Emmerdale

Emmerdale was a British soap opera. Around 2007, it played on television at 7:00 in the evening.

Ianto Jones' mother, Glenda, watched Emmerdale. When Ianto accepted her offer to come over for tea, Glenda asked that he not arrive during Emmerdale. Ianto planned to come before 7, to watch the episode together. (AUDIO: Broken)

Behind the scenes

• Lance Parkin was a storyline editor for Emmerdale between 1998 and 1999, and once appeared as an extra on the series. Since then, he was written both fiction and non-fiction connected to Emmerdale.

Shared actors

Actor	Primary DWU role	First apperance	Primary Emmerdale role	Duration	Notes
Jenna Coleman	Clara Oswald	TV: Asylum of the Daleks	Jasmine Thomas	2005-2009
Frazer Hines	Jamie McCrimmon	TV: The Highlanders	Joe Sugden	1972-1984 and 1986-1994

Other actor connections

• Harry Whittaker, the child actor who originated the role of Leo Goskirk, was Jodie Whittaker's nephew. Whittaker, who had Down syndrome, passed away in 2014 at the age of three.
• Emily Head, who portrayed Rebecca White from 2016-2018, is the daughter of Anthony Head.