Episode 411 (6th December 1977)

==Plot==
Amos complains to Dolly about how the whole village seems to be obsessed with the play. Up at Emmerdale Farm, Joe is repairing the drive when a young man, Richard Roper, drives past in a car, stops a bit down the road, then comes up. He tells Joe that he's merely looking around then drives off again as Henry arrives. Joe tells him that Richard has been driving past the farm several times and Henry replies that he's seen him in the village too. They can't work out what sort of person he is, partly because he's driving such a flash car. Henry and Joe then go in for tea as Richard drives past yet again. Richard's reasons for being in Beckindale are revealed that evening in The Woolpack where he confronts Dolly. He tells her he's come back to get her and this time they'll stay together. Dolly is aghast.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Dolly - Katharine Barker
*Reverend Hinton - Hugh Manning
===Guest cast===
*Richard Roper - David Horovitch
*Walter - Geoffrey Hooper
==Notes==
*This episode received it's broadcast in the London region on Wednesday 7th December 1977 at 5.15pm.
*TV Times synopsis: Christmas is coming and with it the Christmas play. But a shock is in store for Matt and Dolly.
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