Synopsis
David tells Penny & Gwen that he may have a job at Emmerdale Farm as an odd job man. Annie tells Henry that it might do Joe good to go away for a while ; David arrives to start work, but tells Henry he cannot work with artificial fertilisers ; Henry tells him he can muck out nstead ; Buckley is planning to disrupt the dig ; Jack, Penny & Gwen laugh about Amos ; Jack asks Penny to go easy on Joe "he's a little inexperienced in the wiles of women" ; more artefacts are found at the dig ; Buckley tries to distract Wilks attention while his workmen try & fill in the hole ; a young girl is buried by earth ; she is taken away in an ambulance.
David has lunch at Emmerdale Farm ; he tells Annie he is a vegan ; Sam tells one of his tales ; Annie answers the telephone ; the County Planning Officer wants to speak to Henry ; Henry is furious with Buckley ; Joe asks Penny to go into Hotten with him to buy a motorbike ; she is rather cool with him after her chat with Jack ; Jack arrives at the farmhouse & says "you never do anything but make tea in here" ; Jack asks Annie why she has never read his book ; she says he never asked her to ; Henry tells Joe that he would be a fool to sell his share of the farm ; Jack worries Henry by telling him he has made some enemies & should watch out.
Cast
Main cast
- Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
- Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
- Jack Sugden - Andrew Burt
- Matt Skilbeck - Frederick Pyne
- Sam Pearson - Toke Townley
- Amos Brearly - Ronald Magill
- Henry Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
Guest cast
- Barney - George Malpas
- Buckley - Norman Mitchell
- David Rhys - Martin Howells
- Penny Golighty - Louisa Martin
- Gwen Russell - Emily Richard
- Winthrop - Blake Butler
- Jenny - Uncredited
- Workman - Johnny Allan (Uncredited)
Writer - Neville Siggs
Director - Desmond McCarthy
Producer - Peter Holmans