List of Emmerdale spin-offs and merchandise explained

Various types of spin-offs and merchandise of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale have been released throughout the show's history, including films, books and documentaries.

Films

This is the list of the direct-to-home-media Emmerdale films that have been released. The character of Marlon Dingle (played by Mark Charnock) is the only one to have appeared in them all.

Television

Soapstars

See main article: Soapstars. An ITV talent show, Soapstars, was broadcast in 2001 to cast a new five-member family on Emmerdale. The judging panel consisted of drama producer Yvon Grace, casting director Paul de Freitas, and Emmerdale scriptwriter Bill Lyons. The five winners made their debut on the show in November that year,[2] and all had left by August 2002.[3]

Documentaries

Emmerdale Family Album was a series of documentary episodes looking at the histories of three Emmerdale families: the Dingles, the Sugdens and the Tates. The episodes aired on ITV in 2005.[4] [5] [6]

Books

Several Emmerdale books, fiction and non-fiction, have been produced, a number written by Lee Mackenzie, the pen name of author Jean Bowden who also wrote as Tessa Barclay, Barbara Annandale and others; and James Ferguson (a pen name of author Peter Walker who (as Nicholas Rhea) also wrote the original novels the TV show Heartbeat is based on. Lance Parkin (who had been a storyliner on the TV show) also wrote a novel in the early 2000s. At least one of these was also translated into Finnish. The book titles for the original, popular series of novelisations, are:

There was also

A new series is currently being published

Episode DVDs

DVD titleNumber of EpisodesYears of SeriesRelease DateNotes
Emmerdale Farm: 35th Anniversary Edition381972–1973 & 1993–200615 October 2007[7] Includes the first 26 episodes of Emmerdale Farm, and 12 of the most popular episodes of Emmerdale. This DVD set contains 6 discs.
Emmerdale Farm: Volume One261972–197315 October 2007[8] Includes episodes 1-26. This DVD set contains 4 discs.
Emmerdale Farm: Volume Two26197314 September 2009[9] Includes episodes 27-52. This DVD set contains 4 discs.
Emmerdale Farm: Volume Three32197330 May 2011[10] Includes episodes 53-84. This DVD set contains 4 discs.
Soap Box: Volume 121976 & 200631 October 2011[11] Included as part of the Soap Box compilation, featuring episodes of various British soaps and TV dramas. Includes Episode #288 and Episode #4410, featuring the Kings River Explosion.
Emmerdale Farm: Volume Four3219736 August 2012[12] Includes episodes 85-116. This DVD set contains 4 discs.
Emmerdale Farm: Volume Five321973–197431 August 2015[13] Includes episodes 117-148. This DVD set contains 4 discs.

Other

As well as the films, books and episode DVDs there have been other videos and DVDs and memorabilia (often signed by cast members) released, including merchandise relating to The Woolpackers, the Emmerdale band that existed in the 1990s.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Emmerdale' announces Paddy, Marlon spinoff DVD. . 16 August 2011.
  2. Web site: Emmerdale's Soapstars to stay. BBC News. 8 November 2001. 26 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Emmerdale's Soapstars axed. BBC News. 9 April 2002. 26 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Emmerdale Family Album: The Dingles. Digital Spy. 27 May 2005. Kris. Green. 27 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Emmerdale Family Album: The Sugdens. Digital Spy. 27 May 2005. Kris. Green. 27 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Emmerdale Family Album: The Tates. Digital Spy. 3 June 2005. Kris. Green. 27 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Emmerdale Farm: 35th Anniversary Special Edition [DVD] ]. 15 October 2007. . 10 February 2016.
  8. Web site: Emmerdale Farm: Volume One [DVD] ]. 17 October 2005. . 10 February 2016.
  9. Web site: Emmerdale Farm: Volume Two [DVD]]. 14 September 2009. . 10 February 2016.
  10. Web site: Emmerdale Farm - Volume Three [DVD] ]. 30 May 2011. . 10 February 2016.
  11. Web site: Soap Box: Volume 1. http://networkonair.com. 10 February 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130605091600/http://networkonair.com/shop/1443-soap-box-volume-1.html. 5 June 2013. dmy-all.
  12. Web site: Emmerdale Farm: Volume Four [DVD]]. 6 August 2012. . 10 February 2016.
  13. Web site: Emmerdale Farm: Volume Five [DVD]]. 31 August 2015. . 10 February 2016.

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