'Emmerdale' fans confused over Debbie's stairs

Published Jul 5 2012, 11:50 BST  |  By Daniel Kilkelly

Emmerdale fans expressed their confusion online last night (July 4) as the layout of Debbie Dingle's home changed without explanation.

Yesterday's episode of the ITV1 soap unveiled a set revamp for Debbie's house, with changes including the stairs now running in the opposite direction.


Before: The old set for Debbie's living room.


After: The new set, which was unveiled last night.

A number of Emmerdale viewers immediately questioned the rebuild and tweeted Charley Webb - who plays Debbie - to ask about the sudden makeover.

Gemma Oaten, who plays Rachel Breckle, also revealed that she had received "about 100 tweets" about Debbie's stairs - even though she has never filmed on the set.

Oaten later told her online followers: "I've tried to find out for you... and yes, the stairs have been moved in Debbie's house #emmerdale due to tweaks being needed as filming in that little studio was a nightmare for cameras etc.

"A lot of sets have needed tweaking since the move to new studio. Hope that helps! So there we have it #debbiesstairgate is hopefully resolved. Hurrah! If I'm wrong I apologise, but I tried for you."

Meanwhile, a statement released on the official Emmerdale Twitter page read: "For all our eagle eyed viewers, there has been some changes to the Tug Ghyll set, this is for production reasons."

Viewers will get another glimpse of the new-look set this evening (July 5) as a fight breaks out between Cain Dingle and Cameron Murray at the house.