Seasons & episodes

Henry and Joe are hatching a surprise for Annie, but her attention is focused on the imminent arrival of Sarah's baby.

Annie feels a mother's concern at Joe's thoughts of a move, but she decides she won't hold on if he wants to leave Beckindale.

Drama in the night as everyone waits for the birth of Sarah's baby, but the one person who should be there is missing.

Amos is up in arms over Ray's refusal to co-operate with the Hotten Courier, but that's all forgotten when the baby comes back to Emmerdale.

Amos has problems with The Woolpack clock, but that is soon forgotten when he gets an odd invitation which leads to an even stranger meeting.

There's a surprise phone call from Jack in Rome. He wants to write Sam's biography - to the astonishment of Amos and Henry. Amos goes for a tour around Ephriam's and is stunned to discover that his host for the duration will be Dolly. He is even more stunned when she asks for her job back at The Woolpack.

Sam prepares to embark on his trip to Rome so that Jack can write his biography. Henry and Amos are in conflict once again over whether or not to employ Dolly who has smoothed her path back into Beckindale by apologising to Annie for the events that occurred at the concert.

There is a new vicar in Beckindale to replace the departed Reverend Hockley and he goes by the name of David Cowper but his entrance is not noticed because the rest of Beckindale is celebrating the Jubilee. Matt and Dolly enjoy a romantic afternoon picnic during which Dolly tells Matt that she's sick of working at The Woolpack but she doesn't want to leave Beckindale. There's a surprise call from Sam but he wants to speak to the vicar for a reason that is unknown to everyone else.

Henry is keen on having a barbecue as part of the Jubilee celebrations but he is stopped in his tracks by Amos and Mrs Bullock. Amos reaches boiling point with Henry over Dolly and the final straw comes when he finds her smalls hanging out in the yard! Up at Emmerdale Farm, Joe and Matt discover Basil Ackroyd's car in the farmyard and it's piled high with luggage.

Annie receives an odd phone call which may have something to do with the new vicar. Joe and Matt are determined to establish the real reason for Basil's arrival in Beckindale.

It emerges that the malicious phone calls that Annie has received are about David and his activities outside church. Annie tells Henry that the caller mentioned a girl called Julie and they speculate about who the caller could be. They also discuss why the landlord of The Malt Shovel received an identical phone call. Matt and Dolly enjoy some time alone by the river but as they begin to head back it emerges that they have not been alone at all. A woman has been spying on them all the time.

Jubilee day has arrived and Basil is keen to make sure that he is celebrating at Henry's expense by inviting Annie to dinner the following evening. Later on in the day, Joe receives a phone call from David who tells him that Dolly has fallen off her scooter. Joe tells Matt who immediately departs to see her. The doctor tells Dolly not to use her leg for a bit so work at the pub is out. At this point, Matt departs from the Vicarage to collect the damaged scooter and tell Henry. Leaving David and Dolly alone, David offers a spare room to Dolly.

The controversies surrounding David continue with Mrs Bullock demanding a reprimand for him following his 'antics' at the dance in Hotten. Joe assures Annie that nothing untoward happened at the dance but she points out that Vicars have to set an example. In the meantime, Dolly has decided to accept David's offer of a room at the Vicarage. David also speaks to Amos about a room at The Woolpack. The phone calls are continuing as well, and it is only through strong persuasion from David that Annie and Henry agree not to phone the police. They agree to a delay of two days. David thinks he knows who are behind the calls. Suddenly, things come to a head as Amos receives a call at The Woolpack that horrifies him.

Allegations are being made by the caller that David has done a girl wrong. He explains to Joe that it was a girl that he was supposed to marry but he changed his mind and someone is still holding a grudge.

Joe and Matt are still deliberating over why Basil has really come to Beckindale with Joe overhearing Basil talking about his home life only fuelling their intrigue. Dolly packs away her things at The Woolpack as she prepares to move to the Vicarage. The explanation for the malicious phone calls is now beginning to work its way around the village. Henry informs Amos that the phone calls came from a girl that David once nearly married but she is now mentally ill and has just been released from a mental home. Meanwhile, Basil is doing everything he can to avoid his daughter Renee Barstow, who is searching for him. According to her, he left home after the rest of the family tried to put him on a diet!

A fire brakes out at Emmerdale Farm in a stack of straw and the Beckindale Volunteer Fire Service is manfully fighting the blaze. During the fire fighting one of the members of the team is burned.

David is becoming frustrated at the length of time it is taking the people of Beckindale to accept him. Frank Armitage causes a stir in Beckindale when he announces to Amos, in his reporter role, that he plans to build a caravan site on his land in order to fund his passion for stock car racing. Despite the problems that it could cause Joe is convinced that Frank won't budge and Annie is worried that the whole issue is going to split the close knit village.

Amos interviews Ted for the courier. Matt and Joe discuss Frank's planned caravan site. Just as Joe is about to have dinner, but he receives a call about another fire in the village. Amos is also called out to the fire. Joe gets a hands-on lesson from Ted as he puts out a potentially dangerous barn fire.

Joe reveals his idea for stopping Frank's caravan site. He proposes that Emmerdale Farm should also apply for a licence for a caravan site, reckoning that they've got a field that's more suited and that if there is to be a site, it might as well be run properly. Henry is impressed but Matt is sceptical. Matt is also unhappy about Dolly's advancing relationship with David, especially when he finds out that he is taking her to Leeds on a night out.

Frank has an inkling that Joe is up to something but has no idea to what extent his secretive antics will effect his caravan plans. It's the Robblesfield Gala and Amos is there in his roving reporter role to cover the procession of vintage fire engines which Joe is part of. Amos then proceeds to ruin Joe's afternoon by telling him who may be his new next door neighbour - Henry.

Annie puts a dampener on Henry's plans to buy the cottage next door to Joe's, her reason being that she doesn't believe that the rich should corner the market for cottages and suggests he thinks again. Ted Barker launches a scathing attack on Amos in The Woolpack after the Courier publishes an article, written by Amos, quoting Ted as saying the recent spate of fires have all been caused by the tourists. Meanwhile, Frank's plans for a caravan site have collapsed following a fire at his farm leaving Emmerdale as the only applicant for planning permission. A caravan site is theirs - if they want it.

David's scheme for bringing children to the Dales for holidays has come unstuck with one of the families and a girl called Angela has been left homeless. Somewhere else has to be found for her, which won't be easy as she's a difficult child from a broken home. Dolly suggests Emmerdale and, though doubtful, agrees to ask. Annie says yes, as always, much to the delight of Joe, especially after he sees what the girl called Angela looks like.

Sam is back from Rome. He descends the long hill behind the farm and spots a girl in his vegetable garden. When he reaches her perplexed as to who she may be, he speaks brusquely to her, but all she will say is that she's staying at the farm. Sam decides to go investigate.

Amos is horrified when Sam says that he might write a piece for the Courier about his experiences in Italy instead of letting Amos interview him for his piece. Angela appears to be finally coming out of her shell after Henry takes her out birdwatching and rewards her for her good behaviour with a shandy in The Woolpack.