Emmerdale in 2005

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2005 was Emmerdale's 34th year.

310 episodes were broadcast during the year. Major storylines included Charity Tate's exit after exposing Sadie King for ruining her wedding to Tom King, Sadie's affair with her brother-in-law Matthew King, Debbie Dingle giving birth to her and Andy Sugden's daughter Sarah at the age of 15, Paddy Kirk cheating on his wife Emily with Viv Windsor and Zoe Tate leaving the village after blowing up Home Farm.

Viewership

The average viewing figure for the year was 8.63 million viewers, which was down 370,000 on 2004. The most-watched episode of the year was Episode 3981 (21st February 2005), with 11.18 million viewers, while the least-watched episode was Episode 4095 (10th July 2005), with 5.66 million viewers. 55 episodes ranked within the weekly top 10 for all UK TV, which was 14 more than the year before.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	3937	Sunday 2nd January	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	7,987,000	20
2	3938	Monday 3rd January	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Haldane Duncan	9,914,000	11
3/ 4	3939/ 3940	Tuesday 4th January	Stephen Bennett	Haldane Duncan	9,889,000	12
5	3941	Wednesday 5th January	Mark Illis	Haldane Duncan	10,062,000	10
6	3942	Thursday 6th January	Chris Thompson	Haldane Duncan	10,203,000	9
7	3943	Friday 7th January	Chris Thompson	Haldane Duncan	9,838,000	13
8	3944	Sunday 9th January	Janys Chambers	Mike Adams	8,679,000	16
9	3945	Monday 10th January	Paul Quiney	Mike Adams	10,070,000	11
10	3946	Tuesday 11th January	Andrew Kirk	Mike Adams	10,200,000	10
11	3947	Wednesday 12th January	Matthew Westwood	Mike Adams	9,600,000	13
12	3948	Thursday 13th January	Peter Kerry	Mike Adams	10,070,000	12
13	3949	Friday 14th January	Peter Kerry	Mike Adams	9,310,000	14
14	3950	Sunday 16th January	Bill Lyons	Alan Wareing	8,510,000	17
15	3951	Monday 17th January	Marc Peirson	Alan Wareing	10,203,000	11
16	3952	Tuesday 18th January	Lindsay Williams	Alan Wareing	9,787,000	13
17	3953	Wednesday 19th January	Caroline Mitchell	Alan Wareing	9,880,000	12
18	3954	Thursday 20th January	Tim Dynevor	Alan Wareing	10,402,000	10
19	3955	Friday 21st January	Tim Dynevor	Alan Wareing	9,446,000	14
20	3956	Sunday 23rd January	Andrew Kirk	Diana Patrick	8,270,000	18
21	3957	Monday 24th January	Peter Kerry	Diana Patrick	10,120,000	10
22	3958	Tuesday 25th January	Sarah Bagshaw	Diana Patrick	9,940,000	11
23	3959	Wednesday 26th January	Paul Quiney	Diana Patrick	9,090,000	15
24	3960	Thursday 27th January	Bill Taylor	Diana Patrick	9,540,000	13
25	3961	Friday 28th January	Bill Taylor	Diana Patrick	9,210,000	14
26	3962	Sunday 30th January	Chris Thompson	Tim Dowd	8,750,000	17
27	3963	Monday 31st January	Lisa Holdsworth	Tim Dowd	10,060,000	11
28	3964	Tuesday 1st February	Karin Young	Tim Dowd	9,840,000	12
29	3965	Wednesday 2nd February	Caroline Mitchell	Tim Dowd	9,650,000	13
30	3966	Thursday 3rd February	Caroline Mitchell	Tim Dowd	10,170,000	10
31	3967	Friday 4th February	Matthew Westwood	Tim Dowd	9,190,000	14
32	3968	Sunday 6th February	Mark Illis	Tim O'Mara	8,510,000	16
33	3969	Monday 7th February	John Chambers	Tim O'Mara	9,920,000	10
34	3970	Tuesday 8th February	Margaret Simpson	Tim O'Mara	9,555,000	12
35	3971	Wednesday 9th February	Bill Lyons	Tim O'Mara	9,230,000	13
36	3972	Thursday 10th February	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	9,825,000	11
37	3973	Friday 11th February	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	9,074,000	14
38	3974	Sunday 13th February	Janys Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	7,445,000	23
39	3975	Monday 14th February	Janys Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,846,000	10
40	3976	Tuesday 15th February	Matthew Westwood	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,753,000	11
41	3977	Wednesday 16th February	Bill Lyons	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,396,000	13
42	3978	Thursday 17th February	Lisa Holdsworth	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,726,000	12
43	3979	Friday 18th February	Caroline Mitchell	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,361,000	14
44	3980	Sunday 20th February	Marc Peirson	Mike Adams	8,118,000	19
45	3981	Monday 21st February	Karin Young	Mike Adams	11,180,000	10
46	3982	Tuesday 22nd February	Sarah Bagshaw	Mike Adams	9,570,000	14
47	3983	Wednesday 23rd February	Sarah Bagshaw	Mike Adams	10,150,000	12
48	3984	Thursday 24th February	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Mike Adams	10,500,000	11
49	3985	Friday 25th February	Peter Kerry	Mike Adams	9,580,000	13
50	3986	Monday 28th February	Lindsay Williams	Alan Wareing	10,660,000	10
51	3987	Tuesday 1st March	John Chambers	Alan Wareing	10,080,000	12
52	3988	Wednesday 2nd March	John Chambers	Alan Wareing	10,720,000	9
53	3989	Thursday 3rd March	Stephen Bennett	Alan Wareing	10,640,000	11
54	3990	Friday 4th March	Chris Thompson	Alan Wareing	9,860,000	13
55	3991	Sunday 6th March	Mark Illis	Piotr Szkopiak	8,030,000	18
56	3992	Monday 7th March	Mark Illis	Piotr Szkopiak	10,672,000	9
57	3993	Tuesday 8th March	Matthew Westwood	Piotr Szkopiak	9,397,000	13
58	3994	Wednesday 9th March	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	9,645,000	12
59	3995	Thursday 10th March	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Piotr Szkopiak	10,218,000	10
60	3996	Friday 11th March	Margaret Simpson	Piotr Szkopiak	8,395,000	18
61	3997	Monday 14th March	Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	10,361,000	9
62	3998	Tuesday 15th March	Bill Lyons	Pip Short	9,659,000	11
63	3999	Wednesday 16th March	Bill Lyons	Pip Short	9,487,000	12
64	4000	Thursday 17th March	Caroline Mitchell	Pip Short	9,395,000	13
65	4001	Friday 18th March	Janys Chambers	Pip Short	8,930,000	14
66	4002	Sunday 20th March	Peter Kerry	Philip Wood	8,745,000	15
67	4003	Monday 21st March	Peter Kerry	Philip Wood	10,326,000	11
68	4004	Tuesday 22nd March	Paul Quiney	Philip Wood	9,702,000	14
69	4005	Wednesday 23rd March	Chris Thompson	Philip Wood	9,512,000	15
70	4006	Thursday 24th March	John Chambers	Philip Wood	10,070,000	12
71	4007	Friday 25th March	Lisa Holdsworth	Philip Wood	9,755,000	13
72	4008	Sunday 27th March	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	7,321,000	21
73	4009	Monday 28th March	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,041,000	14
74	4010	Tuesday 29th March	Bill Taylor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,532,000	11
75	4011	Wednesday 30th March	Bill Taylor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,355,000	13
76	4012	Thursday 31st March	Lindsay Williams	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,505,000	12
77	4013	Friday 1st April	Andrew Kirk	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,902,000	16
78	4014	Sunday 3rd April	Andrew Kirk	Henry Foster	8,060,000	18
79	4015	Monday 4th April	John Chambers	Henry Foster	9,347,000	10
80	4016	Tuesday 5th April	John Chambers	Henry Foster	8,763,000	16
81	4017	Wednesday 6th April	Marc Peirson	Henry Foster	8,966,000	13
82	4018	Thursday 7th April	Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	8,893,000	14
83	4019	Friday 8th April	Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	9,235,000	11
84	4020	Sunday 10th April	Sarah Bagshaw	Alan Wareing	7,813,000	20
85	4021	Monday 11th April	Bill Lyons	Alan Wareing	9,416,000	11
86	4022	Tuesday 12th April	Margaret Simpson	Alan Wareing	9,224,000	13
87	4023	Wednesday 13th April	Bill Taylor	Alan Wareing	8,978,000	14
88	4024	Thursday 14th April	Matthew Westwood	Alan Wareing	8,901,000	15
88	4025	Friday 15th April	Matthew Westwood	Alan Wareing	9,256,000	12
90	4026	Sunday 17th April	Chris Thompson	Piotr Szkopiak	7,646,000	17
91	4027	Monday 18th April	Chris Thompson	Piotr Szkopiak	9,222,000	12
92	4028	Tuesday 19th April	Tim Dynevor	Piotr Szkopiak	8,823,000	14
93	4029	Wednesday 20th April	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Piotr Szkopiak	8,933,000	13
94	4030	Thursday 21st April	Stephen Bennett	Piotr Szkopiak	8,791,000	15
95	4031	Friday 22nd April	Stephen Bennett	Piotr Szkopiak	8,262,000	17
96	4032	Sunday 24th April	Matthew Westwood	Pip Short	8,015,000	19
97	4033	Monday 25th April	Chris Thompson	Pip Short	9,062,000	10
98	4034	Tuesday 26th April	Tim Dynevor	Pip Short	9,215,000	9
99	4035	Wednesday 27th April	Tim Dynevor	Pip Short	8,733,000	13
100	4036	Thursday 28th April	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Pip Short	8,820,000	12
101	4037	Friday 29th April	Bill Taylor	Pip Short	8,006,000	16
102	4038	Sunday 1st May	Andrew Kirk	Philip Wood	6,650,000	20
103	4039	Monday 2nd May	Lindsay Williams	Philip Wood	8,396,000	15
104	4040	Tuesday 3rd May	Peter Kerry	Philip Wood	8,929,000	9
105	4041	Wednesday 4th May	John Chambers	Philip Wood	8,487,000	14
106	4042	Thursday 5th May	John Chambers	Philip Wood	8,653,000	13
107	4043	Friday 6th May	Lisa Holdsworth	Philip Wood	7,903,000	18
108	4044	Sunday 8th May	Paul Quiney	Tracey Rooney	7,123,000	19
109	4045	Monday 9th May	Sarah Bagshaw	Tracey Rooney	8,811,000	11
110	4046	Tuesday 10th May	Sarah Bagshaw	Tracey Rooney	8,975,000	10
111	4047	Wednesday 11th May	Caroline Mitchell	Tracey Rooney	8,481,000	13
112	4048	Thursday 12th May	Margaret Simpson	Tracey Rooney	8,429,000	14
113	4049	Friday 13th May	Janys Chambers	Tracey Rooney	8,197,000	15
114	4050	Sunday 15th May	Janys Chambers	Henry Foster	6,966,000	20
115	4051	Monday 16th May	Andrew Kirk	Henry Foster	9,458,000	8
116	4052	Tuesday 17th May	Bill Lyons	Henry Foster	8,657,000	13
117	4053	Wednesday 18th May	Bill Lyons	Henry Foster	8,667,000	12
118	4054	Thursday 19th May	Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	8,854,000	10
119	4055	Friday 20th May	Lisa Holdsworth	Henry Foster	8,312,000	15
120	4056	Sunday 22nd May	Lisa Holdsworth	Haldane Duncan	7,847,000	17
121	4057	Monday 23rd May	Caroline Mitchell	Haldane Duncan	9,242,000	7
122	4058	Tuesday 24th May	Margaret Simpson	Haldane Duncan	8,891,000	10
123	4059	Thursday 26th May	Tim Dynevor	Haldane Duncan	7,733,000	15
124	4060	Friday 27th May	John Chambers	Haldane Duncan	7,325,000	16
125	4061	Sunday 29th May	John Chambers	Haldane Duncan	6,538,000	19
126	4062	Monday 30th May	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Alan Wareing	7,887,000	15
127	4063	Tuesday 31st May	Sarah Bagshaw	Alan Wareing	7,824,000	16
128	4064	Wednesday 1st June	Matthew Westwood	Alan Wareing	8,923,000	8
129	4065	Thursday 2nd June	Mark Illis	Alan Wareing	8,568,000	11
130	4066	Friday 3rd June	Karin Young	Alan Wareing	7,894,000	14
131	4067	Sunday 5th June	Karin Young	Alan Wareing	7,207,000	19
132	4068	Monday 6th June	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	9,720,000	5
133	4069	Tuesday 7th June	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	8,429,000	11
134	4070	Wednesday 8th June	John Chambers	Piotr Szkopiak	7,548,000	14
135	4071	Thursday 9th June	John Chambers	Piotr Szkopiak	8,407,000	12
136	4072	Friday 10th June	Bill Taylor	Piotr Szkopiak	7,793,000	13
137	4073	Monday 13th June	Matthew Westwood	Piotr Szkopiak	8,836,000	8
138	4074	Tuesday 14th June	Chris Thompson	Pip Short	8,035,000	13
139	4075	Wednesday 15th June	Chris Thompson	Pip Short	8,107,000	12
140	4076	Thursday 16th June	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Pip Short	8,123,000	11
141	4077	Friday 17th June	Janys Chambers	Pip Short	7,091,000	15
142	4078	Monday 20th June	Sarah Bagshaw	Pip Short	7,271,000	13
143	4079	Tuesday 21st June	Sarah Bagshaw	Pip Short	7,564,000	11
144	4080	Wednesday 22nd June	Bill Lyons	Tracey Rooney	7,176,000	15
145	4081	Thursday 23rd June	Bill Lyons	Tracey Rooney	7,239,000	14
146	4082	Friday 24th June	Bill Taylor	Tracey Rooney	8,133,000	9
147	4083	Sunday 26th June	Bill Taylor	Tracey Rooney	6,228,000	19
148	4084	Monday 27th June	Mark Illis	Tracey Rooney	7,463,000	14
149	4085	Tuesday 28th June	Mark Illis	Tracey Rooney	7,738,000	12
150	4086	Wednesday 29th June	Caroline Mitchell	Henry Foster	7,978,000	10
151	4087	Thursday 30th June	Caroline Mitchell	Henry Foster	7,557,000	13
152	4088	Friday 1st July	Stephen Bennett	Henry Foster	7,312,000	15
153	4089	Sunday 3rd July	Stephen Bennett	Henry Foster	6,722,000	19
154	4090	Monday 4th July	Margaret Simpson	Henry Foster	8,603,000	9
155	4091	Tuesday 5th July	Lindsay Williams	Henry Foster	8,801,000	8
156	4092	Wednesday 6th July	Tim Dynevor	Mark McKillop	8,132,000	12
157	4093	Thursday 7th July	Tim Dynevor	Mark McKillop	7,836,000	13
158	4094	Friday 8th July	Peter Kerry	Mark McKillop	7,346,000	14
159	4095	Sunday 10th July	John Chambers	Mark McKillop	5,661,000	26
160	4096	Monday 11th July	John Chambers	Mark McKillop	7,719,000	9
161	4097	Tuesday 12th July	Bill Lyons	Mark McKillop	7,450,000	11
162	4098	Wednesday 13th July	Andrew Kirk	Haldane Duncan	7,219,000	13
163	4099	Thursday 14th July	Bill Taylor	Haldane Duncan	7,465,000	10
164	4100	Friday 15th July	Bill Taylor	Haldane Duncan	7,356,000	12
165	4101	Sunday 17th July	Chris Thompson	Haldane Duncan	6,042,000	21
166	4102	Monday 18th July	Chris Thompson	Haldane Duncan	8,290,000	10
167	4103	Tuesday 19th July	John Kerr	Haldane Duncan	8,340,000	8
168	4104	Wednesday 20th July	Mark Illis	Pip Short	7,670,000	13
169	4105	Thursday 21st July	Lisa Holdsworth	Pip Short	7,870,000	11
170	4106	Friday 22nd July	Lisa Holdsworth	Pip Short	7,180,000	16
171	4107	Sunday 24th July	Sarah Bagshaw	Pip Short	6,590,000	18
172	4108	Monday 25th July	Lindsay Williams	Pip Short	8,510,000	9
173	4109	Tuesday 26th July	Lindsay Williams	Pip Short	7,680,000	14
174	4110	Wednesday 27th July	Margaret Simpson	Diana Patrick	7,860,000	13
175	4111	Thursday 28th July	Stephen Bennett	Diana Patrick	8,530,000	8
176	4112	Friday 29th July	Stephen Bennett	Diana Patrick	8,070,000	12
177	4113	Sunday 31st July	Caroline Mitchell	Diana Patrick	7,030,000	17
178	4114	Monday 1st August	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Diana Patrick	8,200,000	10
179	4115	Tuesday 2nd August	Matthew Westwood	Diana Patrick	8,070,000	11
180	4116	Wednesday 3rd August	Mark Illis	Tracey Rooney	7,840,000	14
181	4117	Thursday 4th August	Bill Lyons	Tracey Rooney	8,240,000	8
182	4118	Friday 5th August	Bill Lyons	Tracey Rooney	7,980,000	12
183	4119	Sunday 7th August	Bill Taylor	Tracey Rooney	6,570,000	17
184	4120	Monday 8th August	Chris Thompson	Tracey Rooney	8,040,000	9
185	4121	Tuesday 9th August	Chris Thompson	Tracey Rooney	7,610,000	15
186	4122	Wednesday 10th August	Stephen Bennett	Adrian Bean	7,640,000	14
187	4123	Thursday 11th August	Lisa Holdsworth	Adrian Bean	7,790,000	12
188	4124	Friday 12th August	Andrew Kirk	Adrian Bean	7,890,000	11
189	4125	Sunday 14th August	Andrew Kirk	Adrian Bean	6,880,000	19
190	4126	Monday 15th August	Sarah Bagshaw	Adrian Bean	8,220,000	9
191	4127	Tuesday 16th August	Sarah Bagshaw	Adrian Bean	7,730,000	13
192	4128	Wednesday 17th August	Peter Kerry	Tony Prescott	7,010,000	18
193	4129	Thursday 18th August	Peter Kerry	Tony Prescott	7,670,000	14
194	4130	Friday 19th August	John Chambers	Tony Prescott	7,850,000	12
195	4131	Sunday 21st August	Tim Dynevor	Tony Prescott	6,940,000	19
196	4132	Monday 22nd August	Caroline Mitchell	Tony Prescott	8,500,000	10
197	4133	Tuesday 23rd August	Caroline Mitchell	Tony Prescott	8,670,000	8
198	4134	Wednesday 24th August	Lisa Holdsworth	Piotr Szkopiak	8,530,000	9
199	4135	Thursday 25th August	Lisa Holdsworth	Piotr Szkopiak	8,060,000	12
200	4136	Friday 26th August	Andrew Kirk	Piotr Szkopiak	7,790,000	13
201	4137	Sunday 28th August	Tim Dynevor	Piotr Szkopiak	6,480,000	20
202	4138	Monday 29th August	Bill Lyons	Piotr Szkopiak	7,480,000	14
203	4139	Tuesday 30th August	Sarah Bagshaw	Piotr Szkopiak	8,280,000	11
204	4140	Wednesday 31st August	Janys Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,080,000	12
205	4141	Thursday 1st September	Janys Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,390,000	10
206	4142	Friday 2nd September	Janys Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	7,200,000	15
207	4143	Sunday 4th September	John Kerr	Oliver Horsbrugh	6,230,000	20
208	4144	Monday 5th September	John Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,170,000	12
209	4145	Tuesday 6th September	John Chambers	Oliver Horsbrugh	7,690,000	14
210	4146	Wednesday 7th September	Mark Illis	Henry Foster	7,450,000	17
211	4147	Thursday 8th September	Stephen Bennett	Henry Foster	8,350,000	11
212	4148	Friday 9th September	Stephen Bennett	Henry Foster	8,010,000	13
213	4149	Monday 12th September	Peter Kerry	Henry Foster	8,010,000	15
214	4150	Tuesday 13th September	Bill Taylor	Henry Foster	7,990,000	16
215	4151	Wednesday 14th September	Lindsay Williams	Henry Foster	8,220,000	14
216	4152	Thursday 15th September	Janys Chambers	Diana Patrick	8,460,000	13
217	4153	Friday 16th September	Margaret Simpson	Diana Patrick	7,630,000	18
218	4154	Sunday 18th September	Tim Dynevor	Diana Patrick	7,030,000	21
219	4155	Monday 19th September	Tim Dynevor	Diana Patrick	9,250,000	11
220/ 221	4156/ 4157	Tuesday 20th September	Karin Young	Diana Patrick	8,250,000	15
222	4158	Wednesday 21st September	Bill Lyons	Tony Prescott	8,610,000	13
223/ 224	4159/ 4160	Thursday 22nd September	John Chambers	Tony Prescott	8,580,000	14
225	4161	Friday 23rd September	Chris Thompson	Tony Prescott	8,710,000	12
226	4162	Monday 26th September	Peter Kerry	Tony Prescott	9,590,000	8
227	4163	Tuesday 27th September	Mark Illis	Tony Prescott	8,680,000	17
228	4164	Wednesday 28th September	Lisa Holdsworth	Adrian Bean	9,240,000	10
229	4165	Thursday 29th September	Caroline Mitchell	Adrian Bean	8,890,000	14
230	4166	Friday 30th September	Lindsay Williams	Adrian Bean	8,480,000	18
231	4167	Sunday 2nd October	Stephen Bennett	Adrian Bean	8,780,000	15
232	4168	Monday 3rd October	Stephen Bennett	Adrian Bean	10,140,000	8
233	4169	Tuesday 4th October	Sarah Bagshaw	Adrian Bean	9,280,000	13
234	4170	Wednesday 5th October	Peter Kerry	Duncan Foster	8,850,000	16
235	4171	Thursday 6th October	Peter Kerry	Duncan Foster	9,340,000	12
236	4172	Friday 7th October	Philip Meeks	Duncan Foster	8,720,000	17
237	4173	Sunday 9th October	Karin Young	Duncan Foster	7,840,000	20
238	4174	Monday 10th October	Sarah Bagshaw	Duncan Foster	9,420,000	12
239	4175	Tuesday 11th October	Sarah Bagshaw	Duncan Foster	9,550,000	11
240	4176	Wednesday 12th October	Bill Lyons	Nickie Lister	9,640,000	10
241	4177	Thursday 13th October	Bill Lyons	Nickie Lister	9,240,000	13
242	4178	Friday 14th October	Caroline Mitchell	Nickie Lister	9,000,000	14
243	4179	Sunday 16th October	John Chambers	Nickie Lister	8,120,000	18
244	4180	Monday 17th October	John Chambers	Nickie Lister	9,610,000	10
245	4181	Tuesday 18th October	John Kerr	Nickie Lister	8,910,000	14
246	4182	Wednesday 19th October	Lisa Holdsworth	Mickey Jones	8,900,000	15
247	4183	Thursday 20th October	Janys Chambers	Mickey Jones	9,130,000	11
248	4184	Friday 21st October	Chris Thompson	Mickey Jones	8,940,000	13
249	4185	Sunday 23rd October	Chris Thompson	Mickey Jones	8,040,000	19
250	4186	Monday 24th October	Andrew Kirk	Mickey Jones	9,290,000	11
251	4187	Tuesday 25th October	Mark Illis	Mickey Jones	8,410,000	16
252	4188	Wednesday 26th October	Margaret Simpson	Haldane Duncan	8,520,000	14
253	4189	Thursday 27th October	Mark Illis	Haldane Duncan	7,930,000	20
254	4190	Friday 28th October	John Chambers	Haldane Duncan	8,460,000	15
255	4191	Sunday 30th October	Stephen Bennett	Haldane Duncan	8,380,000	17
256	4192	Monday 31st October	Stephen Bennett	Haldane Duncan	9,320,000	11
257	4193	Tuesday 1st November	Bil Lyons	Haldane Duncan	9,210,000	12
258	4194	Wednesday 2nd November	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,090,000	13
259	4195	Thursday 3rd November	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,440,000	10
260	4196	Friday 4th November	Sarah Bagshaw	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,530,000	15
261	4197	Sunday 6th November	Karin Young	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,210,000	16
262	4198	Monday 7th November	Bill Taylor	Oliver Horsbrugh	10,140,000	10
263	4199	Tuesday 8th November	Bill Taylor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,600,000	11
264	4200	Wednesday 9th November	Julie Parsons	Tony Prescott	9,190,000	14
265	4201	Thursday 10th November	Chris Thompson	Tony Prescott	9,300,000	13
266	4202	Friday 11th November	Chris Thompson	Tony Prescott	8,480,000	22
267	4203	Sunday 13th November	Andrew Kirk	Tony Prescott	7,900,000	24
268	4204	Monday 14th November	Bill Lyons	Tony Prescott	9,960,000	10
269	4205	Tuesday 15th November	Bill Lyons	Tony Prescott	9,800,000	11
270	4206	Wednesday 16th November	Margaret Simpson	Duncan Foster	9,290,000	14
271	4207	Thursday 17th November	John Chambers	Duncan Foster	9,260,000	15
272	4208	Friday 18th November	John Chambers	Duncan Foster	8,350,000	24
273	4209	Sunday 20th November	Bill Lyons	Duncan Foster	7,760,000	27
274	4210	Monday 21st November	Chris Thompson	Duncan Foster	10,430,000	9
275	4211	Tuesday 22nd November	Chris Thompson	Duncan Foster	9,260,000	14
276	4212	Wednesday 23rd November	Mark Illis	Piotr Szkopiak	9,250,000	16
277/ 278	4213/ 4214	Thursday 24th November	Bill Taylor	Piotr Szkopiak	8,590,000	23
279	4215	Friday 25th November	Karin Young	Piotr Szkopiak	9,040,000	20
280	4216	Sunday 27th November	Philip Meeks	Piotr Szkopiak	8,280,000	28
281	4217	Monday 28th November	Lindsay Williams	Piotr Szkopiak	10,340,000	10
282	4218	Tuesday 29th November	Caroline Mitchell	Tim O'Mara	9,220,000	18
283	4219	Wednesday 30th November	Caroline Mitchell	Tim O'Mara	9,020,000	20
284/ 285	4220/ 4221	Thursday 1st December	Sarah Bagshaw	Tim O'Mara	8,190,000	27
286	4222	Friday 2nd December	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	8,480,000	24
287	4223	Sunday 4th December	Stephen Bennett	Tim O'Mara	7,750,000	28
288	4224	Monday 5th December	Julie Parsons	Tessa Hoffe	9,400,000	13
289	4225	Tuesday 6th December	Lesley Clare O'Neill	Tessa Hoffe	8,540,000	19
290	4226	Wednesday 7th December	Caroline Mitchell	Tessa Hoffe	8,710,000	16
291	4227	Thursday 8th December	Caroline Mitchell	Tessa Hoffe	8,840,000	15
292	4228	Friday 9th December	Stephen Bennett	Tessa Hoffe	8,710,000	17
293	4229	Sunday 11th December	Stephen Bennett	Tessa Hoffe	7,860,000	21
294	4230	Monday 12th December	Lisa Holdsworth	Haldane Duncan	9,460,000	14
295	4231	Tuesday 13th December	Sarah Bagshaw	Haldane Duncan	8,880,000	16
296	4232	Wednesday 14th December	Sarah Bagshaw	Haldane Duncan	8,910,000	15
297	4233	Thursday 15th December	Bill Lyons	Haldane Duncan	8,590,000	19
298	4234	Friday 16th December	Bill Lyons	Haldane Duncan	8,530,000	20
299	4235	Monday 19th December	Lindsay Williams	Haldane Duncan	9,400,000	12
300	4236	Tuesday 20th December	Karin Young	Brian Morgan	8,540,000	14
301	4237	Wednesday 21st December	Karin Young	Brian Morgan	8,540,000	15
302	4238	Thursday 22nd December	Chris Thompson	Brian Morgan	8,450,000	16
303	4239	Friday 23rd December	Chris Thompson	Brian Morgan	8,060,000	19
304/ 305	4240/ 4241	Sunday 25th December	John Chambers	Neil Alderton	6,240,000	29
306	4242	Monday 26th December	Peter Kerry	Neil Alderton	6,200,000	26
307	4243	Tuesday 27th December	Margaret Simpson	Neil Alderton	8,550,000	16
308	4244	Wednesday 28th December	John Kerr	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,700,000	12
309	4245	Thursday 29th December	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	9,840,000	8
310	4246	Friday 30th December	Tim Dynevor	Oliver Horsbrugh	8,610,000	14

Main Cast

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Matthew King	Matt Healy	Full year	179	258	46
2	Jimmy King	Nick Miles	Full year	170	298	24
3	Diane Sugden	Elizabeth Estensen	Full year	160	967	9
4	Viv Hope/Windsor	Deena Payne	Full year	157	1461	1
5	Tom King	Ken Farrington	Full year	151	285	20
6	Marlon Dingle	Mark Charnock	Full year	148	1252	2
7	Emily Kirk	Kate McGregor	Until December	146	878	2
8	Bob Hope	Tony Audenshaw	Full year	145	707	7
9	Ashley Thomas	John Middleton	Full year	142	932	15
10	Donna Windsor	Verity Rushworth	Full year	141	825	15
11	Paddy Kirk	Dominic Brunt	Full year	140	970	39
12	Paul Lambert	Mathew Bose	Full year	136	176	54
13	Sadie King	Patsy Kensit	Full year, except June	135	249	36
14	Val Lambert	Charlie Hardwick	Full year	132	265	22
15	Debbie Dingle	Charley Webb	Full year	131	426	15
15	Louise Appleton	Emily Symons	Full year	131	691	8
17	Jack Sugden	Clive Hornby	Full year	130	2473	25
18	Betty Eagleton	Paula Tilbrook	Full year	129	1135	58
18	Carl King	Tom Lister	Full year	129	246	31
20	Zak Dingle	Steve Halliwell	Full year	121	1158	20
21	Nicola Blackstock	Nicola Wheeler	Full year	120	638	26
21	Terry Woods	Billy Hartman	Full year	120	1238	32
23	Laurel Potts/Thomas	Charlotte Bellamy	From January	119	376	42
24	Andy Sugden	Kelvin Fletcher	Full year	114	908	12
25	Max King	Charlie Kemp	January to October	111	111	N/A
26	Rodney Blackstock	Patrick Mower	Full year	110	627	14
27	Cain Dingle	Jeff Hordley	Full year, except November	108	688	30
27	Lisa Dingle	Jane Cox	Full year	108	1084	11
29	Edna Birch	Shirley Stelfox	Full year	98	624	15
29	Robert Sugden	Karl Davies	Until October	98	1183	9
29	Scott Windsor	Ben Freeman	Full year, except January and October	98	935	6
29	Shadrach Dingle	Andy Devine	Full year	98	259	43
29	Zoe Tate	Leah Bracknell	Until September	98	1414	23
34	Dawn Woods	Julia Mallam	Full year	97	323	27
34	Eric Pollard	Christopher Chittell	Full year	97	1527	49
36	Ethan Blake	Liam O'Brien	Until October	95	200	41
36	Steph Stokes	Lorraine Chase	Full year	95	380	29
38	Alan Turner	Richard Thorp	Full year, except May	92	2265	35
39	Pearl Ladderbanks	Meg Johnson	Full year	88	238	38
40	Len Reynolds	Peter Martin	Full year	86	492	27
41	Darren Eden	Luke Tittensor	Full year	82	211	44
42	Chas Dingle	Lucy Pargeter	Until June, from December	80	305	4
42	Kelly Windsor	Adele Silva	From June	80	601	N/A
42	Simon Meredith	Dale Meeks	Full year	80	176	45
45	Danny Daggert	Cleveland Campbell	Full year	75	454	37
46	Jarvis Skelton	Richard Moore	Until December	74	320	19
47	Sam Dingle	James Hooton	Until January, from July	70	722	32
48	Delilah Dingle	Hayley Tamaddon	From July	69	69	N/A
49	TJ Woods	Connor Lee	Full year	65	151	52
50	Lesley Meredith	Sherrie Hewson	From April	62	71	65
51	Sarah Sugden	Lily-May Bartley Lucy Warren	From June	58	58	N/A
52	Victoria Sugden	Hannah Midgley	Until January, March to May, from July	53	449	48
53	Belle Dingle	Emily Mather Eden Taylor-Draper	Full year, except September	52	276	55
54	Adam Forsythe	Richard Shelton	From May	51	51	N/A
54	Ivan Jones	Daniel Brocklebank	From May	51	51	N/A
56	Callum Rennie	Andrew Whipp	Until February, April to September	50	75	59
57	Alice Wilson	Ursula Marsden	Until January, from July	49	59	64
57	Jean Tate	Megan Pearson	Until March, May to September	49	181	47
59	Gabrielle Thomas	Annelise Manojlovic	Full year	44	152	57
60	Charity Tate	Emma Atkins	Until March	41	686	5
61	Jasmine Thomas	Jenna-Louise Coleman	June to September, from December	40	40	N/A
62	Chloe Atkinson	Amy Nuttall	Until March	33	452	32
63	Jo Stiles	Roxanne Pallett	From August	32	32	N/A
64	Katie Sugden	Sammy Winward	January, March to May	31	438	12
65	Shelly Williams	Carolyn Pickles	January to March	27	131	50
66	Sandy Thomas	Freddie Jones	From November	22	22	N/A
67	Martin Crowe	Graeme Hawley	January, July, from September	21	42	60
68	Tonicha Daggert	Kerry Stacey	From November	19	19	N/A
69	Kayleigh Gibbs	Lily Jane Stead	March, from September	18	18	N/A
70	Noah Tate	Alfie Mortimer	Until March	12	67	53
71	Joseph Tate	Oliver Young	August to September	10	240	61
72	Kathy Brookman	Malandra Burrows	October to November	4	1531	N/A
73	Hari Prasad	John Nayagam	From December	3	3	N/A
74	Biff Fowler	Stuart Wade	November only	1	557	N/A

Storylines

to be added

Who lives where

Main Street

• Mulberry Cottage - Simon and Lesley Meredith and Nicola Blackstock (all from August). Ivan Jones (from October).
• The Grange - Bob Hope (until August). Charity Tate (January to March). Noah Tate (February to March). Sadie King (May and July to August). Paddy Kirk (June to July). Steph Stokes and Adam Forsythe (both from July). Terry Woods (August to November).
• The Woolpack - Louise Appleton. Terry Woods (until July). Val Lambert (until June). Laurel Potts (January to November).
• Woodbine Cottage - Edna Birch.
• Tug Ghyll - Jarvis Skelton (until December).
• Dale Head - Vaccant.
• Mill Cottage - Rodney Blackstock and Paul Lambert. Nicola Blackstock (until August). Simon Meredith (April to August). Lesley Meredith (May to August). Kelly Windsor (from November).
• Dale View - Carl King (until November). Chloe Atkinson (until March). Jimmy King (March to November). Val Lambert (from November).
• Connelton View - Scott Windsor, and Dawn and TJ Woods. Robert Sugden (July to October). Jo Stiles (from November).
• Victoria Cottage - Matthew King (until November).
• Keepers Cottage - Betty Eagleton and Alan Turner. Shelly Williams (February to March).
• Café Flat - Viv Hope and Donna Windsor. Kelly Windsor (from June). Bob Hope (from August).
• Mill Brook Cottage - Ashley and Gabrielle Thomas. Ethan Blake (until October). Steph Stokes (February to July). Jasmine Thomas (June to September, and from December). Laurel Thomas (from November). Sandy Thomas (from December).

Church Lane

• Farrers Barn - Eric Pollard. Val Lambert (June to November).
• Tenant Cottage - Jack, Diane and Victoria Sugden. Robert Sugden (until July). Katie Sugden (until May).
• Jacobs Fold - Len Reynolds, Pearl Ladderbanks and Danny Daggert.

Hotten Road

• Smithy Cottage - Marlon Dingle. Paddy Kirk (until April, and from July). Emily Kirk (until July). Tonicha Daggert (from November).
• Butlers Farm - Andy Sugden and Darren Eden.

Cricketer's Row

• Tall Trees Cottage - Noreen Bell.
• Cricket Pavilion - Cain Dingle (March to June).

Robblesfield Way

• Wishing Well Cottage - Zak, Lisa, Shadrach, Debbie and Belle Dingle. Sam Dingle (until January, and from July). Chas Dingle (until June). Charity Tate (January only). Noah Tate (January to February). Cain Dingle (January, June to October, and from December). Sarah Sugden (June to December). Delilah Dingle (from July). Emily Kirk (July to December). Alice Wilson (July to November, and from December).
• Caravan outside Wishing Well Cottage - Cain Dingle (January to March).
• Holdgate Farm - Tom King (until November). Charity and Noah Tate (both until January). Max King (January to October). Paddy Kirk (April to May). Sadie King (August to November).

Connelton Lane

• Home Farm - Zoe, Jean and Joseph Tate (all until September). Jimmy King (until March, and from November). Sadie King (until May, and November to December). Paddy Kirk (May to June). Tom, Matthew, and Carl King (all from November).
• Nursery Flat, Home Farm - Callum Rennie (until September). Terry Woods (from November).

Other

• Norfolk - Sam Dingle and Alice Wilson (both January to July).
• Hostel in Leeds - Steph Stokes (February only).

Awards and Nominations

National Television Awards

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Emmerdale (Nominee)

British Soap Awards

• Best Actress: Emma Atkins (Nominee)
• Best British Soap: Emmerdale (Nominee)
• Best Comedy Performance: Deena Payne (Nominee)
• Best Exit: Emma Atkins (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Charlie Hardwick (Nominee)
• Best Onscreen Partnership: Charlie Hardwick and Elizabeth Estensen (Nominee)
• Best Single Episode: Charity and Tom's Wedding (Episode 3939/3940 (4th January 2005)) (Winner)
• Best Storyline: Diane's struggle with cancer (Nominee)
• Soap Bitch of the Year: Patsy Kensit (Nominee)
• Villain of the Year: Lorraine Chase (Nominee)