Episode 74 (3rd July 1973)

Clare tells Simon that she doesn't want to marry yet. He decides to return home with Mavis. Clare refers Liz to an osteopath regarding her back, whilst Sam and Peggy row over christening the twins.
==Plot==
A boy, Bobby, spies on Jack and Joe as they talk at the farm. Dr. Scott tells Mavis she's not intending to marry yet; now she just has to break the news to Simon. Bobby calls into The Woolpack and asks Amos for a packet of crisps for his dinner. He then follows Jack and Joe as they walk down to Hawthorn Cottage. They catch Bobby and discover he is the brother of Carol Benfield. Sam has argued with Peggy over her not planning to christen the twins. Dr. Scott tells Simon she doesn't want to get married yet, he decides to go back to London with Mavis. Deflated, he drives away fast, making the car screech as he does so. Jack and Joe invite Bobby to dinner at Hawthorn Cottage. Liz is back from her holiday, she visits Dr. Scott to find the results of her x-rays. She wants to refer her to an osteopath. Peggy visits Annie at Emmerdale with the twins. They bath the babies together.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Jack - Andrew Burt
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Peggy - Jo Kendall
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Liz - Daphne Green
*Dr. Scott - Joanna Tope
===Guest cast===
*Simon - Valentine Palmer
*Mrs. Scott - Beryl Cooke
*Bobby - Michael Prince
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Church Lane
*Doctor's Surgery - Dr. Scott's office and backroom
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse living room/kitchen and yard
*Roads and fields around Beckindale
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: Episode 74: Dr. Scott's mother suffers a disappointment.
*This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
**Emmerdale Farm: Volume Three DVD released by Network on 30th May 2011.
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