Emmerdale

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Episode 1212 (Wed 6th Jan 1988)
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It's a new year in Beckindale. Joe is talking to Annie about having to let the entire workforce go at Home Farm since NY Estates are pulling out. She tells him it's not his fault, but it .. show full overview
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Episode 1213 (Thu 7th Jan 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1214 (Wed 13th Jan 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1215 (Thu 14th Jan 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1215a (Wed 20th Jan 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1216 (Thu 21st Jan 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1217 (Wed 27th Jan 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1218 (Thu 28th Jan 1988)
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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
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Episode 1219 (Wed 3rd Feb 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1220 (Thu 4th Feb 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1221 (Wed 10th Feb 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1222 (Thu 11th Feb 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1223 (Wed 17th Feb 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1224 (Thu 18th Feb 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1225 (Wed 24th Feb 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1226 (Thu 25th Feb 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1227 (Wed 2nd March 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1228 (Thu 3rd March 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1229 (Wed 9th March 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1230 (Thu 10th March 1988)
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Kathy is still worried that she is not fitting in well at Emmerdale, and worries that Annie does not want her around.
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Episode 1231 (Wed 16th March 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1232 (Thu 17th March 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1233 (Wed 23rd March 1988)
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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 .. show full overview
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Episode 1234 (Thu 24th March 1988)
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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.
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Episode 1235 (Wed 30th March 1988)
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It's the morning after the night before. Alan regrets what he did do, while Joe and Ruth regret what they didn't. Alan faces the wrath of his business partner Joe when Joe is angry at him for drink driving, and losing them a very important client.
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Episode 1236 (Thu 31st March 1988)
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Sandie's pregnancy is causing problems between her and Phil, when, suddenly, everything changes - and Beckindale is suddenly full of twitchers. Seth chats to one of the twitchers but .. show full overview
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Episode 1237 (Wed 6th April 1988)
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Amos is determined not to be caught out twice by the bird-watchers. Also he is still worried that Henry is going to move to Italy, seeing as Seth saw Henry at the travel agents in Hotten earlier on.
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Episode 1238 (Thu 7th April 1988)
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Amos reveals the secret of his black stockings, while Jack comes from the library with a mystery, a romance - and a date! Joe has a plan to make him and Alan fast cash at Home Farm. As .. show full overview
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Episode 1239 (Wed 13th April 1988)
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The only way Joe and Turner can stay in business is to cut down hundreds of beautiful trees - and Jack is determined to stop them. When he hears this, he leaves The Woolpack to see Joe. .. show full overview
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Episode 1240 (Thu 14th April 1988)
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Kathy doesn't want a job, while both Sandie and Eric do and Alan and Seth find themselves with not one job, but two. Annie says that Jack seems to be in a odd mood. Jack says it is due .. show full overview
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Episode 1241 (Wed 20th April 1988)
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Seth has left his onions at The Bates' house after helping with the repairs last night, and his chances of winning the Master Gardeners Competition are scuppered when Alan, Nick and Caroline eat the onions for their dinner.
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Episode 1242 (Thu 21st April 1988)
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Phil risks his relationship with Sandie when Eric persuades him to step the wrong side of the law. Sarah Connolly visits Jack at Emmerdale Farm. Having had his onions accidentally eaten, .. show full overview
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Episode 1243 (Wed 27th April 1988)
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Nick and Caroline are settling in well at Home Farm during their temporary stay there. Seth has been barred from The Woolpack due to cheating at the Master Gardeners Competition. Nick .. show full overview
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Episode 1244 (Thu 28th April 1988)
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Nick and Caroline are eating Alan out of house and home during their stay at Home Farm. They agree to go Dutch. Joe has a bull delivered to Home Farm, and it seems to frighten Nick a .. show full overview
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Episode 1245 (Wed 4th May 1988)
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Suddenly, there's nothing to stop Joe and Ruth being together - but Sandie and Phil are being forced apart. Bill takes the bull to the market. Eric and Phil plan to make fast cash. He .. show full overview
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Episode 1246 (Thu 5th May 1988)
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Alan counts the cost of his brush with the law, while for Annie, of all people, crime apparently does pay! Sandie confronts Eric about him and Phil's dodgy antique fraud. She says she .. show full overview
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Episode 1247 (Wed 11th May 1988)
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Dolly decides that it's time Archie found a new home, while Joe and Ruth move a step closer to living together.
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Episode 1248 (Thu 12th May 1988)
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Seth's new look gives the rest of Beckindale something to chew over, while a dinner guest at Emmerdale Farm gives both Jack and Dolly food for thought.
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Episode 1249 (Wed 18th May 1988)
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Amos considers buying his eggs from somebody other than Dolly, noting that his current eggs are of better quality. At Emmerdale Farm, Dolly wonders why her hens aren't laying many eggs.
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Episode 1250 (Thu 19th May 1988)
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Phil risks his life and saves Annie from Crossgill , but Jack is suspcious about how the fire started. Dolly is devastated. She has flashbacks to all their hopes and dreams for the .. show full overview
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Episode 1251 (Wed 25th May 1988)
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Matt tries to pick up the pieces and start again after the aftermath of the fire, but Dolly has lost interest in their future. Jack still wants to know how the fire at Crossgill Farm .. show full overview
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Episode 1252 (Thu 26th May 1988)
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Sandie strikes up a friendship with Stephen, and it looks like Phil's problems have only just begun. The 2 tourists, Simon Dowling and his sister Lucy complain about the local water, and .. show full overview
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Episode 1253 (Wed 1st June 1988)
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Dolly takes off from the routines of Emmerdale Farm, and a chance encounter with Stephen promises excitement - but danger too. She gets a small piece of straw in her eye, and Stephen - .. show full overview
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Episode 1254 (Thu 2nd June 1988)
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Henry and Matt rescue an injured peregrine falcon near the farm. Matt also speaks with Alan about fixing a faulty wall at Emmerdale. Dolly finds herself far away from Emmerdale, from .. show full overview
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Episode 1255 (Wed 8th June 1988)
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Dolly's absences from the farm have not gone unnoticed, and Matt is determined to find out what's been going on. Stephen goes to the rendevous point he and Dolly had arranged, but Dolly .. show full overview
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Episode 1256 (Thu 9th June 1988)
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Phil, his suspicions about Stephen and Sandie getting the better of him, confronts Stephen in the Woolpack, threatening to punch him, whereupon Stephen puts him straight, telling him .. show full overview
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Episode 1257 (Thu 16th June 1988)
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Sam is taken ill and Dolly is nowhere to be found. But Matt has a pretty good idea where she is. Stephen has been offered a job in Scotland. She says she loves him and does not want him .. show full overview
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Episode 1258 (Thu 23rd June 1988)
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Stephen tries to stop the affair with Dolly before any more damage is done - but as far as Matt's concerned it's already too late. Stephen then leaves for Scotland alone. Donald Hinton .. show full overview
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Episode 1259 (Wed 29th June 1988)
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Stephen has gone - and Dolly's attempts to pick up the pieces of her life are hard enough, without the village gossip. Eric cracks nasty jokes at Matt and Dolly's expense. Alan asks him to keep quiet.
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Episode 1260 (Thu 30th June 1988)
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Nick foils a raid on the Beckindale Shop and post office. He proves to be a hero of the hour. But as the robbers flee the scene, they drop some of the money onto the floor. Nick cannot .. show full overview
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Episode 1261 (Wed 6th July 1988)
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A quiet drink in The Woolpack turns into a nightmare for Matt, while Joe and Sandie discover that both Ruth and Phil have guilty secrets. Matt storms out of the pub when Phil asks how he .. show full overview
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Episode 1262 (Thu 7th July 1988)
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Joe has to decide whether he still wants to marry Ruth - and Nick discovers that the money he stole has gone missing. He goes to phone the police but then decides not to. Nick tells .. show full overview
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Episode 1263 (Wed 13th July 1988)
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Annie and Dolly have a chat about her marriage to Matt. Dolly has booked a holiday but Matt is not in the holiday mood and ends up tearing up the tickets. Phil is in trouble with the .. show full overview
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Episode 1264 (Thu 14th July 1988)
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Eric chats up Dolly at Hotten Cattle Market and an angry Matt threatens to break his neck. Ruth and Joe call off their relationship once and for all and she decides to return to Ireland .. show full overview
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Episode 1265 (Wed 20th July 1988)
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Nick is still in a strange mood. Mrs. Bates and Kathy Merrick try and find out what is wrong with him. They even worry he may be on drugs but Kathy knows he would not do drugs. Dolly .. show full overview
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Episode 1266 (Thu 21st July 1988)
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Matt, Dolly and Sam are packing to go on holiday in Spain. While Matt takes a look around the farm to see that everything is alright, Dolly talks to Annie about the future
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Episode 1267 (Wed 27th July 1988)
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Someone calls the Woolpack in the middle of night and wakes up Amos. Kathy tells Jackie that she thinks there is something odd about Clare.
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Episode 1268 (Thu 28th July 1988)
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Matt, Dolly and Sam are back from their holiday, but there's still tension between them. Nick is looking for Clare, but Archie's sure she's left Beckindale for good.
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Episode 1269 (Wed 3rd Aug 1988)
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Amos is fighting the death watch beetle in The Woolpack, but it looks like he's got a fight on his hands with Donald too, if he wants to hang on to his clothes!
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Episode 1270 (Thu 4th Aug 1988)
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An evening spent remembering the past takes Jack and Marian to the brink of a startling new future.
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Episode 1271 (Wed 10th Aug 1988)
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The longer Marian stays with Jack the more she risks, and Henry is determined to send her home.
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Episode 1272 (Thu 11th Aug 1988)
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It looks like Caroline has found a companion. Alan decides that only desperate measures will even the score!
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Episode 1273 (Wed 17th Aug 1988)
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Alan decides that the best way to get over Caroline's affair is to have one of his own. While, Matt finds disturbing evidence that Dolly's affair might not be in the past.
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Episode 1274 (Thu 18th Aug 1988)
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Annie returns to the farm keen to catch up on the news, but Jack makes an announcement that shocks not just Annie but the rest of the family as well.
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Episode 1275 (Wed 24th Aug 1988)
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Amos' brother Ezra turns up at The Woolpack. Amos wonders why he has suddenly turned up after not seeing Amos for a few years. At Home Farm some people are surveying the land. Turner .. show full overview
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Episode 1276 (Thu 25th Aug 1988)
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The alarm on one of the barns at Emmerdale Farm is going off. Matt stops it as a distressed Dolly worries the police may arrive. Amos' brother Ezra is staying at the Woolpack
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Episode 1277 (Wed 31st Aug 1988)
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Jack is getting ready to leave Beckindale to live with Marian in Italy. It is the 2nd anniversary of the death of his wife Pat as well and tensions are running high at Emmerdale Farm. .. show full overview
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Episode 1278 (Thu 1st Sept 1988)
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It is an emotional day at Emmerdale Farm as Jack is preparing to leave again to live with Marian in Rome. He bids an emotional farewell to everyone and then leaves for the airport. .. show full overview
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Episode 1279 (Wed 7th Sept 1988)
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Sandie has welcomed her new lodgers at Mill Cottage. They are Kate and her teenage children Rachel and Mark. Mark and Rachel now have to adjust to living in new surroundings. Turner is .. show full overview
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Episode 1280 (Thu 8th Sept 1988)
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There's a dog on the loose in Beckindale attacking sheep, but while Joe tries to track it down, Alan is more than interested in a visitor from the skies!
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Episode 1281 (Wed 14th Sept 1988)
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When he finds the dog that's been killing sheep, Joe thinks his troubles are over, but they're only just beginning. Jackie, too thinks his future's looking brighter as he takes over at Emmerdale Farm, but, like Joe, he's a nasty shock in store
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Episode 1282 (Thu 15th Sept 1988)
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The balloon goes up at Beckindale fete, as Seth sets out to prove that Amos's tales of daredevil flying are so much hot air, while Joe's joy-ride turns out to be anything but and Dolly's .. show full overview
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Episode 1283 (Wed 21st Sept 1988)
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Henry sets off to investigate the strange disappearance of Amos - last seen two days ago wandering on the Yorkshire Moors!
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Episode 1284 (Thu 22nd Sept 1988)
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Tensions between Joe and Jackie come to a head when Annie is involved in an accident at Emmerdale Farm.
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Episode 1285 (Wed 28th Sept 1988)
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Amos is back in Beckindale with a surprise for the village. There's a surprise too for Joe, who finds himself the third person at an intimate dinner for two.
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Episode 1286 (Thu 29th Sept 1988)
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For the second night running, an unexpected guest ruins Joe's evening - but Nick is determined not to let a surprise visitor ruin his.
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Episode 1287 (Wed 5th Oct 1988)
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It's not only pheasants in the firing line as Home Farm stages its first shoot of the season. Alan's gunning for Seth, while Nick finds himself in Eric's sights.
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Episode 1288 (Thu 6th Oct 1988)
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Three's a crowd at The Woolpack - but who should go, Gloria, Amos or Henry? Alan, meanwhile, has no such problem about who should leave Home Farm.
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Episode 1289 (Wed 12th Oct 1988)
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Joe becomes the unusual white knight defending Rachel - but who's going to defend Joe against Denis?
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Episode 1290 (Thu 13th Oct 1988)
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Unexpected visitors mean that the party's over for both Amos and Archie - but when Joe turns up to celebrate Kate's birthday, the party's not even begun.
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Episode 1291 (Wed 19th Oct 1988)
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Nick is determined to get Helen out of his hair, but he's reckoned without the fury of a woman scorned.
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Episode 1292 (Thu 20th Oct 1988)
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Intrigue at Home Farm as Alan gets ready to stab Joe in the back, but it looks like Joe may be about to make a move of his own.
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Episode 1293 (Wed 26th Oct 1988)
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Seth is determined to get his old job back at Home Farm, and decides it's time he took the law into his own hands.
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Episode 1294 (Thu 27th Oct 1988)
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When Joe discovers that Alan has stabbed him in the back it's Phil who bears the full brunt of his fury.
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Episode 1295 (Wed 2nd Nov 1988)
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While Eric and Phil plot their revenge on Sandie - with Nick's help, Seth is making the new gamekeeper pay dearly for taking his job.
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Episode 1296 (Thu 3rd Nov 1988)
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Joe's beginning to think he has no chance in his battle against Denis, but help is on the way from Joe's unlikeliest ally - Kate Hughes.
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Episode 1297 (Wed 9th Nov 1988)
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Denis has a shock in store for Alan who, in turn, has a shock for Seth and Hugh - and the shocks don't even end there, as Joe discovers.
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Episode 1298 (Thu 10th Nov 1988)
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Joe has to decide where his future lies, while Henry and Amos decide where Archie's does.
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Episode 1299 (Wed 16th Nov 1988)
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Neither Joe nor Dolly are looking for love - instead, love comes looking for them, and from unexpected quarters.
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Episode 1300 (Thu 17th Nov 1988)
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Is Kate with Phil or Joe? Amos is puzzled, but, little does he know that Kate can't decide either.
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Episode 1301 (Wed 23rd Nov 1988)
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The Sugdens and Skilbecks celebrate with champagne while Nick ends up in a ditch.
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Episode 1302 (Thu 24th Nov 1988)
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Sandie catches Kate and Joe in a compromising situation, while Kathy hears a confession. Stephen is killed by a tree.
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Episode 1303 (Wed 30th Nov 1988)
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A visit from a policeman causes Dolly to take flight - while the rest of the Beckindale practices their scales.
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Episode 1304 (Thu 1st Dec 1988)
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Sandie finds she has a most unlikely admirer. Jackie feels Kathy is interfering in something that doesn't concern her.
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Episode 1305 (Wed 7th Dec 1988)
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For Dolly and Matt, it's the day of Stephen's funeral, but Joe and Kate decide it's picnic time!
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Episode 1306 (Thu 8th Dec 1988)
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Kathy is in a tough frame of mind; first standing up to Eric and then giving Annie a stern warning.
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Episode 1307 (Wed 14th Dec 1988)
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Sandie gets a shock when bailiffs from the Inland Revenue arrive at her house - accompanied by Phil!
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Episode 1308 (Thu 15th Dec 1988)
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Joe decides to move back to Emmerdale Farm - and he's determined to take Kate with him.
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Episode 1309 (Wed 21st Dec 1988)
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As Eric and Phil try to entice Nick to break the law, Joe tries to entice Kate to Emmerdale Farm for Christmas.
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Episode 1310 (Thu 22nd Dec 1988)
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Nick and Phil go over their plan for the robbery. Phil threatens to drop Nick in it with the police about the robbery money if he doesn't turn up. Matt puts presents under the Christmas tree and finds one addressed to him by Dolly.
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Episode 1311 (Wed 28th Dec 1988)
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Boxing Day festivities at the farm mean Give Us A Clue time for Annie and the family, while Henry plugs into his Christmas present and Alan falls asleep where he shouldn't.
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Episode 1312 (Thu 29th Dec 1988)
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While Kate is becoming one of the family it's moving day for Jackie and Kathy - and maybe for Matt and Dolly too.

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