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The Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 34

Every episode of Emmerdale Season 34 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 34!

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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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 1 - Episode 3937 (Sun 2nd Jan 2005)
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    #1 - Episode 3937 (Sun 2nd Jan 2005)

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    Debbie tells Chas that Zak has taken her mobile away. She begs her to cover for her while she sneaks off and uses the phone box. Chas refuses to help her.

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  2. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 2 - Episode 3938 (Mon 3rd Jan 2005)
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    #2 - Episode 3938 (Mon 3rd Jan 2005)

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    Jimmy is alarmed when Sadie shows him the pictures of Charity and Cain kissing and he insists that there must be an innocent explanation. Jimmy sets off to get the truth from Cain but when Zak tells him that he has gone away,

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  3. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 3 - Episode 3939/3940 (Tue 4th Jan 2005)
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    #3 - Episode 3939/3940 (Tue 4th Jan 2005)

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    Sadie helps Charity get ready for her big day. Charity is touched when Sadie lets her have a diamond bracelet to wear for the wedding as ‘something borrowed’. Sadie heads over to Holdgate Farm and engineering time alone with Tom and Jimmy drops her bombshell.

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  4. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 4 - Episode 3941 (Wed 5th Jan 2005)
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    #4 - Episode 3941 (Wed 5th Jan 2005)

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    Still dressed in her wedding dress, Charity wakes up on the Dingle sofa. Meanwhile, at Home Farm, Sadie celebrates her enemy's downfall and tells Jimmy that she feels like a buck's fizz. Jimmy is appalled and Sadie tells him that she's celebrating because Charity has been stopped just as she was on the verge of taking over their family.

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  5. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 5 - Episode 3942 (Thur 6th Jan 2005)
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    #5 - Episode 3942 (Thur 6th Jan 2005)

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    Edna is persistent in rallying the locals to sign a petition stating that Councillor Eric is unfit to hold public office. Val is defensive towards Eric and encourages Louise to say something when Edna comes in the pub looking for signatures.

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  6. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 6 - Episode 3943 (Fri 7th Jan 2005)
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    #6 - Episode 3943 (Fri 7th Jan 2005)

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    Jimmy continues to fret about Tom’s absence. He wonders whether Tom might be trying to track down Cain. Sadie looks alarmed but pores scorn on the idea. Jimmy frightens himself and Sadie when he suggests that Charity may have down away with Tom as an act of revenge. Later, he accosts Charity in the village and demands to know what she's done with Tom.

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  7. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 7 - Episode 3944 (Sun 9th Jan 2005)
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    #7 - Episode 3944 (Sun 9th Jan 2005)

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    The police inform Alan that a woman's body has been found on the moors. Alan is distraught at the thought that they may have found Shelley’s body. Meanwhile, Ethan reluctantly goes to visit Steph in prison.

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  8. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 8 - Episode 3945 (Mon 10th Jan 2005)
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    #8 - Episode 3945 (Mon 10th Jan 2005)

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    Ashley and Ethan argue about Ethan's treatment of Alan the previous evening. Ashley tells him that he was out of order when he suggested to Alan that Steph might not have killed Shelley. With puffed cheeks and arms waving, Ashley tells the curate to go and apologise to him.

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  9. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 9 - Episode 3946 (Tue 11th Jan 2005)
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    #9 - Episode 3946 (Tue 11th Jan 2005)

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    Andy is delighted when Libby invites him to go for a drink to discuss renting the stables and they head to The Woolpack together. Meanwhile, Debbie comes out of the pub toilets having done another two tests confirming that she is pregnant and is clearly upset to see Andy having a drink with another girl.

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  10. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 10 - Episode 3947 (Wed 12th Jan 2005)
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    #10 - Episode 3947 (Wed 12th Jan 2005)

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    Sam is depressed about Alice’s pending departure and as a cry for help he climbs up onto the roof of the village hall. Sam insists he wants to injure himself in the hope that it will encourage Alice to stay and look after him.

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  11. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 11 - Episode 3948 (Thu 13th Jan 2005)
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    #11 - Episode 3948 (Thu 13th Jan 2005)

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    Alan is shocked when he receives a call from the producer of the daytime TV show This Morning inviting him onto the programme to talk about recent events. Alan refuses, as he doesn’t feel he is up to it, before heading off to visit Steph.

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  12. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 12 - Episode 3949 (Fri 14th Jan 2005)
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    #12 - Episode 3949 (Fri 14th Jan 2005)

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    Alan appears on This Morning and makes an emotional plea to Shelley to get in touch if she is watching. Back at the village, the B&B telephone doesn’t stop ringing with journalists wanting to speak to Alan.

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  13. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 13 - Episode 3950 (Sun 16th Jan 2005)
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    #13 - Episode 3950 (Sun 16th Jan 2005)

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    There is a showdown in The Woolpack between the Kings and the Dingles when Cain shows his face for the first time since Tom and Charity’s wedding.

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  14. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 14 - Episode 3951 (Mon 17th Jan 2005)
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    #14 - Episode 3951 (Mon 17th Jan 2005)

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    Charity tries to appeal to Cain’s better nature by pleading that if she ever meant anything to him he should tell the truth. With Debbie present, Cain confidently assures Charity that everything has worked out for the best and affectionately goes to hug her.

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  15. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 15 - Episode 3952 (Sat 18th Jan 2005)
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    #15 - Episode 3952 (Sat 18th Jan 2005)

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    Charity is delighted when she overhears Jimmy telling Matthew that he is sick of Sadie getting all of the credit at work. When he goes on to say that he would never have married her if he had known what she was like, Charity sees an opportunity and corners Jimmy telling him that they have a lot in common. Val decides to help raise funds for Eric and offers to sell his watches to Rodney. Thinking this is an impossibility, Eric jokes that if she does he will cook for her in the nude! Much to Eric's horror Val succeeds in making the sale and Eric is left with no choice but to get his kit off! Sam gets a shock when Alice asks him to move to Norfolk with her. Sam is torn between his feelings for Alice and the love of his family, but Zak is intent on keeping his son close.

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  16. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 16 - Episode 3953 (Wed 19th Jan 2005)
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    #16 - Episode 3953 (Wed 19th Jan 2005)

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    Zak spends the day telling Sam how much he would miss out on if he left Emmerdale and reinforces the importance of being close to the family. With his father's words playing on his mind, Sam tells Alice that Zak needs him and the couple spend a romantic evening holding hands for the last time. As it gets late, Sam walks Alice to the bus stop and both are sorrowful as they say goodbye. Over at The Woolpack, Charity feels down as Debbie refuses to speak to her until she admits that she loves Cain. Luckily for Charity her spirits are lifted when a miserable Jimmy walks in and she instantly sets about forming alliances with him.

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  17. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 17 - Episode 3954 (Thu 20th Jan 2005)
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    #17 - Episode 3954 (Thu 20th Jan 2005)

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    Zak notes Sam’s agony over Alice’s departure and after visiting Butch and Ben’s graves he returns in a new frame of mind, telling his son he must not miss his opportunity to be happy. They drive to the train station and Sam makes a dash for a train.

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  18. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 18 - Episode 3955 (Fri 21st Jan 2005)
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    #18 - Episode 3955 (Fri 21st Jan 2005)

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    Jimmy attempts to build bridges with his wife and admits that it's been his fault that Tom has been pushing him out. Sadie tells him they all need to keep their heads low and not upset Tom. Sadie and Charity meet in the street and have a few words.

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  19. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 19 - Episode 3956 (Sun 23rd Jan 2005)
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    #19 - Episode 3956 (Sun 23rd Jan 2005)

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    Jimmy’s off to play golf, but Sadie tells him they’re having lunch at Tom’s and that he should cancel his plans. He says he won’t, but then, as always, Sadie gets her way and he reluctantly says he'll go.

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  20. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 20 - Episode 3957 (Mon 24th Jan 2005)
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    #20 - Episode 3957 (Mon 24th Jan 2005)

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    After a series of anonymous calls at the B&B, Ethan suggests to Alan that Shelley may be on the other end of the phone. When it rings again Alan listens carefully and thinks he can hear crying. He asks if it is Shelly but the call is cut off. Meanwhile, Steph lies on her bed deep in thought as she remembers the night that Shelley went missing. As her mind flashes back she opens her eyes in horror. Over at Dale View, Chloe continues to play happily families with Carl and she shocks him when she comes home with a pet dog. Carl is clearly not impressed but Chloe is unperturbed by his reaction. Chas warns Charity that if she wants to continue to manipulate Jimmy she’ll have to be quick because he's off to France with Sadie.

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  21. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 21 - Episode 3958 (Tue 25th Jan 2005)
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    #21 - Episode 3958 (Tue 25th Jan 2005)

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    Chloe leaves The Woolpack in a state of panic after seeing Carl and Max flirting with Tamsin and Libby. When Carl eventually comes home, Chloe makes it clear that she is upset and as he tries to tell her that things aren’t working out Chloe breaks the news that she is pregnant. Alan informs DI Keysell about the phone call he received the previous day and the inspector warns him that it could be a hoax. Despite this, Alan can’t help but hope that Shelley is alive and he becomes increasingly convinced that she has been trying to get in touch. Meanwhile, Charity tells Jimmy that if he is looking for proof that Sadie has been speaking to Cain he only needs to check her phone bill.

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  22. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 22 - Episode 3959 (Wed 26th Jan 2005)
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    #22 - Episode 3959 (Wed 26th Jan 2005)

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    Chloe emotionally blackmails Carl by telling him that the pregnancy is her problem and not his. Carl insists that he won’t turn his back on her and reluctantly agrees when she suggests a termination. Chloe later books an appointment with her GP and then tells Carl that her biggest fear is losing him. Meanwhile, Alan gets his hopes up when the mysterious calls to the B&B are traced back to Newquay. Knowing that Shelley has always been fond of the seaside town, Alan is convinced that she has been trying to get in touch. Elsewhere, Andy’s hopes of wooing Libby are dashed when she mentions that she has a boyfriend.

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  23. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 23 - Episode 3960 (Thu 27th Jan 2005)
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    #23 - Episode 3960 (Thu 27th Jan 2005)

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    Ethan visits Steph in prison and is stunned when she tells him that the flashbacks in her mind have made her realise that she must have murdered Shelley. Steph asks the curate to tell Alan the truth and to let him know how sorry she is. She then calls her solicitor and insists that her plea is changed to guilty. Over at The Woolpack, Carl cancels his trip away with Max in order to spend time with Chloe. Chloe is smug that she finally has Carl just where she wants him. Jimmy‘s suspicions towards his wife intensify. After some rooting around he manages to find the number of the private investigator that she hired to photograph Cain and Charity. He arranges to meet him the following day.

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  24. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 24 - Episode 3961 (Fri 28th Jan 2005)
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    #24 - Episode 3961 (Fri 28th Jan 2005)

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    DI Keysell interviews Steph about Shelley’s death but becomes frustrated when she insists that she can’t remember exactly how she killed her. Later that day, Steph calls her father to apologise for the hurt that she has caused. Alan hangs up in fury before breaking down in tears as the magnitude of the situation finally hits home. Jimmy meets the private investigator and is shocked to learn that Sadie held back pictures of Charity fighting Cain off after the kiss. Jimmy can’t believe his wife's behaviour and after seeing his anguish, Charity seductively assures him that Sadie will get her comeuppance. Over at The Woolpack, the open mic competition gets underway and Viv can’t resist mocking every joke that Bob makes. Viv's comments only add to the comedy value and the pair are voted joint winners, much to Viv's horror!

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  25. Emmerdale Season 34 Episode 25 - Episode 3962 (Sun 30th Jan 2005)
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    #25 - Episode 3962 (Sun 30th Jan 2005)

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    Ashley gets a surprise during his sermon when Laurel returns from her travels a day early. The vicar makes it clear how much he has missed his other half by wasting no time in asking for her hand in marriage. Ethan visits Steph at the remand centre and advises her to confess the whereabouts of Shelley’s body. Much to his horror, Steph explains that she wishes she could but she simply can’t remember what happened. Chloe enjoys Sunday lunch at the King's and takes the opportunity to get better acquainted with Tom. While Carl goes to the pub, Chloe insists on staying to help and subtly hints that she would like to marry his son.

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Season 34 Ratings Summary

"Episode 3937 (Sun 2nd Jan 2005)" is the best rated episode of "Emmerdale" season 34. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 3938 (Mon 3rd Jan 2005)".