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Emmerdale
Emmerdale (known as Emmerdale Farm until 1989) is a British soap opera set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, "Emmerdale Farm" was first broadcast on 16 October 1972. Produced by ITV Yorkshire, it has been filmed at their Leeds studio since its inception. The programme is broadcast in every ITV region.
The series originally aired during the afternoon until 1978, when it was moved to an early-evening prime time
'Man with Big Glasses'.
In the 1990s Swinton Insurance ran a TV commercial starring Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward and her Butler Aloysius Parker. The TV Commercial was Directed by Thunderbirds Creator Gerry Anderson and featured recreated models made by David Sisson Models. As part of this advertising campaign, an additional TV Commercial was created featuring Thunderbirds character Brains.
In addition, adverts also ran featuring Emmerdale actor John Middleton and the animated TV characters of The Flintstones.
Controversy.
In 2009, Swinton was fined £770,000