Episode 71 (25th June 1973)

Episode 71
ITV transmission date	25th June 1973 (Monday)
Script editor	David Crane
Writer	Neville Siggs
Designer	Geoffrey Martin Gordon Livesey
Director	Henric Hirsch
Executive producer	Peter Holmans
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Amos tries to find a new barmaid for The Woolpack but to no avail. Joe considers selling his motorbike as Penny has gone.

Plot

Joe thinks about selling his motorbike now that Penny's gone. Janie has told Reverend Ruskin that she wants to put on a play, whilst she also encourages Carol to go and see Joe at Emmerdale Farm. Amos keeps receiving enquiries for the barmaid position; Henry has agreed to help Amos interview candidates. Annie plans to go out again. Henry asks her if she sees him as a permanent fixture at the farmhouse but she evades the question. Jack is having difficulty writing at the millhouse. Matt calls to see him, Jack tells him he doesn't feel involved in his work anymore. He quizzes Matt on Tom Raistrick and decides to go and see him. Amos finds fault with all the barmaids. The last applicant, Margaret Drinkwater, ticks all their boxes and Amos warms to her. However, she's offended to find that Amos isn't married and leaves. Matt mentions to Joe that Annie may marry again one day, they both think Henry is the prime candidate but Jack thinks it will be Tom Raistrick. Dr. Scott tells Sam she'd like to meet Jack, she realises she already has when he arrives at the farm. Amos worries about being reported to the brewery. Jack takes Dr. Scott back to the millhouse, but it turns awkward when they find Annie there. She is annoyed with Jack for going to see Tom. She wants to know why he went, he says it was curiosity. She seems upset. Janie and Carol visit the farmhouse to buy some eggs. Annie works out that Carol is interested in Joe. Janie and Carol forget to take their eggs with them. Carol finds Joe in The Woolpack, she asks him if he would like to be in the bazaar play but he turns it down. Amos gets a worrying call from the brewery.

Cast

Regular cast

• Jack - Andrew Burt
• Annie - Sheila Mercier
• Joe - Frazer Hines
• Matt - Frederick Pyne
• Sam - Toke Townley
• Wilks - Arthur Pentelow
• Amos - Ronald Magill
• Janie - Diane Grayson
• Dr. Clare Scott - Joanna Tope

Guest cast

• Carol Benfield - Ann Holloway
• Miss Drinkwater - Pauline Taylor
• Jerry - Gorden Kaye

Locations

• The Woolpack - Public bar
• The Mill - Jack's bedroom
• Emmerdale Farm - Farmhouse living room/kitchen and field

Notes

• TV Times synopsis: Episode 71: Amos Brearly is expecting an invasion of women at The Woolpack. Carol Benfield calls at Emmerdale Farm - but goes away without getting what she wants . . .
• This episode was included on the following commercial releases:
  • Emmerdale Farm: Volume Three DVD released by Network on 30th May 2011.

Memorable dialogue

Amos Brearly: "Beautiful women queuing up at t'door, that's what you said. Queuing up they may be, but I've seen better looking women in t'Chamber of Horrors.