Seasons & episodes

Nellie admits to Zak that she still loves Butch, even beyond the grave, which causes him to maliciously crush some flowers Butch once planted. Later they make amends and consolidate their love for one another in bed. Carlos plans to get a new place with Marlon and Terry but is beaten to it by Richie who is desperate to get away from the Sugen household. Angie is angry to find Sean gardening rather than trying to get his job back.

Angie forces Sean up to the haulage yard when she sees the family are at stake. Instead, he spends his day at the pub and is talked into joining Kathy’s campaign. Angie’s furious to discover this and confronts Sean. It’s clear she has no remorse for the village, Lisa or the Dingles, and demands that Sean must stay loyal to the company for the sake of their family. The morning after, Zak instantly regrets spending the night with Nellie and desperately tries to escape her amorous clutches. Tricia takes it upon herself to fix Ashley and Bernice when Bernice is beside herself at work. She’s gutted to hear from Ashley that Bernice will never love him, and because of the strongness of his feelings towards her, he has to accept that. Sarah’s getting frustrated with family life, while Jack’s happy to have spent the day with his children while they taught Victoria how to ride a bike.

Tensions run high at the village meeting and Sean is torn between supporting Lisa and joining his family in blaming her for the bus crash. At the meeting, Sean defends safety at Tate Haulage and Lisa tells everyone that she advised Pete not to take the truck out but Chris manages to twist her words by accusing her of trying to pin the blame on a dead man. Roy leaps to her defence but, when Chris questions him, he has to admit that he didn't hear Lisa warn Pete and no one can back up her story.

Chris is overjoyed that he managed to ruin the village meeting but Laura warns him that the battle is far from over. Bernice finally succumbs to Ashley's charms and jumps to his defence when Betty and Viv brand him a thug. Richie is determined to move out the house but Sarah has second thoughts despite her decision that they should end their relationship.

Ashley wakes up with Bernice and is delighted when she says she wants to continue their relationship. Lisa's customers cancel their appointments after her revelation of negligence and she faces financial ruin leaving her with no option but to close down and move in with Betty. Kathy goes to confront Chris but is repelled by Laura who threatens to call the police so she seeks out Zoe and demands the truth.

Kelly feels Roy is selling himself short by taking on a new job working on the Sugden's farm. Her foul mood results in a fight with Mandy, whereupon Mandy vows to have nothing more to do with her. Seth and Zak are forced to contend with Cain who tags along on a poaching trip that abruptly ends when he inadvertently shoots Zak. Eric announces that he's going to stand for council in the local elections but gets off to a bad start with Ashley when he attempts to discuss the morals of a vicar sleeping with a barmaid.

Viv puts pay to a romantic meal between Donna and Marc when she storms in and demands her daughter leave. Ollie embarrasses Andy when she persuades him to dance with her and then laughs in his face causing him to run home in tears. Terry and Claudia arrange an evening out together that quickly turns to a night of passion.

Chris arrives at the Haulage Yard to find that the lorries have been sabotaged but threatens to fire the drivers unless they use them. Kathy and Angie suspect Cain is responsible but he is adamant that he is innocent. Following her public humiliation, Donna refuses to have anything more to do with Viv and is determined to live out her relationship with Marc. Sean and Angie are shocked to learn that Ollie has been stealing at school and has been expelled!

The Tate Haulage drivers go on strike, refusing to work in unsafe conditions, meaning Chris has no option but to seek help from arch enemy Sean. Zak tells Nellie that their night of passion meant nothing and demands she leave the house, professing that Lisa is the woman he loves and thus persuading her to move back in.

Lisa is livid to find out about Zak's night with Nellie and throws her out of the house. She refuses to listen to his pleas for forgiveness obstinate that she cannot trust him. Kathy attempts to disrupt a clandestine meeting Chris has arranged over the road accident but her intentions are foiled when a local paper captures her throwing a glass of brandy in his face. Sean chastises Ollie over allegations that she is a thief and threatens her with boarding school which pushes her to run away from home.

Chris confronts Claudia adamant that she must have told Kathy about his secret meeting. Her denials fall on deaf ears and he fires her causing her to pose the question to Terry; should they leave the village? Kathy is furious to see a Tate Haulage lorry so soon after the accident but Sean is more concerned with where Ollie might be. Andy is shocked to discover her in the Sugden's barn where she swears him to secrecy steadfast that she's not going home.

Bernice and Ashley get together when they go on a camping trip with Tricia and Adam who have less luck with their romantic exploits. Andy unsuccessfully tries to convince Ollie to go back to her parents but she shocks him with the revelation that Sarah and Richie are having an affair. Rejected by Zak, Nellie attempts to persuade Sam to return to Ireland with her, leaving him in an awkward predicament.

Robert isn't happy when Andy is allowed the day off school, knowing he's faking his illness. Zoe feels excluded when Frankie is spending most of her time with Jason, who is slowly but shortly outstaying his welcome at Home Farm. However, unbeknown to Zoe when Frankie tells him he can stay for as long as he wants. Tricia, Adam, Bernice and Ashley return to the village from their camping trip, however, it seems Ashley and Bernice were the only ones who truly enjoyed themselves. Andy brings Ollie suppliances who is still squatting in the Farm's barn. Ollie offers her condolences to Andy after what she heard between Sarah and Richie, Andy is reluctant to believe it. He tries to persuade her to contact her parents to reassure them she's okay,

Robert discovers Ollie’s hiding place and threatens to tell all where she is, she blackmails him using Andy as a source. After spending all night in the car, Eric and Sam awake outside the hotel to see Councillor Ecclestone leaving. Pollard takes several snaps to gather his evidence. Charity is furious when she’s conned by Pollard, who promised her £200 for her deeds with Ecclestone, but instead receives a blank piece of paper. Pollard tells her that her work is a pay-off for the money she stole off him at Butch’s funeral. Kathy persuades Bernice to join them on the Tate Haulage protest. Richie plans to take Sarah away for the day to look at a cottage in Robblesfield for the two of them. Richie covers for Sarah’s whereabouts by telling Jack that she has a physio appointment. Andy is suspicious.

Ollie returns home and Andy is left incredulous after Sarah chastises him for his involvement in the disappearance whilst all the time lying about her affair with Richie. Chris is furious to discover the weight restriction Councillor Ecclestone has imposed on the wagons and Kathy - pleased with chaos the protest caused - is released from prison.

Ollie comes to blows with Angie and stuns her with the revelation that Sarah is having an affair with Richie. Tricia persuades an unenthusiastic Adam to go on holiday to Spain with her so she persuades Carlos to give her Spanish lessons and becomes mesmerised by his accent. Kathy plans a holiday to Australia to celebrate her victory in getting the lorries restricted whilst Betty and Diane spar over who will run the diner in her absence.

Sarah fears her affair with Richie will be exposed after she finds out that Ollie has been telling everyone. She confronts Andy and tries to persuade him Ollie's imagination has run riot, but as suspense mounts so do the rumours. Eric and Alan come to blows over each other's election campaigns but the conflict is resolved when Alan suggests they should hold an open debate.

Sarah confesses that she's having an affair with Richie then drops the bombshell that she's planning to set up home with him! Betty is angered by Kathy's decision to let Diane manage the diner as she sees no reason why she can't do it. Sparks fly between Mandy and Paddy when Mandy suggests Jason could move in with them.

Eric's underhand methods for winning the election reach an all-time low when he covers up his rivals posters and Tricia advises Alan to adopt similar tactics raising the question, how low will the depths of their adversity sink to? Roy's hopes for a romantic evening with Kelly are shattered when she criticises him for losing his job, whilst Richie gives Sarah an ultimatum; tell Jack about their affair or he will.

Richie pressures Sarah, so she agrees to tell Jack. Ollie tells Angie that she saw Sarah and Richie kissing, so Angie warns her to keep quiet, but that doesn't stop Ollie from teasing her. Sarah confides in Angie that she isn't prepared to leave Jack and Angie tells her that she's playing with fire. But later in lost in lust with Richie, she tells him that they have waited long enough. Richie rushes home and packs his and Sarah's belongings. But when Robert turns up home early, Richie takes him out, leaving the cases in Sarah's bedroom. Jack and Sarah make it back home alone and Sarah tries to pluck up the courage to talk to Jack. She's unable to tell him, but when Jack goes upstairs and discovers the cases and an impatient Richie arrives, Richie spills the beans. As Sarah and Richie leave, a distraught Jack calls out her name. It's the day of the May Fair in Emmerdale and Bernice's first official engagement.

Jack tells his son Andy that their mother Sarah has left them and Andy breaks down in tears. Sarah is torn apart by her decision to leave Jack and fearing she may have made a mistake begs him to let her speak to the kids. Distraught and disillusioned, Jack tells her that as far as he's concerned, the children no longer have a mother.

When Viv finds out that Sarah has been staying with Richie at the farm, news of their affair hits the village like a thunderbolt. Kathy confronts Sarah, feeling she is utterly selfish, and sacks her. A potential appearance on local radio is spoiled for Andy when Mandy mischievously orchestrates it for Paddy to appear in his place. Sam gets caught up in Viv and Eric's electioneering and a decision to help them both out can only end in disaster.

Jack comes to regret a decision to let Angie collect the kids from school, when Angie is swayed by Sarah to let her talk to them. Victoria lets slip what happened and Jack confronts Angie and accuses her of betrayal. Adam is furious to find out Mandy and Paddy have taken over his radio appearance, even more so when Mandy is offered her own regular slot as a mystic vet consultant.

Jack rejects Ashley's offer of marriage counselling and meets Laura to discuss his impending battle for custody of his kids. An alcohol fuelled Adam confronts Mandy about stealing his radio job and Viv receives some unwelcome advice from Edna who tells her she'll never win if she continues to dress like a strumpet!