Episode 1420 (16th January 1990)

Episode 1420
ITV broadcast date	16th January 1990 (Tuesday)
Script editor	Antony Wood
Story editor	Andrew Holden
Writer	Eric Wendell
Designer	Lou Beaumont
Director	David Richards
Executive producer	Keith Richardson
Producer	Stuart Doughty
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Plot

Dolly asks Annie to help out with Sam while she's working. Annie agrees but rebukes her saying that she only calls when she wants something since Matt left. Rachel worries about Lucy being missing overnight. Nick becomes embarrassing in his attempts to flirt with Zoe. Joe tells Pete that he is envious of him and Lynn having a baby. Zoe asks Lynn about chlamydia psittaci and she invites her to speak to Kathy in The Woolpack. Dolly's surprised when Kim wants to enroll her on a book-keeping course for six weeks in Skipdale. Zoe meets with Kathy who agrees to talk to her. Kate goes searching for Lucy. Zoe tells Kathy that Chris fancies her and they talk about Kathy's miscarriage and Jackie's death. Kate finds Lucy caught in the snare. Amos asks Chris to take the part of Dracula in the play, but Chris isn't interested. Mark, Dan and Gary return to their snares to find one missing. The vet discovers that Lucy's leg is broken but otherwise gives her the all clear. Mark arrives home and asks Joe how to properly set a snare. Joe shows Mark what happened to Lucy and he is full of shame. Kathy agrees to be in Amos's play. Amos is forced to ask Seth to play Dracula. Frank's surprised when he discovers from Zoe that Kathy is renting a smallholding from him. Joe tells Kate he thinks Mark set the trap. Rehearsals get underway for the play. Pete drops out when he finds out he will be playing opposite Rachel. Frank discovers that Kathy owes him £200 in back rent for September from her smallholding. Joe tells Kate he wants her to be a partner in the farm.

Cast

Regular cast

• Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
• Amos - Ronald Magill
• Mr Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
• Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
• Dolly Skilbeck - Jean Rogers
• Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
• Kathy Merrick - Malandra Burrows
• Seth - Stan Richards
• Kate Sugden - Sally Knyvette
• Mark Hughes - Craig McKay
• Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
• Frank Tate - Norman Bowler
• Kim Tate - Claire King
• Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
• Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
• Nick Bates - Cy Chadwick
• Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
• Bill Whiteley - Teddy Turner
• Pete Whiteley - Jim Millea
• Lynn Whiteley - Fionnuala Ellwood

Guest cast

• Dan - Julian Walsh
• Gary - Gary Halliday

Locations

• Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen, yard, shed and farmhouse attic bedroom
• Home Farm - Yard, kitchen and sitting room
• Main Street
• The Woolpack - Public bar
• Unknown woodland
• 3 Demdyke Row - Kitchen and living room
• Village Store - Exterior
• Village Hall - Interior

Notes

• TV Times synopsis: Mark's left to face the music when a money-making scheme goes badly wrong, and Frank makes a discovery that could spell trouble for Kathy.
• This episode was released on the Emmerdale DVD released by MMT Laukkanen Ltd on 17th October 2013.