Emmerdale halts production as a 'mark of respect' after crew member dies

dailystar.co.uk:

Emmerdale halted production yesterday as a mark of respect to a crew member who tragically passed away.Emmerdale released a statement where they confirmed the news and offered condolences to the family of their colleague, who they did not name.The ITV soap made a statement to Digital Spy stating that: “We can confirm an Emmerdale crew member has very sadly passed away.“Our sincerest and heartfelt condolences go out to the family, friends and loved ones of our colleague."As a mark of respect, we have stood filming down for today.

We'd like to abide by the family's wishes for privacy at this very sad time and we'd ask the media to be respectful of this."Production on the soap was shut down earlier this year due to members of the team testing.