Emmerdale
Emmerdale is a British
soap opera set in a fictional
Yorkshire village of the same name. Much of the action in this series is set in the village
pub, The Woolpack. It has been produced by
Yorkshire Television and broadcast on the
ITV network since its inception in
1972. It was formerly known as
Emmerdale Farm
In ratings terms, it ranks high in the British popularity stakes, being outdone regularly only by the two major mainstream British soaps, Eastenders and Coronation Street.
Emmerdale was also the title of the debut album by The Cardigans.