List of Emmerdale spin-offs & merchandise

Various types of spin-offs and merchandise of the ITV soap opera Emmerdale have been released throughout the show's history.

Films

This is the list of the direct-to-home-media Emmerdale films that have been released. The character of Marlon Dingle (played by Mark Charnock) is the only one to have appeared in them all.

1997-The Dingles Down Under

1998-Revenge

1999-The Dingles in Venice

2010-The Dingles: For Richer, For Poorer

2011-Paddy and Marlon's Big Night In^[1]

Books

Several Emmerdale books, fiction and non-fiction, have been produced, a number written by Lee Mackenzie and James Ferguson (a pen name of author Peter Walker who also wrote the original novels the TV show Heartbeat is based on as Nicholas Rhea). Lance Parkin (who had been a storyliner on the TV show) also wrote a novel in the early 2000s. At least one of these was also translated into Finnish. The book titles for the original, popular series of novelisations, are:

• The Legacy (1) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from the original 1972 episodes
• Prodigal's Progress (2) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1973
• All That A Man Has... (3) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1973
• Lovers' Meeting (4) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1974
• A Sad And Happy Summer (5) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1973/1974
• A Sense Of Responsibility (6) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1975/1976
• Nothing Stays The Same (7) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1976
• The Couple At Demdyke Row (8) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1976/1977
• Whispers Of Scandal (9) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1977
• Shadows From The Past (10) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1977
• Lucky For Some (11) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1978
• Face Value (12) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1978
• Good Neighbours (13) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1978
• Innocent Victim (14) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1979
• False Witness (15) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1979
• The Homecoming (16) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1980
• Old Flames (17) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1980/1981
• Wedding Bells (18) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1981/1982
• Family Feuds (19) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1982
• Young Passions (20) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1983
• Another Door Opens (21) by Lee Mackenzie – stories from 1983
• A Friend In Need (22) by James Ferguson – stories from 1983/1984
• Divided Loyalties (23) by James Ferguson – stories from 1984
• Wives And Lovers (24) by James Ferguson – final novel of original series, stories from 1985

There was also

• Annie Sugden's County Diary by Lee Mackenzie – Annie's life in the 1920s until 1945
• Early Days at Emmerdale Farm by Lee Mackenzie – Annie's life from 1945 until the mid-1950s
• Emmerdale: Their Finest Hour by Lance Parkin – Life in Beckindale in 1941

Episode DVDs

DVD releases of Emmerdale episodes include:

• The first twenty-six episodes of "Emmerdale Farm Volume 1" from 1972–73 on a four disc set.
• "The Best of Emmerdale" twelve of the best episodes taken from 1993–2006 on a two disc set:
  • Episode 1829 – Plane Crash – Part 1
  • Episode 1830 – Plane Crash – Part 2
  • Episode 1870 – Jack & Sarah's wedding
  • Episode 1875 – Post Office Robbers Caught
  • Episode 2473 – Kim Flees Emmerdale
  • Episode 2668 – Bus Crash
  • Episode 3018 – Nicola Jilts Carlos
  • Episode 3215 – Zoe Gets Sectioned
  • Episode 3339 – Louise Kills Ray
  • Episode 3623/3624 – The Storm
  • Episode 4159 – Home Farm is Blown Up
  • Episode 4425 – Alice Dingle's Euthanasia Pact

• "Emmerdale 35th Anniversary Edition" is the previous two releases together in a box set, and so, controversially for a 35th anniversary set, the years 1974–1993 were totally omitted.

Volume Two, featuring episodes 27–52, was released in 2009.

Volume Three, featuring episodes 53-84 was released in May 2011.

Volume Four, featuring episodes 85-116 is due for release on August 27, 2012.^[2]

Volume 5, featuring episodes 117-149 is due for release on the 31st August 2015 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Emmerdale-Farm-DVD-Sheila-Mercier/dp/B00WUNN4X0/

Network DVD's forthcoming Soap Box Volume One DVD set, which is due to be released in September 2011, will include an episode from 1976 and the 2006 episode featuring the show home exploding.

Other

As well as the films, books and episode DVDs there have been other videos and DVDs and memorabilia (often signed by cast members) released, including merchandise relating to The Woolpackers, the Emmerdale band that existed in the 1990s.

References