Episode 1432 (27th February 1990)

Plot
Kathy tells Jack that she is going on another visit to Southampton. Kim calls to see Chris and asks if he knows why Frank and George Starkey argued so violently. Alan has to wear a sling after his horse bolted. Elsa arrives for her first day and Seth says that he is fit enough to come back to work. Elsa's first task is to buy Alan a packet of biscuits. Chris has a meeting with George Starkey, he asks him what he said to his father. George tells him that when his mother died, Frank was responsible for putting her to sleep and adds that Kim was in on it aswell. Chris is hurt and upset. Kim notices marks on her mare; she realises that a stallion has covered the mare and is furious to think that her mare may be pregnant. Chris refuses to tell Kim what happened between Frank and George. He calls at the farm to see Kathy. Jack informs him that Kathy has gone to Southampton. Alan is invited to Home Farm for a meal and begins to panic. Chris asks Jack about Jackie as he helps with lambing. Sarah moans to Annie again as Jack is busy lambing. Annie tells her that farming is a 24 hour job; she offers to babysit so that Sarah can go out. Seth and Wilf invade the tap room to play dominoes. Chris is upset to see stillborn lambs. David Hughes arrives at The Woolpack to find Mark drunk and has a go at Amos for serving alcohol to a minor. Jack hands a lamb to Sarah and asks her to look after it but she doesn't know what to do. Nick gets round to asking Elsa out. David takes Mark back to the farm and asks him to come & stay with him. Mark says he will think about it.

Regular cast

 * Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
 * Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
 * Sarah Connolly - Madeline Howard
 * Kathy Merrick - Malandra Burrows
 * Chris Tate - Peter Amory
 * Kim Tate - Claire King
 * Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
 * Nick Bates - Cy Chadwick
 * Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
 * Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
 * Elsa Feldmann - Naomi Lewis
 * Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
 * Mark Hughes - Craig McKay

Guest cast

 * George Starkey - James Noble
 * David Hughes - Martyn Whitby
 * Wilf Henshaw - Danny O'Dea