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Emmerdale
Farm 1989 From 14th November 1989 Emmerdale Farm became known simply as Emmerdale! For Emmerdale 14th November - 28 December 1989 click Here
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| February |
Alun Lewis played Sandie Merrick's boyfriend Tony Barclay. Alun returned to the series in 1993 to play Vic Windsor.
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| May |
Alan Turner won a seat in the local elections
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| July |
Dennis Rigg was
killed by a bull on July 6th
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| August |
Jackie Merrick was trying to kill a fox for a £10 bet he had with Seth. As Jackie grabbed the shotgun from the Landrover it became jammed under the seat and went of, killing him.
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| November |
After 1,402 episodes, the last epiosde of Emmerdale Farm aired on the 9h November 1989. From the 14th November 1989 the series became known simply as "Emmerdale." It had a new theme tune and new opening credits and by the years end various old faces had left - Matt, Jackie, Sandie and Phil Pearce. The whole show changed forever with more stories involving Home Farm and the village of Beckindale itself. Emmerdale Farm would be come less and less involved in stories. For an episode guide and events from the early days of Emmerdale (14th
November - 28th December 1989) click
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Following her wedding to Jackie,
Kathy had been looking forward to 1989. But it proved to be
the most unhappy year of her life. First she suffered a miscarriage
after contracting chiamydiapsittaci- a rare virus from a sheep
she was tending while working at Emmerdale Farm. Then in August,
she heard the tragic news that Jackie had accidentally shot
himself dead while hunting a fox for a £10 bet.
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