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The Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 21

Every episode of Emmerdale Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 21!

The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.

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    Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 1 - Episode 1622 (Thu 2nd Jan 1992)
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    #1 - Episode 1622 (Thu 2nd Jan 1992)

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    Joe is moving some of his belongings over to Home Farm. Frank is hurrying the contractors along at the holiday development. He is still being stubborn over Patrick. Amos is having a free meal at The Woolpack that evening. He asks Annie if she has had anymore thoughts about going to Spain for a holiday. She won't be rushed on her decision. It is all go at the farmhouse as Rachel, Mark, Jack and Sarah prepare to move. Sarah wonders if they are doing the right thing. Chris and Kathy despair over their house.

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  2. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 2 - Episode 1623 (Tue 7th Jan 1992)
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    #2 - Episode 1623 (Tue 7th Jan 1992)

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    Joe finishes his final milking. Jack tells him that he will miss him. Joe thinks that the farm is in good hands with Jack and Sarah. Chris is still annoyed with Frank. He thinks that by buying them Mill Cottage he is still trying to control his life. Kathy tries to make him see that any decisions they make now have to be joint ones. She wants to put everything right in the cottage and then look for somewhere else to live. Chris is worried that Frank will see this as a massive slap in the face. Frank is telling Kim how upset he feels. She doesn't want this upset to cause a rift between him and Chris and says that she will talk to Kathy.

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  3. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 3 - Episode 1624 (Thu 9th Jan 1992)
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    #3 - Episode 1624 (Thu 9th Jan 1992)

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    It is the morning of the move. Sarah tells Mark that Rachel has also paid for Robert's room. Mark seems determined to have it though. Carol notices Eric leaving Elizabeth's again. She tells Alan. He still thinks that she is putting two and two together and making seven. Sarah and Annie share the kitchen for the first time. Annie insists that she will fit in with Sarah. It looks like it is going to be awkward. Alan catches Carol spying on Elizabeth. She tells him that she just likes to watch people. Kathy and Kim try and think of names for the rescued ponies. Carol manages to coax Eric into admitting that he is going out with Elizabeth. She promises that she won't breathe a word.

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  4. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 4 - Episode 1625 (Tue 14th Jan 1992)
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    #4 - Episode 1625 (Tue 14th Jan 1992)

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    Annie receives a letter from Henry's solicitor. It says that he has bequeathed his share in the farm to Marian and that he has also left the farm £100,000. Annie is upset by Henry's continuing generosity. Joe proposes the idea of getting in a warden for the holiday village. Frank is not keen on paying another salary. Chris and Kathy have got a few details on houses from the estate agents. Chris is keen on one that is near The King of Prussia pub. Joe talks to Michael about him taking the job of warden at the holiday village.

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  5. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 5 - Episode 1626 (Thu 16th Jan 1992)
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    #5 - Episode 1626 (Thu 16th Jan 1992)

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    Mark moans to Sarah about Rachel using all his food. Michael has stayed overnight as well. Joe has already been thinking about setting up a pony trekking centre. He is even clearing out a barn to make into stables. He asks Kathy to help him. Sarah suggests to Jack that they rent another 30 acres from Frank for the organic flock as this could increase the yield by 15 per cent. Jack is preoccupied thinking about Marian and what might happen if she demands a say in how the farm is run. Annie hopes that she doesn't come back.

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  6. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 6 - Episode 1627 ( Tue 21st Jan 1992)
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    #6 - Episode 1627 ( Tue 21st Jan 1992)

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    Kathy has received some more house details. Chris has not got time to view them with her because he is busy transporting horses for slaughtering. This is still a sore point with Kathy. Jack is pleased to be in control of Emmerdale Farm again. Sarah is getting fed up of him asking her if she minds about Marian's gift. Joe asks Frank to confirm that he is in charge of the estate. He wants to be able to make decisions for himself without Frank interfering. Frank agrees.

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  8. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 7 - Episode 1628 (Thu 23rd Jan 1992)
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    #7 - Episode 1628 (Thu 23rd Jan 1992)

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    Kathy and Chris row again about the haulage contract that Chris is still working on. She doesn't want a new house if the money is going to come from the transportation of horses for slaughter. Matt agrees to Jack's offer. Annie is glad that things are sorting themselves out. She is not happy when Jack tells her that Joe has also phoned Matt with the same idea. Jack says that Matt's shares will be split equally between the three of them so Joe will end up with something. Alan apologises for working Elizabeth so hard.

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  9. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 8 - Episode 1629 (Tue 28th Jan 1992)
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    #8 - Episode 1629 (Tue 28th Jan 1992)

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    It is Michael's first day back at Emmerdale Farm and he is keen. Sarah feels like she is being pushed out now that he is back helping Jack. He expects her to take over Annie's role. Eric bangs on Elizabeth's door, but Alan tells him that she has gone to Hotten. Joe is puzzling over how to produce an inviting brochure for the holiday village. As the site is not even built yet, he has a problem. Carol tells Eric that she enjoyed herself at the concert. He is preoccupied waiting for Elizabeth, but she drives straight past him. Alan wants to celebrate his first year in The Woolpack. Carol suggests free drinks. Alan does not like that idea.

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  10. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 9 - Episode 1630 (Thu 30th Jan 1992)
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    #9 - Episode 1630 (Thu 30th Jan 1992)

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    Joe and Frank greet the photographer who is going to take the holiday village brochure pictures. Sarah has changed her mind about what she and Jack are going as to The Woolpack party. It was going to be the owl and the pussycat, but now they are going as roundheads. Eric tells Elizabeth that his scheme led to her getting her job back and a pay rise. She knew that there had to be a reason for Alan's sudden change of heart and is not mad with Eric for interfering. Gordon, the photographer, is a little disappointed when he sees his models - Seth and Archie. He notices that Seth hasn't got any teeth. Alan has dressed up as Oliver Hardy - he would have been 100 years old today

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  11. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 10 - Episode 1631 (Tue 4th Feb 1992)
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    #10 - Episode 1631 (Tue 4th Feb 1992)

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    Kim and Joe have gone out for an early morning ride to try and catch the dry stone thieves. Seth calls to see Elizabeth and suggests to Michael that she might have spent the night with Eric upon discovering she's not there. Elizabeth has been looking after Alice for Nick. Joe takes pictures of the thieves stealing the walling and one of them tries to attack Kim on her horse. Seth tells Archie and Carol that Meg wants him to start claiming his pension so she can have hers. He worries that Alan will find out he's a pensioner and sack him. Kim offers to look after Alice when Elizabeth has to rush off. Jack finds an aborted lamb on Lynn's land. She invites him to stay for a coffee and is pleased when he accepts

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  12. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 11 - Episode 1632 (Thu 6th Feb 1992)
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    #11 - Episode 1632 (Thu 6th Feb 1992)

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    Sarah tells Jack that she is planning to have a girls night out. He knows that she is plotting something. Seth has decided to claim his pension and wants Archie to help him fill in his forms. Alan watches as Eric and Elizabeth set off for a day out together. The brochure for the holiday village is ready. Frank is surprised how well it has turned out. Lynn is surprised when Sarah asks her out for a drink and thanks Lynn for giving Jack his lunch. Frank praises Joe for the way the brochure has turned out. Joe prepares to go to Europe to visit holiday developments.

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  13. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 12 - Episode 1633 (Tue 11th Feb 1992)
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    #12 - Episode 1633 (Tue 11th Feb 1992)

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    Michael is annoyed by Mark's friends eating all his food and playing loud music. Sarah tells Jack about the previous evening. He thinks that she might have gone too far with Lynn but she has no regrets. Carol finds Seth waiting outside the post office. He is going to collect his first pension. Frank tells Kim that he thinks he is being ripped off by one of the workmen at the holiday village. He needs proof and Kim offers to do some more detective work for him. Elizabeth and Michael clash again over Eric. She resents his interference. Seth flashes off his pension to Carol. Chris tells Kim that he and Kathy have decided to stay at Mill Cottage. He doesn't want Frank to know yet. Seth is buying drinks for everyone in The Woolpack. Archie advises him to put his money somewhere safe.

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  14. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 13 - Episode 1634 (Thu 13th Feb 1992)
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    #13 - Episode 1634 (Thu 13th Feb 1992)

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    Alan calls over to see Elizabeth. She is looking after Alice and Elizabeth reminds him that it is her first birthday tomorrow. He gives Elizabeth some money for a present. Alan casually enquires whether Eric is still away; he implies that he is up to no good. Mark is still fuming with Michael about spoiling his romantic evening with Melanie. Mark threatens to throw him out if he mentions anything to Jack or Sarah. Lynn is still behaving strangely. Archie cannot cheer her up. Carol makes up an excuse to call and see Elizabeth. She brings the subject round to Eric and mentions that she has heard a story about a market manager absconding with the takings. Elizabeth is fed up with all the gossip.

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  15. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 14 - Episode 1635 (Tue 18th Feb 1992)
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    #14 - Episode 1635 (Tue 18th Feb 1992)

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    Sarah and Jack are at the end of their tether with the noise from the cottage. Mark and Michael clash again. Mark tells him that he is having a party soon and he doesn't want any interference. Lynn is having trouble sleeping. Elizabeth wonders why Seth is so eager to get in the post office. Kim offers to help Chris with his decorating, but he refuses. Jack moans about Mark to Michael. Frank and Kim follow his site foreman and a workman to try and get evidence of their scam. Archie asks Michael to look in on Lynn.

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  16. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 15 - Episode 1636 (Thu 20th Feb 1992)
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    #15 - Episode 1636 (Thu 20th Feb 1992)

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    Michael tells Jack that he has warned Mark about being too noisy. Frank is trying to gather evidence against his dodgy foreman. He has found an invoice for some copper pipes, but there are no sign of any on the site. Chris wants to take a few days off. Rachel arrives home to find the cottage in a mess. Sarah tells her not to blame Michael, but asks if she could have a word with Mark about the noise. Lynn loses her temper with Peter when he gets mud on her clean washing. Archie has found a racing pigeon. Kim takes photographs of Frank's foreman stealing some cement.

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  17. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 16 - Episode 1637 (Tue 25th Feb 1992)
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    #16 - Episode 1637 (Tue 25th Feb 1992)

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    Archie is keeping Seth's money safe. Sarah nearly runs Lynn over in the village. She feels guilty when she sees how tired Lynn is looking and offers her a lift home. Eric arrives home and is eager to see Elizabeth. She tells him that she has been away too. Seth has lost his memory and doesn't want any alcohol. Alan thinks that he is faking it. The atmosphere is strained between Lynn and Sarah. Lynn says that she understands why Sarah attacked her in the pub.

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  18. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 17 - Episode 1638 (Thu 27th Feb 1992)
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    #17 - Episode 1638 (Thu 27th Feb 1992)

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    Chris seems to be changing his mind about paying Frank back. He is thinking about accepting the house as a gift. Lynn seems to be on the verge of a breakdown. She is missing Pete terribly. Eric especially asks Elizabeth if they can have a quiet night in together. She looks worried when he says that he doesn't want them to be interrupted. Kathy tells Kim that she thinks Chris is up to something. Michael checks up on Elizabeth. She tells him that he is going to have to get used to her relationship with Eric.

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  19. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 18 - Episode 1639 (Tue 3rd March 1992)
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    #18 - Episode 1639 (Tue 3rd March 1992)

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    Lynn seems to be in better spirits. She is bossing Archie around and having a good clear out. Nick is feeling poorly. Elizabeth is appalled by the state of his house. She wants him to get a childminder sorted, but there is no one living locally who is suitable. Eric and Alan are both looking for Elizabeth. Alan says that she has been behaving strangely for a couple of days. He tells Eric rather sarcastically that he would have thought that he might have noticed. Seth is keeping up the charade of his memory loss. Alan is frustrated, aware he is being conned but unable to prove it. Jack is worried that Mark is not keeping up with his schoolwork.

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  20. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 19 - Episode 1640 (Thu 5th March 1992)
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    #19 - Episode 1640 (Thu 5th March 1992)

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    Nick is still desperately looking for a childminder. Archie arrives to show Alice his pigeon. Sarah invites Lynn to her underwear party. She is pleased to be asked. They decide to keep Jack and Mark guessing about what they will actually be selling at the party. Archie offers to look after Alice for a while to let Nick have a break. He is surprised at how much childminders get paid. Elizabeth decides not to worry about gossip anymore. She tells Eric to book a table at The Woolpack. Seth is still insisting that he be allowed to take it easy at work. Lynn takes a reluctant Archie to buy his coffin. Sarah and Kathy tease Jack about the underwear party. The undertaker gets the wrong end of the stick and thinks that someone has died when Archie enquires about a coffin.

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  21. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 20 - Episode 1641 (Tue 10th March 1992)
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    #20 - Episode 1641 (Tue 10th March 1992)

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    Michael finally visits Elizabeth. He is rather sheepish after his outburst in The Woolpack a few nights ago. Elizabeth is still fuming with him and does not accept his apology. She says that he should apologise to Eric, but Michael is horrified at the idea. Archie receives a letter from the previous owner of his pigeon - it's name is Glendale Lady and it was a former champion. He does not want it back because it kept getting lost. Archie's coffin arrives. Nick is going to meet a childminder. Elizabeth tells Michael that she thinks he deserves a good hiding from Eric. Lynn wants the coffin out of her living room. Alan is on his own at the fish farm. He is stacking some crates when he finds Seth's tin containing his pension money. Frank is getting annoyed with his workmen at the holiday village.

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  22. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 21 - Episode 1642 (Thu 12th March 1992)
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    #21 - Episode 1642 (Thu 12th March 1992)

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    Michael gets up for milking and finds Melanie on the sofa and wonders why she isn't sleeping in Mark's bed. Mark comes down and invites her upstairs. She accepts now that Michael has gone. Nick is receiving letters for Elsa from her catalogue club. He worries that they may mean trouble. Archie wants to race his pigeon. He has decided to rename her - Boomerang. Kim is understanding towards Nick. She tells Frank to give him more time to sort himself out. Frank admits that he does admire Nick. They talk about having children and decide that it probably isn't going to happen for them.

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  23. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 22 - Episode 1643 (Tue 17th March 1992)
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    #22 - Episode 1643 (Tue 17th March 1992)

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    Nick has got the wrong day for Elizabeth looking after Alice - it is meant to be Archie instead. He hasn't got time to speak to Carol who wanted to ask him if he knows where she can get any shamrock for St Patrick's Day. Lynn is teasing Archie about Boomerang. Frank speaks to Nick about his job. He wants him to sort himself out. Frank gives him a week

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  24. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 23 - Episode 1644 (Thu 19th March 1992)
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    #23 - Episode 1644 (Thu 19th March 1992)

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    Nick is still serious about handing in his notice. Archie tries to persuade him not to. Sarah is going into Hotten to buy the drink for her party. Archie rings Social Services about childcare. Chris calls at the market and asks Eric if he can get him an old fireplace for Mill Cottage, reminding him that the haulage firm do a lot of business with the market and he does not want to be ripped off. Jack is eager to get an invite to the underwear party. When Sarah insults him he reminds her that she is forty next week. He asks what she wants to do, but she doesn't want to make a fuss. Archie visits Nick just as he is about to tell Frank that he is going to have to resign. Frank is sorry for him, but accepts his decision.

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  25. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 24 - Episode 1645 (Tue 24th March 1992)
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    #24 - Episode 1645 (Tue 24th March 1992)

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    Nick is rushing around trying to get Alice ready for the childminder. Jack reminds Sarah that she is forty this week. Michael is going to Leeds, but he would love Jack to say that he can't go. Elizabeth tells Nick to stop fussing. As Kim and Kathy are tending to the horses, Charlie Aindow watches them. Eric phones Chris and tells him that he has found a fireplace. Charlie calls to see Eric and asks about Kim's rescued ponies. Frank is already fed up of Joe's enthusiasm after his visit to European holiday parks. He tells him to put it all in his report. Charlie wants Eric to find out more about the horsemeat trade.

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  26. Emmerdale Season 21 Episode 25 - Episode 1646 (Thu 26th March 1992)
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    #25 - Episode 1646 (Thu 26th March 1992)

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    Joe has stayed up all night helping Jack with the lambing. Jack takes this as proof that Joe prefers farming to working for Frank. Elizabeth is puzzled when she receives a recorded delivery letter addressed to Eric Pollard, Beckindale Antiques and then her address. Nick tells her that he opened a letter for Elsa and it turns out that she owes a fortune to the catalogue company. They are going to take her to court in 21 days unless she pays the debt. Elizabeth says that she will take care of it. Archie wants Nick to let Boomerang loose in Hotten. Joe has decided to have things out with Frank. Jack thinks that he is going to resign, but Joe assures him that he could not go back to farming.

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Season 21 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1622 (Thu 2nd Jan 1992)" is the best rated episode of "Emmerdale" season 21. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/1992. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 1623 (Tue 7th Jan 1992)".