Millions of us watch Emmerdale but it is not often you get to spend a day with its stars and have a little wander around the TV show's setting.
Alongside my colleague Megan Shaw, I was one of the lucky journalists invited to the actual purpose-built village, off Eccup Lane, where the popular soap is filmed to hear what’s planned for Emmerdale’s 50th anniversary - happening this October. Among the major storylines, we know old faces will be returning, there will be a wedding and a major storm which will likely, in true soap fashion, end in tragedy.
To give us a steer on what lies ahead, some of the lovely stars from the soap greeted reporters in the village alongside Emmerdale boss Jane Hudson and producer Kate Brooks. Soap favourites who attended the big media briefing included Jeff Hordley, who plays Cain Dingle, Mark Charnock, who plays Marlon Dingle and Zoe Henry, who plays Rhona Goskirk, among many others.
