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The Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 6

Every episode of Emmerdale Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Emmerdale Season 6!

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 6 Episode 1 - Episode 323 (Mon 3rd Jan 1977)
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    #1 - Episode 323 (Mon 3rd Jan 1977)

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    Emmerdale Farm basks in the hot summer sun as the Sugden family and the people of Beckindale return for a new series, with the start of events that could change their lives in the months ahead.

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  2. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 2 - Episode 324 (Tue 4th Jan 1977)
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    #2 - Episode 324 (Tue 4th Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  3. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 3 - Episode 325 (Mon 10th Jan 1977)
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    #3 - Episode 325 (Mon 10th Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  4. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 4 - Episode 326 (Tue 11th Jan 1977)
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    #4 - Episode 326 (Tue 11th Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  5. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 5 - Episode 327 (Mon 17th Jan 1977)
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    #5 - Episode 327 (Mon 17th Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  6. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 6 - Episode 328 (Tue 18th Jan 1977)
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    #6 - Episode 328 (Tue 18th Jan 1977)

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    The evening of the great day has arrived and the cricket match is in progress, with Beckindale batting - but not with stunning success, especially since Phil Kitson is playing. Meanwhile, Joe and Kathy discuss their plans on the way to The Woolpack for the celebrations. Kathy is having a hard time at home so they agree that if Joe can find a suitable place to live together in the village, they'll shack up as man and wife, no matter what anybody says.

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  7. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 7 - Episode 329 (Mon 24th Jan 1977)
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    #7 - Episode 329 (Mon 24th Jan 1977)

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    Amos is insistent that The Woolpack ghost maybe a poltergeist. Henry goes birdwatching and spots Janet Thompson, an old flame of his thirty years ago.

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  8. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 8 - Episode 330 (Tue 25th Jan 1977)
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    #8 - Episode 330 (Tue 25th Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  9. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 9 - Episode 331 (Mon 31st Jan 1977)
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    #9 - Episode 331 (Mon 31st Jan 1977)

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    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.

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  10. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 10 - Episode 332 (Tue 1st Feb 1977)
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    #10 - Episode 332 (Tue 1st Feb 1977)

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    Henry is looking for an excuse to go see Janet in Bradford but Amos is in no mood to give way to him, especially as the poltergeist seems to have been active with some bottles of fruit juice.

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  11. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 11 - Episode 333 (Mon 7th Feb 1977)
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    #11 - Episode 333 (Mon 7th Feb 1977)

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    Amos confides to Annie that Henry is getting more and more involved with Janet so his surprise is understandable when he discovers that Annie has invited both Janet and Henry to the farm for lunch. Joe arrives back from Hotten with the news that a deal has been agreed for the sale of Hawthorn Cottage and that he's made an offer for the cottage in Demdyke Row. After lunch, Henry and Janet go for a walk, and after a good deal of trying, he persuades Janet to stay at The Woolpack.

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  12. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 12 - Episode 334 (Tue 8th Feb 1977)
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    #12 - Episode 334 (Tue 8th Feb 1977)

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    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.

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  13. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 13 - Episode 335 (Mon 14th Feb 1977)
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    #13 - Episode 335 (Mon 14th Feb 1977)

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    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.

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  14. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 14 - Episode 336 (Tue 15th Feb 1977)
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    #14 - Episode 336 (Tue 15th Feb 1977)

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    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.

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  15. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 15 - Episode 337 (Mon 21st Feb 1977)
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    #15 - Episode 337 (Mon 21st Feb 1977)

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    Early in the morning and unexpectedly, the new priest in charge, the Reverend William Hockley arrives at the Vicarage. Joe is trying to find the right moment to tell Annie about him and Kathy.

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  16. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 16 - Episode 338 (Tue 22nd Feb 1977)
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    #16 - Episode 338 (Tue 22nd Feb 1977)

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    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.

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  17. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 17 - Episode 339 (Mon 28th Feb 1977)
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    #17 - Episode 339 (Mon 28th Feb 1977)

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    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.

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  18. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 18 - Episode 340 (Tue 1st March 1977)
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    #18 - Episode 340 (Tue 1st March 1977)

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    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.

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  19. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 19 - Episode 341 (Mon 7th March 1977)
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    #19 - Episode 341 (Mon 7th March 1977)

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    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.

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  20. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 20 - Episode 342 (Tue 8th March 1977)
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    #20 - Episode 342 (Tue 8th March 1977)

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    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.

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  21. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 21 - Episode 343 (Mon 14th March 1977)
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    #21 - Episode 343 (Mon 14th March 1977)

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    Amos can't believe his eyes when his Swedish visitors, Asta and Olof, arrive. They also make a very unusual request - to go pot-holing.

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  22. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 22 - Episode 344 (Tue 15th March 1977)
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    #22 - Episode 344 (Tue 15th March 1977)

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    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.

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  23. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 23 - Episode 345 (Mon 21st March 1977)
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    #23 - Episode 345 (Mon 21st March 1977)

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    It is the night of the ball in Harrogate and Kathy and Joe are dressed up and determined to enjoy themselves despite Kathy being told by her parents that they don't want to see her again. A night that is meant for enjoyment quickly turns to concern as the two Swedish men, Olaf and Asta, become trapped down a pot-hole. Amongst the concern though is delight for Amos who is called upon by the Hotten Courier to cover the rescue story and is promptly taken to the pot-hole mouth by Henry. After many hours Olaf is dragged above ground with injuries but there is still no sign of Asta.

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  24. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 24 - Episode 346 (Tue 22nd March 1977)
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    #24 - Episode 346 (Tue 22nd March 1977)

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    The rescue search continues for Asta but conditions are beginning to worsen. As a hope of finding her alive fades, the rescue team decides to enter the cave from a back entrance to try and find her. The rescue ends in success when Matt finds Asta on a ledge. As the celebrations commence for the rescuers Joe and Kathy sit quietly in the bar, discussing what's happened to her family following the news that Freda has finally left Jim and gone to live with her aunt Carrie.

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  25. Emmerdale Season 6 Episode 25 - Episode 347 (Tue 12th April 1977)
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    #25 - Episode 347 (Tue 12th April 1977)

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    Sam's down in the dumps when a mystery letter from France brings back memories of the First World War.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Episode 323 (Mon 3rd Jan 1977)" is the best rated episode of "Emmerdale" season 6. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/3/1977. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 324 (Tue 4th Jan 1977)".