Episode 447 (9th May 1978)

Episode 447
ITV broadcast date	9th May 1978 (Tuesday)
Writer	Kevin Laffan
Designer	Andrew Sanderson
Director	Gerald Blake
Executive producer	David Cunliffe
Producer	Michael Glynn
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Plot

Donald is woken in the Vicarage by Pam and Will banging on his front door. They confront him about Pip being missing believing he is responsible. He explains that Pip has been to see him but he couldn't help her as she was underage. P.C. Edwards visits Joe at Demdyke Row and takes note of the break-in. Henry and Amos are still locked in the cellar and both are now drinking the stock. At dawn, Steve wakes Pip as they prepare to flee to Hotten. Sam prepares to leave to for Gowper's Pond again. Matt tells Joe that Annie's planning a competition to see who can catch the pike as a way of fundraising for the church. As Joe and Matt leave the farmhouse to start work, they hear a shotgun go off and notice P.C. Edwards chasing Steve and Pip up the yard with Steve brandishing the shotgun. They burst into the shed where Sam is and Steve threatens to blow his head off. Steve tells them he wants a car to escape with Pip. P.C. Edwards goes to phone for assistance, anticipating a siege at the farm. Annie wants to have a word with Steve but PC Edwards refuses. She slips out while P.C. Edwards is on the phone and shouts to Steve that he can have her car in exchange for the gun. They make the exchange and Steve and Pip drive off, just in time for P.C. Edwards to leave the farmhouse and see them absconding. Donald finally comes face to face with Paul and explains that the Coulters are at their wits' end and gives him the opportunity to go and do his duty by offering them comfort. When Paul refuses, Donald accuses him of being a bigot. Paul explains that Pam has been a burden to him ever since he arrived in the village and that he has never once tried to keep Pip away from the church. As they talk, Donald hears Henry and Amos crying out from the cellar.

Cast

Regular cast

• Annie - Sheila Mercier
• Joe - Frazer Hines
• Matt - Frederick Pyne
• Sam - Toke Townley
• Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
• Amos - Ronald Magill
• Rev. Donald Hinton - Hugh Manning
• Dolly Acaster - Katharine Barker

Guest cast

• Paul Pargrave - Philip Madoc
• Steve Hawker - Paul Rosebury
• Pip Coulter - Julie Dawn Cole
• Will Coulter - Peter Wallis
• Mrs. Coulter - Sally Adams
• P.C. Edwards - Barry Hart

Locations

• The Woolpack - Cellar
• Church Lane
• Beckindale Vicarage - Hallway/stairs, Lounge
• 3 Demdyke Row - Living room
• Beckett's Cottage - Interior
• Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Yard, Shed

Notes

• This episode was broadcast in the London region on Wednesday 10th May 1978 at 5.15pm.
• TV Times synopsis: Henry Wilks and Amos Brearly spend a cold night trapped in the Woolpack cellar... (The London edition of this synopsis contains a condensed version reading just: Henry Wilks and Amos Brearly spend a cold night.)