Episode 2276 (30th October 1997)

==Plot==
Alan still can't believe Jo left without one last goodbye - and he's doubly hurt when Terry says he'd have only been a millstone around her neck in America. Jack informs Rachel that Sarah thinks she could come back to the farm to work while Ned is on compassionate leave. Rachel is unsure and tells Jack it's hard enough trying to conceal her emotions. Lady Tara is checking her feed order when Ned appears. He wants revenge for Linda's death and is reluctant to believe that Lord Alex has simply vanished. Ned stubbornly refuses to leave even though Lady Tara threatens him with calling the police. Jack panics when Andy tells him that he saw him with Rachel. The Dingles return home from the supermarket to hear noises emanating from inside. When Mandy bounces a saucepan on the head of an apparent burglar she's taken aback when the intruder is Sam, who asks where Zak is. Butch tells him that Zak's in Ireland looking for him.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Billy Hopwood - David Crellin
*Andy Hopwood - Kelvin Fletcher
*Sarah Sugden - Alyson Spiro
*Robert Sugden - Christopher Smith
*Victoria Sugden - Hannah Midgley (uncredited)
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Jan Glover - Roberta Kerr
*Terry Woods - Billy Hartman
*Ned Glover - Johnny Leeze
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Roy Glover - Nicky Evans
*Biff Fowler - Stuart Wade
*Mandy Dingle - Lisa Riley
*Christopher Tate - Peter Amory
*Kim Tate - Claire King
*Betty Eagleton - Paula Tilbrook
*Patrick Kirk - Dominic Brunt
*Zoe Tate - Leah Bracknell
*Steve Marchant - Paul Opacic
*Lisa Clegg - Jane Cox
*Marlon Dingle - Mark Charnock
*Butch Dingle - Paul Loughran
*Lady Tara Oakwell - Anna Brecon
*Rachel Hughes - Glenda McKay
*James Tate - Bradley White (uncredited)
*Sam Dingle - James Hooton
===Guest cast===
*Gerry - Julian Kay
==Locations==
*Field
*Melby Farm - Farmhouse (kitchen and lobby) and yard
*Holdgate Farm - Kitchen, living room, hallway and driveway
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Home Farm - Office, grounds and living room
*Tate's Veterinary Surgery - Reception
*Wishing Well Cottage - Yard and living room/kitchen
*Oakwell Hall - Grounds
*Billy and Andy Hopwood's caravan
*Unknown farm
*Farmfoods supermarket
==Notes==
*First appearance of Sam Dingle since 1st May 1997.
Category:1997 episodes
Category:Emmerdale episodes