Tonight’s episode of Emmerdale will celebrate the talents of women on- and off-screen.
The drama has been written, produced, directed and recorded by a female-led crew and it will focus on its female characters.
“Our international women’s day episode is not only a celebration of women in the broadest sense of the word, but also a showcase for the female talent we have in the television industry,” said Producer Kate Brooks.
“We wanted the episode to be character driven and story led, exploring all aspects of what it’s like to be a women in 2019.”
On a daily basis, the soap has 3 crews filming scenes across 4 episodes, so for the special, a female-led team was brought together.
“I believe soaps are leading the way with gender equality on set. This is a great opportunity for Emmerdale to show the female talent we have both in front and behind the camera,” added Executive Producer, Jane Hudson.
While, Director, Sarah Kendell said she was “honoured” to work on the special:
“[I] loved the atmosphere/script/team and I really enjoyed undertaking a bespoke episode. There are so many jobs in tv and it was lovely to highlight them and show the sky’s the limit when it come to key roles. We have regular trainees coming up through the Assistant Director ‘AD department’ and many of them once in the show, transfer either into permanent roles or get jobs in different departments.”
It will broadcast tonight (Friday).
