tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post5435194401428843062..comments2021-11-02T01:25:52.861+00:00Comments on Beckindale Bugle - Emmerdale Farm In The 1980s: Was Emmerdale Farm Really Modelled On The Riordans?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-35038640375297318922008-07-17T00:53:00.000+01:002008-07-17T00:53:00.000+01:00Stu: Don't read Wikipedia. It's RUBBISH. ANYBODY c...Stu: Don't read Wikipedia. It's RUBBISH. ANYBODY can write ANYTHING. The site also states that Emmerdale wasn't "in the public eye" or popular until the bloody daft plane crash story. That's trash. It briefly bumped up the ratings, then they fell again to less than the 80's peaks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-49884128125476574752008-06-10T16:41:00.000+01:002008-06-10T16:41:00.000+01:00I've been reading elsewhere online that The Riorda...I've been reading elsewhere online that The Riordans was a "template" for Emmerdale Farm. Rubbish. If Emmerdale drew knowledge from the technical aspects of filming on a farm, all well and good and it's good that fact is recorded - but it's obvious that The Archers served as a template for both The Riordans and Emmerdale - if anything did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-19215712967851435122008-06-10T14:33:00.000+01:002008-06-10T14:33:00.000+01:00I would say Emmerdale has always had more in commo...I would say Emmerdale has always had more in common with The Archers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com