• Air date: 02 Jan '03 266 episodes
      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.
  • List of Episodes (266)
    • 1. Thur 2nd Jan 2003

      02 Jan '03
    • 2. Fri 3rd Jan 2003

      03 Jan '03
      Marlon loses his taste for village life and makes a shock decision about his future. Terry's refusal to accept financial help forces Dawn to issue an ultimatium. Scott has to face the music when Zoe discovers the identity of the haulage yard supervisior.
    • 3. Mon 6th Jan 2003

      06 Jan '03
      Val's persistence finally pays off and she enjoys an afternoon of passion. Terry manages to rise to the occasion for his wedding anniversary but is Dawn's mind elsewhere? Syd starts to tire of Chloe's mind games.
    • 4. Tue 7th Jan 2003

      07 Jan '03
      Eager to consummate his relationship with Zoe Scott decides to pull out all the stops and procures chocolates and champagne from the shop. Zoe tells Scott she can't remember the time she slept with him before. Deeply hurt Scott storms out and Zoe attempts to make him stay. When Debbie fails to come home after Cain's outburst in the pub her father turns up at Pear Tree Cottage demanding that she returns home. After agreeing to look after TJ while Dawn works for Eric Pollard at the factory Terr
    • 5. Wed 8th Jan 2003

      08 Jan '03
      Scott decides that if Zoe doesn't want a full physical relationship with him then he has no option but to move out. While Viv encourages him to leave Zoe confides in Ashley. Debbie is rude to Charity in front of Ethan who tells her off for being so hostile towards her mother. Later Debbie goes to see Charity at Pear Tree Cottage and apologises to her mum. Steph tells Shelly that she is convinced she can get Eric to ask her to move back in and is soon proved right. With a little encouragement
    • 6. Thur 9th Jan 2003

      09 Jan '03
      Debbie catches up with Ethan he offers her a place on a church trip to France. Although dubious about hanging out with a group of young Christians Debbie says she'd like to go on the trip, believing that Ethan will be going. She is soon disappointed when the curate reveals that he is not going on the trip. Having spent the night with Zoe Scott is on cloud nine and refuses to let his mother put a dampener on things. Scott stops Viv in her tracks, just as she's about to launch into a long spiel a
    • 7. Fri 10th Jan 2003

      10 Jan '03
      Tootsie leads Jarvis and Shadrach to Edna and Sam makes himself scarce claiming that he is ill. Jarvis goes to phone for help while Shadrach sinks to news depths as he takes advantage of Jarvis's absence to help himself to Edna's cash. When the police arrive on the scene they find a broken wing mirror and say that it looks like they are dealing with a case of hit and run. Ethan runs into Cain in the shop and tells him about the trip to France. When Cain hears that there are assisted places ava
    • 8. Mon 13th Jan 2003

      13 Jan '03
      The police arrive at the hospital to interview Edna about the hit and run incident and return her bag. Debbie is delighted when Charity agrees to give the parental consent that will allow her to go on the church trip to France. At the hospital surrounded by geriatrics Edna is depressed and anxious about having to undergo the operation to replace her hip. Her mood is not improved when Len arrives with Laurel and Pearl who makes a series of tactless remarks about Edna's age. When the police arr
    • 9. Tue 14th Jan 2003

      14 Jan '03
      Sam struggles to contain his guilt and makes a shocking confession to Jarvis. Debbie disowns Cain after his cruelty towards Sam. Donna plays it cool - but is it too cool for Danny?
    • 10. Wed 15th Jan 2003

      15 Jan '03
      Lisa is dismayed when Jarvis confirms that Cain's claims about Sam being responsible for knocking Edna down are true. Lisa and Jarvis are disappointed to find Sam packing his bags to leave. Jarvis makes it plain to Sam where his responsibilities lie. Petrified of going to prison again Sam is reluctant to go to the police but Lisa convinces him that he can't run away from his conscience. After Sam goes to the police station, where he is charged, he visits Edna in hospital. She is furious when he
    • 11. Thur 16th Jan 2003

      16 Jan '03
      Zoe struggles to keep her relationship with Rachel the solicitor on a purely business footing. Sam is on the receiving end of a village backlash. Charity wins back her job with Tom.
    • 12. Fri 17th Jan 2003

      17 Jan '03
      After the social worker visits Home Farm to assess Zoe's suitability to adopt Christopher Zoe enjoys a drink with her solicitor Rachel and neither can deny the strong mutual attraction between them. Meanwhile, Viv is on her way to Home Farm to drop off the children and is horrified when she walks in on Zoe and Rachel kissing. Will Viv tell Scott about the passionate embrace she has witnessed between his new partner and her solicitor? Andy and Daz struggle with the immense workload on the far
    • 13. Mon 20th Jan 2003

      20 Jan '03
      Having witnessed Zoe kissing Rachel Viv has to decide whether or not to tell Scott the painful truth. When Bob counsels her to keep it quiet Viv incredibly manages to keep schtum. Still none the wiser Scott leaves the pub and bumps straight into Zoe who, assuming that Viv has already spilled the beans, blurts out that it was only one kiss. Scott is deeply hurt, and tells Zoe he is moving out of Home Farm. She begs him to stay, but her words fall on deaf ears as he claims he can't cope with th
    • 14. Tue 21st Jan 2003

      21 Jan '03
      Steph is suspicious when Alan invites her to the B&B for a slap up dinner. She is appalled when her father announces that he is planning to emigrate to Spain with Shelly. True to form selfish Steph bursts into tears and hurls abuse at the distraught couple. Will Alan and Shelly allow Steph to ruin their plans? Viv comforts a humiliated Scott, and turns Zoe away when she arrives to see him. Rachel goes to Home Farm, hoping to spend some time with Zoe, but quickly leaves when she realises how ups
    • 15. Wed 22nd Jan 2003

      22 Jan '03
      In the Woolpack Charity decides to up the ante in her bid to bag Tom King by indulging in a spot of outrageous flirting with Syd. Jealous Tom watches from the bar. Will Charity's plans produce the result she's looking for or has she gone too far this time? Having reacted badly to Turner and Shelly's news, Steph finally appears to have come round to the idea after a long chat with her father. Shelly is thrilled that Steph has seen sense, but her relief is short-lived as scheming Steph pushes She
    • 16. Thur 23rd Jan 2003

      23 Jan '03
      Sick of Charity's attempts to make him jealous Tom lays his cards on the table and tells her that he wants to be with her and he believes the feeling is mutual. Still smarting from Tom's failure to trust her over the missing money Charity tells him that she wants to be with someone who will believe her before he believes his family when push comes to shove. Charity thinks that her candour may have cost her chance of happiness with Tom but she is in for a surprise when the millionaire asks her t
    • 17. Fri 24th Jan 2003

      24 Jan '03
      Thinking she had seen off Charity's bid to bag Tom and his millions Sadie gets the shock of her life when Tom gathers the King clan together and announces his wedding plans. Sadie quietly warns Charity that Tom will soon find out what she's up to, but is left fuming when Charity triumphantly points out that she will soon be her mother-in-law. Carl insists he's not afraid of his dad, Chas calls his bluff by threatening to show Tom the nude Polaroids. She takes it one step too far by addressin
    • 18. Mon 27th Jan 2003

      27 Jan '03
    • 19. Tue 28th Jan 2003

      28 Jan '03
      Paul tries to patch things up with Carl by helping him fix the guttering. As the pair lark about on the roof, Carl throws something at Paul and Paul loses his footing. Carl watches in horror as Paul falls to his death on the ground below. In a blind panic, Carl goes to Jimmy and Matthew for assistance and the brothers decide to make Paul's death look like an accident by moving him to his own garden. Later, Siobhan returns from the pub with Chloe and is horror-stricken to find her husband's lif
    • 20. Wed 29th Jan 2003

      29 Jan '03
      When the police visit Holdgate Farm Carl manages to answer their questions about Paul's death but he has more problems with his own conscience and decides he must tell Siobhan what happened. Carl makes his way to Siobhan's but is intercepted by his brothers who convince him not to speak to Siobhan about what happened. Will Carl's conscience allow him to keep quiet about his hand in Paul's untimely death? Meanwhile, a devastated Siobhan begins to blame herself for Paul's death, having been ou
    • 21. Thur 30th Jan 2003

      30 Jan '03
      Relieved to be out of hospital at last Edna returns home to Emmerdale. However, she is not happy about having to be carried over the threshold in full view of her neighbours. How will Edna cope now that she's been robbed of her independence? After a string of visitors Edna is shocked to find Sam on her doorstep clutching a bunch of flowers and desperate for forgiveness. Later Sam appears in court for the hit and run, but what will the judge decide? Matthew takes action to keep Carl and Siobh
    • 22. Fri 31st Jan 2003

      31 Jan '03
      Having persuaded Siobhan to go and stay with friends for a while Matthew is a relieved man, but he is made uneasy when Sadie becomes suspicious about Carl's sudden trip to Romania. Jimmy assures his brother that he has not breathed a word to his wife. If Sadie does work out what the King brothers have been up to will she use it to her advantage? Edna remains determined not to be beaten by her immobility but struggles to carry out day-to-day tasks. In doing so she suffers a fall trying to care f
    • 23. Mon 3rd Feb 2003

      03 Feb '03
      Steph is furious when she finds out that Shelly is helping Alan sell the B&B in preparation for a move to Spain. Steph confronts her friend about it and an argument ensues. Meek Shelly finally loses her temper and slaps Steph after she threatens to lock her in the cellar. Steph is furious and vows revenge, but will Shelly escape to Spain before she gets the chance? Edna is mortified when she has no option but to let Jarvis help her up the stairs to the bathroom. Still recuperating from her s
    • 24. Tue 4th Feb 2003

      04 Feb '03
      Steph does her best to make Shelly's life hell at work. When Steph notices Shelly is wearing a ring that once belonged to her grandmother she accuses Shelly of stealing from Alan. Steph refuses to listen to Shelly's protest that the ring was given to her as a present by Alan. Believing that the woman she's bullied all her life is stealing her father away, Steph tries to make things as uncomfortable as possible for Shelly by spreading rumours around the village that Shelly is a bit of a gold d
    • 25. Wed 5th Feb 2003

      05 Feb '03
      Chas tries a new tactic to win votes in the Woolpack ballot by wearing a tight t-shirt saying ‘Chas needs you'. But after claims of vote rigging, Diane declares the election void. Will the barmaid crisis at the Woolpack ever get resolved? Marlon breaks the news to Sam that he has had a call to say Zak has been arrested at customs for smuggling the vine. Sam is devastated, reminding Marlon that they were going to use the money to pay for his brief. Determined not to lose the payment owed