Emmerdale: Season 5
Emmerdale Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 38 episodes. The series is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972, featuring the lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolving around a farm and the nearby village, with murders, affairs, and other drama.
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Emmerdale is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972.
- The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village.
- The series features murders, affairs, and drama.
- The precursor to the series was the Irish show The Riordans.
Season overview
Emmerdale Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 38 episodes. The series is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972, featuring the lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolving around a farm and the nearby village, with murders, affairs, and other drama.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Episode 285 (Mon 5th Jan 1976)
Jan 5, 1976
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 t
Episode 286 (Tue 6th Jan 1976)
Jan 6, 1976
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
Episode 287 (Mon 12th Jan 1976)
Jan 12, 1976
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 Am
Episode 288 (Tue 13th Jan 1976)
Jan 13, 1976
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. Meanwhi
Episode 289 (Mon 19th Jan 1976)
Jan 19, 1976
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.
Episode 290 (Tue 20th Jan 1976)
Jan 20, 1976
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
Episode 291 (Mon 26th Jan 1976)
Jan 26, 1976
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 convi
Episode 292 (Tue 27th Jan 1976)
Jan 27, 1976
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
Episode 293 (Mon 2nd Feb 1976)
Feb 2, 1976
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 tha
Episode 294 (Tue 3rd Feb 1976)
Feb 3, 1976
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 app
Episode 295 (Mon 9th Feb 1976)
Feb 9, 1976
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 ne
Episode 296 (Tue 10th Feb 1976)
Feb 10, 1976
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 ne
Episode 297 (Mon 16th Feb 1976)
Feb 16, 1976
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, w
Episode 298 (Tue 17th Feb 1976)
Feb 17, 1976
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 sho
Episode 299 (Mon 23rd Feb 1976)
Feb 23, 1976
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 tract
Episode 300 (Tue 24th Feb 1976)
Feb 24, 1976
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 l
Episode 301 (Mon 1st March 1976)
Mar 1, 1976
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
Episode 302 (Tue 2nd March 1976)
Mar 2, 1976
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 th
Episode 303 (Mon 8th March 1976)
Mar 8, 1976
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 n
Episode 304 (Tue 9th March 1976)
Mar 9, 1976
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 cle
Episode 305 (Mon 15th March 1976)
Mar 15, 1976
Rosemary finally confesses to Annie why it is she must leave Emmerdale. Heather's husband, Steve, arrives at the farm.
Episode 306 (Tue 16th March 1976)
Mar 16, 1976
Rosemary is confused - Heather Bannerman is a woman who seems to have everything yet is reluctant to return to her husband.
Episode 307 (Mon 22nd March 1976)
Mar 22, 1976
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.
Episode 308 (Tue 23rd March 1976)
Mar 23, 1976
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 fut
Episode 309 (Mon 29th March 1976)
Mar 29, 1976
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.
Episode 310 (Tue 30th March 1976)
Mar 30, 1976
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.
Episode 311 (Mon 5th April 1976)
Apr 5, 1976
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 marri
Episode 312 (Tue 6th April 1976)
Apr 6, 1976
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.
Episode 313 (Mon 12th April 1976)
Apr 12, 1976
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
Episode 314 (Tue 13th April 1976)
Apr 13, 1976
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
Episode 315 (Mon 26th April 1976)
Apr 26, 1976
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 dow
Episode 316 (Tue 27th April 1976)
Apr 27, 1976
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.
Episode 317 (Mon 3rd May 1976)
May 3, 1976
At Emmerdale Farm, the family's troubles continue, but they seem to have brought a new understanding between Annie's two sons.
Episode 318 (Tue 4th May 1976)
May 4, 1976
Joe is determined to resolve problems concerning his marriage but Christine's father threatens to complicate matters.
Episode 319 (Mon 10th May 1976)
May 10, 1976
Christine's father means to find Joe but the meeting at Hawthorn Cottage is not as he expects.
Episode 320 (Tue 11th May 1976)
May 11, 1976
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 R
Episode 321 (Mon 17th May 1976)
May 17, 1976
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
Episode 322 (Tue 18th May 1976)
May 18, 1976
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