[Scarlett.]

Apparently Emmerdale are switching to HD soon

[Jake!]

Tonights Emmerdale's gonna be bare sad...

[Scarlett.]

OMG I feel so sorry for all involved, even Shadrach

[BigSister]

I know Chewy its really sad

[Scarlett.]

Its very brave for Emmerdale to do this, the begining of the episode was really sad with the baby crying and Laurel in the corner

[Scarlett.]

How sad is tonights episode

[Scarlett.]

It was a sad ending with Laurel by the graveside, I hope they pull through it

[Scarlett.]

Emmerdale will be filmed on high definition cameras from April.

ITV Productions is investing Ł560,000 in new equipment as part of a transition to all-HD, tapeless production for the soap.

It will not mean any change to Emmerdale's broadcast format but Paul Bennett, director of resources in the North for the company, admitted it could affect the way it looks.

"When the cameras arrive proper we'll be reviewing our whole lighting set-up and checking the whole look of Emmerdale," he said. "We might choose to use different filtering or lighting set-ups.

"We're very aware that it will subtly change. We must continue the product that the viewer is used to. Our intention is not to force a look change on the production. From our resources point of view we must re-produce it."

The first episodes filmed in HD are expected to be aired in June.

Bennett said the change would include moving to all-digital rather than tapes. He said the whole process including post-production would be HD "within the next two to three years".

Coronation Street will remain filmed in standard definition for now but will be changed in coming years.

"We're going to accelerate the cycle as we need to be high def in the next couple of years," Bennett told Broadcast.

Digital Spy

[Scarlett.]

Tonights episode was great!
It was more human, the characters were'nt the Plastacine ones they where during Kath Beedles reign of terror

The exterior shots where scenic and darker

[Billy]

Emmerdale is definitely back on track, its through it's bad phase and has gotten so much better.

[Scarlett.]

Aye, I noticed the difference on Monday when Anita Turner took over

[Callum]

A mum has slammed Emmerdale producer Anita Turner after her two-year-old son was sacked for crying.

Benjamin Shooter, who joined the ITV1 soap as Samson Dingle last April, was replaced by another toddler in February after bursting into tears when he saw screen dad Sam (James Hooton). The pair had filmed a dramatic family row scene a few days earlier.

Mum Emma Shooter condemned bosses of treating her son like a "prop" and putting him in “horrifying” scenes showing armed robber Sam turning himself in to police.

The 31-year-old from Tadchester, Yorkshire, said: "He got very upset when his screen dad was confronted by cops and the Dingles. There was a lot of shouting going on. I had to take him straight home to calm down."

Benjamin was back on set four days later but cried every time he saw Hooton.

Emma told The Sun: "If he’d been able to spend a bit of time playing with James, he would have been fine. They sacked him and didn’t give him chance to adjust.”

It was reported last week that morale has dropped on the soap since Turner took over as series producer in January.

She has caused friction on set by axing several characters, including Grayson Sinclair (Christopher Villiers) and Jonny Foster (Richard Grieve).

[Mark]

Jack Sugden (Clive Hornby) has died at the age of 63

He was a great actor and was one of the main people in the show for a long time, before he took his break. RIP

[Scarlett.]

This took me by shock too

I always thought he just had a flu or something

R.I.P Clive

[dbh-g]

Don't you think they should commemorate (sp) Clive in the same fashion as Frank Butcher. He was much more significant to the Dales then Frank was to EE, imo.

He deserves this.

[Scarlett.]

Yah, they did the same when the guy who played Seth died in 2005

That week of episodes got me watching as it was done with respect

[Scarlett.]

ITV's press release




Clive Hornby

04/07/2008

Clive Hornby
1944- 2008

Actor Clive Hornby, best known for playing devoted family man and farmer Jack Sugden in Emmerdale, passed away last night at the age of 63.

Clive was born and grew up in Liverpool and started out as an accounts clerk before enjoying success as a drummer with pop group The Dennisons in the 1960s. The band were compared to and played on the same bill as The Beatles at Liverpool’s famous Cavern Club. Later, the group split to pursue other projects and Clive turned his attention to acting, attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before going into repertory theatre.

Clive appeared in various television productions including the army sitcom Get Some In, Gerry Anderson’s Space 1999 and Minder alongside George Cole. He first appeared in Emmerdale on 19 February 1980. He was initially offered a three month contract as farmer Jack Sugden, a character who returned to the village after previously being played by Andrew Burt. An astonishing 28 years later after Jack’s three marriages and five children, Clive remained the longest serving cast member in Emmerdale’s history.

Anita Turner, Series Producer, Emmerdale says “This is a devastating loss and we are all deeply saddened. Clive will be greatly missed by everyone who has worked with him on Emmerdale during the past 28 years. He was a hugely popular and well-respected member of cast and a terrific actor. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time.”

Tributes to Clive

Series Producer Anita Turner said: “Losing Clive is an enormous blow to everyone both here at Emmerdale and at ITV.

“Clive was the heart of the show, not just because he was the longest serving member of cast but also because he was such an exceptional man.

“He loved Emmerdale and we talked long and hard about how he would return to the show. The last time I saw him was on Tuesday and even then we were joking about how he would just walk into the green room and surprise everyone.

“He brought real heart to the character of Jack Sugden and that’s not an easy thing to do when you work as hard as he did on our soap - Emmerdale. His portrayal of a farmer was utterly believable and he never looked happier to me than when he was there on the farm with his sleeves rolled up saving a sheep or just leaning on a fence looking out over the Dales. It meant that Jack was a wonderful everyman – farmer, father, lover, husband. Jack was the benchmark against which everything else could be judged in Emmerdale.

“Clive was an incredibly private man but that didn’t stop him having time for others. He was warm, I found him very wise about life and the show, and he had a fabulous sense of humour.

“He was a consummate professional – never late, never moaned, always considerate to his fellow colleagues no matter who they were or their role within the show. I remember he would spend as much time talking to the gang in the print room as he would with any Exec. He was a true people person.

“I have always said that Emmerdale is a family. Today we lost our father.”

Chris Chittell who plays Eric Pollard said: “Clive meant everything to everyone and I can only endorse all that Anita has said.

“He had a wicked sense of humour which I always appreciated. There was an occasion where Pollard was having his stag night before the marriage to his second wife, and was drunk as the proverbial skunk. I had a page and a half of Pollard dialogue and everyone knew I was quaking in my boots. Both Clive and Frazer (Hines) took the mick out of me quite disgracefully. It was a great, fun day.

“He was a very private and courageous man and not only a great contributor to the show but also to all our lives. He was a great guy and therefore will obviously be missed.”

[Dan_]

RIP Clive

[Nicola]

RIP Clive Hornby, hearing about the death was a shock to me as an Emmerdale fan. I didn't realise how ill he was, I imagined he just had a virus or something.

I reckon they will kill Jack Sugden off rather than replace Clive with a new actor, I think an on-screen funeral will be a moving tribute and highlight the impact he has had on the soap over the years.

[Kevin]

I was shocked when I read his age, he really looked good for it.

He WAS Emmerdale, no matter what anyone else says.
He'll be missed.

RIP Clive!

[KKBL]

Emmerdale is amazing ATM.its ben **** forn the past few months1im glad its back to normal

[KKBL]

i hate that andy

[Scarlett.]

Aye! same here, hes a bastard!
Emmerdale is getting good again

[Scarlett.]

Oh sugar he has found Sam

[KKBL]

yeah it is.i love the way half the village know baout the van