Series 19

E1. Episode 1416 (Tue 2nd Jan 1990)

Jan 2, 1990

It's Boxing Day in Beckindale. Bill tries out his Christmas present to himself - a coffin. Lynn calls him sick. Joe is still mad with Kate. Jack takes him shooting and tries to calm him down by stating he's playing right into David's hands. Pete warns Bill not to mention his coffin to Kathy as she's calling round in case it reminds her of Jackie. However, the subject arises and Kathy talks about the night Jackie died with Lynn. Lynn confides in Kathy that she remembers the night as well and she knows that Pete lied about where he was and who he was with.

E2. Episode 1417 (Thu 4th Jan 1990)

Jan 4, 1990

There is a strained atmosphere between Joe and Kate. Sarah arrives back from her skiing holiday and refuses Jack's invite to move into the cottage with him. David arrives at the farm looking for Rachel and Mark. He is warned away from Kate by Annie. He's interested when he finds out Kate will be going to the fancy dress party. Kim asks Dolly to start as housekeeper as soon as possible and tries to persuade Dolly to live in at Home Farm. David wangles an invite to Dolly's party. Dolly informs Amos that she has a job at Home Farm and starts tomorrow; he's too soft to force her to work her notice.

E3. Episode 1418 (Tue 9th Jan 1990)

Jan 9, 1990

Kate arrives home on foot to face Joe, she tells him she doesn't love David. Joe wants her to stop seeing him. Alan drunkenly tries to chat Dolly up and Nick drunkenly tries to chat Zoe up; neither get anywhere but Nick wangles a lift from Chris back home. Rachel realises that David was responsible for letting the sheep out at Emmerdale. Chris and Zoe go back to Nick's for a drink. Chris is slightly disappointed when Kathy decides to go to bed rather than join them, he slips out leaving Zoe with Nick. Rachel is cool with Kate and informs her that it was David who let the sheep out. Nick asks Zoe to stay the night, but she tells him it wouldn't be right seeing as he's the new gardener at Home Farm.

E4. Episode 1419 (Thu 11th Jan 1990)

Jan 11, 1990

It is Nick's first day as gardener at Home Farm and he worries that Frank thinks he's more experienced that he really is. Annie isn't pleased when Lucy makes mess on the floor of the farmhouse again. Dolly also begins her first day as housekeeper at Home Farm and asks Annie if she'll take Sam to school for her. Sarah isn't impressed when Robert bounces on his bed at 6am. Frank sets Nick up with his first job - shoveling manure. Kim explains Dolly's duties to her. Kate receives a bunch of flowers from David and puts them straight in the bin. Nick continues in his attempts to impress Zoe but doesn't get anywhere. Sarah's annoyed when Annie barges into the cottage and asks her to knock in future.

E5. Episode 1420 (Tue 16th Jan 1990)

Jan 16, 1990

Dolly asks Annie to help out with Sam while she's working. Annie agrees but rebukes her saying that she only calls when she wants something since Matt left. Rachel worries about Lucy being missing overnight. Nick becomes embarrassing in his attempts to flirt with Zoe. Joe tells Pete that he is envious of him and Lynn having a baby. Zoe asks Lynn about chlamydia psittaci and she invites her to speak to Kathy in The Woolpack. Dolly's surprised when Kim wants to enroll her on a book-keeping course for six weeks in Skipdale. Zoe meets with Kathy who agrees to talk to her. Kate goes searching for Lucy. Zoe tells Kathy that Chris fancies her and they talk about Kathy's miscarriage and Jackie's death. Kate finds Lucy caught in the snare. Amos asks Chris to take the part of Dracula in the play, but Chris isn't interested.

E6. Episode 1421 (Tue 18th Jan 1990)

Jan 18, 1990

Lucy is better but Mark is still remorseful about setting the trap and sneaks out to gather up the others. Kathy wonders why Frank wants to see her. Sarah struggles to adjust to life at Emmerdale Farm as she attempts to get used to Jack's habits. Mark admits to setting the gin trap in an attempt to catch mink. Kathy visits Home Farm to see Frank. Zoe warns Frank not to upset Kathy. Annie disapproves of Kate becoming a partner in Emmerdale Farm. Kathy takes Frank to see her land, he tells her that she owes him rent and that he may not want to renew her lease. He says he has plans for the land. Joe buys some proper mink traps in an attempt to show Mark how to use them and catch mink properly. Kathy arrives at Emmerdale Farm upset after her meeting with Frank. Joe blames Zoe for upsetting her and warns her to leave Kathy alone in future.

E7. Episode 1422 (Tue 23rd Jan 1990)

Jan 23, 1990

Kathy worries about paying the rent on her land. Alan overhears her talking about Frank's plans for the land. Mark, Dan and Gary check their traps, they find a mink but don't know how to kill it. They decide to abandon the idea of catching them. Sarah nails up the interconnecting door between the farmhouse and the cottage. Frank tries to convince Zoe not to give up university. Alan enquires about his tenancy agreement. Mark tries to pass on the mink traps on to David but he storms off insulted when he discovers they were Joe's. Frank tells Alan he has great plans for the estate. Seth has food poisoning and tells Amos he won't be able to appear in the play. Pete agrees to take his role back from a struggling Nick. Lynn finds some dead bluebottles on an old costume.

E8. Episode 1423 (Thu 25th Jan 1990)

Jan 25, 1990

Amos is upset when he reads a review of the play in the Hotten Courier. Frank asks Zoe to accompany him to the Fish and Game farm following an invitation from Alan. Kathy asks Frank if she can pay her rent in installments, but he tells her not to bother as he is not going to renew her license. Amos vows not to contribute to the Courier again and Henry finds the paper in the waste bin. Frank and Zoe visit the fish farm. Alan tells them that Seth is off work claiming he caught a disease from the fish. He turns down Zoe's offer to take a water sample. Jack asks Kathy to pretend that Sarah's washing is hers so Annie will dry it for her.

E9. Episode 1424 (Tue 30th Jan 1990)

Jan 30, 1990

Sarah's annoyed when she can't get dressed for work as she can't find any of her clothes. Annie is surprised that Jack is letting Joe go off on holiday at lambing time. Mark offers to help at the farm. Jack discovers that Annie has taken Sarah's washing down to Kathy's. Nick finds dead fish in the river at Home Farm. Zoe tells Alan that she thinks she knows what's wrong with Seth, but he isn't interested and patronises her. Sarah collects her washing from Kathy. Nick discovers the weed killer was responsible for dead fish. Zoe is relieved to find a sympathetic ear in Jack. Dolly arrives at work late and asks Kim for time off to find a childminder for Sam.

E10. Episode 1425 (Thu 1st Feb 1990)

Feb 1, 1990

Zoe receives the results back from the laboratory - they prove her right, the contamination is Cryptosporidium. Seth explains the bug to Alan and tells him that he has got a sick note for a fortnight. Sarah clears out Matt and Dolly's furniture from the cottage. Zoe calls to see Alan and tells him about the contamination; she also mentions that his fish farm could have been polluted from the slurry at Emmerdale Farm. Alan storm up to see Joe and tell him he'll be informing the National Rivers Authority. Zoe offers to test their calves. Amos calls to see Frank at Home Farm and tells him about the Koi carp found at The Woolpack. Jack asks Zoe if she has dropped out of university and tries to give her some advice and encouragement; she seems to listen to him.

E11. Episode 1426 (Tue 6th Feb 1990)

Feb 6, 1990

Zoe informs Jack that Emmerdale Farm's slurry has caused the Cryptosporidium outbreak. Bill and Jock ask Alan if he has got any work going; he says he needs a secretary. Kim tells Alan, in confidence, that she is planning to breed horses. Amos confronts Nick about the fish found in The Woolpack. Meg bans Seth from drinking beer in the pub. Frank offers to pay Jack £50 to take his fertilizer off his hands. Alan asks Kim if he can stable Champion at Home Farm; he offers to give her regular supplies of trout as payment. Bill and Jock ask Jack for a job at Emmerdale Farm but he can't offer them anything. Annie asks Sarah to go out for tea; she reluctantly agrees. Chris asks Kathy for a dinner date again. Sarah has tea with Annie, Sam and Robert. Annie watches her closely and questions her about her relationship with Jack. Mark is upset about his mum having a baby with Joe.

E12. Episode 1427 (Thu 8th Feb 1990)

Feb 8, 1990

Alan prepares to interview for an office secretary. Annie reminds Jack that it would have been Kathy and Jackie's second wedding anniversary today. Kathy gets upset as she tells Jack she misses him. Seth watches a stream of young girls going into Alan's cottage and when he brings a young girl into The Woolpack, Seth, Bill and Jock tease her so much she walks out on him. Lynn calls round to Kathy's to say goodbye; she is leaving Beckindale with Pete. Lynn tells Kathy that Pete has been offered promotion in the West Midlands and is relieved to be leaving the village and Rachel. George Starkey, a driver with Tate & Son's tells Chris that he has a parcel for Kathy Merrick. Elsa Feldmann visits Rachel at Emmerdale Farm. Rachel asks about her brother Michael.

E13. Episode 1428 (Tue 13th Feb 1990)

Feb 13, 1990

George tells Kathy that he stopped off at a cafe while on a run down to Southampton; it was called The Halfway House and Kathy recognises the name as somewhere she once went with Jackie. The package contains a sweater of Jackie's which he left behind at the cafe; he tells her that a psychic woman named Mary Smith has been in touch with Jackie. Kathy is quite comforted by her message. Nick, Rachel, Mark and Elsa arrive at The Black Bull in Hotten; they meet Elsa's brother, Michael. Seth and Wilf win the dominoes match at The Woolpack. Amos worries about the loss of trade. Mark is told to leave the The Black Bull because he is underage. A gang of youths follow them out, but Michael comes to their rescue.

E14. Episode 1429 (Thu 15th Feb 1990)

Feb 15, 1990

Nick teases Kathy about going to Southampton. Jack is upset to receive a letter telling him that Emmerdale Farm are to be fined £1200 for the slurry pollution. Sarah makes things worse by telling him that her boss is coming round for a meal and she wants him out of the way. Chris warns George Starkey again about not taking Kathy to Southampton. Amos and Henry start to clear out all the junk in the old tap room - Seth wants the room for him and his cronies, while Nick wants it for the younger people. Elsa tells Nick she thinks Alan is a dirty old man. Nick laughs and tells her to reconsider the job offer. Annie tries to persuade Kathy not to go to Southampton, but she has made up her mind. Alan agrees to give Elsa another interview and Nick tries to build up her confidence.

E15. Episode 1430 (Tue 20th Feb 1990)

Feb 20, 1990

Sarah is still determined to leave Emmerdale Farm. She rows with Jack. The teenagers help Amos to clean out the tap room. Annie is full of cold and Sarah pours her problems out to her, saying she is fed up of being a part-time mother and housewife. Rachel asks Sarah if she can give her some driving lessons. George takes Kathy to Southampton and she meets Mary Smith. Mary tells Kathy that she found the jumper and heard Jackie's voice telling her to give it to George and also mentions the word Demdyke. Sarah takes Rachel on a driving lesson where they discuss her relationship with Jack. Mary gets in touch with Jackie for Kathy; he is telling her not to be afraid and to start living again. Sarah packs her things and is about to leave when she walks in on Robert playing near the fireplace and is forced to look after him as Annie has fallen asleep. Kathy tells George that it was worth the trip and kisses George on the cheek not realising Chris is watching.

E16. Episode 1431 (Thu 22nd Feb 1990)

Feb 22, 1990

Mark complains because Rachel is cooking a vegetarian Sunday dinner. Amos bans music in The Woolpack on a Sunday. Nick doesn't know how to ask Elsa out. Meanwhile, Elsa tells Rachel that she doesn't know why Nick hasn't asked her out yet. Mark, Rachel and Elsa sit down to Sunday lunch at Emmerdale Farm. Kathy argues with Chris when she finds out he sacked George. He tells her he'll think about it if she stops going to see Mary. George goes to see Frank about being sacked. Frank refuses to help, but George threatens him threatening to expose one of his secrets. He reminds Frank that he was present when a doctor visited his first wife and overheard Frank asking the doctor for pills to help her on her way.

E17. Episode 1432 (Tue 27th Feb 1990)

Feb 27, 1990

Kathy tells Jack that she is going on another visit to Southampton. Kim calls to see Chris and asks if he knows why Frank and George argued so violently. Alan has to wear a sling after his horse bolted. Elsa arrives for her first day and Seth says that he is fit enough to come back to work. Elsa's first task is to buy Alan a packet of biscuits. Chris has a meeting with George and asks him what he said to his father. George tells him that when his mother died, Frank was responsible for putting her to sleep and adds that Kim was in on it as well. Chris is hurt and upset. Kim notices marks on her mare; she realises that a stallion has covered the mare and is furious to think it may be pregnant. Chris refuses to tell Kim what happened between Frank and George. He calls at the farm to see Kathy but Jack informs him that Kathy has gone to Southampton. Alan is invited to Home Farm for a meal and begins to panic. Chris asks Jack about Jackie as he helps with lambing.

E18. Episode 1433 (Thu 1st March 1990)

Mar 1, 1990

Annie tells Mark off for not finishing his homework and spending too much time at the pub. Henry tells Amos they'll have to get some new records. Jack is busy lambing again; he tells Kathy that Chris has been helping while she has been away. Annie gives Amos a roasting for serving alcohol to minors. Seth wants the tap room for him and his cronies to play dominoes. Amos doesn't know what to do. Kim is planning a meal for Alan and Gordon Wyatt - the Hunt Secretary. She hopes to get some business from the evening and also wants to find out whose stallion got into her field and covered her thoroughbred mares. Alan is nervous about the evening. Seth plans to get the youngsters drunk in The Woolpack so that he can claim the tap room for himself. Amos tells Mark that he will be keeping an eye on what he drinks in future. Mark witnesses Seth spiking all their drinks with vodka..

E19. Episode 1434 (Tue 6th March 1990)

Mar 6, 1990

Kim is still angry over Champion and tells Zoe that she will sue if her mares are pregnant. She mentions that she is thinking of joining the local hunt, but does not dare tell Frank as he is opposed to hunting. Zoe calls on Alan to tell him that Kim has agreed to look closely at Champion to see if he is suitable for her mares. Chris asks to meet Kathy later. Alan takes Champion over to Home Farm and tries to bribe Kim by saying that he will propose her for the hunt if she doesn't sue him. Jack show off the new transport for the farm - a Big Bear bike. Chris tells Zoe that he doesn't want to go to Frank and Kim's anniversary dinner but she persuades him. David asks Mark to come and stay with him while Kate and Joe are away again; he refuses.

E20. Episode 1435 (Thu 8th March 1990)

Mar 8, 1990

Zoe prepares to go back to Edinburgh University. There is a strained atmosphere at Home Farm. Frank tells Kim that he will not be made to feel like a murderer. Kim says she wants to sort things out with Chris. Alan receives a phone call telling him that Lord Luscomb, the Master of the Hunt has died; he was meant to be hosting the Hunt Ball. He's told to ask Frank instead. Frank refuses to give George a reference. Jack tells Kathy that Joe injected some of the cattle with steroids in the summer. Kathy is shocked. Frank looks around Blackthorn Farm and voices his idea of a show farm for tourists. He reminds Elizabeth and Michael that they are two months overdue with the rent. Kim calls to see Chris but he doesn't want to listen to her.

E21. Episode 1436 (Tue 13th March 1990)

Mar 13, 1990

It's early morning and as Amos clears up outside The Woolpack he notices some graffiti on the wall - 'Frank Tate killed his wife'. Chris notices more graffiti at the haulage office. Meanwhile, at Home Farm, Nick is told to clean paint off the lawn, someone has daubed 'Killer Tate and his tart live here'. Jack tries to stop Joe selling the steroid injected calves. Henry tells Frank about the graffiti at The Woolpack. Joe stops Kate going to see David when he tells her about asking the kids to go and live with him. Kim persuades Frank to host the Hunt Ball. George Starkey asks Eric if he has got any work going. Chris rushes in and attacks him. Amos receives a call from someone offering to tell him the whole story about the Tates. Sgt MacArthur calls on Amos to ask about the graffiti. Kim asks Dolly if she could cater for 150 people. Rachel asks Mark why he is so against Joe and Kate having a baby. Sgt MacArthur questions Frank about Jean Tate's death.

E22. Episode 1437 (Thu 15th March 1990)

Mar 15, 1990

Henry asks Amos if he is really going to publish the details about Frank, mentioning that the Hotten Courier will probably be sued if he does. Amos becomes convinced that Henry is planning to kill him after they discuss the ethics of euthanasia and Henry admits he'd put him out of his misery if he had to. Kate finds out that Joe is planning to sell the calves at market. Michael brings Frank the overdue rent but it is less than Frank expected. Rosemary turns up at the Fish Farm to see Alan. He lets her believe that he lives at Home Farm. Seth makes fun of Alan in front of Rosemary. Chris tells Frank that he is resigning as Managing Director of the haulage firm. He later overhears Seth talking about euthanasia. Michael is not pleased to hear that Chris has paid the Feldmanns rent

E23. Episode 1438 (Tue 20th March 1990)

Mar 20, 1990

Kate and Sarah talk about the steroid problem. Sarah says they will have to compromise. Chris clashes with Frank when he goes to collect his belongings from the office. He takes Kathy off to Skipdale saying he has a surprise for her and takes her shopping for a ballgown for the Hunt Ball. They are seen by George Starkey who is upset because he had his eye on Kathy. David steals a gun from Alan's house. George makes an insulting comment about Kathy leading to Chris chasing after him in his car. Kathy tells him to stop and grow up. Rosemary calls on Alan and asks if he wants to commune with nature on his estate with her. Seth makes it awkward for him to refuse. Kate tells Jack that they will have to risk selling the beef, but in return Joe has to agree to let Emmerdale farm organic land. Alan and Rosemary bump into Kim on Home Farm land; she asks him not to make a habit of walking there. Alan is sheepish.

E24. Episode 1439 (Thu 22nd March 1990)

Mar 22, 1990

It's the night of the Hunt Ball, Kim is quite flustered and Dolly is busy organising the ball. Henry explains to Amos how he watched his wife Margaret die of cancer, this makes Amos understand Frank's situation. Henry escorts Annie to the Ball. Nick worries about meeting Elsa's mum. Alan arrives early at Home Farm worrying that Rosemary may arrive and find out that he is not the real owner of Home Farm. Elizabeth gives Nick a hard time over dinner. David turns up at the farm and apologises for upsetting Rachel; he seems obsessed with Kate. As the ball gets underway, the event is interrupted by a loud horn sounding outside. It is George Starkey in a 32-ton lorry with the words 'Who killed Jean Tate' plastered on the side. He proceeds to cause a scene in front of everyone. Frank makes an emotional speech in front of the guests telling them the truth about his wife. They all listen in silence, then Chris hugs Frank.

E25. Episode 1440 (Tue 27th March 1990)

Mar 27, 1990

Sarah and Jack discuss steroids; she has read a lot about them. Zoe arrives home, not knowing about the Hunt Ball incident. Seth worries when he discovers a gun missing. Rosemary keeps calling at Home Farm to speak to Alan. Jack decides to go to market with Joe when he sells the calves; he says he will stick by him whatever happens. David tells Seth that he will tell Alan about the missing gun, but doesn't. Elsa tells Alan that he should tell Rosemary the truth. Jack and Joe take the beef herd to market; they are both nervous. Rosemary turns up at Home Farm looking for Alan and finds out that he doesn't live there. The Sugdens calves are auctioned at Hotten Market.

E26. Episode 1441 (Thu 29th March 1990)

Mar 29, 1990

David is prowling round the farm spying on Joe and Kate with the gun he took. Kim is losing business since the Hunt Ball incident. Frank has a visit from the police. They ask him to accompany them to the station to be questioned about Jean's death. Henry Braithwaite from the Ministry of Agriculture turns up and tells Joe that his beef herd have been impounded and are being examined. They suspect the unauthorised use of steroids. He asks to examine all their stock. Zoe tells Kim that she has been offered a job in Hotten, but she is worried about all the gossip concerning her father. Emmerdale Farm Ltd. meet to discuss the steroid problem. Henry worries that the reputation of the farm may be harmed. Kim is anxiously waiting for news of Frank. Chris tries to trace where the police have taken him.

E27. Episode 1442 (Tue 3rd April 1990)

Apr 3, 1990

David points the shotgun at Joe and tells him that he is going to finish it. Kate tries to persuade him to put the gun down. She tells him that he will have to kill them both. Finally he lets Joe have the gun and runs off saying he is sorry. Kate stops Joe from calling the police. He takes the gun back to Alan - broken in two. Frank invites Kathy for dinner. Kate is upset about her ordeal. Rachel wonders what is going on with her mum and Joe. Alan gives Seth and Elsa roasting about the gun going missing. Kate doesn't want Rachel or Mark to find out about their father. Jack offers to go and find him. He tells Alan the full story and he offers to go to Hotten with Jack to find David. They arrive at his flat which seems to have been abandoned, and find notes left for Kate and the children.

E28. Episode 1443 (Thu 5th April 1990)

Apr 5, 1990

Joe thinks that he and Kate should tell Mark and Rachel what really happened with David as the children wonder why their father hasn't been in touch with them. Sarah lets the secret slip to Annie and Henry. Dolly drops Sam off with Liz and asks her opinion about living at Home Farm. Annie is furious when she finds out about David and insists that the police are informed. Mark asks Seth if he knows anything about his father. Kim presses Dolly to move into Home Farm again. Dolly worries that she would be on call 24 hours a day and she doesn't want to upset Sam with a move. Jack tells Joe and Kate that Annie knows about David and that she is going to tell the police. Chris calls to see Kathy at Emmerdale Farm. Bill shows Amos his poll tax demand and tells him that he didn't fill in the proper forms and now he is being fined. Joe and Kate arrive back at the farm after going to see the police.

E29. Episode 1444 (Tue 10th April 1990)

Apr 10, 1990

Joe has booked a table for four for his and Kate's anniversary. Rachel is furious with Kate as she tells her she's found out about David, she hopes the police catch him. Kate goes in search of Mark in order to tell him about his father. Rumours are spreading about David - mainly from Seth. Alan gives Nick a letter from the poll tax that was delivered to Victoria Cottage. Mark overhears Seth and Nick discussing his father. Chris asks Kathy out again. Kathy is disappointed when Joe says he will have to sell 3 Demdyke Row. Kate finally catches up with Mark, but it is too late as he is already upset. Kathy worries about where Nick will move. Frank asks Dolly to give up her afternoon off to help him out.

E30. Episode 1445 (Thu 12th April 1990)

Apr 12, 1990

It's Joe and Kate's first anniversary. A 'For Sale' sign goes up at 3 Demdyke Row and Eric taunts Kathy. Chris asks Kathy out on a mystery date. Eric receives a visit from a glamorous woman - Debbie Wilson; she has come to ask his advice about setting up an antiques business. Alan worries about Frank's plans for the fish farm. Debbie asks Eric to look over some properties in Hotten with her. Rachel asks Mark not to mention to Joe that the restaurant he has booked for the anniversary meal is the same one they went to with their father on Christmas Eve. Kate thanks Joe for one of the best years of her life. Dolly and Liz have a night in with a bottle of wine and the children. Dolly tells Liz that she loves her work. Eric takes Debbie for a drink in The Woolpack. Jock and Bill are jealous.