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Who was Emmerdale's best producer?
With a new producer taking over the reigns at Emmerdale this week out of all the 18 producers of Emmerdale from David Goddard all the way to Kate Oates who in your opinion has been the best producer?
Here is all the producers in case you don't know them all: David Goddard Episode 1 (16th October 1972) Episode 26 (16th January 1973) 26 Peter Holmans (as 'Executive Producer') Episode 27 (22nd January 1973) Episode 78 (17th July 1973) 51 Robert D. Cardona Episode 79 (23rd July 1973) Episode 322 (18th May 1976) 244 Michael Glynn Episode 323 (3rd January 1977) Episode 545 (15th January 1980) 223 Anne W. Gibbons Episode 546 (17th January 1980) Episode 818 (29th September 1983) 273 Richard Handford Episode 819 (4th October 1983) Episode 1079 (28th August 1986) 261 Michael Russell Episode 1080 (2nd September 1986) Episode 1234 (24th March 1988) 155 Stuart Doughty Episode 1235 (30th March 1988) Episode 1620 (24th December 1991) 386 Morag Bain Episode 1621 (31st December 1991) Episode 1824 (9th December 1993) 204 Nicholas Prosser Episode 1825 (14th December 1993) Episode 1924 (24th November 1994) 101 Mervyn Watson Episode 1925 (29th November 1994) Episode 2399 (6th August 1998) 471 Kieran Roberts Episode 2400 (11th August 1998) Episode 2894 (13th April 2001) 491 Steve Frost Episode 2895 (16th April 2001) Episode 3985 (25th February 2005) 1057 Kathleen Beedles Episode 3986 (28th February 2005) Episode 4926 (29th February 2008) 900 Anita Turner Episode 4927 (3rd March 2008) Episode 5244 (13th March 2009) 270 Gavin Blyth Episode 5245 (16th March 2009) Episode 5890 (8th April 2011) 611 Stuart Blackburn Episode 5891 (11th April 2011) Episode 6518/6519 (4th April 2013) 609 Kate Oates Episode 6518/6519 (4th April 2013) Episode 7503 (16th May 2016) 923 The number after each producer signifies the number of episodes they produced! My favourite would have to be Steve Frost! |
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I've only watched Emmerdale on off from around 2003 /2004 ish, and regularly from 2014, but I knew what was going on most of the time.
Kate Oates for me, but I also enjoyed the Gavin Blyth era because he brought back the "farming" feel to Emmerdale and was responsible for the arrival of the Barton Family. |
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I don’t care about producers, I watch soaps purely for entertainment; I might like one episode and dislike the following one.
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I don’t care about producers, I watch soaps purely for entertainment; I might like one episode and dislike the following one.
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Don't remember them all, to be fair. I do know Kathleen Beedles' work was very good though. The Kings and Sadie/Cain were brilliant.
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I actually have only watched Emmerdale under 3 producers.
Gavin Blyth Stuart Blackburn Kate Oates Gavin Blyth had the best time so far, it was his work that got me watching in the first place. Him and Amanda Donohoe, anyway. Stuart had his moments but all the drawn out stories and Debbie gangster stuff was absolute nonsense. Kate Oates has been better, the temp of stories has been faster and she had a really strong start which continued after Cameron and up until Aaron's return where everything's gone rather silly. |
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The best era of Emmerdale for me was 2004-2006 with the original Kings, Sadie & Cain, the show home explosion, Zoe blowing up Home Farm etc, so whoever was in charge during those years. I would also put Kate Oates from her first two years as it was just as unmissable as the 04-06 times, then she bought Aaron back and the whole show plummeted faster than Charity's knickers at a millionaire's convention. The past year has not felt like the work of the same person of the two years before.
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The best era of Emmerdale for me was 2004-2006 with the original Kings, Sadie & Cain, the show home explosion, Zoe blowing up Home Farm etc, so whoever was in charge during those years. I would also put Kate Oates from her first two years as it was just as unmissable as the 04-06 times, then she bought Aaron back and the whole show plummeted faster than Charity's knickers at a millionaire's convention. The past year has not felt like the work of the same person of the two years before.
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The best era of Emmerdale for me was 2004-2006 with the original Kings, Sadie & Cain, the show home explosion, Zoe blowing up Home Farm etc, so whoever was in charge during those years. I would also put Kate Oates from her first two years as it was just as unmissable as the 04-06 times, then she bought Aaron back and the whole show plummeted faster than Charity's knickers at a millionaire's convention. The past year has not felt like the work of the same person of the two years before.
![]() It really does not feel like the same work since Aaron returned, it's so drastic it's like the producer changeover happened back then. Could it be the higher ups taking more control? Was the McCains' advertising changeover around that time? |
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Robert D.Cardona for me.
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Don't remember them all, to be fair. I do know Kathleen Beedles' work was very good though. The Kings and Sadie/Cain were brilliant.
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The best era of Emmerdale for me was 2004-2006 with the original Kings, Sadie & Cain, the show home explosion, Zoe blowing up Home Farm etc, so whoever was in charge during those years. I would also put Kate Oates from her first two years as it was just as unmissable as the 04-06 times, then she bought Aaron back and the whole show plummeted faster than Charity's knickers at a millionaire's convention. The past year has not felt like the work of the same person of the two years before.
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Kates Oates for me - she was responsible for stories like Robron and Gordon's trial, Val's HIV, helicopter crash, Ashley's dementia which I enjoyed. Many good introductions to the cast with the Whites, and returning characters like Aaron, Gordon, Donna, Leyla.
I hope her good work can be continued under Iain McLeod - the new producer. Corrie have found a fantastic producer |
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Mervyn Watson. I loved tina dingle, Kim killing frank, the glovers
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Kates Oates for me - she was responsible for stories like Robron and Gordon's trial, Val's HIV, helicopter crash, Ashley's dementia which I enjoyed. Many good introductions to the cast with the Whites, and returning characters like Aaron, Gordon, Donna, Leyla.
I hope her good work can be continued under Iain McLeod - the new producer. Corrie have found a fantastic producer |
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I haven't watched for very long bit enjoyed Kate Oates.
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Gavin was great, Kate is great too!
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Same, I'd say 2004 - 2006/2007 was easily the best era with Jack, Robert and Andy Sugden, the King family and later on the Sinclairs. Steve Frost and Kathleen Beedles were the best producers in my opinion, Kate Oates has been great too.
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The King era really was just brilliant. I'd watched ED a bit before then, but only on and off. That was the first time I was completely hooked. Good times.
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Wonderful wasn't it. I don't think the show will ever be as good as it was back then sadly. Anita Turner ruined the show when she came along in 2008.
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I only watch the characters
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Don't remember them all, to be fair. I do know Kathleen Beedles' work was very good though. The Kings and Sadie/Cain were brilliant.
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