Episode 88 (21st August 1973)

Plot
Proctor thinks Verney has deliberately turned Mark against him. Verney thinks he's jealous because he didn't get to live in the big house when he married his sister, Marjorie. Verney says he will tell Mark that Proctor has visited and let Mark decide whether he wants to go back to London. Jack teases Joe about Carol and in turn he teases Jack over Alison; Wilks overhears. The day of the cricket match dawns. Mark tries on his cricket whites and Alison stars on the teas. Proctor faces his son and tells him to come home, he's stunned when Mark refuses. He threatens to disown him and leave him stuck, but Verney says he will never be stuck as he will leave everything he has to Mark as he does not have a heir of his own. Joe and Matt are having a pint before the match. Mark arrives and they tease him. The match gets underway as Verney and Ruskin look on and Annie and Alison provide the teas. Carol calls up to the farm and has a cup of tea with Jack, she wants to read the unsuitable material in his book. They share a close moment. Carol arrives at the match just as Joe finishes and Beckindale win the Butterworth ball largely due to Sam's umpiring.

Commercial Releases
This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
 * Emmerdale Farm: Volume Four DVD released by Network on 6th August 2012.