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. In his Emmerdale novel Their Finest Hour, the Eighth Doctor is featured in a cameo.

Shared actors

Actor	Primary DWU role	First apperance	Primary Emmerdale role	Duration	Notes
Nigel Betts	Frank Armitage	TV: Into the Dalek	Eddie Hope	2003 and 2007
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
Samuel Anderson	Danny Pink	TV: Into the Dalek	Ross Kirk	2007-2009
Lesley Dunlop	Norna, Susan Q	TV: Frontios, The Happiness Patrol	Brenda Walker	2008-present
Duncan Preston	Crayola	NOTVALID: Doctor Who and Crayola	Douglas "Doug" Potts	2007-2011, 2014-present

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.
• Chelsea Halfpenny, who originated the role of Amy Wyatt, is the sister of Jill Halfpenny.