Episode 155 (23rd April 1974)

Joe is unnerved when Christine refuses to tell her father that they are engaged, and that she won't let him buy her a ring. Meanwhile, Matt gets uncomfortable and leaves part way through his drink with Henry.
==Plot==
Joe wants Christine to ring her father to tell him the news but she doesn't want to tell him at all. Henry asks Joe about his plans for Christine's engagement ring, he advises him on a place in Bradford and offers to take them over. He tries to talk to Christine later about a ring but she's adamant she doesn't want one. Annie tells Christine that she thinks she should let Joe buy her a ring if he wants to. Amos is forced to share Henry's bed when his water bottle bursts in the night. The following day, Sam haggles a table off Wally Lumm. Matt, Joe, Henry and Dry have a drink in The Woolpack. Matt leaves halfway through his drink when Henry mentions seeing Alison.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Christine - Angela Cheyne
*Dryden - Roy Boyd
===Guest cast===
*Wally Lumm - Herbert Ramskill
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar, Backroom
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Yard, Cowshed
*Unknown garden
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: An engagement ring presents more problems to Joe Sugden than he had expected.
Category:1974 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes