Episode 457 (20th June 1978)

Episode 457
ITV broadcast date	20th June 1978 (Tuesday)
Writer	Kevin Laffan
Designer	Peter Caldwell
Director	Derek Martinus
Executive producer	David Cunliffe
Producer	Michael Glynn
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Next episode	22nd June 1978

Plot

Amos is peeved as he suspects Henry is going to be giving Dolly away at the wedding. Matt asks Joe to be his best man. Joe asks Pip why she committed the robbery and she admits she doesn't know anymore. Annie asks Henry to give Dolly away at the wedding. She's surprised when Henry tells her that Amos was hoping to give her away. She asks if Dolly can return to The Woolpack for the wedding as Joe has Pip staying at 3 Demdyke Row. Donald runs into Polly and Alec in the church and invites them to tea. Annie makes an excuse to Dolly that Henry feels like a bad omen after giving Christine away to Joe and their marriage falling apart. She's pleased when Dolly decides to ask Amos instead. Tom waits for Joe to leave 3 Demdyke Row and forces his way inside to see Pip. Mrs. Hawker visits Donald asking for his help after receiving a letter from Steve stating Pip's pregnant. She tells him that Tom has found out and gone off to confront Pip. Polly and Alec arrive for their stay at Emmerdale Farm. Tom, thinking that Pip had cheated on Steve with Joe, gets Pip to pack her things and frogmarches her out of Beckindale, calling her some distasteful things.

Cast

Regular cast

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

Guest cast

• Alec Ferris - Donald Morley
• Polly Ferris - Valerie Georgeson
• Pip Coulter - Julie Dawn Cole
• Tom Hawker - Teddy Turner
• Mrs. Hawker - Kathleen Worth

Locations

• Main Street
• The Woolpack - Public bar, Backroom
• Beckindale Vicarage - Hallway, Lounge, Exterior
• St. Mary's Church - Interior
• Demdyke Row
• 3 Demdyke Row - Front yard
• Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Yard, Cowshed, Field
• Unknown road

Notes

• No episode of Emmerdale Farm was broadcast in the London region on the 21st June 1978 due to World Cup '78 coverage. This episode was instead broadcast a day earlier than the standard London region schedule - on Tuesday 20th June 1978 at 5.15pm.
• TV Times synopsis: Everyone expects Henry Wilks to give away Dolly Acaster on her wedding day - but there is another candidate. Also, Tom Hawker knows about Pip Coulter's baby - and wants her out of Beckindale.