Episode 147 (25th March 1974)

P.C. Hallam finds that Smithy Cottage has been broken into. Henry leaves for New Zealand when he discovers Marian has gotten engaged.
==Plot==
Amos is annoyed when he finds out Henry has been talking to Ethel about him planning for the ball. She turns up to check to see if he's prepared. P.C. Hallam passes Smithy Cottage and finds the window open. Diana calls into the shop and mentions that nobody has seen Dry for a few days. P.C. Hallam arrives to advise Alison to make sure she locks the place up properly at closing time as Jackson's have had a lambchop stolen. He believes the thief has stayed overnight at Smithy Cottage. Alison and Diana exchange a look. Furnival's drop the landrover off at Emmerdale Farm. Henry tells Annie and Sam that he's going to New Zealand as Marian has decided to get married. P.C. Hallam calls at Emmerdale Farm to see if they've heard anything from Dry. Dry turns up at the shop and arranges another meeting with Alison. He mentions that he's cooking a lambchop. Matt mentions that he's going to see the twins later. Christine brings up their birthday approaching and asks if they'll be having a party. There's an awkward silence as Annie and Joe tell Matt that if he wants them to have the party at Emmerdale Farm rather than Beattie's, he should tell her. Christine suggests Beattie could make a cake instead. He tells them that she already has. Dry enquires as to what Henry is doing with his ticket to the ball if he's not going.
==Cast==
===Regular cast===
*Annie - Sheila Mercier
*Sam - Toke Townley
*Joe - Frazer Hines
*Matt - Frederick Pyne
*Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
*Amos - Ronald Magill
*Alison - Carolyn Moody
*Christine - Angela Cheyne
*Dryden - Roy Boyd
*Diana - Zibba Mays
===Guest cast===
*Ethel - Peggy Marshall
*P.C. Hallam - Frederick Hall
==Locations==
*The Woolpack - Backroom
*Village Store - Shop floor
*Beckindale Forge - Exterior
*Smithy Cottage - Exterior
*Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room, Yard, Field
==Notes==
*TV Times synopsis: Henry Wilks' decision to fly to New Zealand to see his daughter, Marian, surprises the Sugdens. Meanwhile, Diana Prescott finds an unlikely escort offering to take her to the Wild-Life Ball.
*This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
**Emmerdale Farm: Volume Five DVD released by Network on 31st August 2015.
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