Plot[]
Donald talks Joe and Amos through what their jobs will be at Matt and Dolly's wedding. Matt's suspicious of why Sam has gone to Hotten with Polly, Alec and Pip. Annie remains secretive. Matt tells Annie that Alec's told him he's come into money due to his grandfather leaving all his grandchildren a nest egg before he died - his has now grown to over five thousand pounds. He says he'll surprise Dolly with the news after the wedding and he'll be paying for the wedding expenses. Sam phones Annie from Hotten with the news that Steve and Pip have been married, Steve having been let out of prison to do so all thanks to Alec. He also tries to tell her that he's got Billy, a chimneysweep for Matt and Dolly's wedding, but runs out of time. Leonard tries to convince Dolly to go to the Bahamas on her honeymoon with him and Phyllis, but she won't budge. Matt celebrates his last night before the wedding with drinks in The Woolpack. The following day, both Matt and Dolly separately leave for the wedding. Dolly arrives at the church and the ceremony begins as Billy gets stuck behind cows on his way from Hotten. He arrives just in time for the photographs.
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[]
- Phyllis Purwick - Jean Heywood (Credited as 'Mrs. Acaster')
- Leonard Purwick - Alan Hockey
- Alec Ferris - Donald Morley
- Polly Ferris - Valerie Georgeson
- Miss Jessie Renfrew - Kathleen Helme
- Billy - Uncredited
Locations[]
- The Woolpack - Public bar, Backroom
- St. Mary's Church - Interior and exterior
- Demdyke Row
- 3 Demdyke Row - Living room, Exterior
- Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Yard
- Unknown field
- Unknown road in Beckindale
- Unknown street in Hotten
- Telephone box in Hotten
Notes[]
- This episode was broadcast in the London region on Friday 30th June 1978 at 5.15pm.
- Emmerdale Farm took a summer break following this episode and returned on 5th September.
- TV Times synopsis: Today, after a long and not always smooth romance, Matt Skilbeck and Dolly Acaster become man and wife. The village of Beckindale is buzzing with anticipation. Some of its inhabitants are involved in the last-minute wedding preparations, others are just happy spectators. But one man, a chimney sweep, has a traditional and pleasant part to play... On this cheerful, church-bell note, the series ends. Emmerdale Farm will be back again in September.
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