1988

==Events==
*21st January - NY Estates sells its land in Beckindale and fires it's workforce there, including Joe Sugden, Alan Turner and Caroline Bates.
*27th January - During his stag night, Jackie Merrick is shocked when his father makes an appearance. (First appearance of Tom Merrick since 1986)
*28th January - A pipe bursts and the ceiling caves in at the Bates's cottage.
*3rd February - Jackie Merrick and Kathy Bates marry.
*10th February - Tom Merrick leaves the village. (Final appearance of the character)
*17th February - Joe Sugden and Alan Turner win Home Farm at an auction.
*10th March - Jock MacDonald crashes Alan Turner's Land Rover into a verge.
*17th March - Sandie Merrick discovers she is pregnant.
*24th March - Alan Turner is arrested for drink driving.
*31st March - Sandie Merrick suffers a miscarriage.
*7th April - First appearance of Sarah Connolly.
*11th May - Nick Bates crashes his tractor into Archie Brooks's caravan.
*18th May - Annie Sugden arrives at Crossgill Farm to see one of the rooms on fire (see: Crossgill fire).
*19th May - Phil Pearce saves Annie Sugden from the fire at Crossgill Farm.
*8th June - Phil Pearce attacks Stephen Fuller, believeing he was seducing his girlfriend Sandie.
*30th June - Nick Bates prevents a robbery at the Beckindale Shop and Post Office.
*14th July - Ruth Pennington splits from Joe Sugden and leaves the village to marry her fiance Liam. (Final appearance of the character)
*27th July - Marian Rosetti returns to visit her father. (First appearance of the character since 1987)
*24th August - First appearance of Kate Hughes. Amos's brother Ezra turns up suddenly.
*25th August - First appearance of Denis Rigg.
*1st September - Jack Sugden moves with Marian Rosetti back to Rome, taking his son Robert with him. (Last appearance of Jack and Robert Sugden until 1989 and final appearance of Marian Rosetti)
*7th September - First appearances of Mark and Rachel Hughes.
*24th November - Stephen Fuller dies offscreen after being killed by a falling tree.
*7th December - Stephen Fuller's funeral takes place.
*22nd December - Home Farm is burgled by Nick Bates, Phil Pearce and Eric Pollard.
==Real life events==
*26th February - Charley Webb (Debbie Dingle) is born.
*24th March - Michael Russell's last episode as producer airs.
*30th March - Stuart Doughty's first episode as producer airs.
*11th August - Adam Thomas (Adam Barton) is born. 
*16th September - Sophie Powles (Holly Barton) is born.
*4th November - Marc Silcock (Josh Hope, Jackson Walsh) is born.
*15th December - Emily Head (Rebecca White) is born.
==See also==
*Emmerdale in 
*Category:1988 episodes
==External links==
*1988 at Wikipedia
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