Series 3

1 gen 1974

Janie tells Alison that she is pregnant but worries about telling Frank. However, Frank hears about it from Joe when Alison lets slip.

7 gen 1974

Ruth returns to the village without Tom or her children, and snaps at Edward when he asks after Tom.

8 gen 1974

Janie tells Ruth that she is pregnant, whilst Ruth tells Janie she has divorced Tom. Janie tells Frank that she is pregnant and he takes the news well.

14 gen 1974

Sam tries to find his missing bell but to no avail. Edward is horrified to find Ruth unconscious after taking an overdose.

15 gen 1974

Ruth discharges herself from hospital. Annie is shocked when Joe brings Ruth and Janie to the Farm.

21 gen 1974

Ruth reveals why she and Tom split - he had an affair. After much consideration from the help of Alison, Matt decides to have the twins christened.

22 gen 1974

Sam and Sally are christened with Alison and Janie as godparents. Frank has accepted the job in Essex and moves over with Janie and Ruth.

28 gen 1974

Amos receives an invite to the ball from Ethel, whilst customers become unhappy with the prices in the shop.

29 gen 1974

Henry is upset after seeing Alison and Matt together. Christine and Joe share a kiss and agree to meet up again.

4 feb 1974

Henry is relieved when Alison admits she isn't ready for marriage following Peter's death, and the pair later find Joe and Christine kissing. Sam finds a man has erected a tent on one of the farm's fields.

5 feb 1974

Henry is determined to get rid of Dryden, but is surprised when he offers to help muck out the cowshed. Matt and Alison spend more time together.

11 feb 1974

The new tenants of Crossthwaite's Cottage, Franklin and Diana Prescott arrive. Joe is shocked to find Dryden has left all of a sudden.

12 feb 1974

Joe is suspicious about Dryden, and is unconvinced when Dryden says he wants to reward their kindness. Christine is shocked to see Franklin and hides from him.

18 feb 1974

Henry and Dryden help Diana renovate Crossthwaite's Cottage, whilst Amos is shocked by the amount the tickets to the ball Ethel invited him to cost.

19 feb 1974

Annie takes a liking to Christine when she admits her parents weren't happy together. Franklin informs Robert that Christine is in the village, and Annie leaves him with some good advice.

25 feb 1974

Dryden gets dirty helping Diana with the cottage renovations and asks to borrow one of Franklin's shirts - which raises a few eyebrows in the village. Dryden begins looking at doing renovation work on the farm, and Annie is pleased when Christine wants to stay with them.

26 feb 1974

Annie sorts out the bedding crisis at Emmerdale Farm, whilst Amos confides in Henry that he is worried about taking Ethel to the ball as he can't dance.

4 mar 1974

Matt is annoyed when the land rover breaks down again and the mechanics call to inform him that it won't be ready for days. Alison receives a letter from Janie that she won't be returning as she's happy with Frank in London.

5 mar 1974

Christine tells Robert that she won't be coming home as she's decided to stay at Emmerdale Farm longer. Alison tells Henry that she doesn't want to marry, but this doesn't stop him from pondering what life together would be like.

11 mar 1974

Ethel pushes an uncomfortable Amos to take her to a four star hotel for dinner before the ball. Christine invites Joe to her father's farm, but the pair are forced to spend the night there when their car breaks down.

12 mar 1974

Henry and Amos officially go into partnership as landlords of The Woolpack. Annie subtly tells Christine that she knows that she and Joe are in love.

18 mar 1974

Alison begins to fall for Dryden when he takes her to a cafe near Skipton. Ethel makes Amos even more uncomfortable taking her out when Ethel informs Amos that her sister Grace, and Grace's husband Ernest will be joining them for dinner before the ball.

19 mar 1974

Dryden tells Alison that he has been squatting in Smithy Cottage. Henry hires a surveyor behind Annie's back.

25 mar 1974

P.C. Hallam finds that Smithy Cottage has been broken into. Henry leaves for New Zealand when he discovers Marian has gotten engaged.

26 mar 1974

P.C. Hallam questions Dryden but finds he hasn't committed any criminal offenders. Amos gets blind drunk after a shambles of a date with Ethel.

1 apr 1974

Just as Henry leaves for New Zealand, Marian sends in a telegram informing the Sugden family that she has broken off her engagement. Amos is nonplussed when Ethel forgives him and apologises for last night.

2 apr 1974

Ethel surprises Amos when she helps him with his money worries. Alison is confused when Matt begins to avoid her when she's with Dryden, and soon catches on to why.

8 apr 1974

Sam and Annie are unimpressed when Beattie tells Sam and Annie that the twins are sick, and Annie reminds her they won't stay with them forever. Matt feels down in the dumps after being friend zoned by Alison.

9 apr 1974

The twins are well again so Ben and Beattie bring them to Emmerdale Farm for their party - but it ends up going wrong! Annie and Beattie have both put Sally on the cakes, and bought them the same present!

16 apr 1974

Amos is unhappy when Henry receives a letter from Ethel, asking to meet Percy. The Sugden family nearly forget about Annie's birthday, whilst Annie assures Matt that he is still apart of the family even if he remarries.

22 apr 1974

Joe talks to Dryden about engagement but he avoids his questions. However, Joe arrives with Christine back at Emmerdale Farm, announcing their engagement. Matt invites Alison for dinner and tries to impress her.

23 apr 1974

Joe is unnerved when Christine refuses to tell her father that they are engaged, and that she won't let him buy her a ring. Meanwhile, Matt gets uncomfortable and leaves part way through his drink with Henry.

29 apr 1974

Annie is suspicious when Matt refuses to go to the shop. Alison is confused when she and Dryden wave at Matt but he ignores them.

30 apr 1974

Franklin returns and Diana finds herself distant from him when he leaves mid-way through their walk. Annie decides an interference is necessary and attempts to reconcile Matt and Alison.

6 mag 1974

Sam decides to play a trick on Henry and Lewis, which results in Henry informing the Hotten Courier that cuckoo birds are in the woods. Annie is unimpressed when Joe and Christine announce their intentions to not have a church wedding - in front of Liz.

7 mag 1974

Sam tells Christine that he is behind the cuckoo bird and leads Henry, Joe, Matt, Annie and Edward to find out he had tricked them - Annie is not impressed. Meanwhile, Joe and Christine consider getting their own place, and moving into Hawthorn Cottage.

13 mag 1974

Edward is pushed to the limit preparing the Sunday school concert. Meanwhile, Henry is cold towards Franklin when he complains about Diana.

14 mag 1974

Today is not Alison's day as Henry pesters her about Matt, and Matt brings up her time in prison.

20 mag 1974

Wally and Edward almost come to blows. Meanwhile, Christine becomes frosty with Joe when he makes a joke about Dryden possibly having an affair with Diana.

21 mag 1974

Diana and Franklin continuously row intensely about his drinking. Meanwhile, Joe and Christine put things right and Christine decides to tell her father about their engagement.

28 mag 1974

Edward receives a call notifying him that Letty has been attacked by Mick. Joe reveals his suspicions that Dryden and Diana are having an affair. Dryden worries for a drunken Franklin and informs him that his father died of alcohol poisoning.

3 giu 1974

Robert doesn't like the idea of Christine marrying Joe, believing she is belittling herself. Ethel admits to Henry that she'd rather marry Amos than Dan.

4 giu 1974

Diana explodes with rage upon discovering Franklin gave up drinking because of Dryden, not her. Meanwhile, Amos is worried Ethel will propose to him, and tries to put her off.

10 giu 1974

Diana's worries cause another row between her and Franklin about his alcoholism. Matt breaks down upon realising it's nearly a year after Peggy's death.

11 giu 1974

Amos confesses to Ethel that he doesn't want to marry her, so she hits back saying that she thought he needed a friend as he was lonely. Edward still continues to be cold towards Wally, hitting out at him in all but name.

17 giu 1974

Joe and Christine go drinking in Bradford, and come back with interesting gossip about Ethel. Sam kicks up a fuss about the party at the Vicarage.

18 giu 1974

Ethel informs Amos that she has gotten engaged to Mr. Snape and asks for him to never talk to her again. Wally's feud with Edward gets him thrown out of The Woolpack. Meanwhile, Sam snaps out of his petty behaviour when an upset Liz gives him a call.

24 giu 1974

Dorrie tries to get Edward to see Wally, but Liz doesn't think it's a good idea. The Sugden family's discussion about Letty getting kicked out of the mother's union continues to push Joe's decision to not have a church wedding further.

25 giu 1974

Wally and Dorrie gatecrash Edward's party and try to poison the guests mind against Letty, but they get a grilling from Annie.

1 lug 1974

Edward is annoyed that Dorrie has had the audacity to tell Letty that she is banned from the mother's union, despite everyone else disagreeing with Dorrie.