Seasons & episodes

The Gunnarsons come to Beckindale to meet Matt in order to thank him for saving their two children Olaf and Asta in the pot-hole accident. A meal is organised at Emmerdale Farm for all the involved parties to congregate. It becomes clear by the end of the evening though that Mr Gunnarson has business on his mind as well as thank you's.

Annie and William come to blows over how the one thousand pounds that George Barrett left the church should be spent. Meanwhile, in The Woolpack, Dolly gives Henry an ultimatum - either Amos starts treating her with more respect or she will leave.

Kathy is far from pleased at the fact that Joe is staying up at Emmerdale. An argument is inevitable and when Joe goes to the cottage a fight begins until Joe leaves to go to Leeds. Mystery surrounds Amos's absence from the pub. He has told Dolly that he will be back later but not when and where he is going. He can't keep his destination secret for long though when he is seen by Mr Gunnarson with the driving instructor Mrs Morphet. Mrs Morphet says that he can't start driving until until he has had his eyes tested and just when things couldn't get any worse his bike is stolen.

Dolly is becoming disillusioned with her job at The Woolpack and Kathy is becoming disillusioned with her relationship with Joe and contemplates moving back home with her father, despite their previous problems.

It's time for the Emmerdale AGM. The financial situation is dreadful so Henry suggests the idea of the boatyard business. Meanwhile, Amos is called to a road accident in his role as Beckindale reporter.

Annie tries to persuade William that there is enough talent in the village to support a concert. A health inspector visits Demdyke Row following complaints that there have been mice emanating from there. Kathy tries in vain to stop Joe from finding out but in Beckindale your business is everybody's business.

Amos drops a large hint to Henry that since his driving lessons with Mrs Morphet have been terminated he will need somebody else to teach him. Meanwhile, Dolly receives a phone call from George Bailey who appears to be offering her a job at his pub.

Henry persuades Annie to appear in her own concert after being impressed with her piano playing skills.Lucy finds Matt and Dolly in a compromising position in the Village Hall after spending the evening at Emmerdale with Annie and Sam.

Sam is furious with Amos because of a misprint in the Hotten Courier and Amos makes the mistake of taking it out on Dolly.

As the concert draws closer more acts are recruited to perform. Without even realising he has done so, Amos agrees to do a comedy routine and following yet another row, Kathy reveals to Joe that she is learning to sing in public again so that she can perform at the concert.

Henry prepares to be a last minute stand-in in one of the sketches after a performer drops out with flu. Kathy is extremely upset after Henry's quips about selling the cottage reaches her as a true statement from Joe. Joe says its all a misunderstanding but Kathy doesn't seem convinced.

Kathy and Joe's relationship reaches a new low following the news that Jim has committed suicide and she is so upset at his death that she returns to pack her bags in preparation for departure.

Joe fails in his attempt to reassure Kathy that Jim's suicide wasn't her fault. She is still adamant on leaving and returning home to her farm and in a further bombshell to Joe she tells him that she can't marry him. Amos takes a stand against the editor at the Hotten Courier as he refuses to pry into the private lives of the Gimbels in order to fulfll his role as a reporter.

William announces that Freda has left the village, Amos announces that he has been asked to write an obituary of Jim for the Hotten Courier. Meanwhile, Annie is concerned when she attempts to wake Sam from his sleep but there is no response. She calls the doctor out. Also, Joe is smitten to meet the new owner of Hawthorn Cottage - Lesley.

Henry suggests to Matt that Lucy could move into the farm. Annie falls down the stairs and breaks her arm, and Henry has to take her to hospital which means that Lucy has to man the fort with Matt.

Help is on hand for Annie as Lucy has taken two weeks off work to come on help on the farm until Annie is better. Seizing his opportunity, Henry persuades Annie and Sam to go to Rome for a relaxing holiday, with the help of a little white lie from Jack who is already there. At The Woolpack, Amos is given a cryptic message by Lesley about the Ephraim's Brewery.

Preparations for the holiday are in full swing but Annie is concerned about what gossip will spread if Matt and Lucy are left to stay at Emmerdale on their own. Henry takes her heavy hints and agrees to stay at the farm for the duration of her absence. Amos receives a blow when Lesley reveals to him that her family owns the brewery which supplies a lot of The Woolpack's beer.

As Matt and Lucy prepare to spend their final day living together it is clear that they have grown fond of one another. There's a suspicious character in the area and it comes in the form of Syd Harker who has been released from jail. He's the last person Joe wants to see again but it isn't long before he's hanging around Emmerdale Farm. At The Woolpack, Amos announces that he's been given an assignment by the Courier but he can't talk about it on the grounds that its secret and dangerous.

Syd is ruffling a few feathers since returning from prison, not least Joe's and their inevitable meeting is a heated exchange of words but this is only a taster of things to come! Meanwhile, at Emmerdale, Lucy has returned after an unsuccessful spell as a lodger to Mrs Lumley. She has also given up her job so her and Annie set about deciding what she is going to do in the future.

Joe informs Annie that Syd has been sleeping at Demdyke Row and speculation mounts that it is more than just a coincidence that Syd has arrived back in Beckindale at the same time as the sheep have been stolen.

Syd casually admits to William that he is responsible for the sheep thefts. He is calm because he knows that until evidence is found to prove that he did it then he is in the clear. Joe is determined to find that evidence but first he has to convince Annie and the rest of Emmerdale Farm that his obsession isn't just an act of revenge.

Annie speaks to Syd and is now convinced that he is trying to be a good lad after he tells her that he has got a job as a sheep loader and has moved back in with his mum. Henry visits the butchers in Manton but his reaction to his entrance makes him even more suspicious about the sheep stealing. Sam goes to The Woolpack for the darts and dominoes evening, but the pub is so full there is no room to play the games.

As Lucy prepares to leave Beckindale for the final time, Annie tells her that everyone notices the way William has been looking at her but she denies any type of romance. Joe and Matt take up a vantage point above where they expect the latest sheep theft to take place. They get what they came to see but it seems that the police have already beaten them to it.

Clearing up after the storm, Annie also faces the problem of repairing Ray and Sarah's lives.