Episode 1422 (23rd January 1990)

Plot
Kathy worries about paying the rent on her land. Turner overhears her talking about it. Mark, Dan and Gary check their traps, they find a mink but can't kill it. Sarah nails up the interconnecting door between the farmhouse and the cottage. Frank tries to convince Zoe not to give up university. Turner enquires about his tenancy agreement. Frank tells him he has great plans for the estate. Seth has food poisoning and can't appear in the play. Pete agrees to play Dracula again. Nick finds some dead bluebottles on an old costume and stores them away for future use. Chris argues with Frank over his treatment of Kathy and her land. Sarah and Jack laugh as Annie tries to get through the nailed door. Amos treats Seth to a brandy. Chris asks Kathy out for a meal after the play. Lynn makes a mess of Rachel's hair and innocently hints about her affair with Pete. Everyone is nervous about the first night of the play, but it seems to go well. Chris offers to lend Kathy money to pay her rent. Pollard arrives at the scene where he eats fake bluebottles, but he spits them out on stage much to the delight of the audience when he discovers they're real. Rachel tells Pete that Lynn knows about their affair. He confronts her and apologises. Amos is upset that the audience saw the play as a comedy rather than a tragedy. Seth passes out in a coffin.

Notable dialogue
Jack Sugden: "You don't think a few nails are gonna keep Ma out do you?" Sarah Connolly: "If this doesn't work I'll just have to nail her down."