When was emmerdale first aired on tv

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Donna Coulling Actor. Bev Barkinshaw. Lord Miffield leased Emmerdale Farm, on the edge of the village, to the Sugden family during the s in gratitude after Josh Sugden sacrificed his life for the earl's son in the Crimean War. During the s, Jacob Sugden purchased Emmerdale Farm.

In he married Annie Pearson, daughter of farm labourer Sam Pearson. Margaret Sugden died in , and Joseph died the following year. Jacob Sugden ran the farm into the ground, drinking away its profits. The badly-maintained farm's future looked bleak at his death on 10 October He was survived by his wife Annie, two sons and a daughter: Jack, the eldest; Peggy and Joe, the youngest of the three.

These characters formed the basis of Emmerdale Farm. Jacob upset the family when he left the farm to his eldest son, Jack, who left home at 18 in and had not returned. Jack appeared in the opening episode, avoiding the funeral and waiting for the Sugdens at Emmerdale Farm. Over the next few months Jack sold a share of the farm to his mother Annie, brother Joe, sister Peggy and grandfather Sam Pearson.

Manny Pacquiao KSI vs. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? T he s kicked off when the funeral of Jacob Sugden took place. After so many years away from the village writing is own book Jack Sugden, the son of Annie, came back to the farm to find out that his dad had left him the farm in the Will.

Jim killed Sharon after strangling her down at the old mill house but Ian Trash the tramp was put in the frame so when he tried escaping from the police out of one of the mill windows he fell, breaking his back and neck bone and killing himself. Jack planed a funeral for him but only him and Trash's daughter turned up to the serivice.

We saw the first Emmerdale wedding when Joe married a con woman for her money so he could buy extra houses to sell on to make money for the farm but when all plans went a head Jackie Merrick went off the lines and burnt down the row of houses so Joe's plan was over.

We also saw the first birth in the village when Peggy gave birth to twins to Matt and called them Sally and Samuel. Emmerdale Wiki Explore.