Emmerdale — Series 5
Amos and Henry await a visit from a surveyor after a huge crack is found in The Woolpack fireplace. Amos suggests that Wilf Padgett has a look at it. Sam takes an interest in his toolshed at Emmerdale Farm and refuses to budge for anyone. K…
The surveyor says there is a suspected earth fault under the pub. Sam does little to settle their minds when he tells Henry that over 40 years ago there used to be a house owned by Derby Eccles which was located behind the pub that fell dow…
Scaffolding is erected outside The Woolpack in preparation for a survey of the foundations. Beattie rings Matt to say she's taking the twins to Bradford. Henry tries to convince Amos that they need to move premises. Amos will not agree to t…
Walter reveals that there has been a train accident at the junction, and Annie receives a call from Ben that Beattie's car was struck by a train, killing her and the twins. Meanwhile, Amos and Henry find somewhere to move The Woolpack to.
A policeman informs Matt that Beattie and the twins are dead. Ben takes Beattie's death hard and Sam worries that the twins were sent away because of him.
Matt breaks down in tears in front of Beth. Henry attempts to comfort Annie and Matt. Joe expresses his annoyance to Rosemary that nobody came to Hawthorn Cottage to inform him of the accident and instead had to hear about it from Kathy. Am…
Mel looks over the old corn chandlers. It is derelict and needs some work but is a viable new premises for The Woolpack. Matt learns to live with his grief but has difficulty convincing everyone else that life must go on. Henry agrees to Me…
The move from The Woolpack now seems certain though plans to achieve this are very uncertain. Amos is annoyed at Henry for letting Walter in a minute before opening. Henry says he has had a look at the old corn chandlers and says it is a p…
Martin thinks Rosemary has behaved badly and insists that she owes him an explanation for seeing other men behind his back. Martin wants to know where Rosemary was on the night that Annie did not know where she was. As Rosemary is putting h…
Mr Openshaw visits Emmerdale Farm and wants to know about Matt's relationship with Beth. Mel informs Henry and Amos that planning permission for the old corn chandlers has been approved and The Woolpack license can be transferred. Amos stil…
For those at Emmerdale Farm and The Woolpack it's a time to make plans and decisions about the future. Henry and Amos pack up their belongings ready for the move. They visit the new premises as it is being decorated. Amos says he does not f…
The big day arrives for Amos and Henry, but at Emmerdale Farm life gets back to normal. Henry says the cosiness in the new Woolpack is missing but Amos seems to start liking the new pub. They go to the old Woolpack to collect a few final th…
The arrival of a new policeman, PC Will Croft, makes a quick but unhappy impression on Beckindale, especially with Fred Farrar. Amos worries about the new village police officer, who has taken over from Fred Hallam, and how his clock is alw…
Sam visits Will and tells him that two sheep have been killed at Emmerdale Farm by a dog resembling Will's own Alsatian. He tells Will that if he's keen to arrest Fred maybe he should think about his own animal as well. Joe shoots the dog c…
Will's wife, Julie seeks Rosemary's help but there are misgivings about going behind people's backs. Matt visits Ted Dean who says he has been booked by Croft for driving his tractor more than 6 miles a day without a license. Lena is runnin…
Will continues to follow the letter of the law, but Sam finds a way to alter the course of justice. Due to Sam thinking Will's police dog, Saxon, killed 2 sheep on Emmerdale Farm land 3 nights ago, Will wants to prove or disprove it. He tak…
Fred decides to turn himself in, but Annie has her own plans. Fred feels ill and Annie allows him to stay at Emmerdale Farm. She calls Dr Clare Scott. P.C Croft visits the grave of a former Beckindale policeman, Arthur Audry.
The day of Fred's arrest arrives - and goes with a lesson for all including P.C Croft. P.C Croft has found out that Fred shot the pheasant on common land and when it fell out of the tree afterwards, it was anybody's to pick up. Fred wants t…
The Sugdens' dinner is interrupted when a car crashes into the wall at Emmerdale Farm. Joe, Matt and Annie go to assist. A lady who was driving is in a state of shock but appears not to be badly hurt. She is taken into Emmerdale Farm. Sam s…
Heather stays at the farm overnight and Annie calls for a doctor. Annie takes Heather Bannerman some breakfast. Heather's car is badly damaged, as is the wall, and Matt and Joe clear some of the rubble. Locum doctor Dr Evans calls, as Dr Sc…
Rosemary finally confesses to Annie why it is she must leave Emmerdale. Heather's husband, Steve, arrives at the farm.
Rosemary is confused - Heather Bannerman is a woman who seems to have everything yet is reluctant to return to her husband.
Rosemary is upset when she witnesses an argument between Steve and Heather in which he threatens to hit her. She tells a furious Annie who orders them out. Heather and Steve leave. Afterwards, Rosemary finds Heather's handbag and her shawl …
Heather returns to Emmerdale Farm to collect her handbag and apologises to Rosemary for her and Steve's behaviour. Martin is surprised by Rosemary's sudden decision about their future.
After more than two years, Jack Sugden returns to Emmerdale Farm but he is not the only visitor as Joe's wife, Christine, also pays a visit - letting herself into Hawthorn Cottage. Jack is surprised to find The Woolpack has relocated premis…
Joe has doubts about Christine's intentions when he arrives to find her at Hawthorn Cottage. They have a big talk about their marriage. Jack receives a letter from his publishers. They want to know when he will tell them ideas on his next b…
Matt takes Rosemary for a drive through the village. They see Christine at the graves of Sally and Sam. Annie finds herself involved in Joe's decision about the future of his marriage. Christine tells her there is no hope for her and Joe. J…
When a letter arrives from Rome, doubts grow concerning Jack's reason for returning to Emmerdale Farm. Jack reads the letter, then screws it up.
A misunderstanding puts more strain on the already shaky reunion between Joe and Christine. Rosemary plans to return to Middlesborough. Amos sees Nan cycling down past The Woolpack. Amos says that she is nursing her cousin Bella who has bee…
Joe makes a decision concerning his marriage but he is not completely sure it is the right one and Christine decides to leave Beckindale for good, leaving Joe standing on the moors. Rosemary decides to leave Beckindale and return to her mot…
Christine has left, but for Joe problems are far from over. He talks his anger out on Matt. Tad is struggling to cope with his dying wife Bella. Jack visits, Tad when Nan comes downstairs to have a word in private with Tad. Bella has taken …
So far, Jack's return home has not turned out as he hoped, but the situation is about to change. Nan delivers some sad news to Tad about Bella.
At Emmerdale Farm, the family's troubles continue, but they seem to have brought a new understanding between Annie's two sons.
Joe is determined to resolve problems concerning his marriage but Christine's father threatens to complicate matters.
Christine's father means to find Joe but the meeting at Hawthorn Cottage is not as he expects.
Jack says he is leaving again tomorrow, so gets ready to say goodbye again, but not before putting several matters right. A disgruntled Robert tries to track down Joe. Jack tells Robert to not have it out with Joe during his evening here at…
Annie and Joe are stunned by Robert's proposed settlement for his daughter's divorce. Robert says that Christine is entitled to half of Joe's share in Emmerdale Farm. Robert gives Joe the name of his lawyer. When Henry is told, he is also w…
Robert gets more than he bargained for when Henry offers to help Annie. Henry comes back from Bradford having done legal research. He tells Robert that if his daughter Christine is entitled to half of Joe's share in Emmerdale Farm, then Joe…
