Emmerdale in 2005

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==
==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 	1462 	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 	2472 	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 BartleyLucy 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 MatherEden 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 	1532 	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)
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