We’ve seen the Dingles, Sugdens, Tates and more. We’ve seen explosions, fires, murder and intrigue.
And we have seen all of these stars of the shows when they visited Sunderland and County Durham.
The soap’s famous bad boy Cain Dingle and popular vet Paddy Kirk are two of the characters we loved and the actors behind the roles were popular visitors to Wearside.
Did you get to meet them? Take a look.
1. Seconds out - it's Chris!
Chris Chittell, the star who plays Eric Pollard, was ready to take part in the Great North 10k in Sunderland in 2010 and here he is with boxer Tony Jeffries who was also tackling the race. Photo: se
2. Sherrie shines in panto
Sherrie Hewson was the fairy godmother in Cinderella at the Empire in 2013. Panto star Amy Thompson is pictured with her. Sherrie was Lesley Meredith in the soap in the early 2000s. Photo: se
3. A grand day with Mark
Emmerdale actor Mark Charnock, much loved as Marlon Dingle, opened Kwik Save in Seaham in 2004. Photo: TC
4. Tom in panto
It's panto time and back in 2012 the cast included Tom Lister, right, at the Sunderland Empire. Tom played Carl King in the soap. Photo: Picture by Peter Berry