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In the two minute clip, he said: “I am delighted to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Emmerdale and I am afraid I am so old I can remember when it was called Emmerdale farm owned by the Sugdens.
“It is a testament to all the hard work of its production team that it has since become such a major British export with 100,000s of fans from Scandinavia to New Zealand all keen to follow what is left of the Sugdens and their new neighbours.
He added: “What makes Emmerdale so special is it has kept true to its vision of its original writer, Kevin Laffan who wanted to demonstrate that farming is not just a job it’s a way of life.
“On a daily basis Emmerdale continues to depict what life is really life for those who work the land and protect our precious countryside.”
Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV.
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