Emmerdale mustn't be very far from "the docks" because it didn't take Aaron, Robert and Matty to get there to find Victoria and the fake Private Investigator playing hide and seek among the containers!
Nearest docks, Darcey, would probably be Hull - quite a journey from the Yorkshire Dales!
Straydog, you are right. It was a big career move for Jessie who had been head of the local primary school to move to being head of the comprehensive school in Hotton.