Seasons & episodes

Joe has stayed up all night helping Jack with the lambing. Jack takes this as proof that Joe prefers farming to working for Frank. Elizabeth is puzzled when she receives a recorded delivery letter addressed to Eric Pollard, Beckindale Antiques and then her address. Nick tells her that he opened a letter for Elsa and it turns out that she owes a fortune to the catalogue company. They are going to take her to court in 21 days unless she pays the debt. Elizabeth says that she will take care of it. Archie wants Nick to let Boomerang loose in Hotten. Joe has decided to have things out with Frank. Jack thinks that he is going to resign, but Joe assures him that he could not go back to farming.

Rachel is still in a state after the previous night. Jack is refusing to go to the hospital to have his shoulder looked at. Everyone is blaming each other for what happened. Frank is starting to be keen on Joe's town twinning idea. He wants to get something sorted for the opening of the holiday village. Eric gives Charlie a file detailing all the horsemeat contracts that Tates' Haulage have been involved in. Kathy invites Frank and Kim for dinner when Mill Cottage is finished. Joe is showing Alex round the holiday village. He reminds him to refer to the residents as guests and not campers. Alex spots Lynn and goes to say hello. She does not look pleased to see him.

Kim takes a telephone call from the Hotten Courier. She refuses to make a comment, but can actually see why people are against the horsemeat trade. She tells Frank that she is entitled to her opinion. The sideboard is removed from Elizabeth's. Seth watches from The Woolpack window. He and Carol are talking about the sideboard when Charlie walks in and overhears. Michael calls into see his mum. He notices a letter addressed to Eric at 17 Main Street. Chris tells Frank that Charlie is probably at the centre of all the Hotten Courier 's interest in the horse contract.

Yorkshire Water are causing disruption in the village with roadworks and noise. Alan spots Seth coming out of the post office with his pension and confides in Elizabeth that he worries about Seth being mugged carrying cash around. He refuses to open a bank account so Elizabeth suggests that Alan starts to pay him by cheque so he will have no choice. Sarah is in a panic trying to tidy up for Annie's return. Joe and Jack tease her about how clean it will have to be to pass Annie's high standards. Mark finally comes clean and tells Rachel that he has been ringing chatlines. She is furious.

Sarah has got everything ready for Annie's homecoming, but she has not had time to make Jack's breakfast. Frank wants Nick to look after the flowers at the holiday village. Nick thinks that he will have too much to do, but Frank makes it clear that Nick should be grateful having a job. Sarah is still cleaning madly. Carol is having problems with her ex and daughter Lorraine. Alan is thinking about how he can make use of the extra custom that the holiday village will bring in. Carol is horrified when he suggests opening all day. Mark wants to get a holiday job to help pay for the phone bill. Joe has been trying to find Lynn to see if she is going ahead with the holiday village shop. All the cabins have been furnished. Carol and Alan argue. She wants him to take on more staff

Robert wants to learn to horse ride. Sarah takes him to Home Farm to see Kathy. Joe is furious with Lynn when she tells him that she is pulling out of the shop deal as there are only two days left before the holiday village opens to the press. Nick is worried about Alice as she has got a temperature. He calls the doctor. Frank decides to ask Kim to help run the shop for the opening. Seth is still considering his bank account. He bores Eric with the details. Eric is panicking about the money Charlie is demanding from him. Charlie pays him a call. Kim realises that Frank is after something when he asks what she is doing that afternoon. He asks her to run the shop and she agrees.

It is Rachel's first day at the holiday village shop. Frank is getting nervous about the opening. Nick arrives to trim the hedges and is surprised to find that they have already been done. Jack is fed up of directing people to the holiday village as traffic jams build up. Nick is furious that someone has done his job for him. Robert shows Annie his new riding hat. He is really excited. Annie is writing to some friends she met in Spain. Frank and Joe welcome tourists. Seth and Bill have come for a nosy. Mark tells Melanie about his phone bill. Nick confesses to Frank that he did not trim the hedges and feels bad about it. Mark asks Melanie if he can borrow some money from her. He is scared about Joe finding out.

Robert is having another riding lesson and is really enjoying it. Mark's revision is suffering as he tries to work all hours to pay off the phone bill. Seth wants to pay for his pint in The Woolpack with a credit card. Carol won't let him, but then decides to get her revenge for Alan making them wait a month for their wages by filling the till with Seth's credit card slips - all for one pint. Charlie calls to see Elizabeth. He has also started a campaign against the Tates' haulage firm. Archie warns Seth against using his credit card too often. There is panic at Emmerdale Farm when a tourist leaves the gate open for the organic sheep.

Michael opens up a red demand from British Telecom. He sees the amount and is shocked. He has a go at both Mark and Rachel. Nick is not eating properly. Lynn wants to get involved with the best kept village competition, but gets no help from Frank. Eric is going to borrow the sideboard so that he can get a valuation done. Kathy and Caroline talk about Nick and decide to help him even if he doesn't want them to. Kim invites Sarah and Jack to a barbecue that weekend. Eric has got the valuers report on the sideboard.

Robert has been out early to visit Treacle without telling Jack and Sarah. Chris has received a petition against the lorry yard. Chris wants to stop the horse contract, Frank warns him against trying to deal with Charlie. Eric and Elizabeth show Charlie the valuation for the sideboard. She wants Eric to stop his deal with Charlie. Joe wants to stop any more gates being left open on Emmerdale land. He is going to put signs up in the cabins. Another gate has been left open and Kim's ponies are getting out of their field. Rachel is going to go back to Leeds early because she never sees Michael.

Caroline is enjoying looking after Nick and Alice. Jack and Sarah have to make excuses to Robert as to why he cannot go and see Treacle. Mark is on edge as Michael looks for his missing walkman. Sarah is going to try and talk to Kim about Robert's horse riding lessons. Charlie wants to look over Eric's private books. Seth has lost his credit card. Annie finds Mark fast asleep again. Nick is annoyed when his mum doesn't take Alice to the childminder, but decides to keep her home for the day. Annie asks Mark if he has got Melanie pregnant or if he is in trouble with the police. He decides to tell her the truth.

Nick is enjoying being looked after by his mum. Caroline is sceptical about Archie looking after Alice. She is worried that he won't take care of her properly and does not approve of Nick paying Archie £60 per week. Joe asks Lynn if she has thought anymore about the beautiful Beckindale competition. She seems to be stalling him. Caroline angers Elizabeth when she starts to blame Elsa for dumping Alice which has led to Archie looking after her now. Elizabeth approves of Archie and says that they should thank him for getting Nick out of his depression

Elizabeth calls up at Emmerdale early in the morning. She wants to discuss things with Michael. He doesn't approve of her even thinking about working for Frank. She doesn't tell him about Eric's suggestion. Kathy and Chris row in front of Alex. Frank's insurers may not pay out for the ponies accident. Alan is rude to Carol as well. Elizabeth talks to Caroline about Eric's offer. She doesn't know what to do. She also tells her about the job offer. Frank defends Archie to Chris and Joe. Kathy is upset when Frank tells her to wind down her pony riding lessons. Eric tips Alan off that Joe has offered Elizabeth a job with more money. Alan then offers to refurbish Elizabeth's kitchen and pay her more money.

Archie is coping well with Alice and Nick is pleased. Sarah is worried because Robert has been quiet since the pony incident. Annie lets slip that she is going to see an opera. Jack teases her and she is unusually defensive. Eric asks Joe not to pressure Elizabeth. Jack is childish when he pulls up all the holiday village signs that are on Emmerdale land. Nick asks Kathy to help convince their mum that Archie is suitable to look after Alice. Jack dumps the signposts at the holiday village and clashes with Joe. Carol wants help in the The Woolpack bar.

Caroline makes Kathy promise to keep an eye on Nick as she is going back to Scarborough. Kathy wonders who has left the fire on all night. Alex says that he switched it off. Rachel has come back for the weekend. Annie is going to London for a few days. Caroline finds Archie preparing to take Alice for her first swimming lessons. Rachel and Mark negotiate about the sale of the car. Rachel offers him £250 and he accepts. Nick is glad to see the back of his mum. Seth has taken over Boomerang's training.

Kathy finds the gas fire on again. She writes a letter to her mum to tell her that Alice seems fine. Archie is taking his duties seriously and is taking Alice to the toy library. Alan is worried about the takings at The Woolpack and has Elizabeth check over the books again. He is worried because the takings are up and he doesn't know why. Chris and Kathy accuse Alex of leaving the fire on again. Lynn is put out when Archie says that he cannot look after Peter. He is busy cooking Alice a nutritional meal. Alan thinks that perhaps Rachel is responsible for the increase in takings. Kathy is going to give Robert another riding lesson.

Sarah tells Michael off for fighting with Eric in The Woolpack, warning him that Rachel will disapprove. Frank is panicking on the day of the official opening of the Holiday Village. Alan is the one to tell Elizabeth about Michael's brawl and bans Michael from the pub. She decides to confide in Alan. Nick is rushing off to work. Elizabeth tells Alan that she just doesn't know where she stands with Eric. Nick smells gas at the holiday village. Alan tells Michael that he is barred from the pub just as Eric arrives. He has a split lip. Joe worries when he finds out that Nick has called the gas board. Rachel is predictably furious with Michael for hitting Eric. Elizabeth wants Michael to apologise to Eric.

Lynn asks Archie to look after Peter. She is offended when he tells her that she will have to hurry back because he doesn't want to let Nick down. Kathy can smell something coming from the fireplace. Chris thinks that it is all in her imagination. Joe coaxes a promise of a drink out of Jack. Elizabeth and Eric are planning a cheap meal together. Mark is putting off revising again. He offers to help Michael with the shearing. Frank is pleased with the press coverage the holiday village received after the opening. He wants Joe to drop everything and design publicity handouts.

Eric asks Elizabeth if he can cook another meal for her. Lynn complains to Kathy about Archie being unreliable these days. Kathy confides in her about the fireplace. She wants to talk to Eric about its previous history. Seth is not sleeping since Meg bought a duvet. He has forgotten to open a letter. Jack admits to Sarah that he has been a pain over Frank. Lynn and Kathy go into Hotten. Michael is getting on well with the sheep shearing. Eric cannot remember much about the fire surround except that it could have come from the vicarage next to the slaughter house cottages in Hotten. He mentions the smell that used to come from it. Kathy is shocked to hear that it cost £400.

Mark's exams are not going well. He is ready to give up. Annie is back from London. Jack tries to probe about her friends in Spain, but she is very cagey. Michael is planning to go to The Woolpack that evening; he is hoping that Alan will lift the ban. Kim is looking good for the Hotten Show. Frank is confident that she will win the showjumping event. He is not so happy that the other villagers are not willing to support him in trying to put Beckindale on the map by entering the Hotten Show. Jack is convinced that Annie has got a boyfriend. He thinks that it is funny. Chris invites Alex out for a meal and a trip to the casino. He is going to go until he finds out that Kathy is not invited

Lynn asks Archie to look after Peter for her so that she can go out with Kathy for the day. He says that he can't let Alice down as Nick pays him to look after her. Lynn tells him that if he's earning then he can start paying some rent and takes £20 from him, before asking for a week in advance. Jack asks Michael to be on The Woolpack team for the tug of war. He tells him that it might be a good way of getting Alan to lift his ban. He is going to say yes until he finds out that Eric is on the team. Jack asks him if there is anyone that he is not at war with. Archie criticises Nick for buying Alice secondhand shoes. Lynn and Kathy are out shopping in Harrogate. Lynn encourages Kathy to buy an expensive outfit.

Archie offers to take Peter for a picnic, but Lynn refuses. Chris is still being nasty to Alex. Sarah is teased by Joe and Jack about her baking skills. Caroline arrives in the village. The first thing she asks Elizabeth is how is Archie treating Alice. Sarah refuses to help with the sheep dipping until she has baked the perfect cake. Frank needs another partner for the tennis match and asks Kim, but she is too busy practicing for the Hotten Show. He decides to rope in Nick instead. Mark tries to pretend to Melanie that he feels ill, but she sees through him and makes him sit his English exam.

Sarah is having one last go at baking a cake. Annie produces hers and deflates Sarah. Alan tells Carol off for being late again. She refuses to give a reason. Chris is rude to Alex again. The Woolpack team are not looking very healthy. Robert enters his first gymkhana on Treacle. He falls at one of the fences, but wants to have another go. Eric tries to be friendly to Michael. He snubs him. Rachel tells him exactly what she thinks of him and that he is being selfish and wallowing in self-pity. She warns him that if he does not start thinking of his mum she will leave him. Archie has sneakily entered Caroline and Elizabeth in the Glamorous Granny competition. Alan feels awkward about the judging now and they both play up to him. Mark is depressed about his exams. Melanie cannot cheer him up.

Kim wakes up and wants to know about the baby. Kathy cannot tell her anything. Frank is devastated that he did not know about Kim's pregnancy until she was losing the baby. He tells Chris that Kim is going to need a lot of support. Kim's leg is in plaster. She cries as she tells Kathy that she just wanted a baby so much. Kathy understands as she had a miscarriage herself. Joe is having to run the pony trekking for Kathy. Nick asks if he can do any overtime at Home Farm subjecting Archie to get on Lynn's nerves by looking after Alice for longer. Frank appreciates Chris's support. They both wonder why Kim did not mention that she thought she was pregnant. Archie and Lynn row again.