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On 27th September, the programme lost an original cast member as Toke Townley passed away of a heart attack. Sheila Mercier appeared before the broadcast of that night's episode, Episode 894, to pay tribute to Townley. Due to advanced filming schedules however, Townley would remain onscreen as Sam Pearson until 22nd November 1984. The programme was, once again, off air for its summer break over July and August.

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  • On 27th September, the programme lost an original cast member as Toke Townley passed away of a heart attack. Sheila Mercier appeared before the broadcast of that night's episode, Episode 894, to pay tribute to Townley. Due to advanced filming schedules however, Townley would remain onscreen as Sam Pearson until 22nd November 1984. The programme was, once again, off air for its summer break over July and August.
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  • On 27th September, the programme lost an original cast member as Toke Townley passed away of a heart attack. Sheila Mercier appeared before the broadcast of that night's episode, Episode 894, to pay tribute to Townley. Due to advanced filming schedules however, Townley would remain onscreen as Sam Pearson until 22nd November 1984. Behind the scenes, there would also be another notable departure as series creator and writer, Kevin Laffan, contributed his last script for the programme. Though he would remain as a show consultant going into 1985, Laffan's last episode was Episode 882 (24th May 1984). Speaking about his departure in Lance Parkin's 30 Years of Emmerdale book, Laffan would reveal that he left the show after refusing to change a script which led to conflict with production staff. The graphic level of farming content increased this year as scenes appeared of several sheep and a cow giving birth on screen. In addition to this, there were also scenes of aborted lambs in fields. The storyline involving Jackie Merrick shooting Caroline Bates' dog, Bundle, was treated in a similar way as viewers actually saw the shooting. This particular way of telling the story saw a number of viewers write in to the show to seek assurance that the dog portraying Bundle was indeed okay and only acting - she, of course, was. The programme was, once again, off air for its summer break over July and August.
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