Emmerdale Farm in 1977

1977 was Emmerdale Farm's 6th year. Production was overseen by producer Michael Glynn.

92 episodes were broadcast this year. Major storylines included Joe Sugden and Kathy Gimbel becoming Beckindale's first live-in lovers, the arrival of new barmaid Dolly Acaster, Jim Gimbel committing suicide off-screen and the subsequent departure of his daughter Kathy Davis, as well as Donald Hinton becomming the new vicar of St. Mary's Church.

Production

A Thames Television advert promoting the new Emmerdale Farm timeslot of 5.15pm from September.

An increase in popularity saw ITV reconsidering the programme's broadcast in a lunch-time slot with many regions opting to move the show up the schedule to mid-afternoon. By April, Yorkshire Television, Tyne Tees Television and Border Television promoted it to a 7pm slot, moving transmission days to a Tuesday and Thursday beginning with Episode 347. By August, ATV, Southern Television and Ulster Television had also followed suit. Granada and Harlech settled on broadcasting the programme at 6.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays while most other ITV regions screened the show at 5.15pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays (initially Wednesday and Fridays on Thames before moving to Tuesday and Fridays). By this point, the show had regularly started to pull in around ten million viewers.

The move to Esholt the previous year had opened up the possibilities for new locations in Beckindale and, for the first time, Demdyke Row appeared as Kathy Gimbel and Joe Sugden set up home there. Esholt's Bunkers Hill would cover as Demdyke Row until 1993.

Arrivals and departures for the year saw both Katharine Barker and Hugh Manning join the cast as Dolly Acaster and Donald Hinton respectively, while Polly Hemingway left the series as Kathy Gimbel in June.

After being appointed the previous year, Michael Glynn took over production from Robert D. Cardona, with his work finally making its debut onscreen. The series refrained from a lengthy summer break this year, disappearing off air for just two weeks in August.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures (homes, until August/ viewers)	Chart Position
1	323	Monday 3rd January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
2	324	Tuesday 4th January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
3	325	Monday 10th January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
4	326	Tuesday 11th January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
5	327	Monday 17th January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
6	328	Tuesday 18th January	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
7	329	Monday 24th January	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
8	330	Tuesday 25th January	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
9	331	Monday 31st January	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
10	332	Tuesday 1st February	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
11	333	Monday 7th February	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
12	334	Tuesday 8th February	Neville Siggs	David Reynolds	n/k	n/k
13	335	Monday 14th February	Kevin Laffan	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
14	336	Tuesday 15th February	Kevin Laffan	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
15	337	Monday 21st February	David Crane	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
16	338	Tuesday 22nd February	David Crane	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
17	339	Monday 28th February	David Crane	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
18	340	Tuesday 1st March	David Crane	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
19	341	Monday 7th March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
20	342	Tuesday 8th March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
21	343	Monday 14th March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
22	344	Tuesday 15th March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
23	345	Monday 21st March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
24	346	Tuesday 22nd March	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
25	347	Tuesday 12th April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
26	348	Thursday 14th April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
27	349	Tuesday 19th April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
28	350	Thursday 21st April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
29	351	Tuesday 26th April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
30	352	Thursday 28th April	William Corlett	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
31	353	Tuesday 3rd May	Kevin Laffan	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
32	354	Thursday 5th May	Kevin Laffan	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
33	355	Tuesday 10th May	Larry Wyce	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
34	356	Thursday 12th May	Larry Wyce	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
35	357	Tuesday 17th May	Peter Ferguson	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
36	358	Thursday 19th May	Peter Ferguson	Martin Friend	n/k	n/k
37	359	Tuesday 24th May	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
38	360	Thursday 26th May	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
39	361	Tuesday 31st May	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
40	362	Thursday 2nd June	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
41	363	Tuesday 14th June	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
42	364	Thursday 16th June	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
43	365	Tuesday 21st June	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
44	366	Thursday 23rd June	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
45	367	Tuesday 28th June	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
46	368	Thursday 30th June	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
47	369	Tuesday 5th July	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
48	370	Thursday 7th July	Kevin Laffan	Nick Gray	n/k	n/k
49	371	Tuesday 12th July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
50	372	Thursday 14th July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
51	373	Tuesday 19th July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
52	374	Thursday 21st July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
53	375	Tuesday 26th July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
54	376	Thursday 28th July	Neville Siggs	Roger Cheveley	n/k	n/k
55	377	Tuesday 2nd August	William Corlett	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
56	378	Monday 8th August	William Corlett	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
57	379	Tuesday 9th August	William Corlett	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
58	380	Monday 15th August	William Corlett	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
59	381	Tuesday 16th August	William Corlett	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
60	382	Monday 22nd August	Chris Barlas	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
61	383	Tuesday 23rd August	Chris Barlas	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
62	384	Thursday 25th August	Chris Barlas	Matthew Robinson	n/k	n/k
63	385	Tuesday 6th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
64	386	Thursday 8th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
65	387	Tuesday 13th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
66	388	Thursday 15th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
67	389	Tuesday 20th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
68	390	Thursday 22nd September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
69	391	Tuesday 27th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
70	392	Thursday 29th September	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
71	393	Tuesday 4th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
72	394	Thursday 6th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
73	395	Tuesday 11th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
74	396	Thursday 13th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
75	397	Tuesday 18th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
76	398	Thursday 20th October	Roy Bottomley Tom Brennand	Len Lurcock	n/k	n/k
77	399	Tuesday 25th October	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
78	400	Thursday 27th October	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
79	401	Tuesday 1st November	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
80	402	Thursday 3rd November	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
81	403	Tuesday 8th November	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
82	404	Thursday 10th November	Andy Baker	Darrol Blake	n/k	n/k
83	405	Tuesday 15th November	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
84	406	Thursday 17th November	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
85	407	Tuesday 22nd November	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
86	408	Thursday 24th November	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
87	409	Tuesday 29th November	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
88	410	Thursday 1st December	Kevin Laffan	Paddy Russell	n/k	n/k
89	411	Tuesday 6th December	William Corlett	Derek Martinus	n/k	n/k
90	412	Thursday 8th December	William Corlett	Derek Martinus	n/k	n/k
91	413	Tuesday 13th December	William Corlett	Derek Martinus	n/k	n/k
92	414	Thursday 15th December	William Corlett	Derek Martinus	n/k	n/k

Main Cast

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Joe Sugden	Frazer Hines	Full year	92	402	1
1	Annie Sugden	Sheila Mercier	Full year	92	396	1
1	Matt Skilbeck	Frederick Pyne	Full year	92	391	1
1	Amos Brearly	Ronald Magill	Full year	92	383	1
1	Henry Wilks	Arthur Pentelow	Full year	92	384	1
6	Sam Pearson	Toke Townley	Full year	86	368	1
7	Dolly Acaster	Katharine Barker	February to June, from August	55	55	-
8	Kathy Gimbel	Polly Hemingway	Until June	41	101	8
9	Donald Hinton	Hugh Manning	From October	16	16	-

Storylines

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Awards and Nominations

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