Overview

• ITV’s Emmerdale added a scene to its July 28 episode just hours after England beat Spain on penalties in the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 final.
• The new opening shows Bob Hope and Mary Goskirk discussing the match against a backdrop of disarray at the Woolpack pub following a celebratory gathering.
• Producers filmed the footage in anticipation of an England win to capture the real-time excitement of the Lionesses’ penalty shootout triumph.
• Producer Laura Shaw said the decision felt right and proper because Emmerdale’s characters would have been celebrating the victory alongside viewers.
• This rapid turnaround underscores the soap’s agility in weaving topical events into its narrative and resonating with national sentiment.