EmmerdaleSeries 6
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British television soap opera following the lives of a tight-knit community of villagers in the fictional village of Emmerdale in the Yorkshire Dales, a quiet area of North Yorkshire located in the English countryside.
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92 Episodes
- Episode 324 (Tue 4th Jan 1977)E2
Episode 324 (Tue 4th Jan 1977)After Henry's surprising announcement that he plays bowls, Sam watches him play and is encouraged by his skill, prompting him to consider his selection for the annual cricket match. At The Woolpack, Henry's intrigued to find out why Tom and Lucy are talking about Hawthorn Cottage because Joe has said nothing to him about selling it. - Episode 325 (Mon 10th Jan 1977)E3
Episode 325 (Mon 10th Jan 1977)Speculation is rife as the news spreads that Kathy is back in Beckindale. Meanwhile, in the middle of the night at The Woolpack, Amos wakes Henry because he's heard something. They investigate, find nothing but Amos is now still more certain that there's something supernatural going on. - Episode 326 (Tue 11th Jan 1977)E4
Episode 326 (Tue 11th Jan 1977)Henry is hurt because Joe has not informed him about the impending sale of Hawthorn Cottage and tells Annie that he will give him a talking to about how to conduct business. Annie gives Kathy a lift home from the shops and tells Joe of her return to Beckindale. Soon after the phone rings and it is Kathy to say that she has left her bag in Annie's car. Seizing his chance to see Kathy again, Joe offers to deliver it personally. - Episode 327 (Mon 17th Jan 1977)E5
Episode 327 (Mon 17th Jan 1977)Sam is a man with things on his mind. He tells Annie of his disgust at the behaviour of young people although Annie makes it quite clear that Joe and Matt are grown men and can do as they like. This does little to disguise Sam's anxiety though because really he is worried about the appearance of Phil Kiston at the cricket match. - Episode 330 (Tue 25th Jan 1977)E8
Episode 330 (Tue 25th Jan 1977)Janet and Henry are doing their very best to re-establish their relationship of some thirty years ago. While driving Henry back to Beckindale, Janet invites him to her hotel in Bradford for supper. He declines the offer and instead suggests lunch the following day. Annie is intrigued as to Joe's determination to find a cottage in the village. - Episode 331 (Mon 31st Jan 1977)E9
Episode 331 (Mon 31st Jan 1977)Annie is determined to pump Joe for information about his plans for the new cottage. But Joe is very reticent, only admitting that Kathy might be involved, which satisfies Annie - for now. Later on at tea, Janet tells Annie that for years she's been saddled with an ailing parent but at last she's free and now she's met Henry again. - Episode 334 (Tue 8th Feb 1977)E12
Episode 334 (Tue 8th Feb 1977)It's the morning after the night before and Amos is grumbling at Henry that he can't get on with the cleaning because Janet hasn't come down for breakfast. Joe's informed that his offer for Demdyke Row has been refused prompting Annie to warn him not to do anything that may turn the village against him, a clever hint about her disapproval about his reformed relationship with Kathy. - Episode 335 (Mon 14th Feb 1977)E13
Episode 335 (Mon 14th Feb 1977)Joe informs Kathy that he is reconsidering his offer for the cottage in Demdyke Row despite Kathy's remark that them living together in the middle of the village would raise a few eyebrows. Meanwhile, Amos is far from impressed with the arrival of George Bailey, an old friend of Henry's and director of Oldbastons Brewery, in The Woolpack. - Episode 336 (Tue 15th Feb 1977)E14
Episode 336 (Tue 15th Feb 1977)George looks set to ruffle a few feathers in The Woolpack after he suggests to Henry that the pub needs a barmaid, an idea that Henry thinks will horrify Amos. Joe is confused as to why the bank has refused his loan application. Annie is defensive about the subject but suggests he approaches Henry for the money. - Episode 338 (Tue 22nd Feb 1977)E16
Episode 338 (Tue 22nd Feb 1977)Joe finally tells Annie that he and Kathy are moving in together, but only with the help of Sam. She takes the news better than was expected but still suggests that Joe should think again. On his way out of church, Matt bumps into Dolly Acaster, who is on her way to Beckindale and looking for Henry. It isn't long before word gets around - helped nicely by Amos - that she is to be employed at The Woolpack as the new barmaid. - Episode 339 (Mon 28th Feb 1977)E17
Episode 339 (Mon 28th Feb 1977)William seems determined that things will be seen his way, which upsets Sam. Meanwhile, Amos is still struggling to come to terms with the idea of Dolly working in The Woolpack. Joe and Kathy prepare for their first night in the cottage in Demdyke Row. - Episode 340 (Tue 1st March 1977)E18
Episode 340 (Tue 1st March 1977)Word starts to spread that Joe and Kathy are shacking up together. Henry is upset that Joe didn't tell him that Kathy was moving in with him. Sam has gone missing but is eventually found by William who invites him into the Vicarage to spend the night. Sam tells him of his feelings about what Kathy and Joe have done. - Episode 341 (Mon 7th March 1977)E19
Episode 341 (Mon 7th March 1977)Annie decides to pay Kathy a visit in the new cottage. Amos has gone to follow Matt and William who have responded to a rescue call about a cow stuck on the fell. Eventually, Matt and William, returning with a dead cow in the back of the landrover, discover a lost Amos and in answer to his plea for help tell him that he's only yards from the village. - Episode 342 (Tue 8th March 1977)E20
Episode 342 (Tue 8th March 1977)Sam is still making his angry feelings about Joe and Kathy very clear. It is Remembrance Sunday and despite Annie's determination not to let the village gossip get the better of her, Sam is deep in thought about the day of judgement and this is when Joe will see the error of his ways. - Episode 344 (Tue 15th March 1977)E22
Episode 344 (Tue 15th March 1977)Kathy's brother Martin calls round at Demdyke Row to inform her and Joe that he is off to join the army. Shortly after Henry comes round to discuss the ball but it is not too long before Kathy decides that she should go and attempt one last reconciliation with her parents. - Episode 345 (Mon 21st March 1977)E23
Episode 345 (Mon 21st March 1977)Kathy and Joe are dressed up to enjoy themselves despite Kathy being told by her parents that they don't want to see her again. A night quickly turns to concern as the two Swedish men, Olaf and Asta, become trapped down a pot-hole. ITV. - Episode 353 (Tue 3rd May 1977)E31
Episode 353 (Tue 3rd May 1977)Kathy is struggling to come to terms with the hostility that her and Joe are receiving from some of the other villagers, despite the fact that it was expected. Annie and Henry take a trip to Bradford and while they are there, Henry receives an offer for The Woolpack from his friend Mr Gunnarson which stuns Amos back at Beckindale. - Episode 354 (Thu 5th May 1977)E32
Episode 354 (Thu 5th May 1977)The Gunnarsons come to Beckindale to meet Matt in order to thank him for saving their two children Olaf and Asta in the pot-hole accident. A meal is organised at Emmerdale Farm for all the involved parties to congregate. It becomes clear by the end of the evening though that Mr Gunnarson has business on his mind as well as thank you's. - Episode 355 (Tue 10th May 1977)E33
Episode 355 (Tue 10th May 1977)Annie and William come to blows over how the one thousand pounds that George Barrett left the church should be spent. Meanwhile, in The Woolpack, Dolly gives Henry an ultimatum - either Amos starts treating her with more respect or she will leave. - Episode 359 (Tue 24th May 1977)E37
Episode 359 (Tue 24th May 1977)Annie tries to persuade William that there is enough talent in the village to support a concert. A health inspector visits Demdyke Row following complaints that there have been mice emanating from there. Kathy tries in vain to stop Joe from finding out but in Beckindale your business is everybody's business. - Episode 360 (Thu 26th May 1977)E38
Episode 360 (Thu 26th May 1977)Amos drops a large hint to Henry that since his driving lessons with Mrs Morphet have been terminated he will need somebody else to teach him. Meanwhile, Dolly receives a phone call from George Bailey who appears to be offering her a job at his pub. - Episode 361 (Tue 31st May 1977)E39
Episode 361 (Tue 31st May 1977)Henry persuades Annie to appear in her own concert after being impressed with her piano playing skills.Lucy finds Matt and Dolly in a compromising position in the Village Hall after spending the evening at Emmerdale with Annie and Sam. - Episode 363 (Tue 14th June 1977)E41
Episode 363 (Tue 14th June 1977)As the concert draws closer more acts are recruited to perform. Without even realising he has done so, Amos agrees to do a comedy routine and following yet another row, Kathy reveals to Joe that she is learning to sing in public again so that she can perform at the concert. - Episode 364 (Thu 16th June 1977)E42
Episode 364 (Thu 16th June 1977)Henry prepares to be a last minute stand-in in one of the sketches after a performer drops out with flu. Kathy is extremely upset after Henry's quips about selling the cottage reaches her as a true statement from Joe. Joe says its all a misunderstanding but Kathy doesn't seem convinced. - Episode 365 (Tue 21st June 1977)E43
Episode 365 (Tue 21st June 1977)Kathy and Joe's relationship reaches a new low following a tragedy at the Gimbel's farm. Kathy's father Jim Gimbel has committed suicide and she is so upset at his death that she returns to pack her bags in preparation for departure. ITV. - Episode 366 (Thu 23rd June 1977)E44
Episode 366 (Thu 23rd June 1977)Joe fails in his attempt to reassure Kathy that Jim's suicide wasn't her fault. She is still adamant on leaving and returning home to her farm and in a further bombshell to Joe she tells him that she can't marry him. Amos takes a stand against the editor at the Hotten Courier as he refuses to pry into the private lives of the Gimbels in order to fulfll his role as a reporter. - Episode 367 (Tue 28th June 1977)E45
Episode 367 (Tue 28th June 1977)William announces that Freda has left the village, Amos announces that he has been asked to write an obituary of Jim for the Hotten Courier. Meanwhile, Annie is concerned when she attempts to wake Sam from his sleep but there is no response. She calls the doctor out. Also, Joe is smitten to meet the new owner of Hawthorn Cottage - Lesley. - Episode 369 (Tue 5th July 1977)E47
Episode 369 (Tue 5th July 1977)Help is on hand for Annie as Lucy has taken two weeks off work to come on help on the farm until Annie is better. Seizing his opportunity, Henry persuades Annie and Sam to go to Rome for a relaxing holiday, with the help of a little white lie from Jack who is already there. At The Woolpack, Amos is given a cryptic message by Lesley about the Ephraim's Brewery. - Episode 370 (Thu 7th July 1977)E48
Episode 370 (Thu 7th July 1977)Preparations for the holiday are in full swing but Annie is concerned about what gossip will spread if Matt and Lucy are left to stay at Emmerdale on their own. Henry takes her heavy hints and agrees to stay at the farm for the duration of her absence. Amos receives a blow when Lesley reveals to him that her family owns the brewery which supplies a lot of The Woolpack's beer. - Episode 372 (Thu 14th July 1977)E50
Episode 372 (Thu 14th July 1977)Syd is ruffling a few feathers since returning from prison, not least Joe's and their inevitable meeting is a heated exchange of words but this is only a taster of things to come! Meanwhile, at Emmerdale, Lucy has returned after an unsuccessful spell as a lodger to Mrs Lumley. She has also given up her job so her and Annie set about deciding what she is going to do in the future. - Episode 374 (Thu 21st July 1977)E52
Episode 374 (Thu 21st July 1977)Syd casually admits to William that he is responsible for the sheep thefts. He is calm because he knows that until evidence is found to prove that he did it then he is in the clear. Joe is determined to find that evidence but first he has to convince Annie and the rest of Emmerdale Farm that his obsession isn't just an act of revenge. - Episode 375 (Tue 26th July 1977)E53
Episode 375 (Tue 26th July 1977)Annie speaks to Syd and is now convinced that he is trying to be a good lad after he tells her that he has got a job as a sheep loader and has moved back in with his mum. Henry visits the butchers in Manton but his reaction to his entrance makes him even more suspicious about the sheep stealing. Sam goes to The Woolpack for the darts and dominoes evening, but the pub is so full there is no room to play the games. - Episode 376 (Thu 28th July 1977)E54
Episode 376 (Thu 28th July 1977)As Lucy prepares to leave Beckindale for the final time, Annie tells her that everyone notices the way William has been looking at her but she denies any type of romance. Joe and Matt take up a vantage point above where they expect the latest sheep theft to take place. They get what they came to see but it seems that the police have already beaten them to it. - Episode 383 (Tue 23rd Aug 1977)E61
Episode 383 (Tue 23rd Aug 1977)There's a surprise phone call from Jack in Rome. He wants to write Sam's biography - to the astonishment of Amos and Henry. Amos goes for a tour around Ephriam's and is stunned to discover that his host for the duration will be Dolly. He is even more stunned when she asks for her job back at The Woolpack. - Episode 384 (Thu 25th Aug 1977)E62
Episode 384 (Thu 25th Aug 1977)Sam prepares to embark on his trip to Rome so that Jack can write his biography. Henry and Amos are in conflict once again over whether or not to employ Dolly who has smoothed her path back into Beckindale by apologising to Annie for the events that occurred at the concert. - Episode 386 (Thu 8th Sept 1977)E64
Episode 386 (Thu 8th Sept 1977)Henry is keen on having a barbecue as part of the Jubilee celebrations but he is stopped in his tracks by Amos and Mrs Bullock. Amos reaches boiling point with Henry over Dolly and the final straw comes when he finds her smalls hanging out in the yard! Up at Emmerdale Farm, Joe and Matt discover Basil Ackroyd's car in the farmyard and it's piled high with luggage. - Episode 388 (Thu 15th Sept 1977)E66
Episode 388 (Thu 15th Sept 1977)It emerges that the malicious phone calls that Annie has received are about the vicar and his activities outside church. Annie tells Wilks that the caller mentioned a girl called Julie and they speculate about who the caller could be. ITV. - Episode 390 (Thu 22nd Sept 1977)E68
Episode 390 (Thu 22nd Sept 1977)The controversies surrounding David continue with Mrs Bullock demanding a reprimand for him following his 'antics' at the dance in Hotten. Joe assures Annie that nothing untoward happened at the dance but she points out that Vicars have to set an example. In the meantime, Dolly has decided to accept David's offer of a room at the Vicarage. David also speaks to Amos about a room at The Woolpack. The phone calls are continuing as well, and it is only through strong persuasion from David that Annie and Henry agree not to phone the police. They agree to a delay of two days. David thinks he knows who are behind the calls. Suddenly, things come to a head as Amos receives a call at The Woolpack that horrifies him. - Episode 392 (Thu 29th Sept 1977)E70
Episode 392 (Thu 29th Sept 1977)Joe and Matt are still deliberating over why Basil has really come to Beckindale with Joe overhearing Basil talking about his home life only fuelling their intrigue. Dolly packs away her things at The Woolpack as she prepares to move to the Vicarage. The explanation for the malicious phone calls is now beginning to work its way around the village. Henry informs Amos that the phone calls came from a girl that David once nearly married but she is now mentally ill and has just been released from a mental home. Meanwhile, Basil is doing everything he can to avoid his daughter Renee Barstow, who is searching for him. According to her, he left home after the rest of the family tried to put him on a diet! - Episode 395 (Tue 11th Oct 1977)E73
Episode 395 (Tue 11th Oct 1977)Amos interviews Ted for the courier. Matt and Joe discuss Frank's planned caravan site. Just as Joe is about to have dinner, but he receives a call about another fire in the village. Amos is also called out to the fire. Joe gets a hands-on lesson from Ted as he puts out a potentially dangerous barn fire. - Episode 396 (Thu 13th Oct 1977)E74
Episode 396 (Thu 13th Oct 1977)Joe reveals his idea for stopping Frank's caravan site. He proposes that Emmerdale Farm should also apply for a licence for a caravan site, reckoning that they've got a field that's more suited and that if there is to be a site, it might as well be run properly. Henry is impressed but Matt is sceptical. Matt is also unhappy about Dolly's advancing relationship with David, especially when he finds out that he is taking her to Leeds on a night out. - Episode 397 (Tue 18th Oct 1977)E75
Episode 397 (Tue 18th Oct 1977)Frank has an inkling that Joe is up to something but has no idea to what extent his secretive antics will effect his caravan plans. It's the Robblesfield Gala and Amos is there in his roving reporter role to cover the procession of vintage fire engines which Joe is part of. Amos then proceeds to ruin Joe's afternoon by telling him who may be his new next door neighbour - Henry. - Episode 399 (Tue 25th Oct 1977)E77
Episode 399 (Tue 25th Oct 1977)David's scheme for bringing children to the Dales for holidays has come unstuck with one of the families and a girl called Angela has been left homeless. Somewhere else has to be found for her, which won't be easy as she's a difficult child from a broken home. Dolly suggests Emmerdale and, though doubtful, agrees to ask. Annie says yes, as always, much to the delight of Joe, especially after he sees what the girl called Angela looks like. - Episode 400 (Thu 27th Oct 1977)E78
Episode 400 (Thu 27th Oct 1977)Sam is back from Rome. He descends the long hill behind the farm and spots a girl in his vegetable garden. When he reaches her perplexed as to who she may be, he speaks brusquely to her, but all she will say is that she's staying at the farm. Sam decides to go investigate. - Episode 401 (Tue 1st Nov 1977)E79
Episode 401 (Tue 1st Nov 1977)Amos is horrified when Sam says that he might write a piece for the Courier about his experiences in Italy instead of letting Amos interview him for his piece. Angela appears to be finally coming out of her shell after Henry takes her out birdwatching and rewards her for her good behaviour with a shandy in The Woolpack. - Episode 402 (Thu 3rd Nov 1977)E80
Episode 402 (Thu 3rd Nov 1977)There's a change of vicar in the village and it puts Dolly's living arrangements in jeopardy once again. Angela and Sam go for walk up on the fell. All is going well until Angela continually plays with her radio and this prompts Sam to get cross. Angela responds by running away from him. She then walks through a field and leaves the gate open, frightened by the cows, which start to escape. - Episode 403 (Tue 8th Nov 1977)E81
Episode 403 (Tue 8th Nov 1977)There's plenty of cows roaming about after she left the gate open, but Angela hasn't been seen since she ran away from Sam. It emerges that a pregnant cow has fallen so the Fell Rescue Team has to be called out. Amos immediately smells a story. - Episode 405 (Tue 15th Nov 1977)E83
Episode 405 (Tue 15th Nov 1977)It is night time, and Matt has just dropped Dolly at the Vicarage after a night out. As he drives past The Woolpack, a shadowy figure passes in front of his headlight, going away from the pub. Meanwhile in The Woolpack, Henry discovers that the front door is open. He accuses Amos of having neglected his duties but Amos fervently denies this. He wants to call the police but as nothing seems to have been stolen or damaged, Henry tells him not to be so silly. Amos' fears are proved justified the next day though when Sam, in The Woolpack, spots a vacant niche where the Butterworth Ball should be and realises someone has taken it. - Episode 406 (Thu 17th Nov 1977)E84
Episode 406 (Thu 17th Nov 1977)Joe and Matt come to the conclusion that the Butterworth Ball is in the hands of someone in Robblesfield. Then all of a sudden a girl appears and turns out to be Lesley. She is staying at Hawthorn Cottage with her grandparents. Dolly is not getting on with Donald. So much so that she tells Matt she is thinking of leaving Beckindale altogether to work somewhere else. - Episode 407 (Tue 22nd Nov 1977)E85
Episode 407 (Tue 22nd Nov 1977)Annie receives a mysterious phone call at Emmerdale Farm but whoever the caller wanted is out. Meanwhile at The Woolpack, Amos is in big trouble when Fred Teaker enters the pub to examine the Butterworth Ball. When Amos prevaricates, Fred leaves, with threats that if it isn't the real ball, Amos is in big trouble! - Episode 408 (Thu 24th Nov 1977)E86
Episode 408 (Thu 24th Nov 1977)In the middle of the night, there is a disturbance in the Vicarage garden which brings out Donald and Dolly. Getting no answer, Donald goes inside and phones the police while the intruder slinks away. Lesley is given a helping hand by Annie when she goes to the vicar's to start preparations for her grandparents' re-marriage. Meanwhile, Sam thinks Little Teaker knows where the Butterworth Ball is. - Episode 409 (Tue 29th Nov 1977)E87
Episode 409 (Tue 29th Nov 1977)Amos is fighting a rearguard action against the Hotten Courier who are demanding that he produces an article about the Butterworth Ball. In the evening, Annie approaches Sam with a proposition. Mr and Mrs Gibson are getting married again and Annie wants Sam to be the best man. - Episode 411 (Tue 6th Dec 1977)E89
Episode 411 (Tue 6th Dec 1977)Amos complains to Dolly about how the whole village seems to be obsessed with the play. Up at Emmerdale Farm, Joe is repairing the drive when a young man, Richard Roper, drives past in a car, stops a bit down the road, then comes up. He tells Joe that he's merely looking around then drives off again as Henry arrives. Joe tells him that Richard has been driving past the farm several times and Henry replies that he's seen him in the village too. - Episode 412 (Thu 8th Dec 1977)E90
Episode 412 (Thu 8th Dec 1977)Amos continues with his negative attitude towards the play but it turns out that his real grouse is that no one asked him to be in the play in the first place. Rumours persist about the man called Richard. Amos emerges with the theory that he is Dolly's fiance and thinks that she's led Matt a bit of a dance but Henry points out that Richard may be only an ex-fiance