Episode 297 (16th February 1976)

==Plot==
The arrival of a new policeman, PC Will Croft, makes a quick but unhappy impression on Beckindale, especially with Fred Farrar. And a dog has been attacking sheep at Emmerdale again. Amos worries about the new village police officer, who has taken over from Fred Hallam, and how his clock is always right. Croft tells him his clock is slow. Later on, PC Croft catches Fred Farrar poaching in a country lane and asks for his details. Fred says he shot the bird on a common road. PC Croft books him.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Rosemary - Lesley Manville
===Guest cast===
*Fred - Jimmy Gardner
*Will - William Simons
*Julie - Gwyneth Powell
*Walter (Woolpack customer) - Geoffrey Hooper (uncredited)
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Public bar
*Emmerdale Farm - Yard, cowshed, farmhouse kitchen/living room, exterior and fields
*Unknown roads
*Mulberry Cottage - Living room
*Unknown fields
==Notes==
*Also credited: Dorothy Steves (Dog trainer)
*This episode referred to a storyline from 1973 when dogs were attacking sheep on Emmerdale land, also it referred to Episode 155 (23rd April 1974) when Amos' hot water bottle burst in his bed.
*TV Times synopsis: The arrival of a new policeman makes a quick but unhappy impression on Beckindale, especially in certain quarters.
Category:1976 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes