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The lives of several families in the Yorkshire Dales revolve around a farm and the nearby village. With murders, affairs, lies, deceit, laughter and tears, it's all there in the village.
Season 1
0.5/1023 votesEpisode 1 (16th Oct 1972)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/1972
Jack Sugden has come home for his father's funeral after a 9 year absence. The rest of the family resent him because his father left him the farm. New neighbours Marian Wilks and her newly retired father Henry, want to build a road through the Sugden farm. Jack has taken a shine to Marian, but has concerns about her father's acid company.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole
Writer: Unknown
N/A/1014 votesEpisode 2 (17th Oct 1972)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1972
Wilks consults his solicitor, about claiming a right-of-way over the Sugden land. Annie suspects Peggy is pregnant and Joe befriends Marian, who also shows an interest in Jack.
Director: Tristan de Vere Cole
Writer: Unknown
N/A/1011 votes
N/A/1012 votesEpisode 6 (31st Oct 1972)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/1972
Amos has told Joe how Jack and Marian were seen coming out of the barn; Peggy is convinced that Matt is the only man doing a full day's work on the Sugden farm and Annie has found that Joe has been borrowing money from several people.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/109 votesEpisode 7 (7th Nov 1972)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1972
Jack meets Wilks to sort out the right of way issue. Meanwhile, having discovered that Jack intends meeting Lynn at The Feathers Country Hotel, Joe Sugden has tried to arrange for Marian to be there at the same time.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
N/A/108 votesEpisode 10 (14th Nov 1972)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/14/1972
Matt has his interview today. Ruth goes to see Jack and realizes that there is nothing between them. Joe has woken up and is in bad shape, While Wilkes has a compound fracture in his leg. Tom starts work at the farm and is not pulling his weight.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/108 votes
Episode 11 (20th Nov 1972)
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/20/1972
Matt tells Peggy that he did not get the job and she goes after Jack for money. Matt tells Jack that Tom is lazy. Tom gets Ruth to go to the Woolpack because he wants to bump into Jack. He shows him pictures of his eldest son also named Jack. PC Ball questions both Joe and Henry in the hospital.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/107 votes
Episode 12 (21st Nov 1972)
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/21/1972
Tom starts throwing threats about Jack being the real father of Tom's son Jackie. Ruth begs Jack to sack him. Marian breaks off with Jack, then he sacks Tom. Ruth has packed up, and asks Tom if he is coming with her to her sisters to live.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/107 votes
Episode 13 (27th Nov 1972)
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1972
Henry is home from hospital. Jack buys a new van for Matt and Peggy. Annie realizes Jack has more money than he is letting on. PC Ball is back to tell Joe that his insurance has expired. Janie visits Joe.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- N/A/100 votes
Episode 16 (5th Dec 1972)
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/5/1972
The police find the Sugdens Land Rover. Norman proposes to Marian but gets turned down. Meanwhile, Peggy disowns Jack, Marian ends her affair with him and Annie tells him he has two weeks to decide if he wants to stay or go.
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
