Emmerdale is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary this year and the show remains as popular as ever.
The ITV soap will mark its milestone birthday with a month of celebrations in October. Show bosses have revealed the episodes will centre around a devastating storm which will forever transform the fictional village.
The ECHO were invited to a press event to kickstart the birthday celebrations and were keen to find out why a show set in the Yorkshire Dales connects with people from Liverpool so strongly. We uncovered the show has a strong Liverpool presence in two key creative roles.
