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Emmerdale Teletext
Teletext Diary 28/29 August 2002
Teletext Page 118 by Phil Penfold
Emmerdale actress Dee Whitehead is looking slimmer and trimmer
` and it's all down to a healthier regime.
Not only is she watching what she eats, but she's also taking exercise
and the result is a weight loss of 10 lbs. "I've become a lot more
accepting of how I look," she says.
And her delight at her new svelte look is helping others as well.
Every ounce that comes off will see money donated to charity. She's
also been having a major clean-out of her flat.
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Are things about to get better for Emmerdale's youngest pair of
star-crossed lovers?
It seems it's going to be kiss and make up after all for Katie
and Andy. He buys her a gold chain for her birthday then the two
finally sit down for a tete-a-tete.
Sammy Winward, who plays Katie, is delighted with the dreamy outcome
of the 'will they, won't they' plot. "Now she feels a lot stronger
about being a single parent," she says.
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Emmerdale is going to be a huge challenge for Lorraine Chase, who
has joined the soap as Tricia's mum.
Not only is this her first major TV role for some time, it also
marks a return to work for the courageous actress. Last year she
was horrifically injured in a car crash.
Her face was badly damaged and one ear was almost severed, but
she was determined to battle on. "I feel lucky to be alive," she
says, after 18 months out of work
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There's been a fair few drops of blood and bitter spilt over the
carpet of The Woolpack in Emmerdale.
Now it looks as if the manure is really going to hit the windmill
as Louise (Emily Symons) takes over as landlady.
If you thought Louise and Ray Mullan have had a bumpy ride so far,
you ain't seen nothing yet. She is going to find out about his dodgy
dealings. "But the thing is, she'd stand by him whatever he did,"
Emily tells
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Liverpool
The
Insider - Creamfields special
story date: 30/08/2002
The
Sun Online
Lisa
goes to seed for TV
story date: 29/08/2002
Daily
Mirror: ROPEY
STAR
Aug 28 2002
I READ with a sense of wonder the words of Ruth Abram - given the
role of teenager Jess Weston in Emmerdale ...
Daily
Mirror:Soapstars
was my dream ..but they just used me
RUTH WON A PART ON EMMERDALE BUT HASN'T WORKED SINCE
ANANOVA:
Rik
Waller trains with his football idols
Rik Waller is to train with his favourite football team as part
of a fitness regime....
story date: 27/08/2002
features Kay Purcell
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BBC
Archives: Evans
lifts lid on show
Former
TV star Chris Evans' new Channel 5 show is to compete with a soap
opera and a news bulletin.
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Pure Soap: MONDAY
26th August 2002
Soapstars winner feels manipulated
One year after winning the Soapstars talent contest and landing
a role in Emmerdale, Ruth Abram's acting career is at a complete
standstill.
"Winning was a double-edged sword. It boosted
me to where I needed to be on Emmerdale but now I can't move on
because of the baggage it's given me," Ruth told the Daily Mirror.
As one of five winners, Ruth was chosen for a part in the soap,
portraying newcomer Jess Weston. She joined the cast in November
last year, but after six months Ruth's character was written out
of the series.
Despite a degree in performing arts, Ruth has not worked since
and believes the way she was portrayed in Soapstars has made people
reluctant to hire her.
All that remains now, she says, is a sense of bitterness and
the belief that she and the other Soapstars winners were exploited
by producers Yorkshire Television.
The 23-year-old claims the show wanted a fairytale story and
had her down as "Ruth Abram, who went to university then on the
dole." She says she got typecast and now no one wants to see differently.
"It's only afterwards you realise that you're
being manipulated," Ruth says, adding: "But you learn from experiences.
I've learnt that things can go wrong."
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Emmerdale Teletext
Diary 21-22 August 2002
Teletext Page 118 by Phil Penfold
It's fur and feathers time in Emmerdale tonight when young mum-to-
be Katie Addyman gets a right strop on with estranged boyfriend
Andy.
Katie, played by 16-year-old Sammy Winward, feels neither he nor
anyone else is putting the baby first.
In real life, Sammy is the long-term girlfriend of Kelvin Fletcher,
who plays Andy. Both admit being close in real life has given added
zest to their on-screen shenanigans. "It's been a terrific plot,"
said Sammy.
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There's blood on the carpet in Keith Richardson's office. The man
with the right of hire and fire over the Emmerdale cast has axed
SIX stars.
Out go the majority of the Reynolds family, and the Daggerts as
well. So it's goodbye to the actors who play Angie, Marc and Len
Reynolds and, Cynthia, Latisha and Danny Daggert.
The official word is that the split was amicable, the Emmerdale
high-ups say all characters have reached the end of their shelf
life. ``````````````````````````````````````
It's a tough time ` literally ` for Emma Aitkens, who plays Emmerdale's
former hooker Charity Tate.
There's a scene coming up in which she unwisely picks a fight with
Ray Mullins, played by Seamus Gubbins. It develops into a full-on
punch-up.
"She was a total trooper," reveals my Emmerdale mole. "It's a difficult
scene involving Ray belting Charity so hard she falls to the floor.
You can't fake anything like that and she walked away with a few
bruises!"
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The Inside Soap magazine hosts annual award ceremonies for actors
involved in the ratings-topping TV soaps.
Emmerdale is right up there with the contenders for the 2002 prizes.
Three of the soap's men ` Pete Amory (Chris Tate), John Middleton
(Ashley Thomas) and Steve Halliwell (Zak Dingle) ` are up for the
Best Actor gong.
But Yorkshire TV will be left red- faced if Steve gets it. He is
about to be temporarily written out, saying he just "wants to chill"
for a while.
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The
Mirror
GINOLA
SET TO BE FILM STAR
story date: 22/08/2002
Guardian
Unlimited
Hindus
seek rites on Yorkshire river bank
story date: 22/08/2002
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BBC
Pure Soap: MONDAY 19th August 2002
Dingles "put off fans"
Emmerdale fans are objecting to what they claim is the over-exposure
of the Dingle family on the soap.
A group of devotees is threatening to boycott
the show if the Dingle clan storylines are not cut down to make
room for other actors.
An ITV source told the Daily Star: "It is true that a small minority
of fans have been moaning about the Dingles dominating storyline
action."
The source added: "These complaints are being
fuelled by internet soap sites. They are saying some valid things
but generally the majority of fans do like to see the Dingles on
screen."
Zak Dingle (played by Steve Halliwell) heads up the clan; Marlon
Dingle's (Mark Charnock) affair has largely been dominating on-screen
action; while mum Lisa Dingle (Jane Cox) has an admirer, which
is driving hubby Zak mad.
Then there is former hooker Charity Dingle (Emma
Atkins), who has a big story line coming up, and Emily Dingle (Kate
McGregor), who is falling out with a close friend.
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ANANOVA:
DJs
team up for Creamfields football tournament
Seb Fontaine, Fergie and Joey Negro are teaming up for a five-a-side
football competition at this year's Creamfields festival....
story date: 15/08/2002
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Teletext
Diary 14-15 August 2002
Taken from Teletext
Page 118
As the 30th anniversary of Emmerda fast approaches, many of the
past luminaries of the show are being approached by production staff.
Among the now famous TV names who have been seen in the Dales soap
o the years are Ross Kemp, Richard Wilson, Stephanie Cole, Anna
Friel Tricia Penrose and Gordon Kaye.
A few celebrities have also turned over the years to play themselves
Freddie Trueman, Ian Botham and Hunter the Gladiator among them.
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Despite rumbles in the ratings for Corrie and EastEnders, Emmerdale
has continued to hold its own with the viewing figures.
It still dominates the 7pm slot an on average attracts well over
half the available viewing audience. The highest figures ever were
in 1994 when more than 16m watched a plane explode over the village.
The only fly in the Emmerdale ointment is that the show appeals
most to the middle-aged and elderl
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Emmerdale chiefs have cautioned the actors playing the departing
Calder family to be careful what they say about their experiences
in the show.
Several contracts came to an end when a secret survey revealed
audiences had failed to warm to them. What does the future hold
for them?
"I'll be back on screen again ` never fear," insiqts ex-hairdresser
Dee Whitehead, who played Maggie. Out of al| of them, there's a
bet she will be a survivor with a TV career ahead.
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As the Queen rests at Balmoral, she can look back on a lot of happy
Jubilee memories ` not the least on which was a tour of Emmerdale.
She met several of the cast, witnessed a huge explosion set up
her and popped into the Woolpack.
She met several of the cast, witnessed a huge explosion set up
her and popped into the Woolpack.
One observer reveals: "What was amusing was watching all the actor
and executives trying out their bows and curtsies beforehand. And
we we instructed that you merely touch t Queen's hand, you don't
shake it."
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The
Independent
In
the soap world, the real drama is off-screen: their plots just don't
wash with viewers
story date: 10/08/2002
Emmerdale’s
KAY PURCELL...The
Sun Online
Will
and Gareth - the video
story date: 09/08/2002
Daily
Mirror:Your
TV Views: TOO MUCH TELLY SEX
Aug 9 2002
WHAT is it with TV at the moment? London's Burning is more sex than
fires, A&E is sex between accidents, ...
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Official
Site: Explosive
action!
08-AUG-02
This amazing picture captures the exact moment when Emmerdale's
Village in Bloom chances go up in smoke...
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Daily Press
SOAP
GOES FROM BLOOM TO BOOM
story date: 09/08/2002
This
is Leeds
Village
in BOOM
story date: 08/08/2002
The
Sun Online
Emmerdale
in boom
story date: 08/08/2002
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Posted on Thursday, 8th August 2002 at 12:49 BST by Beth Hart
In an episode to be screened on the 19th August Emmerdale
will be rocked by another explosion.
As the rest of the villagers bustle around preparing for the village
in bloom contest, Sam mistakenly puts a box of Foggin's dynamite
into the rubbish truck.
When Terry drops his smouldering on the ground Gloria thinks she
is being helpful as she throws it into the truck.
Fire quickly spreads through the truck and just as Sam returns to
the scene the whole thing explodes, sending him flying backwards
and leaving him injured.
The extent of Sam's injuries remain to be seen.
Speaking to The Sun a spokesperson for the show said As
explosive scenes go, this takes some beating.
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ANANOVA:
Emmerdale
to be hit by explosion
Emmerdale
will be rocked by an explosion when dynamite is inadvertently loaded
onto a dustbin wagon.
16:24
Wednesday 7th August 2002
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Spy: "Emmerdale's" Zak to take a rest
Posted on Saturday, 3rd August 2002 at 12:15 BST by Beth Hart
Steve Halliwell who plays Zak Dingle in Emmerdale is to
leave the show for a break.
The 56 year old is quick to point out that his departure is not
a protest "I have absolutely no axe to grind with Emmerdale or those
who make it. This isn't about salary or storylines, it is quite
simply that I'm ready for some down time and looking forward to
a rest," he said.
Zak Dingle first entered the show in 1994 and has been the centre
of many story lines including older fatherhood and testicular cancer.
Steve commented "I love Zak, I love Emmerdale, but I've asked for
a spell out to spend some quality time with my family and friends."
An Emmerdale official said "Zak's spell away from the show
would begin towards the end of the year, but the rest
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ANANOVA:
Emmerdale's
Zak hangs up flat cap for a break
Emmerdale's
Zak Dingle is taking a break from the show so actor Steve Halliwell
can spend more time with his family.
17:34
Thursday 1st August 2002
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8 August 2002 Taken from BBC
Pure Soap:
Emmerdale wins Village In Boom title
Emmerdale goes from "village in bloom" to boom in an explosive
storyline which could lead to locals' prize-winning plans going
up in smoke. And simple Sam Dingle gets knocked off his feet when
he is caught in the blast which rocks the village as it competes
for a floral title. The explosion occurs on the ITV1 show on August
19 after he inadvertently loads a box of dynamite on to a dustcart
- followed later by a lit cigarette. Villagers have put in months
of meticulous planning to make Emmerdale the prettiest place in
a flower contest. After helping unload "Firecracker" Foggin's van,
Dingle (played by James Hooton) mistakenly takes a box of the explosive
that was stored there. He then takes the dustcart down into the
village to continue to spruce up the area for final judging. But
while it is parked, Gloria Pollard (Janice McKenzie) spots a lighted
cigarette end and throws it into the back of the truck. Waste then
catches fire and ignites the box in spectacular fashion, showering
debris far and wide A spokesman for the show said: "Poor Sam hasn't
a clue that he has loaded Foggin's dynamite into the truck or that
the excited villagers are about to come down to earth with a bang.
"Sam is blown off his feet and it looks like he could become the
victim of his own folly."
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1st August 2002:
"Emmerdale's Zak Dingle is taking a break from the show so actor
Steve Halliwell can spend more time with his family. The 56-year-old
actor, who has played flat-capped layabout Zak since 1994, says:
"After the best part of a decade with the programme, I feel that
now is the time to leave Zak behind for a little while. "I love
Zak, I love Emmerdale, but I've asked for a spell out to spend some
quality time with my family and friends." Halliwell said programme
makers had been supportive of his request to take time away from
the show. He said there had been no rows or money issues behind
his request. "I have absolutely no axe to grind with Emmerdale or
those who make it. This isn't about salary or storylines, it is
quite simply that I'm ready for some down time and looking forward
to a rest," he added. "I've just got to pick up the phone and they'll
write me back into storylines." Emmerdale producer Steve Frost said
Zak's spell away from the show would begin towards the end of the
year, but the rest of the Dingle clan would remain"
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