Episode 1200 (10th November 1987)

==Plot==
Sam makes a tragic discovery and tells his father Matt. Metcalfe is laying dead in his armchair. Seth's birthday is coming up. Alan wants to know how old he will be so seeks out the Home Farm staff records. But they do not mention his age. A doctor and Sgt. MacArthur attend the death scene of Mr Metcalfe and MacArthur wants to know if he had any family. Matt is unsure. The cause of death is suspected heart attack. A document states that Mr Metcalfe bought Crossgill Farm in 1942 for £500. MacArthur says the parish will probably bury him.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie Sugden - Sheila Mercier
*Matt Skilbeck - Frederick Pyne
*Amos Brearly - Ronald Magill
*Henry Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Jack Sugden - Clive Hornby
*Joe Sugden - Frazer Hines
*Dolly Skilbeck - Jean Rogers
*Seth Armstrong - Stan Richards
*Sandie Merrick - Jane Hutcheson
*Jackie Merrick - Ian Sharrock
*Kathy Bates - Malandra Burrows
*Alan Turner - Richard Thorp
*Mrs. Bates - Diana Davies
*Nick Bates - Cy Chadwick
*Archie Brooks - Tony Pitts
*Phil Pearce - Peter Alexander
*Ruth Pennington - Julia Chambers
*Eric Pollard - Christopher Chittell
*Jock MacDonald - Drew Dawson
*Bill Middleton - Johnny Caesar
*Sam Skilbeck - Benjamin Whitehead
*Robert Sugden - Richard Smith
===Guest cast===
*Metcalfe - Bernard Kay
*Tony Marchant - Mark Payton
*Sgt. MacArthur - Martin Dale
*Val - Helen Worsley
*Lesley - Julia Munrow
Category:1987 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes