Emmerdale - Season 5
Season 5
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DatesJan 5, 1976 - May 18, 1976
Episodes
Season 5Episode 130 min
Monday 5th January 1976
It looks as though no-one can make Sam budge over his tool shed.
Jan 5, 1976
Season 5Episode 230 min
Tuesday 6th January 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 Derby Eccles which was located behind the pub that fell down one night, following the discovery of a crack. Amos says that if Henry hadn't had mentioned surveying he could have had Wilf Padgett come back and fill the crack in. Henry suggests moving the premises and having the license transferred but Amos is not pleased.
Jan 6, 1976
Season 5Episode 330 min
Monday 12th January 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 Amos that they need to move premises. Amos will not agree to this as yet. Amos and Henry mention Alison Gibbons, and Amos says he is surprised Wilks never heard from her.
Jan 12, 1976
Season 5Episode 430 min
Tuesday 13th January 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. Meanwhile, Amos and Henry find somewhere to move The Woolpack to.
Jan 13, 1976
Season 5Episode 530 min
Monday 19th January 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.
Jan 19, 1976
Season 5Episode 630 min
Tuesday 20th January 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 the accident and instead had to hear about it from Kathy. Amos continues to bury his head in the sand over The Woolpack, even after Sam had told Henry that over 40 years ago, a house behind the Woolpack collapsed due to subsidence. Amos is adamant that the current premises will be safe.
Jan 20, 1976
Season 5Episode 730 min
Monday 26th January 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 convincing everyone else that life must go on. Henry agrees to Mel that he will have a look at the old corn chandlers. Mel says that a family with the surname Mason used to live there in the 1920s.
Jan 26, 1976
Season 5Episode 830 min
Tuesday 27th January 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 has had a look at the old corn chandlers and says it is a possibility. He says to Amos that a bolt on the front door is loose. Amos says he has been in this pub for 18 years. Mr Wilks says they will have a party on the last night at the current pub before moving the the new one.
Jan 27, 1976
Season 5Episode 930 min
Monday 2nd February 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 that Annie did not know where she was. As Rosemary is putting her coat on to walk out, Martin stands in front of the door, blocking her way. He says he would always tell her if he was up to anything, not make up excuses. Mel calls round and Martin then leaves. At The Woolpack, Sam gives the history of the old chandlers, saying Qatar Hughes lived there, and how the place could be haunted. Henry tells Amos that to get planning permission on the former corn chandlers, they have to let them know by today. Mel comes round to the Woolpack to discuss the move.
Feb 2, 1976
Season 5Episode 1030 min
Tuesday 3rd February 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 approved and The Woolpack license can be transferred. Amos still isn't keen. Mel informs Henry that he can put him in contact with a firm in Bradford who can convert the corn chandlers into a pub within a week. Amos prepares for a visit from his aunt, but is disappointed when she cancels.
Feb 3, 1976
Season 5Episode 1130 min
Monday 9th February 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 new premises as it is being decorated. Amos says he does not feel at home here, and that Henry is being very hasty about all this. Mel says the new pub should be ready for use tomorrow night. A party is held at The original Woolpack to celebrate their last night of service in the building. Amos reluctantly gives a speech, expressing his gratitude to the customers and welcoming them to the new premises as of tomorrow.
Feb 9, 1976
Season 5Episode 1230 min
Tuesday 10th February 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 new pub. They go to the old Woolpack to collect a few final things with Mel before handing in the keys to the estate agent. The old Woolpack is now closed forever. Matt and Beth have a talk and decide to end their relationship, as does Mel and Rosemary.
Feb 10, 1976
Season 5Episode 1330 min
Monday 16th February 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, who has taken over from Fred Hallam, and how his clock is always right. Croft tells him his clock is slow. He catches Fred poaching in a country lane and asks for his details. Fred says he shot the bird on a common road. PC Croft books him.
Feb 16, 1976
Season 5Episode 1430 min
Tuesday 17th February 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 should think about his own animal as well. Joe shoots the dog causing the fatalities and learns it is not Will's dog. Will decides not to continue with his prosecution of Fred.
Feb 17, 1976
Season 5Episode 1530 min
Monday 23rd February 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 tractor more than 6 miles a day without a license. Lena is running the shop, and comments on Fred Farrar being a poacher, she is a bit shocked but amused.
Feb 23, 1976
Season 5Episode 1630 min
Tuesday 24th February 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 land 3 nights ago, Will wants to prove or disprove it. He takes Saxon to a sheep field, and Saxon does not attack any of the sheep. It turns out there is a second dog in the area, which Saxon chases, and Joe shoots the dog, thus vindicating Saxon. Will says he will pursue his case against Fred Farrar. Will also tells Joe that if the bullet he fired had hit Saxon, then he'd be in big trouble.
Feb 24, 1976
Season 5Episode 1730 min
Monday 1st March 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 a former Beckindale policeman, Arthur Audry.
Mar 1, 1976
Season 5Episode 1830 min
Tuesday 2nd March 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 the tree afterwards, it was anybody's to pick up. Fred wants to be arrested but Croft says he will not take the matter any further. Sam says they should make him feel welcome. Croft then goes to The Woolpack for a pint with the locals that night.
Mar 2, 1976
Season 5Episode 1930 min
Monday 8th March 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 not to be badly hurt. She is taken into Emmerdale Farm. Sam says the new bobby will find out what happens. It is late at night and they say they will examine the full damage of the car in the morning. The driver is taken to the attic conversion at Emmerdale and given a bed for the night.
Mar 8, 1976
Season 5Episode 2030 min
Tuesday 9th March 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 clear some of the rubble. Locum doctor Dr Evans calls, as Dr Scott is unavailable. Heather admits the car is not her's but her husband Steve Bannerman's.
Mar 9, 1976
Season 5Episode 2130 min
Monday 15th March 1976
Rosemary finally confesses to Annie why it is she must leave Emmerdale. Heather's husband, Steve, arrives at the farm.
Mar 15, 1976
Season 5Episode 2230 min
Tuesday 16th March 1976
Rosemary is confused - Heather Bannerman is a woman who seems to have everything yet is reluctant to return to her husband.
Mar 16, 1976
Season 5Episode 2330 min
Monday 22nd March 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. Afterwards, Rosemary finds Heather's handbag and her shawl has been left behind. Annie is not happy at the prospect that she will have to return to collect them.
Mar 22, 1976
Season 5Episode 2430 min
Tuesday 23rd March 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 future.
Mar 23, 1976
Season 5Episode 2530 min
Monday 29th March 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. Jack is surprised to find The Woolpack has relocated premises and is greeted by Annie, Amos and Henry.
Mar 29, 1976
Season 5Episode 2630 min
Tuesday 30th March 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. They want to know when he will tell them ideas on his next book.
Mar 30, 1976
Season 5Episode 2730 min
Monday 5th April 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 marriage. Christine tells her there is no hope for her and Joe. Jack meets Christine for the first time.
Apr 5, 1976
Season 5Episode 2830 min
Tuesday 6th April 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.
Apr 6, 1976
Season 5Episode 2930 min
Monday 12th April 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. Amos says that she is nursing her cousin Bella who has been ill for the past year.
Apr 12, 1976
Season 5Episode 3030 min
Tuesday 13th April 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. Rosemary decides to leave Beckindale and return to her mother. She shares a kiss with Joe before leaving.
Apr 13, 1976
Season 5Episode 3130 min
Monday 26th April 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 downstairs to have a word in private with Tad. Bella has taken a turn for the worse and has to go to hospital. Amos and Henry are having lunch in The Woolpack when Amos suggests that Tad is having an affair with Nan while Bella is dying. Henry is very annoyed, as his late wife Margaret needed a carer when she was dying. Henry says he would have swung for anyone who suggested the things Amos had bene hinting at. He storms out round to Emmerdale where he is actually a bit sorry that he had a go at Amos.
Apr 26, 1976
Season 5Episode 3230 min
Tuesday 27th April 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.
Apr 27, 1976
Season 5Episode 3330 min
Monday 3rd May 1976
At Emmerdale Farm, the family's troubles continue, but they seem to have brought a new understanding between Annie's two sons.
May 3, 1976
Season 5Episode 3430 min
Tuesday 4th May 1976
Joe is determined to resolve problems concerning his marriage but Christine's father threatens to complicate matters.
May 4, 1976
Season 5Episode 3530 min
Monday 10th May 1976
Christine's father means to find Joe but the meeting at Hawthorn Cottage is not as he expects.
May 10, 1976
Season 5Episode 3630 min
Tuesday 11th May 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 Robert to not have it out with Joe during his evening here at The Woolpack. He asks him to save it for tomorrow so that they can have an enjoyable night. Jack tells Amos that he likes the new Woolpack premises and that it is better than the old Woolpack. Amos says that he is taking to this place as well and that it has developed a good atmosphere. He thanks Jack for his kind words. The following morning, Jack gets into a taxi and leaves for the airport. The others all wave him off. As Jack leaves, Robert pulls up in his car.
May 11, 1976
Season 5Episode 3730 min
Monday 17th May 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 Joe the name of his lawyer. When Henry is told, he is also worried about his share in Emmerdale. Henry knows that Robert's lawyer is known to cut corners. Henry plans to travel to Bradford to do legal research. Henry confronts Robert and says he will do whatever it takes to protect his investment in Emmerdale.
May 17, 1976
Season 5Episode 3830 min
Tuesday 18th May 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 entitled to half of Joe's share in Emmerdale Farm, then Joe is also entitled to half of Christine's share in Robert's dairy farm, and her share is quite a lot. As Christine is more well off than Joe, Henry says that Joe can sue for maintenance on Christine's share. Henry suggests no claims on either side be made. Robert agrees to the deal, and while he is not pleased that his plan has backfired, he then quietly leaves the pub, and Joe is finally free from the Sharp's forever. Amos decides to sell the old Woolpack, while Henry agrees to use the old airing cupboard as a new toilet room.
May 18, 1976
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