I Am A Swede

This was such a transitional time for the show. In just a few years several long-running characters left the show: Amos, Henry, Matt, Dolly, Jackie, Sandie and Reverend Hinton. This was also the period when the Tate family moved into Home Farm, and of course the show changed its name from "Emmerdale Farm" to just "Emmerdale". It really was the end of an era.

I think my avatar answers your question about which Dolly I preferred. I hope more 1980s Emmerdale will pop up as well, but until then I have some more 1970s episodes to watch. Hopefully there will be more of that too. Especially 1975, 1976 and 1977, years that are, for the most part, sorely lacking right now.

I think you're mixing up the two Dolly's. Katharine Barker was the original Dolly, and Jean Rogers was the second one. Can't wait to see those two 1986 episodes though. There's so little 1980s Emmerdale Farm on Youtube, at least that I've found so far.

Some early Roxette. This is from their first album "Pearls of Passion", released in 1986.

It will have to be pretty big to top the plane crash episodes....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L0H_w9kBx8

It's true. It's been confirmed on the ITV website http://www.itv.com/emmerdale/news/bye-val-charlie-hardwick-to-leave-the-dales

One of the all-time greats in women's tennis, Doris Hart, passed away on the 29th of May, aged 89. She is one of only three players who have won singles, doubles and mixed at all four grand slam tournaments. (The other two are Margaret Court and Martina Navratilova). During her career she won a total of 35 grand slam titles, which puts her in fifth place on the all-time list (tied with Louise Brough) behind Margaret Court (64), Martina Navratilova (59), Billie Jean King (39) and Margaret Osborne du Pont (37).