Episode 429 (28th February 1978)

==Plot==
Ruth makes waves at Emmerdale Farm when she supervises a bulldozer bashing down the copse. Joe remonstrates with her but she tells him she needs the land. That evening Annie tackles Ruth over the copse business. Ruth explains that she has a brother who failed as a farm-manager because he was bullied by the local farmers. She doesn't want to go the same way but in future she agrees to consult her neighbours a bit more. Down at The Woolpack, Henry gets Amos' goat when he asks him who he is taking to the Press Ball that night, especially since there doesn't seem to be anyone except Mrs Acaster. Eventually Amos bows to the inevitable and invites her to the ball, but there is a more terrible fate in store for Amos. When they arrive at the Pump Room he reaches inside his pocket only to find that he hasn't got his wallet. And his wallet contained the tickets!
==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===
*Mrs Acaster - Jean Heywood
*Mrs Bulstrode - Stephanie Cole
*Ian - Tim Preece
*Nellie Ratcliffe - Gabrielle Blunt
*Ruth - Stephanie Turner
*Glenda - Elaine Donnelly
==Notes==
*This episode was broadcast in the London region on Wednesday 1st March 1978 at 5.15pm.
*TV Times synopsis: Life has cheered up for Amos Brearly - but there's always another problem just around the corner. Who can he take to the Hotten Press Ball?
Category:1978 episodes
Category:Emmerdale Farm episodes
Category:Episodes with multiple broadcast dates