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The Woolpack is a fictional public house

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

 on the popular ITV

ITV

ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...

 soap opera

Soap opera

A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...

 Emmerdale

Emmerdale

Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...

. Its sign is a wool bale

Wool bale

A wool bale is a standard sized and weighted pack of classed wool compressed by the mechanical means of a wool press. This is the regulation required method of packaging for wool, to keep it uncontaminated and readily identifiable...

, a popular symbol in sheep-rearing country. It has played host to many of the soap's storylines and is the focus of the programme. It is the second oldest TV soap pub, opening its doors in October 1972 and being preceded by The Rovers Return Inn which opened in December 1960 and succeeded by The Queen Victoria which opened in February 1985. The Woolpack is the only soap pub to have changed locations as part of a story-line. In 1976, the original Woolpack was found to be suffering from subsidence. Another building was bought by landlords Amos Brearly

Amos Brearly

Amos Brearly is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Ronald Magill.He ran the Woolpack, along with Henry Wilks for 19 years.-Character backstory:...

 and Henry Wilks

Henry Wilks

Henry Wilks is a fictional character from the popular soap opera Emmerdale played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack Inn, along with Amos Brearly for nearly 20 years....

 and made its debut as The Woolpack later the same year. This was to cover Emmerdale Farms move from Arncliffe to Esholt for location filming.

The first Woolpack was the Falcon Inn in Arncliffe

Arncliffe, North Yorkshire

Arncliffe is a small village and civil parish the largest of Littondale's four settlements. Littondale is a small valley beside Upper Wharfedale, 3 miles beyond Kilnsey and its famous crag...

. When the outdoor scenes were moved to Esholt

Esholt

Esholt is a village between Shipley and Guiseley, in the metropolitan district of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.- Derivation of name :The name "Esholt" indicates that the village was first established in a heavily wooded area of ash trees....

 in 1976 the Commercial Inn was chosen as the new Woolpack. The present Woolpack is on the purpose-built Emmerdale village set on the Harewood estate

Harewood House

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 which is based on Esholt.

The 1993 plane crash saw the Woolpack wine bar demolished trapping many people inside and paralysing Chris Tate

Chris Tate

Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Amory.-Early storylines:...

 from the waist down. It was also involved in the storm of 2003 where the roof was struck by lightning which caused the chimney to fall through the roof causing a window to collapse and fall on Tricia Dingle, which eventually resulted in her death.

The Malt Shovel

For many years the Woolpack had a rival pub in the village called The Malt Shovel which was supposedly slightly downmarket compared to the Woolpack. Episodes in which the Malt Shovel have been mentioned include The Plane Crash and The Storm ones. It is presumed that the Malt Shovel is no longer currently trading.

Current employees

Job Role	Characters
Owners	Diane Sugden Diane Sugden Diane Sugden is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She is portrayed by Elizabeth Estensen.-Backstory:... , Chas Dingle Chas Dingle Chastity "Chas" Dingle is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Lucy Pargeter.-Storylines:...
Bar staff	Bob Hope Bob Hope (Emmerdale) Robert Reginald "Bob" Hope is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Tony Audenshaw.-Character's background:... , Moira Barton Moira Barton Moira Barton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale, played by Natalie J. Robb. She made her first on-screen appearance on 17 July 2009.-Creation and casting:... , Alicia Gallagher
Chef	Marlon Dingle Marlon Dingle Marlon Sebastian Dingle is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Mark Charnock. -1996–:...
Cleaner and General Assistant	Rachel Breckle
Relief Cleaner and General Assistant	Victoria Sugden Victoria Sugden Victoria Anne Sugden is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale originally played by Jessica Heywood, then Hannah Midgley and currently Isabel Hodgins.-1994–:...

Key events

• 1973: Amos Brearly
  Amos Brearly
  Amos Brearly is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Ronald Magill.He ran the Woolpack, along with Henry Wilks for 19 years.-Character backstory:...
  
   and Henry Wilks
  Henry Wilks
  Henry Wilks is a fictional character from the popular soap opera Emmerdale played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack Inn, along with Amos Brearly for nearly 20 years....
  
   become Landlords of the Woolpack.
• 1976: The Woolpack is found to be suffering from subsidence. New premises are found in the village.
• 1978: Landlord Amos Brearly
  Amos Brearly
  Amos Brearly is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Ronald Magill.He ran the Woolpack, along with Henry Wilks for 19 years.-Character backstory:...
  
   and Henry Wilks
  Henry Wilks
  Henry Wilks is a fictional character from the popular soap opera Emmerdale played by Arthur Pentelow. He ran the Woolpack Inn, along with Amos Brearly for nearly 20 years....
  
   are held at gunpoint by armed robbers who steal the takings.
• 1980: Seth Armstrong
  Seth Armstrong
  Archibald Seth Armstrong is a fictional character in the ITV soap Emmerdale, played by Stan Richards from 1978 until 2003, when the actor's ill health forced him to leave the show for more than a year...
  
  , who first appeared in 1978, switches from the Malt Shovel to the Woolpack, becoming a regular bar-propper and a thorn in Amos's side.
• 1983: Amos takes up golf.
• 1989: Amos tries to enlist newcomer Frank Tate
  Frank Tate (Emmerdale)
  Francis Ronald "Frank" Tate is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Norman Bowler.Frank arrived in Beckindale in 1989 with his second wife Kim, son Chris and daughter Zoe...
  
   to appear in the annual village show.
• 1991: Amos retires, ending an 18 year partnership, Henry later dies, Alan Turner
  Alan Turner (Emmerdale)
  Alan Jonathan Turner is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Richard Thorp. He first appeared on 18 March 1982, and is the longest running character in the soap. Originally portrayed as an inept, boozing and bullying manager for NY Estates at Home Farm, he has...
  
   becomes Landlord.
• 1993: The wine bar is demolished by the plane crash, paralysing Chris Tate
  Chris Tate
  Christopher Francis "Chris" Tate is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He was played by Peter Amory.-Early storylines:...
  
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• 1998: The pub is burnt down after Tricia Stokes accidentally sets it on fire with sparklers.
• 1999: Diane and Bernice Blackstock become landladies.
• 2000: Bernice marries Ashley
  Ashley Thomas
  Ashley Michael Thomas is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by John Middleton.-1996–99:Ashley soon began developing feelings for the landlady of the Woolpack pub, Bernice Blackstock. He tried putting them aside as Bernice was engaged to Gavin, despite suspecting that...
  
   on Christmas Day.
• 2002: After her failed marriage to Ashley, Bernice Thomas sells her half to Louise Appleton
  Louise Appleton
  Louise Appleton is a fictional character in the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Emily Symons. Aussie Louise arrived in the village as a temporary barmaid and ended up as co-landlady with best friend Diane Sugden, before selling to Diane's sister Val Lambert in 2006...
  
   and leaves Emmerdale.
• 2004: The Woolpack roof falls through after it is struck by lightning, crushing Tricia Dingle who later dies in hospital. Diane marries Jack
  Jack Sugden
  John Jacob "Jack" Sugden is a fictional character in the British television soap opera Emmerdale. The character was originally played by Andrew Burt from 1972 to 1974 with a brief return in 1976, when he left for Italy to write a book. On his return in 1980 he was played by Clive Hornby...
  
  .
• 2006: Louise sells her half to Diane's sister Valerie Lambert
  Val Pollard
  Valerie "Val" Pollard is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. She is played by Charlie Hardwick...
  
  .
• 2008: Val marries Eric
  Eric Pollard
  Eric Charles Pollard is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale played by Chris Chittell.Pollard has appeared on the show since 1986, making him the second longest running current character after Alan Turner who has appeared since 1982. He has lied to, cheated and swindled...
  
  .
• 2009: Val sells her share of the pub to Diane, making Diane the sole Landlady.
• 2010: Diane sells the pub to Nicola King and her husband Jimmy
  Jimmy King (Emmerdale)
  James Frederick "Jimmy" King is a fictional character in the British ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Nick Miles. He made his first appearance on 19 February 2004 and has appeared on the show ever since.-Backstory:...
  
  
• 2010: Jimmy and Nicola return the pub to Diane
• 2011: Diane sells 50% of the pub to Chastity Dingle