Scheduling of Emmerdale and Central Television chose to move the programme to 19:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays in February 1989, This was the first time Anglia had screened "Emmerdale Farm" in the 19:00 slot, Central were simply returning to the slots they used until December 1987, for a period Anglia and Central saw episodes one week later than other regions. From January 1990 all other regions followed the Central and Anglia schedule in the familiar Tuesday and Thursday 19:00 slot. Most companies continued to broadcast the series at 7 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays, repeats was shown in the daytime slot of the
Emmerdale who left home at 18. Jack returned in the opening episode, avoiding the funeral and waiting for the Sugdens at the farm. The first episode, along with the others, have been repeated and released on a variety of media. Characters introduced in the first episode were: Originally meant to be a three-month serial, "Emmerdale Farm" was given an extended run, later moving to a late afternoon time slot. By 1977, it was moved to a prime time evening slot in most ITV regions. By the late 1980s, the show was in danger of being cancelled due to poor ratings. A