{"id":370,"date":"2024-06-28T12:44:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=370"},"modified":"2024-07-30T12:11:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T11:11:20","slug":"davids-shop-emmerdale-history-owners-natasha-wylde-david-metcalfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/characters\/davids-shop-emmerdale-history-owners-natasha-wylde-david-metcalfe\/","title":{"rendered":"David&#8217;s shop in Emmerdale: The full history of all the owners from Natasha Wylde to David Metcalfe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David\u2019s shop is the place to go in Emmerdale if you need a pint of milk or loaf of bread. Think of it like a convenience store, but packed full of artisan goodies and with its own personalised jute bags.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>A valued local business, it\u2019s situated on Church Lane and attached to Farrers Farm.<\/p>\n<p>It was given the eponymous title from former owner, David Metcalfe, who was in charge from 2015 until his departure from the Dales in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the village residents have worked behind the till of the shop, and it\u2019s seen its fair amount of action over the years.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-377\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-377 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_14256262fw-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"Steph looks fed up as Rodney orders her out in Emmerdale\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rodney originally had the premises as his Antique Barn (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The history of David\u2019s shop in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>Back before it was a shop, the building was actually a barn. 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hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/dont-worry-that-was-not-moira-revenge-joe-emmerdale-spoilers-confirm-real-plan-next-week\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/News-split-2026-04-28T153547.115.jpg\" alt=\"Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\">May 4 - 8<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira's real plan confirmed after letting Joe live<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n                            <div class=\" ml-3  w-[200px] max-sm:w-[180px] story-item flex-shrink-0\">\n            <a class=\"!no-underline relative h-[100%] block !text-[var(--color-v-text-gray)] hover:!text-[var(--color-v-primary)] transition delay-150 duration-150 ease-in-out\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/spoilers\/cain-moira-crisis-revelation-leaves-family-distraught\/\">\n              <div class=\"relative\">\n                <img class=\"rounded-xl !my-0 md:w-[200px] md:h-[133px] max-sm:w-[180px] max-sm:h-[120px] object-cover mb-3\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DATE-split-2026-04-28T132835.379.jpg\" alt=\"Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Wed, Apr 29<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Cain and Moira in crisis as his revelation leaves the family distraught<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">4 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>But that all changed when the wealthy Wylde family arrived in the village and set up residence in Home Farm.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-378\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-378 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_1083159am-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"A truck crashes into Wyldes Home Farm Fayre\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wyldes Home Farm Fayre was destroyed early on (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<h2>Wyldes Home Farm Fayre<\/h2>\n<p>Keen to make her mark, Natasha Wylde decided to open a shop in the centre of the community, providing customers with wholesome, local produce.<\/p>\n<p>The clan purchased the barn, converting it into a shop and living area and giving it the name Wyldes Home Farm Fayre (don\u2019t even get us started on the missing apostrophe!)<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! 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We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Doug Potts and Leyla Harding were employed as co-managers, while Rodney was given the job of delivery driver.<\/p>\n<p>The shop had only been open a matter of days when Rodney left the handbrake off his van. The vehicle crashed into the shop, trapping Doug, Leyla and Ryan Lamb inside.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But as money was no problem for the Wyldes, they just fixed the damage and reponed within days.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-379 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_1684373ts-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hannah and David in Emmerdale confronts Leyla behind the counter of the shop\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leyla\u2019s tenure didn\u2019t last long (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Leyla\u2019s<\/h2>\n<p>In 2011, co-manager Leyla became the new owner of the farm shop and renamed it Leyla\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>She bought the business with her boyfriend David Metcalfe, but their partnership \u2013 professional and romantic \u2013 wasn\u2019t to go the distance.<\/p>\n<p>The couple split the same year and Leyla sold her share to David.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_380\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-380\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-380 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_1686174sw-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"David sits on a ladder looking sad with a pot of paint as worried Hannah, Alicia and Edna watch on\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sign was eventually repainted properly! (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>David\u2019s shop in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>After Leyla dumped him and the Dales, David took full control of the store. Following in his predecessor\u2019s unimaginative footsteps, David named the shop after himself!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And there he remained until June 2015 when David decided to emigrate to Portugal with then-wife Alicia Gallagher.<\/p>\n<p>He sold the business to Bob Hope\u2019s daughter, Carly, a move which turned out to be very unwise\u2026<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_381\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-381\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-381 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_4938341hd-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"Carly Hope stands in the flooded shop looking horrified in Emmerdale\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carly was not the right person for the job (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Carly Hope takes over<\/h2>\n<p>Carly\u2019s reign over the shop was nothing short of shambolic.<\/p>\n<p>She renamed the business Hope for the Best, which should have been an indication to expect the worst. Carly had absolutely zero interest in running the business and even turned up to its unveiling drunk.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And when a burst pipe wrecked all the shop\u2019s merchandise, Carly confessed she hadn\u2019t taken out any insurance. To cover the costs, she and local bad boy Ross Barton robbed a truck to get cash for the repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Carly was eventually forced to confess everything and Brenda Walker reported her to the police.<\/p>\n<p>Wanted for fraud, Carly went on the run, leaving the shop empty.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>David\u2019s return to his shop in Emmerdale<\/h2>\n<p>David returned and reclaimed his shop at a reduced price when it went under the hammer.<\/p>\n<p>He gave the place a makeover, with a fancy deli bar, and even gave Carly a job so she could repay him.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>2021 saw the arrival of the shop\u2019s new delivery bike, which was brought in as part of a drive to be more eco-friendly.<\/p>\n<p>David also brought in his stepson Jacob Gallagher and Kerry Wyatt to run things during his breaks away from the village.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_382\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-382\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-382 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/shutterstock_editorial_9033149bq-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"David and Pollard argue in David's Shop in Emmerdale\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David had branded bags and everything (Credit: ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Pollard takes over<\/h2>\n<p>In 2022, David ran into severe financial difficulty at the shop. His then-girlfriend Victoria Sugden sold off the land she had inherited from her grandmother, Annie, to bail him out.<\/p>\n<p>However David just kept spending and got into even more trouble when he decided to start doing deliveries and then got a speeding ticket that would have lost him his licence.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>In a bid to cover his tracks he put the ticket in Victoria\u2019s name. When she found out she was fuming. They broke up, and David was forced to take his punishment.<\/p>\n<p>Still in debt, David was eventually bailed out by his dad. Eric Pollard, who had sold the B&amp;B to retire with Brenda and travel the world, bought David out.<\/p>\n<p>Then David left town for good and Eric is saddled with running a shop he never really wanted. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/26\/emmerdale-tracy-robinson-marriages-affairs-postnatal-depression\/\">Tracy<\/a> currently manages the place, with Jacob helping out too.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h2>Shop wars<\/h2>\n<p>Leyla Harding was caught with her fingers in the till when she stole \u00a3250 to buy a pair of fancy shoes she\u2019d had her eye on.<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Wylde blackmailed her over the theft, but got his comeuppance when David discovered what he was up to.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>And in 2015, David\u2019s grand re-opening had to be pushed back when his dad Eric Pollard trashed the shop in a grief-induced rage, the damage of which took weeks to put right.<\/p>\n<p>Pollard also found himself caught up in an armed robbery when two youths tried to raid David\u2019s and ended up with a broken arm.<\/p>\n<h2>Births, marriages and deaths<\/h2><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Unsurprisingly no marriages have taken place the shop, but there have been a couple of baby dramas and near fatalities.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola King went into labour with daughter Angelica while locked inside the shop, but thankfully made it to hospital in time to give birth.<\/p>\n<p>And history repeated itself in 2014 when David\u2019s ex-girlfriend Priya Sharma\u2019s waters broke in front of his wife, Alicia.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BilztzjKllA?si=g8TjyFFOlp3cRw2A\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>Emmerdale usually airs weeknights on ITV at 7.30pm.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Classic Emmerdale usually airs every weekday on ITV3 at 6am and 6.30am, plus 1.40pm and 2.10pm.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Pollard is the current owner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734182,"featured_media":387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"David's shop Emmerdale","_yoast_wpseo_title":"David's Shop in Emmerdale: Owners from Natasha Wylde to Pollard","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"David's shop in Emmerdale is owned by Eric Pollard after buying it from David Metcalfe. 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