The WORST episodes of Emmerdale
Every episode of Emmerdale ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Emmerdale!
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.
#1 - Episode 2842 (Wed 31st Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 23 - Aired 1/31/2001
Things come to a head when Jason confronts Joe about Gareth. Emily takes Nicola under her wing. Viv and Carol discover Bob and Terry’s scam.
#2 - Episode 2833 (Thu 18th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2001
An Inspector calls as Marlon declares all out war. Tara begins to worry as news of the stud fiasco spreads. The Reynolds face the future as a broken family.
#3 - Episode 2834 (Fri 19th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/19/2001
Marlon is gutted to discover Eric’s devious plans. Angie struggles to regain family life in the aftermath. Cain is impressed by Zak’s wily ways.
#4 - Episode 2835 (Mon 22nd Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/2001
Chris is angered to discover Charity’s making herself too much at home. Seth has a special treat for Betty. Bob returns to a frosty reception.
#5 - Episode 2836 (Tue 23rd Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/2001
Marc gives vent to his feelings, Angie explodes and Tara bears the brunt of her anger. Bob desperately tries to calm Viv but finds himself out on his ear. Zak and Cain lose the Dingle pot.
#6 - Episode 2837 (Wed 24th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/2001
Zak and Cain kidnap Marlon in an attempt to recoup some cash. The village rally round Angie as Tara calls in the law. Paddy feels the pressure of running the vets alone.
#7 - Episode 2838 (Thu 25th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/2001
Zak has secret plans and Lisa’s forced to ask Cain to babysit Belle with near tragic consequences.
#8 - Episode 2839 (Fri 26th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/2001
Cain’s guilt leads to confrontation as Lisa vents her anger. Eric pushes Frankie to bursting point. Things are revving up for Scott and Chloe.
#9 - Episode 2840 (Mon 29th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/29/2001
Bernice is on tenterhooks as she awaits the results of pregnancy test. Jason is jealous over Joe’s mysterious friend. Scott dresses to impress.
#10 - Episode 2841 (Tue 30th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/30/2001
A surprise postcard leaves Bernice wrestling with her conscience. Jason’s paranoia grows when Joe stays out all night. Bob’s love life takes a turn for the worse as he fails to woo Viv.
#11 - Episode 2832 (Wed 17th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/17/2001
Angie is devastated by Sean’s revelation as the Reynolds struggle to salvage something from the wreckage of their marriage.
#12 - Episode 2843 (Thu 1st Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/1/2001
Jason discovers that Joe has left. Bernice comforts Jason and reminds him that Tricia must be told. Jason gets drunk before telling Tricia and Marlon the shocking truth. Viv is disappointed with Bob but Terry tries to convince her to give him another go. Bernice suggests a girls' night in at the vicarage in the hope of cheering Nicola up. She reluctantly invites Emily along and is far from impressed when Nicola reminisces about her lost love.
#13 - Episode 2844 (Fri 2nd Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/2/2001
When he spots Viv in The Woolpack, Bob tries to apologise to her, but it's clear that she is in no mood to listen. Viv leaves the pub and through the locked door of her house, Bob begins to serenade her, and Viv is taken aback when he asks her to marry him. Tricia spots Jason in The Woolpack and makes it clear that she blames him for the whole thing. Bernice comes to Jason's rescue, suggesting that Tricia should be angry with Joe rather than Jason. Furious at Bernice's lack of support, Tricia turns on her, putting their friendship on the line. Jack is involved in a confrontation with a fellow prisoner.
#14 - Episode 2845 (Mon 5th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/5/2001
It's Bob and Viv's wedding day. Donna is gobsmacked when she hears Viv's news. Carol tries to persuade her to call it off. Things get nasty when Carol tells Viv that she is only getting married because she is desperate. Donna and Carol are not the only ones who are less than happy at Viv getting married, Bob also has reservations. He tells Terry that he is having second thoughts. Terry suggests that he should talk to Viv, but Bob tells him that he is going through with the wedding. Alan takes Diane out on his motorbike. They end up in a 1950s theme pub and Alan takes an interest in the juke box. Andy bunks off school to spend the day with Cain. He comes home and gets an earful from Kathy when she realises he has been drinking. Tricia gets more and more worried about her marriage to Joe. She takes it out on Marlon and Chloe.
#15 - Episode 2846 (Tue 6th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 27 - Aired 2/6/2001
Viv and Bob try to keep their marriage a secret but Carol tells Betty, and it's soon round the village. Carol tells Terry that she is sick of watching Viv and Bob playing happy families. He suggests she finds somewhere else to live. Alan tells Bernice he has a surprise in store for her. When it is revealed, Diane is thrilled at the sight of a 1950s style juke box! Marlon is angered when Tricia and Chloe's arguing gets worse. Jack is upset when his cell mate is beaten up.
#16 - Episode 2847 (Wed 7th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 28 - Aired 2/7/2001
Prison life is getting to Jack, he is furious when his barrister suggests that, on the evidence, he should plead guilty. Jack tells his cell mate that he is considering defending himself. Then when another prisoner threatens him Jack explodes. Bob ducks the subject when Viv asks to meet his family. Scott takes him for a drink and he continues to duck questions about his past. Zoe suggests that she could help Chris with the Stud, He tells her to concentrate on the vets practice. Marlon invites Diane and Alan for a meal to thank him for his restaurant review.
#17 - Episode 2848 (Thu 8th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/8/2001
Andy is furious to find Kathy hiding a letter with the date of Jack's trial. He is shocked further when he overhears Kathy telling Bernice that Jack has told her to sell the farm and asked her to consider being legal guardian to his kids. Andy tries to get in to the Remand Centre to see Jack but cannot. On his way home he meets Cain and confesses to starting the fire. Diane has words with Tricia when she asks for her old job at The Woolpack and Alan is offered the job of permanent restaurant critic for the Hotten Courier.
#18 - Episode 2849 (Fri 9th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/9/2001
Chris arranges an important meeting with a big client at the Stud. He tells Zoe she isn't needed and takes Charity instead, telling her to use her female charm to help. Zak finds a council surveyor, sent by the council, snooping around his barn. The Dingles are stunned to be served a notice to make repairs at their own expense or demolish it. Seth gets into a trouble with Betty after trying to help Charity. Kathy discovers that Andy has stayed out overnight and asks Angie to help. She finds him with Cain and takes him home.
#19 - Episode 2850 (Mon 12th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/12/2001
Chris makes Charity his PA after she impresses him with her handling of a stud farm customer. Meanwhile, Sean is taken aback when Terry tells him to pull himself together. Zak turns to Eric for advice over the barn and soon after a farmer offers Zak a cash deal for it which seems too good to be true.
#20 - Episode 2851 (Tue 13th Feb 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 32 - Aired 2/13/2001
Angie is clearly finding life hard without Sean. Ollie is upset when she sees Angie clearing out Sean's clothes from the wardrobe and tries to get her to talk to him. Angie comes downstairs with a box of Sean's things and breaks down when she finds their wedding photo. Marc comforts her, and she warns him about getting married too young. Cain tries to persuade Zak that the offer for the barn they received in The Woolpack last night is worth considering. Henry Sherwin, the man who overheard Zak's conversation with Eric, arrives and raises his offer to £1200, but Zak insists the barn is not for sale. Henry returns that evening and raises his offer further to £1500, but Cain suggests £2000 and they shake on the deal. Meanwhile, Chris makes plans to catch up with Tara on the ski slopes of Verbier.
#21 - Episode 2823 (Thu 4th Jan 2001)
Season 30 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/4/2001
Chris and Charity have to contend with a barrage of home truths when they visit The Woolpack and their detractors make a stand against them. Kathy attempts to win Robert and Andy over by suggesting they visit Jack in prison.
#22 - Episode 2813 (Fri 22nd Dec 2000)
Season 29 - Episode 181 - Aired 12/22/2000
Sean is alarmed to find a pile of Christmas presents from Lady Tara on the doorstep and speculates over what they will contain. Angie is concerned to see Sean and Cain talking together and worries that her husband may find out about her feelings for the latter.
#23 - Episode 2814 (Mon 25th Dec 2000) (Part 1)
Season 29 - Episode 182 - Aired 12/25/2000
Kathy does her uttermost to cheer Andy up in the aftermath of Jack's wrongful imprisonment and suggests a game of Monopoly, but the mood turns sour when Andy ends up in jail! Bernice lets Rodney place doubts in her mind over whether Ashley is really the man for her.
#24 - Episode 2815 (Mon 25th Dec 2000) (Part 2)
Season 29 - Episode 183 - Aired 12/25/2000
Bernice and Diane are in the bedroom preparing for the wedding. Bernice is wondering if her father will come to the wedding, and if the wedding will go smoothly. Ashley and Carlos are at the vicarage. Ashley is saying how special Bernice is. Carlos looks sad but agrees. Paddy, Jason and Joe are at Paddy's cottage opening Christmas presents. Jason and Joe have bought each other the same jumper. Paddy agrees to go to the Woolpack. Tricia and Marlon are opening presents at Victoria Cottage. Marlon is getting dressed for work.
#25 - Episode 2816 (Tue 26th Dec 2000)
Season 29 - Episode 184 - Aired 12/26/2000
Bernice and Ashley reflect on the success of their wedding but after Rodney receives some harsh criticism for his negative attitude he announces he will be leaving Emmerdale. A romantic day between Bev and Adam is disrupted by an emergency call-out.