Emmerdale Farm – Volume Three DVD – Andrew Burt, Sheila Mercier

A collection of episodes from the long-running TV soap opera set against the backdrop of a West Yorkshire farming community.

England’s first rurally based soap opera Emmerdale Farm quickly became one of the nation’s best-loved programmes. Moving from its original mid-week afternoon slot to the heart of peak-time scheduling and becoming one of the longest-running dramas on British television the series continues to scoop multiple awards and nominations. Revisit Beckindale’s early days with 32 classic episodes originally screened in 1973. This third volume presents a host of memorable characters and storylines: Henry Wilks plan to modernise and intensify farm operations and the resulting conflict with Matt Skilbeck and Jack Sugden; Peggy Skilbeck’s tragic death; the arrival of doctor Clare Scott; and the ongoing tribulations of the teenage Joe Sugden. At the Woolpack meanwhile Amos is desperately seeking staff and the return of barmaid Alison causes more than a little friction…