Seasons & episodes

Mark has spent the night at Rachel's in Leeds. She tries to persuade him to go and take his exam, but he is definite that he has set foot in school for the last time. She sees the turmoil that he is in and gives him a hug. Melanie wonders where he has been all night. Mark admits that he only stayed on at school because of his mum and dad and they haven't been around for a long time. He feels that there isn't anyone at Emmerdale Farm ready to listen to him. Nick takes Lynn some bedding plants to thank her for the clothes and toys. He asks if she will give a message to Archie for him, but she says that she thinks Archie is keeping out of the way. Mark has got to think about his future now. He wants to stay in Leeds while he thinks about it. Carol is late for work again. She tells Alan that she hopes the job in The Woolpack will help sort Lorraine out. Alan has his doubts.

Joe storms up to the farm looking for Mark, the school having told him that Mark did not turn up for his last exam. He wants to blame someone for not looking after Mark but no one knows where he is. Chris and Alex are still at war. Joe asks Melanie if she knows where Mark is. She is annoyed with him for giving everything up and is worried that he might have done something silly. Mark is still in Leeds. Rachel has assured him that he can stay as long as he wants. Mark is grateful. Seth has caught Lorraine up at the fish farm trying to steal some trout. Carol tells her off in the pub and then takes her home without asking Alan.

Michael turns up at Elizabeth's first thing in the morning. She is embarrassed because Eric has obviously spent the night there. She decides to let Michael in on their good news - they are going to get married. He is shocked, but does congratulate them. Mark has stayed the night with Joe. He tells Joe that he is not the academic type and does not want to go back to school to re-sit his exams. Chris snaps at Alex again and everyone is embarrassed. Mark feels that he is actually doing something for himself now and that if he has made a mistake, at least he can't blame anyone else.

Annie receives another letter from Spain, but refuses to open it in front of Jack. Archie offers to look after Peter for Lynn while she goes to work. She doesn't want any favours from him though and has arranged for a Mrs Barlow from the village to look after him. Lynn calls Archie a scrounger again and says that he is taking advantage of her just like he took advantage of old Bill. Archie is offended by this and says that he is glad that Bill never knew what a vindictive little bitch his grandson married. Kim is getting frustrated doing nothing. She is surprised that Neil has been finding the time to help out with the horses. Carol is not looking forward to working with Lynn. Sarah and Jack are dipping the shearlings. Joe calls up to see Mark. Neil calls at the stables again. He chats Kathy up.

Archie is looking after Nick and Alice. Nick tries and fails to persuade Archie to talk to Lynn. Kim wants Frank to stop fussing over her. Joe encourages Mark to keep trying with Melanie. He agrees, in the meantime, to help out at the holiday village. Carol hints to Alan that it is not right for Eric and Elizabeth to live together. Lynn storms over to 3 Demdyke Row and tells Archie that he left something behind when he moved out - his coffin. A woman arrives at the holiday village and Mark helps her to move some stuff into a chalet. She tells him that her mum has just bought the chalet and she is delivering things for her. They seem to flirt a bit. She tells Mark that she has been a legal secretary for ten years and he tells her that she doesn't look old enough. Archie doesn't know what to do about the coffin. They seem to become friends again. Lynn admits that she can be a cow at times.

Nick is frantic as the woman continues to claim that Alice is not his daughter. They are waiting at the police station for the hospital records to be checked. Elsa is in Portugal on holiday. Archie is with him. It is Annie's birthday. She has got a bunch of flowers from Amos. Frank is looking for Nick. Carol lets slip to Elizabeth that Alan doesn't want her living in the cottage with Eric once they are married. Lorraine flirts with Mark at the holiday village. She tells him that all the girls at school are impressed by him walking out on his exams and that he could take his pick of them now - her included. Annie receives a mysterious parcel from Spain. Joe and Jack are intrigued - it is a photograph of a ruined church in Barcelona. Michael visits Lynn. She persuades him to stay for dinner. Nick and Archie leave the police station at last - the woman has been proved wrong. Lynn tells Michael to accept Eric.

Nick and Archie are busy planning their party. Archie's coffin is still in the middle of the room. He suggests using it for the buffet. Rachel is home for the summer holidays. Kim asks Kathy to stay on that evening for a while. She confides in her that Frank wants to try for a baby as soon as possible but that she actually no longer wants one. Jack and Sarah are on their way to the dry ski slope in Skipdale. Jack is embarrassed, but anything that Gerry can do he is determined to do better. Kim doesn't know how to tell Frank that she does not want a baby. Neil arrives to help out again. Michael and Rachel are getting along fine until he mentions Eric and his mum. Rachel is sick of hearing him moaning and tells him so. He says that at least Lynn is more sympathetic and Rachel storms off. Jack feels stupid in his ski boots, but soon gets his confidence. Sarah fancies his instructor. Rachel takes a dislike to Lorraine at the holiday village.

Kim wants Frank to stop treating her like an invalid. Rachel is still being cold towards Michael. She complains when he cooks bacon in the kitchen. Lorraine interrupts Archie while he is trying to have a quiet read in the sunshine. She wants him to like her. Chris fishes for information on Neil from Frank. He wants to know how much time he has been spending with Kathy. Lorraine is really pestering Archie. She thinks that exams are a waste of time and also that her mother doesn't care about her. Archie sends her away. Kim has wheeled herself up to the holiday village. She moans to Joe. They walk past Mark and Lisa having an early lunch. Kim is furious when a young boy nearly runs into her and his mother asks Joe rather than Kim if she is okay

Mark turns up on Lisa's doorstep early in the morning with eggs and milk from the farm. She invites him in for a coffee. Lorraine sees him going into the cabin and later almost blackmails him. Sarah talks to Michael about him and Rachel going skiing. They are not really getting on at all at the moment. Neil is at the stables again. Carol arrives at Home Farm. Lorraine shows Mark a locket that her dad has bought for her. She asks him not to tell her mum as she will be jealous. He is rude to her when Lisa arrives. Carol's laying on of hands does not work on Kim. She manages to wangle a look around the house though. Neil is trying to cure a horse from weaving. He places a couple of bricks on string above the stable door. Kathy thinks that it is cruel. He asks her if she fancies a drink. Jack is having another skiing lesson and is starting to enjoy it.

Chris decides to ask Kim and Frank out for a meal at The Woolpack. Joe sees Mark leaving Lisa's cabin in the morning. Eric brings Elizabeth a present - a tabby kitten. She is delighted and gives her some milk. Haymaking is under way at Emmerdale Farm. Mark is helping out. Joe cannot help that evening because he has got a date. Sarah is curious. Some cows have broken free from a field and Jack is furious as they have strayed onto a field with newly mown hay in it which if eaten can give a cow bloat. Eric has seen a Victorian ring at the auctions and he wants to buy it for Elizabeth. Chris books dinner for 5 in The Woolpack restaurant. Jack blames holidaymakers for leaving the gate open on the field. He is having to get liquid down the cows to prevent the bloat.

Rachel is being really horrible to Michael. She twists everything round that he says and seems to want him out of the house. Carol bursts into Elizabeth's house looking for Lorraine who has gone missing. Alan phones Rachel and asks her to work at short notice as Lorraine hasn't turned up for work either. Elizabeth notices that something is wrong with Rachel. She tells her that everything will be alright between her and Michael once they are married, but Rachel doesn't look convinced. Elizabeth is sure that she can change Eric and that Rachel can change Michael too. Jack is still rambling on about his row with Joe. Sarah tells him to make it up with Joe as they need his help at the moment.

Rachel confides in Sarah that she has broken off her engagement to Michael. Sarah says that it is the worst time for it to happen. She is not very sympathetic towards Rachel and just thinks about how it will affect the farm. Michael has got a bad hangover. He is late for work, but doesn't seem too bothered. He broaches the subject of moving back in with Elizabeth although she is obviously not too keen and reminds him that things have changed since they last lived together - her relationship with Eric for a start. She says that he can move in as long as he treats Eric with some respect. Carol is still worried about Lorraine. Alan tells her not to worry. Kim is coping well on her crutches. Jack warns Michael not to speak ill of Rachel in front of him again.

Rachel and Michael have an uncomfortable meeting. Alan is still insisting that Lynn's idea for pub food is a non starter as far as he is concerned. He prides himself on the reputation of The Woolpack and the ambiance that he has created and will not sacrifice his gourmet evenings for pub food. Annie thinks that Rachel should never have agreed to marry Michael. She has a dig at Sarah and Jack when she says that some couples will never make a commitment. Nick is not looking forward to Alice going to stay with Elsa for two weeks. He suggests to Archie that they try and book a holiday somewhere. Chris watches one of his drivers behaving suspiciously. Seth is in a doom and gloom mood for some reason. Carol sucks up to Alan and says that she always doubted whether Lynn would really fit into the Woolpack atmosphere.

Eric has cooked Elizabeth a full breakfast. They are just sitting down to enjoy it when Alan barges in and asks Elizabeth to go through some invoices with him. Nick trips over Michael who is sleeping on his living room floor. He is annoyed because he has creased all Alice's clothes that she is taking to Elsa's. Elizabeth gets rid of Alan and then Michael arrives home. Chris still doesn't know what to do about Tony Jarvis, the suspected drug smuggler. He searches his lorry. Frank doesn't have any suggestions. Eric suggests to Elizabeth that they go and stay at his flat over the weekends so that they are out of Michael's way. Michael hears that George Windslow's tenancy is vacant.

Annie is still keeping quiet about where she is going for her mystery meal. She phones a taxi from Mark's so that Jack will not be able to listen. Nick is finding it hard to relax without Alice around. Jack chases after Mark to try and find out where Annie is going. Nick and Archie are bored. Archie thinks that they should try and find some women up at the holiday village. Jack tells Joe that Mark knows where Annie is going. Chris has sacked Tony Jarvis. He is worried about reprisals. Kathy is working with Steve. He asks her about the Tates and who lives in the house. Dan is trying to chat up the female holidaymakers. Archie and Nick arrive. Jack is lending Chris a shotgun for his holiday in Scotland with Neil.

Rick comes to stay with Rachel. Michael turns up straight away and the atmosphere is awkward. Elizabeth has spent time at Eric's flat. He suggests that they think about buying somewhere. Joe is giving riding lessons. Melanie turns up and asks Joe if she can give out some leaflets offering her services as a babysitter at the holiday village. Joe tells her to go and introduce herself to people. Melanie still thinks that Mark is interested in her and Joe doesn't tell her about Lisa. Eric and Elizabeth have been househunting.

Rachel hasn't seen Michael since he made a fool of himself. Alan is still determined not to lower his standards in the restaurant. He is flabbergasted when he receives a visit from the environmental health who think that he may be the source of an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. Dan is rounding up people for the disco. Rachel decides not to go when she hears that Michael is. Nick is also having second thoughts. Carol is enjoying Alan's discomfort as the environmental health accuse him of poisoning four diners. Lisa doesn't fancy the disco in Skipdale so Mark decides that he won't go either. Dan has no luck persuading Melanie either.

Lynn takes Peter to visit his dad's grave. Melanie is insisting that Joe calls the police about her mystery prowler. He doesn't want the publicity for the holiday village. Archie visits Lynn and she really appreciates it. Michael wants to see Joe to find out if Frank has made a decision about the Windslow Farm. Dan teases Mark about Lisa. Lynn is working in the bar. Neil is back from Scotland. He tells Frank and Kim that Kathy and Chris are having a good time. Joe suggests to Frank that the Windslow Farm should be used as a model farm for the tourists as it helps rare breeds survive. Alan asks Rachel to work with Lynn, but she wants to keep out of her way today. Poppy has tracked Joe down at Home Farm. Kim finds it funny and he is teased by Frank and Neil

A-level results are due out today - Mark isn't going to bother checking his. Melanie has to make a statement to the police about the prowler. Alan rings Miss Finch at the environmental health, but she isn't available. He is getting worried about losing bookings. Michael is in a terrible mood at work. Sarah tries to get him to talk, but he is too angry. Poppy is still hanging around Joe. He is due to visit the model farm site with Frank, Kim and Neil and refuses to take her with him. They all start singing Puppy Love. Nick and Archie are really looking forward to seeing Alice again

Chris and Kathy are back from their holiday in Scotland. Chris tells Frank that they had a good time. Frank is looking for Nick as he hasn't turned up for work. He wants some flowers for a special dinner that he is cooking for Kim. Alan turns up at the fish farm and finds that Elizabeth has cut her hand badly while gutting a fish. She wants him to take over packing her order. Michael is in a better mood and Sarah notices. He looks guilty when Steve approaches. Kim is able to exercise horses now. Kathy doesn't seem to have enjoyed the holiday as much as Chris.

Herons have eaten through a fence at the fish farm and are stealing the fish. Alan refuses to spend money on new netting and asks Seth to mend it. Rachel persuades Mark to open his exam results. He is surprised to find that he has passed the two subjects that he sat - he got a C for Art and a D for Geography. Rachel thinks that he should resit his English or enrol for art college. Mark is determined that he is not going to plan anything. Alan climbs a stepladder to try and fix the netting, but Seth makes it wobble and he won't help him anymore.

Sarah is having a day off. Robert joins her in bed and asks awkward questions about where he came from and why he didn't come out of her tummy. She explains about his real mum and he seems happy enough. Joe sees Lorraine leaving an empty cabin early in the morning. Her mum is still away and he threatens to call the police the next time he catches her at the holiday village. Robert asks Jack if he was married to his first mummy. He then runs off again. Elizabeth is still coming to terms with the news that Alan is selling the fish farm and cottage. Jack and Sarah realise that Annie is putting questions into Robert's head. She wants him to persuade them to marry.

Neil and Kim set off for their day at the Ripon sales. Frank is staying at home. Chris tells Frank that Tony Jarvis has got a job with one of their rival haulage firms. They decide to keep quiet about why they let him go. Joe tries to get information out of Annie about her intentions. She tells him that she might be going to Spain for more than just Christmas. Seth is still moaning on about the possibility of him being made redundant. Nick has received a letter from Elsa saying that she finds the visits from Alice too distressing and that she wants her to wait until she is old enough to know why she left before she visits again.

Carol notices the bruise on Alice's face. She immediately thinks that it is Archie's fault. He enrages her when he tells her to mind her own business. Kim tells Kathy that she will be getting rid of Steve now that she is on her feet again. They meet Chris and Frank who are looking quite smug with themselves. They have just found out that Smiths Haulage have had their lorries impounded and one of their best customers has just transferred his account to Tates. Kim is impressed, but Kathy looks disappointed. Sarah tells Joe and Jack that Annie has left some letters from Spain in the kitchen drawer.