Episode 53 (23rd April 1973)

Episode 53
ITV transmission date	23rd April 1973 (Monday)
Script editor	David Crane
Writer	Anthony Couch
Designer	Geoffrey Martin Raymond Berger (credited as 'Raymond Burger')
Director	David Green
Executive producer	Peter Holmans
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Penny arranges for her friend Gwen to stay with her, whilst Matt and Henry argue over the piggery, and the Sugdens leave Henry thinking.

Plot

Henry has received planning permission for the pig unit. Jack is working on his book. Penny asks if her friend, Gwen, can come and stay at the millhouse. Jack reluctantly agrees. Henry measures up the field for the pig unit and decides on 180 in one field. Matt thinks it's cruel and Sam's not keen on Henry's attitude towards farming. Matt passes on the news that Henry has received planning permission and of what he is planning for the pig unit to Jack. Jack's furious. Henry visits Buckley Builders in Bradford to organise the building of the pig unit. Jack is impressed to find Penny weaving; she informs him Gwen will be arriving tomorrow. In The Woolpack, Henry talks with Joe about encouraging Matt over the pig unit, wanting to concentrate more on profit and less about pigs. Jack and Penny arrive. Jack clashes with Henry; he doesn't like Henry referring to Matt as just being a worker. He storms out and Penny follows him. They row over the argument. Joe drunkenly sets Henry and Matt up for a discussion about the pig unit in front of Annie and Sam. When Henry ridicules Matt for something he says, he's left to think when the others seem to agree with him.

Cast

Regular cast

• Jack - Andrew Burt
• Annie - Sheila Mercier
• Sam - Toke Townley
• Joe - Frazer Hines
• Matt - Frederick Pyne
• Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
• Amos - Ronald Magill

Guest cast

• Penny - Louisa Martin
• Buckley - Norman Mitchell

Locations

• The Woolpack - Public bar
• The Mill - Penny's bedroom and Jack's bedroom
• Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse kitchen/living room and field
• Buckley Builders
• Unknown street in Bradford

Notes

• TV Times synopsis: Episode 53: Jim Latimer has confessed to killing Sharon Crosswaite. After refusing Amos Brearly's marriage proposal, Alison has left both "The Woolpack" and Beckindale village.
• This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
  • Emmerdale Farm: Volume Three DVD released by Network on 30th May 2011.