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Emmerdale actor, who has played Bob Hope for almost two decades, has revealed a secret to filming bar scenes in The Woolpack. As much as we’d love to think everything runs like a real pub, Audenshaw told Inside Soap that in reality “only one of the beer pumps works,” So sometimes they have ready-made pints waiting to be used. “It’s a bit of a problem as there are a few of us serving behind the bar, someone might have to go over to the other side and fake it – or have the pints under the counter ready to go.” Considering so many of the soaps have nightly, and daily, scenes set in bars, McCoy’s ( Fair City), Rovers Return ( Coronation Street),
The Queen Vic ( EastEnders), The Dog ( Hollyoaks), Tig Tadhg ( Ros na Rún) and The Woolpack ( Emmerdale), it is just as well they aren’t serving alcohol.
lHuntington’s disease. Chas does her best to empathise with Lydia’s anxiety about taking the test, but tells her she can only know for sure if he has the disease if she goes ahead with it. Lydia feels torn as she struggles to decide whether to take the test or not.
Meanwhile, Jimmy is fed up with Nicola’s behaviour and tells her she needs to stop interfering with the running of the café. However, Nicola is not to be deterred and vows to maintain her involvement in the business’s affairs.
Tracey tells Charity she can always talk to her if she needs to. Then, Charity overhears that Al is stranded in Aberdeen. She goes to Priya and suggests a deal – she will get Debbie to fix Al’s car so he can get back from Scotland, if Priya contacts Kirin’s sister.