New boss

It’s the first thing that people talk about when a new boss comes in – will they start swinging the axe? There are a number of ongoing storylines which would facilitate an exit organically and with super soap week on the horizon by the time they properly get to work, it would be surprising if we don’t see a character death.

Other than that, the cast seems varied and in a strong place – and with two of the producers already working on the show, we are not anticipating a mass bloodbath.

Some new castings

Everyone always has a few dream faces in mind to sign up when you take on a new show so we would certainly expect to see some fresh faces. Every producer likes to create their own characters from scratch – and we would personally like a few of the older generation being hired. Emmerdale is lacking a real busybody or acerbic older character and has missed that kind of generation since departures from Edna, Betty and Sandy.

Families could also be expanded – might we finally meet Nana Barton or a face connected to mysterious Graham? Could some characters meet a new love interest perhaps?