tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post9180824101416014723..comments2021-11-02T01:25:52.861+00:00Comments on Beckindale Bugle - Emmerdale Farm In The 1980s: Is Emmerdale Today The Same As Emmerdale Farm In The 1980s?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-80563080224035061752012-10-09T18:02:56.100+01:002012-10-09T18:02:56.100+01:00Ken was arrested in the 1960s.Ken was arrested in the 1960s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-23546506985276579912009-05-18T15:46:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:46:00.000+01:00Ken protesting against Vietnam was political and r...Ken protesting against Vietnam was political and realistic, as was the anti-nuke Emmerdale story of 1987. If ONLY soaps would be political again!Mariahttp://70struth.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-35777424992529731882009-05-18T15:37:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:37:00.000+01:00Crossroads certainly did similar daft things! :)Crossroads certainly did similar daft things! :)Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-81506855966206412712009-05-18T15:32:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:32:00.000+01:00Didn't Coronation Street do similar daft things, l...Didn't Coronation Street do similar daft things, like Ken Barlow arrested for protesting against Vietnam. Seems soaps relied heavily on escapism back then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-84380347667031839782009-05-18T15:25:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:25:00.000+01:00I still can't get over the vicar's son being arres...I still can't get over the vicar's son being arrested in Athens for gun running in the 1970s. What a load of turd!Pac-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-91788300810260541272009-05-18T15:20:00.000+01:002009-05-18T15:20:00.000+01:00Sometimes it's hard to tell where some of the prop...Sometimes it's hard to tell where some of the properties used in the 80s are supposed to be in the new village, or the site where the old Emmerdale Farm used to be - I guess viewers just have to use their imagination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-91406431491660559402009-05-18T14:56:00.000+01:002009-05-18T14:56:00.000+01:00And The Woolpack is still a key feature of the sho...And The Woolpack is still a key feature of the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-29788797493974003172009-05-18T14:55:00.000+01:002009-05-18T14:55:00.000+01:00Re: modern Emmerdale and the 1980s:
It's not the...Re: modern Emmerdale and the 1980s: <br /><br />It's not the same today - but it's linked very much to the 1980s: two of today's central characters, Turner and Pollard, were introduced in the 1980s.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-47175600676585473682009-05-16T14:12:00.000+01:002009-05-16T14:12:00.000+01:00The vicar's son was arrested for gun running in At...The vicar's son was arrested for gun running in Athens in the 1970s? What a pathetic plot! LOL!!! Emmerdale did become more realistic in the 1980s from what I remember. And now it's pie in the sky again.Pac-Mannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-39421634160039710392009-05-16T13:35:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:35:00.000+01:00I think so. Emmerdale was the start of a whole new...I think so. Emmerdale was the start of a whole new ethos.mariahttp://70struth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-34245843673605809402009-05-16T13:30:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:30:00.000+01:00"So anything up to 9 November 1989 is regarded as ..."So anything up to 9 November 1989 is regarded as separate to anything 14 November 1989 onwards?"<br /><br />I've certainly never said that, Bryan. Nor do I think it's true.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-58811044674047038692009-05-16T13:28:00.001+01:002009-05-16T13:28:00.001+01:00I thought the plane crash was in the worst possibl...I thought the plane crash was in the worst possible taste. A huge mistake.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-82136415050254020202009-05-16T13:28:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:28:00.000+01:00Al Dixon was a performer of many years standing......Al Dixon was a performer of many years standing... from the days of Fred Musson's Select Entertainers to his arrival as Walter in Emmerdale Farm in September 1980, he saw many changes in the entertainment world. He became a cult as Walter. In 1983, a viewers' campaign began to allow Walter to speak - but Mr Dixon didn't think it was a good idea as the character wouldn't be a novelty any more!Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-84731163635745650692009-05-16T13:26:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:26:00.000+01:00So anything up to 9 November 1989 is regarded as s...So anything up to 9 November 1989 is regarded as separate to anything 14 November 1989 onwards?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-23710772723454555282009-05-16T13:24:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:24:00.000+01:00One of the main problems people had with the plane...One of the main problems people had with the plane crash storyline was that it was dragged out over too many episodes, about 7 or 8 I think. I thought the storm 10 years later was handled much better over 2 episodes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-21797185664654829502009-05-16T13:23:00.001+01:002009-05-16T13:23:00.001+01:00Let's keep things civil, please!Let's keep things civil, please!Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-28570021303492125062009-05-16T13:23:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:23:00.000+01:00Emmerdale isn't Emmerdale Farm and that's that. Pe...Emmerdale isn't Emmerdale Farm and that's that. People who insist it is need to get a life.mariahttp://70struth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-62763665409966178152009-05-16T13:22:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:22:00.000+01:00Al Dixon was an actor by trade anyway wasn't he - ...Al Dixon was an actor by trade anyway wasn't he - Although he was regarded as an extra I assumed he got paid the same as all the other actors in the show at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-27695494247255547302009-05-16T13:16:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:16:00.000+01:00Al Dixon... I've been loving the 1980-1985 Walter ...Al Dixon... I've been loving the 1980-1985 Walter episodes! The plane crash... I did not like that story-line at all. Phil Redmond was wonderful for bringing about Brookside in 1982, but not a natural Emmerdale person IMHO.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-80840469735833770032009-05-16T13:11:00.000+01:002009-05-16T13:11:00.000+01:00Emmerdale is good at moving with the times yet sti...Emmerdale is good at moving with the times yet still retains that old rural feel. The village of Emmerdale is very attractive and pretty, and very old fashioned. Much of the decor of the Woolpack and house interiors is Victorian or Edwardian looking, and reminds me of the old days of Emmerdale Farm. <br /><br />Nowadays, people in Yorkshire villages dont get that quiet rural life as they used to. A lot of the time you hear of fires, car crashes, storms, rivalry and fights, and some are in nice villages. I think Emmerdale is more down to earth than Coronation Street and EastEnders. <br /><br />Emmerdale is the best for continity of old characters. Edna, Turner and Pollard are the only ones who knew Amos and Mr Wilks so the reason why they are not mentioned too often is because they have been gone from the show for ages and hardly anyone in Beckindale knew them. Val mentioned Amos and Mr Wilks at Jack’s funeral wake in the Woolpack and she never knew them.<br /><br />Seth is quite often mentioned by Betty, Annie by Diane, Dave Glover got a mention, and Mark Hughes did earlier this year. Edna mentioned Amos and Annie. Jack is constantly talked about. Turner even mentioned Jacob Sugdens funeral recently. It wont be long before Silent Walter is bought up in a conversation by someone. <br /><br />The plane crash was mentioned in 2003, 2007, 2008 and again last year and robably countless other times inbetween 1994 and 2003.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-74598884106977399932009-05-16T12:12:00.000+01:002009-05-16T12:12:00.000+01:00It's not the same show at all. In the 80's, Emmerd...It's not the same show at all. In the 80's, Emmerdale Farm was aimed at mature adults. Today's Emmerdale is aimed at evil, blood thirsty sensation seekersmariahttp://70struth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-70916046387129124512009-05-16T11:05:00.000+01:002009-05-16T11:05:00.000+01:00You're right - Emmerdale Farm in the 1980s had its...You're right - Emmerdale Farm in the 1980s had its own distinctive flavour, just as it had in other decades. I loved 1989-1997 best of all. Although 1989 was very different to 1997!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410796066584555628.post-9684366064154180382009-05-16T10:59:00.000+01:002009-05-16T10:59:00.000+01:00Well just to avoid confusion, I'd say it is the sa...Well just to avoid confusion, I'd say it is the same show, but different if you know what I mean. In short, it's still Emmerdale, like Coronation Street is still Coronation Street, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com