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Emmerdale Calder family now after axe - Hollywood career, Corrie swap and career U-turn
Emmerdale.A spin-off of popular show PopStars - which birthed the likes of Hear’Say - the casting programme featured thousands of contestants auditioning to take part of a brand-new family in the Dales, consisting of a mum, dad, and three teenagers.With a judging panel comprised of drama producer Yvon Grace, casting director Paul de Freitas, and Emmerdale scriptwriter Bill Lyons, it looked like the new family just had to be a hit.But when the winners were eventually announced and scooped themselves a coveted three-month contract on Emmerdale, things didn’t turn out as well as they’d hoped.Dee Whitehead was cast as Maggie Calder, Mark Jardine as Phil Weston, Elspeth Brodie as Lucy Calder, Jason Hain as Craig Calder, and Ruth Abram as Jess
