Jacob Is Pushed To His Limits
This January Emmerdale will focus upon Jacob Gallagher’s first day, as he undertakes his job placement in a busy, hospital A&E department.
In a special hour-long episode, the drama will highlight the stresses of working with cases of serious injury and life-threatening emergencies. Will it prove too much for the young medical student, played by Joe Warren Plant?
Emmerdale Producer Sophie Roper explains:
“When Jacob first embarked on his aspirations of having a medical degree we knew at some point we wanted to show a day in his life. In this episode we step away from our usual environs of the village and head to the hospital. This episode takes place entirely on our purpose built hospital set. Accident and Emergency is a place many of our characters end up in, but seldom by choice. As the episode unfolds, Jacob will encounter some challenging situations that also affect some of our Emmerdale villagers, pushing Jacob to his limits both professionally and personally.”
Joe Warren Plant explains:
“When I met with our producer Sophie, she told me about this hour-long episode dedicated to Jacob’s first day of placement in A&E. I was hit with all these emotions. Knowing how many people have this high pressure job for real gave me the pressure to really knuckle down and get it right. Tackling this storyline scared me at first, but I feel honoured to know they trusted me enough to tell it. That means such a lot and I feel very honoured.”