Episode 143 (11th March 1974)

Ethel pushes an uncomfortable Amos to take her to a four star hotel for dinner before the ball. Christine invites Joe to her father's farm, but the pair are forced to spend the night there when their car breaks down.
==Plot==
Christine invites Joe to come over to her father's farm. Diana asks Dry for some assistance with her picture hooks. Dry buys Alison a drink in The Woolpack and Amos overhears that he's planning on taking her out. Henry's put out when he sees them both, along with Matt, drinking together. Christine shows Joe her father's farm. Ethel arrives at The Woolpack to see Amos. He's shocked when she wants to go for a meal before the ball and worries about how much it's likely to cost him when she suggests a four star hotel. Amos isn't pleased when he finds out some of the villagers think Ethel is his business partner at The Woolpack and decides they need to be put straight. Christine's car breaks down as they leave her father's farm. He rings Annie to let her know that the car has broken down and they're staying overnight.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
*Matt Skilbeck - Frederick Pyne
*Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
*Christine Sharp - Angela Cheyne
*Henry Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos Brearly - Ronald Magill
*Alison Gibbons - Carolyn Moody
*Dryden Hogben - Roy Boyd
*Diana - Zibba Mays
===Guest cast===
*Ethel - Peggy Marshall
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Crossthwaite's Cottage - Living room
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room
*Sharp's farm - Exterior
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: Ethel Ainsworth calls at the Woolpack.
*This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
**Emmerdale Farm: Volume Five DVD released by Network on 31st August 2015.
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