Episode 1088 (30th September 1986)

==Plot==
New Hotten Market auctioneer Eric Pollard pays Sandie a visit at her office at Hotten Cattle Market and immediately starts showing her who is boss. Joe makes a big decision about his future, but there could be even bigger decisions ahead for Phil and Sandie. Some gypsies have parked their caravans in the village.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Mr. Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Jack - Clive Hornby
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Dolly - Jean Rogers
*Sam - Benjamin Whitehead
*Jackie - Ian Sharrock
*Sandie - Jane Hutcheson
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Seth - Stan Richards
*Mrs. Bates - Diana Davies
*Nick Bates - Cy Chadwick
*Phil Pearce - Peter Alexander
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Jock - Drew Dawson
*Robert Sugden - Richard Smith (uncredited)
===Guest cast===
*Gypsy Woman - Clare Kelly
*Gypsy Man - Craig Fairbrass
==Locations==
*Emmerdale Farm - Exterior, yard, fields, kitchen/living room and Sandie's bedroom
*Emmerdale Farm Barn Conversion - Kitchen/living room
*Unknown roads
*The Woolpack - Backroom, exterior, beer garden and bar
*Home Farm - Office, driveway and poultry hut
*Hotten Cattle Market - Exterior, offices and yard
*The Mill - Exterior and downstairs interior
*3 Demdyke Row - Living room
==Notes==
*First appearance of Eric Pollard.
*ITVX synopsis: Pollard's First Appearance - Emmerdale's longest serving character, Eric Pollard, makes his first appearance.
Category:1986 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes