in the middle of said road to have a conversation, all following a tussle in the heart of the village with Alex's name being bellowed out but no one, not a single person around!!! I not only find this to be so unrealistic I also feel your taking your viewers to be completely stupid. Constantly have to embellish events to the point of lunacy. Really annoying and extremely frustrating, why can you not just run a straight forward storyline Alex gets caught but gets away, makes his way back to the car and escaped, police chase crash anything other than this rediculous turn of events, nothing ever just goes well for anyone at any time why can't you have just a normal storyline depicting how everyone is coping with the cost of living, yes you've touched on it with the Dingles, but they are a family that have always struggled just for a little while can storylines play out without stupid unrealistic twists, what a breath of fresh air that would be.

It's OK for the easily pleased Think of hills have eyes with none of the charm and combine it with deadenders kiddyoaks and boranation Street and there you are like how did this get commissioned in the first place I honestly i can't fathom why anyone in full possession of their faculties would subject themselves to such moronic and childish nonsense such as this someone please either make an effort or get rid of it its the lowest form of abysmal if you like this good for you but honestly itv needs to either create a new show or sell the studio this genre of programming won't last much longer I'll laugh when it gets cancelled.

Emmets ale has been dome & gloom for too long. Despite the good acting every story line for ages has left the audience feeling anxious & depressed. Please lighten up the story lines with a bit of humour and happiness. I can only imagine people who are suffering depression and nothing to look forward to that their lives are more negative after watching episodes of Emmerdale. Please add something to look forward to with good stories that aren't dull and leave the viewer heavy hearted. As we all aware a lot of people these days are struggling with daily life and then you grab a half hour to watch Emmerdale and it depresses the life out of us.

I recorded Emmerdale yesterday so I could watch today's one and all he other ones. I really loved it and I don't see why it has such a low amount of rating! It's at an ideal time so Mum could watch her soap EastEnders because otherwise she would need to wait until I finish watching this soap. She would wonder when she would get to watch her soap and I would say that Emmerdale is my favourite show. It's on 5 days a week but if you compare it to EastEnders that's one soap episode extra and this episode is Wednesday's soap break for EastEnders! I originally was too young but with a neighbour asking me and I said I didn't mind her watching Emmerdale! I like Emmerdale! I'm now old enough to watch a soap.

I still watch Emmerdale even though some of the characters are dreadful. I can't stand Wendy, such an interfering old bag and boring with it. She is a horrible character with nothing going for her, can't believe she moved into the B&B and carries on as if she owns it without Bernice punching her into the mouth which she should do. The hypocrisy of most of them is unbelievable as are the story lines. The tart that was married to Paddy blows up over Mack and the baby, when she was carrying on for ages behind Paddy's back. Belle throws herself at everything in a pants. Mandy lusting after Paddy 😳. It could do with a massive clear out of characters.

This programme is so bad it's hard to watch, I actually feel sorry for the actors who have to suffer abysmal storylines, which is bad enough but these storyline get recycled every 6 months.

Every other episode ends up with a hospital visit and some of the antics that go on in a sleepy rural village suspend belief to the point of comedy.

The writing and dialogue is just, cringe and I actually pity people who class this as entertainment.

Just because something has been around for 50 years, doesn't mean it's entitled to continue to do so. Struggle to find anything worse on tv.

Emmerdale, total crap.

Emmerdale is by far the best soap on TV. The story lines are not far fetched and ridiculous but not weak and boring. All the characters have their own uniqueness and the whole show oozes charm and cosiness. The recent storyline of Katey and Grays baby had me captivated all the time it was running.

I think this show is often pushed aside when bigger soaps operas like Eastenders and Coronation Street are thrown into the picture. But really Eastenders has dried up and is pity full to watch, And Coronation Street never really captured my attention.

Emmerdale is a cheerful, sweet, easy going soap opera and should be around for a long time to come. God willing.

Thursday 20th November, 2023. So, David finds out his son has been seeing his ex girlfriend, Victoria, who he split with months ago. His reaction? Not a reaction anybody in the history of having reactions has ever had. Completely random, unbelievable, nonsense reaction. Maybe it's leading up to the inevitable 'sorry I over reacted' scene, but honestly, what the hell? Just terrible, terrible, terrible plotting and writing. Terrible. Terrible. Although, props to the editor who managed to get the drum fill from the music playing in the bar to lead straight into the Emmerdale bumper music. Well done. They should add this fill to all future bumper music, it'd improve the whole show.

Emmerdale is a good old British soap.

Although the stars in this are changing all the while, I still enjoy watching it.

Some of the best stars in this are Betty and Edna. They bring comedy relief, which it needs at times as there have been several tragedies over the years, including a plane crash and minibus crash, where several characters were killed off.

Unfortunately, Stan Richards who played Seth died earlier this year (2005) and Emmerdale won't be the same without him.

Some of the story lines in Emmerdale at present are rather silly, especially the affair between Viv and Paddy. Looks like yet another marriage breaking up (Emily and Paddy). For some reason, scriptwriters seem against people being happily married. There won't be any married couples left in Emmerdale the way things are going. You would not get this many marriage and relationship break ups in such a small community in real life.

Despite all this, Emmerdale is an excellent soap and I still watch it.

Rating: 4 stars out of 5.

Professor Stahlman's comment on here is inaccurate. True, Emmerdale Farm became Emmerdale in November 1989, but Phil Redmond's time on the soap was in the early 1990s, and the plane crash storyline took place in December 1993 and January 1994.

For the first few years after 1989, the renamed show was pretty much as it had always been, but with an increased youth content and a gradual reducing of story lines revolving around Emmerdale Farm itself.

1993 was the pivotal year in bringing about the show as we know it today - with Emmerdale farm house collapsing due to subsidence and the plane crash.

Personally, I think modern day Emmerdale is nothing like Emmerdale Farm or the early years of Emmerdale (pre-plane crash).

I would love ITV to repeat old episodes, particularly those showing the introduction of Al Dixon as Walter in 1980, Richard Thorp as Alan Turner in 1982, Tony Pitts as Archie Brooks in 1983 and Diana Davies as Mrs Bates (1984).

ITV should show lots and lots of old Emmerdale Farm episodes in my opinion.

It is only June and so far we've had 2 deaths by way of road accidents. Heath & Ethan. 1other near death in the same manner with Nicky left for dead. Breast cancer for Chas. A very ill baby, Evan & now a knife attack caused by A new yob joining the cast who is leaving Matty in the hands of the soap police who never make the right arrest. There is also a controlling creep, Tom , who is making Belle's life a misery. The rejection of a child killer who is trying to find her way in life.

What happened to the fun storylines and the laughs?? The whole programme has become totally miserable & boring. The soap police always arrest the wrong people and its all wearing very thin. Come on Emmerdale time for some fun storylines.

He tries but you need subtitles can't hear a word he says

The only reason this isn't less than 2 stars out of 5 is because this isn't one of those poorly made mockbusters where the acting is non-existent, the same can not be said about the writing.

I like Emmerdale. Since I live in America, it is hard for me to get shows like East Enders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale and other British soaps. Emmerdale has been around as long I have been alive. I have watched it a couple times. But I am an avid American soap watcher, the main difference between British and American soaps is that British soaps look more realistic with people that look like they are your neighbors. The show could use better writing but I can't say much more since I only watched a few episodes. When you go to England, you should watch Emmerdale, East Enders, and Coronation Street which are the main soaps known to me. Emmerdale is set in Northern England around Leeds. The cast especially the Tates and Patsy Kensit playing a vixen is worth watching. The soaps are only 25 minutes. Unlike American soaps, where are actors and actresses looked like they were plucked from modeling catalogs. British actors and actresses look the role. In fact, Sir Ian McKellen appeared in Coronation Street for 10 episodes last year by his choice. Emmerdale is worth watching along with Corrie and East Enders. My big problem with the shows is the lack of attention to the veteran actors and actresses who have been on for years. Except for Patsy Kensit, I wasn't sure about the others in the show but it's worth watching anyway.

How can the ITV execs watch just one episode and be proud??? The acting and storylines are cringeworthy.

My Grandma has Alzheimer's and used to love this so I've started to put it on now and sit with her.... Even she thinks it's a load of rubbish!!!

With all due respect, Coronation Street isn't much better but given we live 25 miles from Leeds and 25 miles from Manchester we have feet in both camps!

Emmerdale is the most terrible though - We've just had to watch Belle and a court case and holy moly, Belle needs to count her blessings that as an actress the ITV execs haven't fired her. Terrible.

But she can only be so good with her acting given the storyline and circumstances.

It's had its day, I don't think this can be brought back from the brink now. "Flogging" and "Horse" spring to mind.. You know it's bad when Denise Welsh turns up - Kiss of death!!!

I love it It's a mixture of comedy and sad stories The only fault I the actor who played Marlon He's the most irritating person I've ever seen on TV and there's a few

People may complain about Emmerdale having become 'urbane' in recent years and moving away from it's so-called rural charm...

But these clips showing a racist attack in Leeds from December 1992, will show you just how modern and urbane the show had already become as the 90s kicked in...

...and to think that people thought that before the plane crash of 1993, all the show consisted of was Annie making tea and baking bread, and Jack & Joe milking a cow and sheepdipping... definitely not so...! :)

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2zfkam

This has gone from a watchable, sometimes lighthearted soap, into a confused and tedious mess.

The Producers and writers have now made Emmerdale a dark and miserable place. I recall when Zak Dingle and Co, got up to amusing but plausible mischief which made viewers smile. Now, we have wife beaters, incestuous child abuse, terminal illness, gay people struggling with their sexuality, brain tumours, runaway kids, organised crime etc. If you do something illegal, the Police are either completely incompetent, even when presented with obvious and fully corroborated evidence, or they have you convicted, and jailed within a month, despite the courts actually taking years to get due process completed. Moreover, everybody convicted gets jailed, even if its a first offence. Nobody gets community service, nobody gets just a fine.

Nothing fun ever happens. Nobody ever has a bit of good luck. Characters, established and beloved over years are forced to behave nonsensically out of character.

The same old story lines are regurgitated. Old characters are recycled. Need a job? Come to Emmerdale. You'll get shifts in the Woolpack, or The Hide, or even become a pseudo paramedic despite having no acceptable qualification, no vetting, no vehicle, no uniform. Setting up a major distribution centre? Come to Emmerdale. No need for massive articulated lorries, 'Home James' 7.5 tonne panel vans, all 2? 3? Of them will deliver.

Please, Emmerdale Producers/writers, lets lighten things up, and add a smidgen of realism.

I used to watch Emmerdale Farm between shifts at the Charlie Chester Casino in Archer Street and loved it. That would be November 1976 and it starred a Scottish lad who used to be in Dr Who. My point is, anyone who watches it now, with Patrick Mower, has to read "Central Casting" by Jimmy McTee (http://stores.lulu.com/aroundthepeak), in which there is a Patrick Mower look-alike competition in Sri Lanka and he is given a chance to explain why he didn't become James Bond... Apparently he nearly made it, but lost out to Roger Moore for reasons not entirely satisfactory. But then in his CV he has Callan, which makes him a star straight away. Target I am not so sure about...