Synopsis[]
An increasingly depressed w:c:emmerdale:Jock MacDonald mouths off at w:c:emmerdale:Alan Turner in w:c:emmerdale:The Woolpack in front of w:c:emmerdale:Sir Charles Douglas, a friend of Turners. Turner says they will talk tomorrow. w:c:emmerdale:Seth Armstrong and w:c:emmerdale:Henry Wilks escort Jock off the premises. Alan apologises to Charles but Charles says he was promised a bit of Yorkshire colour and there it was. Later on that night, Turner is driving Charles back to w:c:emmerdale:Home Farm down a quiet country lane and is arrested for drink driving and speeding. Turner and Charles have to accompany w:c:emmerdale:Sgt Ian MacArthur to the police station. He phones w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden to ask him to pick Sir Charles up. Joe had planned a night in with w:c:emmerdale:Ruth Pennington. Joe arranges to show Sir Charles around the Home Farm estate the next day but Sir Charles decides to go back to the hotel and get an early train back to w:c:emmerdale:London tomorrow morning. He has had a disastrous trip to Beckindale. Joe is annoyed that Alan has lost them a valuable client. Turner is released on bail, returns to Home Farm, and is tempted to a drink but pours it on the floor.
Cast[]
Main cast
- w:c:emmerdale:Alan Turner - w:c:emmerdale:Richard Thorp
- w:c:emmerdale:Seth Armstrong - w:c:emmerdale:Stan Richards
- w:c:emmerdale:Joe Sugden - w:c:emmerdale:Frazer Hines
- w:c:emmerdale:Ruth Pennington - w:c:emmerdale:Julia Chambers
- w:c:emmerdale:Jock MacDonald - w:c:emmerdale:Drew Dawson
- w:c:emmerdale:Nick Bates - w:c:emmerdale:Cy Chadwick
- w:c:emmerdale:Archie Brooks - w:c:emmerdale:Tony Pitts
- w:c:emmerdale:Caroline Bates - w:c:emmerdale:Diana Davies
- w:c:emmerdale:Amos Brearly - w:c:emmerdale:Ronald Magill
- w:c:emmerdale:Henry Wilks - w:c:emmerdale:Arthur Pentelow
- w:c:emmerdale:Matt Skilbeck - w:c:emmerdale:Frederick Pyne
- w:c:emmerdale:Dolly Skilbeck - w:c:emmerdale:Jean Rogers
- w:c:emmerdale:Jackie Merrick - w:c:emmerdale:Ian Sharrock
- w:c:emmerdale:Jack Sugden - w:c:emmerdale:Clive Hornby
- w:c:emmerdale:Phil Pearce - w:c:emmerdale:Peter Alexander
- w:c:emmerdale:Sgt Ian MacArthur - w:c:emmerdale:Martin Dale
- w:c:emmerdale:Sandie Merrick - w:c:emmerdale:Jane Hutcheson
Guest cast
- w:c:emmerdale:Sir Charles Douglas - w:c:emmerdale:Simon Oates
- w:c:emmerdale:Policeman No 1 - Uncredited
- w:c:emmerdale:Policeman No 2 In Station - Uncredited
- w:c:emmerdale:Old Lady in Police Station - Uncredited
Writer w:c:emmerdale:Charles Hodges
Director w:c:emmerdale:Alan Marsden
Producer w:c:emmerdale:Michael Russell
Exec producer w:c:emmerdale:Keith Richardson
Previous Episode w:c:emmerdale:Episode 1233 (23rd March 1988)[]
Next Episode w:c:emmerdale:Episode 1235 (30th March 1988)[]
Notes[]
- The policeman at the police sation who asked Turner for a proper breath test reading was uncredited despite having a line of dialogue.
- This episode was the final episode produced by w:c:emmerdale:Michael Russell. The following episode was produced under new producer w:c:emmerdale:Stuart Doughty.