Episode 519 (17th April 1979)

==Plot==
Smarty and Poor Ocker are in hospital with their injuries, the hitchhiker has died from his. PC Edwards is unable to identify the man and wonders if he is from an institution. Annie recommends Amos get a cat to solve his mouse problem. Colly drowns his sorrows in The Woolpack. Kitty and Dolly disagree over whether Donald should have left for Greece at the height of recent events. Dolly explains that Donald has left behind a locum, Reverend Bob Jerome. Bob comes across Colly sitting in the church. He explains about his daughter and how he's responsible for the hitchhiker's death and that he's struggling to put it out of his mind. Bob finds out he was a boxer and invites him for a drink to chat. Sam rings to check on the family after reading about the crash in the newspaper. Bob invites Henry, Annie and Maurice to the Vicarage to come up with a plan for how best to help those affected by the recent events in the village. Annie tells them that Poor Ocker has a vascular condition which has been aggravated by the accident and the only effective treatment is in America. She poses the idea of raising the funds for him to get there.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Dolly - Katharine Barker
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Maurice Westrop - Edward Dentith
*Kitty - Katherine Iddon
===Guest cast===
*Cully Hotson - Denis Holmes
*Rev. Bob Jerome - Richard Howard
*Det. Supt. Hoskins - Paddy Ward
*PC Edwards - Barry Hart
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar, Backroom
*St. Mary's Church - Interior
*Beckindale Vicarage - Lounge
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room
*Unknown roads
==Notes==
*This episode was broadcast in the London region at the earlier time of 5.15pm.
*TV Times synopsis: A tragic motorcycle crash adds to Cully Hotson's problems but Amos doesn't think Woolpack beer will solve them. This week's episodes see the arrival of the Rev. Bob Jerome, temporary replacement for the Rev. Donald Hinton.
Category:1979 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes