Emmerdale boss explains special funeral scene

Emmerdale producer Laura Shaw has explained the reason behind the show's special funeral scene.

Friday's episode will see the Dingle family coming together, in spite of their recent feuds, for a double funeral service to their family members Liv and Faith.

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The episode will feature a poignant moment when the service moves outside, leaving Vinny touched as the entire village line the streets to pay tribute to his wife Liv and relative Faith.

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Ahead of the episode airing, producer Laura Shaw has spoken about the tremendous challenges of getting basically the entire cast to film at the same time.

"We knew when we decided to do a joint funeral for Faith and Liv that it would need to be a very special and memorable funeral for two such hugely epic and much loved characters," the producer said. "Having a scene featuring the entire adult cast was not something we had done before and given the funeral was taking place towards the end of our October 50th birthday month, it felt very right and fitting that we had the whole cast there to say goodbye.

"It was no easy feat for the Emmerdale production team to organise and execute and nor was it easy to shoot as the Dingles said farewell to not one but two of their beloved family, some of the tears that fell that day were absolutely real.

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"But behind the tears and sadness there was also a celebratory feel on set. A feeling of pride and honour that the October month was ending with all our villagers united on Main Street, demonstrating that love and warmth and togetherness that has kept Emmerdale on our screens for 50 years."

Emmerdale airs on weeknights at 7.30pm on ITV, and streams on the ITV Hub.