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Emmerdale's original family from first episode and what happened to them

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A staple of our screens for over 50 years, Emmerdale has delighted audiences across the country from the day it first aired, all the way back on October 16th 1972.

Originally named Emmerdale Farm, the soap centred on the lives of the Sugdens, a long standing farming family in the fictional Yorkshire village of Beckindale.

Unlike the current schedule, where the soap airs nightly in the prime-time evening slot, Emmerdale first began airing twice a week in the afternoon and was widely described by critics as “sleepy.” Originally intended to run for just 3 months as a spot of daytime TV filler, the show defied expectations and amassed a huge audience, even despite not having the dramatic and sometimes raunchy plot lines we’ve seen in recent years.

Seeing it’s potential, the show was soon moved to a late afternoon slot as ITV bosses commissioned the series to continue - and by 1977, the trials of the Sugdens, Wilks and Skilbecks were airing in homes around the country in the coveted prime-time evening slot.

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