Episode 149 (1st April 1974)

Just as Henry leaves for New Zealand, Marian sends in a telegram informing the Sugden family that she has broken off her engagement. Amos is nonplussed when Ethel forgives him and apologises for last night.
==Plot==
The villagers gather impatiently outside The Woolpack when Amos is late opening due to his hangover. Walter mildly scolds Amos for opening up late but then is sympathetic when Amos looks very tired due to his hangover. Dry thanks Diana for sorting everything out and taking him to the ball the previous night. The Sugdens are surprised to find out that Henry has already left for New Zealand, stopping off in London beforehand. They receive a telegram for him which turns out to be from Marian saying she's not getting married after all. Amos is still very tired due to his hangover and is sat in the chair near the till. He then receives a visit from Ethel in The Woolpack, wanting an apology for finding his list of expenses jotted down. He makes a reference to not keeping much money in The Woolpack till and is nonplussed when she brightens and walks out, apologising to him for them not going to the ball. Dry unblocks Diana's gutter at Crossthwaite's Cottage. She tells him she's expecting Alison for tea and he might as well join them. Matt arrives to find out if Dry's finished with the farm's ladder and is suspicious to see Alison and Dry laughing together on Diana's couch.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Christine - Angela Cheyne
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Alison - Carolyn Moody
*Dryden - Roy Boyd
*Diana - Zibba Mays
===Guest cast===
*Ethel - Peggy Marshall
==Locations==
*Beckindale village
*The Woolpack - Public bar, Exterior
*Crossthwaite's Cottage - Living room
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Field
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: Amos discovers Ethel in The Woolpack.
Category:1974 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes