It’s all change on the set of Emmerdale this month as ITV get geared up to start filming the soap in High Definition from April.

Although this won’t mean any major changes to Emmerdale’s broadcast format, Paul Bennett, director of resources for the show admits that we may notice some subtle differences on our screens.

“When the cameras arrive proper we’ll be reviewing our whole lighting set-up and checking the whole look of Emmerdale,” he said. “We might choose to use different filtering or lighting set-ups.

“We’re very aware that it will subtly change. We must continue the product that the viewer is used to. Our intention is not to force a look change on the production. From our resources point of view we must re-produce it.”

The first episodes filmed in HD are expected to be aired in June.