Emmerdale ‘only has nine episodes of the soap left until it runs out’ and ‘will go off air in June’

EMMERDALE has just nine episodes of the soap left before it runs out, it is claimed. A spokesperson for ITV refused to deny that there were now fewer than ten outings to the Dales in the can when contacted by The Sun Online. Airing at its current rate of three episodes a week, that would […]

EMMERDALE has just nine episodes of the soap left before it runs out, it is claimed.

A spokesperson for ITV refused to deny that there were now fewer than ten outings to the Dales in the can when contacted by The Sun Online.

Airing at its current rate of three episodes a week, that would mean the show coming to an end early next month.

The ITV favourite has been on air since 1972, when it was a teatime soap known as Emmerdale Farm that focused on the rural lives of the Sugden family.

Concerns were raised when talk began circulating online that the soap was running so short of content that it would come to an end in just over two weeks’ time.

Long-running soap site Eastieoaks tweeted: “There are 9 #Emmerdale episodes remaining at present with the last set to air on 5th June.”

A rep for the ITV drama declined to comment when contacted today.

The same account claimed that Coronation Street has more episodes left to run, with 21, because it has banked the double-bills that used to air before it slashed its output.

Both Emmerdale and Corrie stopped filming at the end of last month ahead of looming lockdown rules, with schedulers throttling the number of showings to just three a week.

However, if the soaps do drop off screen it may not be for long.

The Sun revealed last week that both dramas will resume filming in June after bosses agreed an action plan to make working conditions safe.

A source explained: “ITV are sure they’ve come up with a solution to keep everyone safe. Production is starting up again in June.

“Emmerdale is being used as the benchmark for safety guidelines as they have a lot of space and it’s the perfect location to put the social distancing measures into practice.

“Everyone will be adhering to social ­distancing and scenes will be filmed with smaller groups.

“The teams will be able to film in certain ways which will minimise distancing. The scripting teams are working on creating storylines with fewer characters.”