List of Emmerdale producers

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Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 16 October 1972.^[1] The soap was initially headed by executive producer Peter Holmans, who gave Emmerdale Farm a reputation for being a "sleepy soap" where not much happened.^[2] Holmans and other early executive producers focused on rural life and the events of the Sugden family, but in the late 1980s, Keith Richardson and a new team of producers became responsible for revamping the soap. Richardson and his team saw Emmerdale Farm move to a later transmission time, more dramatic storylines and a title change to Emmerdale, which resulted in the soap gaining viewers and becoming a major UK soap opera.^[3] In 2013, Kate Oates became the series producer of the soap and she expressed her aim to feature more of the countryside settings as seen in the earlier episodes, as well as add a balance to the soap's storylines rather than focus on a few dramatic storylines.^[4]

Jane Hudson was the executive producer of Emmerdale from 2018 to 2023.^[5] She was replaced internally by Iain Macleod, who was promoted from Coronation Street's executive producer to overseeing both soaps.^[6] At the same time, former producer Sophie Roper was reappointed as a producer. She confirmed a new era for Emmerdale from 2024, with cast changes and "bold and ground-breaking drama".^[7]

Executive producers

#	Executive producer	Tenure	Ref.
1	Peter Holmans	1972–1973	[8]
2	David Cunliffe	1975–1979	[9]
3	Anne W. Gibbons	1980	[10]
4	Michael Glynn	1980–1986	[11]
5	Keith Richardson	1986–2009	[3]
6	Steve Frost	2009–2012	[12]
7	Jane Hudson	2018–2023	[13]
8	Iain MacLeod	2024–present	[6]

Series producers

#	Series producer	Tenure	Ref.
1	David Goddard	1972–1973	[14]
2	Peter Holmans	1973	[8]
3	Robert D. Cardona	1973–1976	[15]
4	Anne W. Gibbons	1980–1983	[10]
5	Richard Handford	1983–1986	[16]
6	Michael Russell	1986–1988	[17]
7	Stuart Doughty	1988–1991	[18]
8	Morag Bain	1992–1993	[19]
9	Nicholas Prosser	1993–1994	[20]
10	Mervyn Watson	1994–1998	[21]
11	Kieran Roberts	1998–2001	[22]
12	Steve Frost	2001–2005	[12]
13	Kathleen Beedles	2005–2008	[23]
14	Anita Turner	2008–2009	[24]
15	Gavin Blyth	2009–2011	[25]
16	Stuart Blackburn	2011–2013	[26]
17	Kate Oates	2013–2016	[27]
18	Iain MacLeod	2016–2018	[27]
19	Kate Brooks	2018	[28]

Producers

#	Producer	Tenure	Ref.
1	Kate Brooks	2018–2024	[28]
2	Laura Shaw	2018–present	[29]
3	Sophie Roper	2021, 2024–present	[30]
4	Hannah Cheers	2023	[31]

References

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