Seasons & episodes

As the new year begins in Beckindale, Kathy and Jackie are planning their wedding. But the future is less rosy at NY Estates where Joe Sugden must make the entire workforce redundant.

After a Christmas spent apart, Joe confides in Ruth. Alan is becoming increasingly grumpy with his staff, especially Seth. Malcolm clearly disapproves of his daughter Kathy marrying a farm labourer, Jackie. Kathy even sobs and has to be comforted by Jackie. Christopher Meadows arrives to do an inventory of goods at Home Farm. He is surprised to see Home Farm had a fish farm as he thought it was a sewage works. Archie finds an abandoned car at Crossgill and has plans to renovate it. Dolly is desperate to move to Crossgill but has to convince Matt.

Jack and Joe hatch a plot against NY Estates, while house-hunting adds to Jackie and Kathy's pre-wedding nerves. Jock is offered a job in Norfolk, at the NY branch there.

Woe betide anyone who gets in Alan's way after he hears NY Estates plans for his future. When Seth has problems with the birds in the woods, he asks to speak to Alan for advice but Alan gives Seth an earful and Seth walks out. Caroline says that he was very harsh with Seth there. Alan goes to The Woolpack and says a few home truths to Amos, upsetting him. Jock does not want to take the job in Norfolk as he wants to stay in Beckindale with his mates. Liz accuses him of being more loyal to his friends than his family.

Joe has an unexpected encounter with two angry women. Jock wants to make amends with Liz. Liz has stayed with Matt and Dolly at Emmerdale Farm. And at The Woolpack, Amos is frosty with Alan after his rant at him last night. Alan tries to talk to Amos but Amos ignores him. Jock is drinking heavily. Jackie is offered a wedding gift by Hinton. Joe, Alan and Henry discuss the future of Home Farm. Amos is annoyed to see Alan in the back room. He wants him to apologise for his outburst the other night.

It's the end of an era when Mrs Bates arrives for her last day of work as Turner's secretary. Jock accuses Matt and Dolly of persuading his wife Liz to leave him. Jackie is excited about his upcoming wedding.

Phil arranges a stag night dinner for Jackie, but he's not prepared for the arrival of an unexpected guest. However, everyone is shocked when Tom turns up all of a sudden. He attends the stag night at Mill Cottage. Tom and Jack almost argue again. Jack is annoyed that Joe has not come to the stag night, and not even rung. Sgt MacArthur pulls a prank on Jackie by faking an arrest, saying that Dolly has been charged with being drunk and disorderly. MacArthur says another police officer will be coming to see them, and they answer the door but it is only Joe, as the special guest. Jackie laughs when he realises MacArthur played a joke on him.

It's the day before Jackie's and Kathy's wedding, and also the day of the sale at Home Farm, which Sandie will be conducting. Alan is interested in buying furniture for his and Joe's new venture, but Joe is more hesitant

It is the big day for Jackie and Kathy, but not before Kathy's dress is ruined in a flood at the Bates home while she is having her hen do at The Woolpack.

The reception for Jackie's wedding to Kathy is held at Emmerdale Farm. Seth plays the piano. Everyone has a good time and makes speeches. Archie makes a speech. Tom says to Jackie that he will not like it for long at Emmerdale. Jackie disagrees. Kathy looks forward to life as Mrs Merrick. Jack makes a sarcastic jibe at Kathy's father Malcolm. When Malcolm walks off, Jack smiles. Joe is told by Ruth that she is marrying Liam. Jackie and Kathy then leave for their honeymoon and drive to Leeds Bradford Airport. Kathy asks where they are going and Jackie tells her to look at the tickets. It is Tunisia. She is pleased.

Jackie and Kathy are in Tunisia for their honeymoon. Tom prepares to leave Beckindale. At Mill Cottage he says goodbye to Phil and then tells daughter Sandie to be good and look after No 1. Joe and Alan are preparing for the auction of Home Farm to see if they can get to buy the property. Joe says he has some final business to see to with Christopher Meadows. In Tunisia, Jackie and Kathy lose track of each other when walking around the El Djem, a Colosseum type amphitheater. Kathy chats with a stranger called Amir. Jackie sees them and tells Kathy they have to go now. When walking away he says she should not talk to strange men. As Jackie and Kathy leave, Amir looks on, in a slightly sinister way.

Jackie and Kathy are still on honeymoon, and Kathy wants an adventure on her honeymoon. As they are waiting to get the car fixed, Amir pulls up beside them. Jackie realises it is the man who Kathy spoke to yesterday. Jackie worries that he is following them. However Amir gets their car fixed for them. Joe wants to speak to Ruth but she still has not changed her mind about the deal. Joe thumps his car. Jackie and Kathy go to a high vantage point. The big day for the sale of Home Farm is looming and Turner and Joe are ready. Amir takes Jackie and Kathy to his family home. They have a dinner with them and watch Amir's family dancing.

It's the big day in Beckindale, the sale of Home Farm and the rest of NY Estates' holdings in the area. Jack is in a very good mood, which doesn't go unnoticed. Alan is tense before the auction and his mood isn't helped when Seth, Jock and Bill turn up at Home Farm.

Alan Turner and Joe Sugden are delighted to be the new owners of Home Farm. But there is tension between the workforce. Barry and Jock argue and Seth has to stop them from almost fighting.

Everyone is talking about Jack's romance with Barbara - but Annie is furious when he puts it before Jackie and Kathy's return from their honeymoon.

As Jackie and Kathy start to enjoy married life, Phil and Sandie find their relationship tough going. Matt is told that Crossgill Farm will be transferred into his name and he has to see his lawyer to get it transferred. Jock and Bill are offered a weeks work at Home Farm but are being considered for a full-time job by Alan. At The Woolpack, Amos is sceptical about the new nozzles for the beer pumps but when he is alone, he tests them. Annie confronts Jack about putting his love life with Barbara before his family. Jack is quite stubborn and will not stop seeing Barbara. He then goes off to tend to his crying son.

Matt and Dolly try to decide whether to stay at Emmerdale Farm - while Jack has thoughts of Barbara living there. And at Home Farm, Jock is accused of backstabbing by Barry, as Jock and Bill have been taken on full-time whereas Barry hasn't. Barry thinks Jock and Bill getting a weeks work at first was them sliming their way into getting a full-time job there. Barry then leaves, disgusted. Alan has some very important guests coming to Home Farm and they arrive in style. But Turner is not impressed by Seth and Bill embarrassing him by arriving in toff's clothing. Turner tells them to wait well away from the front of Home Farm. When Jack visits Barbara in Hotten, the play music and kiss passionately.

Ruth is riding Saint the stallion around a field. And it is love and war in Beckindale. Love proves difficult for both Jack and Joe but war proves all too easy for Amos and Henry in the battle of the beers. Joe takes his difficult love life out on Alan by shouting at him when Alan wants to discuss business. And Jack finds out that Barbara is still in love with another man, so they decide to end their relationship. Jack drives off into the night, content. Jack drives to Home Farm and has a brotherly chat with Joe about women.

Jock, Bill and Caroline all get the good news that they can have their jobs back permanently if they want them. Naturally they all accept. Annie's going to Hotten to visit a sick friend so Kathy offers to cook instead.

Kathy is still worried that she is not fitting in well at Emmerdale, and worries that Annie does not want her around.

Nick has been out all night. His mum Caroline is worried. Nick has stayed with Archie at his caravan. Alan berates Jock for being late with the Land Rover yesterday.

Sandie's relationship with Phil is about to change dramatically - today will confirm or deny her suspicions. Jock is fast becoming a liability at Home Farm as he is hungover.

A crisis at the fish farm brings Joe and Ruth closer together, but all it promises Jock is the sack. There is a blockage in one of the inlets at the fish farm. When Jock returns he realises it was his job to check the inlets. The blockage was caused by a dead animal. Ruth pulls the dead animal out of the inlet.

An increasingly depressed Jock mouths off at Turner in The Woolpack in front of Charles Douglas, a friend of Turner. Jock says it is not his fault what happened at the fish farm as no one showed him how to check the inlets for blockages.