Episode 473 (17th October 1978)

==Plot==
Annie witnesses an NY Estates truck with a caravan attached heading towards Home Farm. Amos wakes up with chicken pox. Trevor and Paula Thatcher arrive and set up. Sam complains to Joe about pigeons ruining his leeks for the village show. Annie invites Amos to stay at the farm until he's better. Sam's not happy to discover Amos will be staying in the attic. Trevor and Paula decide to walk into the village and get lost. They bump into Seth who escorts them. They arrive in The Woolpack and introduce themselves as the new managers of the estate to Henry. Henry finds out that Amos has caught chicken pox from Seth's son, who was recently in the pub. Donald arrives home. Dolly calls at The Woolpack to see if she can help Henry with any jobs. Trevor gets lost on the way back to Home Farm in his car, he asks Sam and Seth for directions again. Donald tells Annie that Clive might get ten years in prison if he's convicted of smuggling drugs into Greece. He's to remain in prison until the trial which could be years away. She invites him up to the farm for tea. Henry informs Marian that his aunt has died and rings to see if she can make the funeral; she declines. He admits to Dolly he's been feeling restless in Beckindale for a while and wonders if he should join Marian in Rome. Dolly's shocked.
==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
*Seth - Stan Richards
===Guest cast===
*Trevor - Michael Cadman
*Paula - Phyllida Nash
*Walter - Geoffrey Hooper (uncredited)
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar, Backroom, Exterior
*Vicarage - Hallway, Living room
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room and attic, Field
*Home Farm - Field
*Allotments
*Unknown roads
==Notes==
*This episode was broadcast in the London region at the earlier time of 5.15pm.
*TV Times synopsis: While Amos Brearly contracts chickenpox, the new manager of the Verney Estate arrives in Beckindale. But will the ideas he brings be accepted by the Sugdens and Henry Wilks? (A condensed version appeared in the Southern edition featuring only the first line.)
Category:1978 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes