EMMERDALE will mark 50 years of being on our TV screen tonight with a dramatic special.

The Yorkshire soap is marking the milestone with an hour-long special on ITV tonight from 7pm. It is exactly half a century after the first episode aired, on October 16, 1972.

The special episode centres around the wedding of Kim Tate, played by Bradford-born actor Claire King and Will Taylor.

A devastating storm rips through the village on their special day and we will all have to tune in at 7pm to see what happens next.

To whet fan’s appetites for tonight’s show, Emmerdale’s Twitter posted a video featuring memorable moments from the soap over the past 50 years. Here it is: