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Alan has a suggestion, and one of the Grundys attracts an admirer.
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WRITER: Katie HimsDIRECTOR: Pip SwallowEDITOR: Jeremy Howe
Ben ArcherâŠ. Ben NorrisKenton Archer ..... Richard AttleeLilian BellamyâŠ. Sunny OrmondeHarrison BurnsâŠ. James CartwrightVince CaseyâŠ. Tony TurnerMick FadmoorâŠ. Martin BarrassEd GrundyâŠ. Barry Farrimond Emma GrundyâŠ. Emerald OâHanrahanGeorge GrundyâŠ. Angus Stobie Jakob HakanssonâŠ. Paul Venables Chelsea HorrobinâŠ. Madeleine LeslayJoy HorvilleâŠ. Jackie LyeFreddie PargetterâŠ. Toby LaurenceLily PargetterâŠ. Katie RedfordFallon RogersâŠ. Joanna Van KampenLynda SnellâŠ. Carole BoydRobert SnellâŠ. Michael BertenshawOliver SterlingâŠ. Michael Cochrane Jason BurntwoodâŠ. Ian Conningham
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Chelsea and Ben prepare for their D-Day performance, dressed in authentic costume. Ben carefully asks Chelsea if sheâs ok about doing this play with him, and she agrees. Ben also fills Chelsea in on Freddie and Vinceâs discovery last night. Chelsea does Fallonâs hair and Fallonâs amazed at how much she looks like her Great Aunt in her photo. Chelsea jokes about how much Harrison will fancy Fallon in her vintage look, and admits that sheâd like to fall in love, before sharing that itâs weird that everyone knows about what happened between her and Ben â but doing this play has actually been good for them both. Joy tells Emma about Mickâs work at Grey Gables, and the issue of his motorhome, and Emma complains about snobbery. They share a joke with Harrison, before Lynda introduces her short play performance - a promenade piece. Ben performs as a young soldier, writing a letter home to his beloved before their wedding, in which he dreams about their life together after the war. Then thereâs a playful hair-washing scene between Pearl (Chelsea) and Connie (Fallon), which takes a sad turn.An emotional Emma and Joy congratulate Chelsea and discuss the story â the soldier was killed the day before starting leave to get married, and it was all a true story. Chelsea finds Ben to say well done. Meanwhile, Fallon marvels at how Lynda wrote the play in a day and tells Harrison that she canât imagine what sheâd do if he died. Harrison comforts Fallon and jokingly reassures her heâs not going anywhere.
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George admits to Emma that heâs keen to forget about his recent heroism, and she agrees not to go on about it. Emma was really worried about George going down a bad path, but now she knows it was just a phase. Emma saw Lilian and wonders whether Alice will be sacked from the Stables for negligence. Ed and Emma talk disparagingly, but guilty George tries to find out more about Alice, admitting he feels a bit sorry for her.
Ed and Emmaâs luck seems to be in â thereâs an offer of work from a more established tree surgeon, and thanks to George, Bartleby has been asked to lead the County Show livestock parade on Sunday. Ed also sees an email from an Echo journalist who wants to interview George about the car accident. But George has already said no, and Emma offers to email her back. Ed doesnât get it, but Emma tells him to leave it.
Vince plans to do some detective work following the sacking of Jason. Freddie wants to come along on a stakeout and wins Vince round by offering his more low-key car. They chat about Nigel - Vince wonders whether Nigel would like him. Freddie pays Vince a backhanded compliment in response.
Vince canât believe his eyes â itâs Markie, the guy involved in the dog attack on Kenton and who then intimidated Jolene. Vince suggests they take his number plate, and some photos, to show to the police. But Freddie takes the initiative and gets out of the car to approach Markie, under cover as someone buying meat.
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At Grey Gables, Oliver wonders why confused Mick is behind reception â clearly the rota has gone awry, and Oliver misses Roy. Mick needs to smarten up and Lily rebukes him following a complaint from a guest about a comment he made.Joy phones the hotel as sheâs found some expensive missing glasses at the shop belonging to a guest. Mickâs concerned about Joy being back working in the shop, with her arm still in a sling, and surprises Joy with news heâs bought a motor home. Oliver collects the glasses, and some shoe polish for Mick, who will also need to move his motor home from the hotelâs staff car park. Jakob identifies another horse with Strangles and worried Lilian needs to find some crucial paperwork, but canât ask Alice again â who swears she filled it in. Can Lilian be confident Alice wasnât drinking while at work? Lilian doesnât know, and Jakob feels naĂŻve for being taken in by Alice about her drinking. Oliver wonders how this Strangles issue could have happened and whether itâs human error. Joy visits Mick in his motor home, which doesnât look ideal. Joy wants to apologise for how she reacted at her surprise party. Mick knows he shouldnât have looked through Joyâs address book, and Joy asks that they just agree to keep some things private. Mick explains why he kept his new job at Grey Gables secret, and Joy admits that there are some personal things of her own that she canât talk about. Mick understands and Joy asks him for a hug.
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Vince calls Jason and Freddie into his office and confronts Jason who seems totally oblivious to whatâs up. So Vince comes out with it â Jason has been stealing meat and selling it on. Jason vehemently denies it. But Freddie encourages Jason to just come clean and he might keep his job. Later, Vince wonders why Freddie looks so miserable â he did well, causing Jason to tell all. Freddieâs sad that Vince has sacked Jason anyway and explains that Jason was stealing to fund a ski trip for his kids. Vince lacks sympathy. Itâs Harrisonâs birthday and for a moment his and Fallonâs recent problems seem far away as they share a joke, and he marvels at the results of Fallonâs baking frenzy last night. They admit they didnât sleep well â Harrison is on the sofa â and agree itâs time to stop this. Harrison loves his presents, especially a book of poetry, and wishes heâd booked the day off work. Lynda has asked Fallon to be in her play, inspired by Fallonâs Great Aunt. As Fallon and Harrison have hardly been talking recently, Harrison realises he knew nothing about the real-life story. Fallon has a surprise for Harrison, but when he nervously suspects itâs a party he persuaded Fallon to reveal all - itâs a private cinema screening at the Brookfield Barn of his favourite film â Footloose. Harrison laughs â thatâs not his favourite film! Fallonâs confused and wants to try and change it, but after some awkwardness Harrison jokes and they agree to watch it anyway, before sharing a tender âI love youâ.
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Lynda canât stop thinking about the piece of writing by Fallonâs Great Aunt, about the soldier who died. Lynda wants to write something herself for the D-Day event. A short drama perhaps? She comes up with three characters and considers Chelsea and Ben to feature. Sheâll ask Fallon to play her own Great Aunt but worries about Fallon. Robert tells Lynda to just ask Fallon what she thinks about the idea, but Lynda wants to just get something written and then check. Lost in her work, Lynda asks Robert to deputise as Chair at todayâs cricket, and to also ask Ben and Chelsea to pop over after the match against Loxley Barrett. Freddie shares the latest with Chelsea from his stakeout over the stolen meat. Freddie feels bad about the thief, Jason â a nice guy with two kids to feed. Vince is dealing with the situation tomorrow, and Jason has no idea of whatâs coming. Harrison turns up to gee up the players and Freddie and Chelsea tease him about his upcoming 39th birthday.Chelsea delivers a great catch to complete the win, before Ben shares Lyndaâs request and they head over to Ambridge Hall to find out more. Meanwhile, Lynda asks Robert to read her work and be brutally honest. Robert is spellbound â itâs the best thing Lynda has ever written. Lyndaâs delighted, but then suddenly panics about casting Ben and Chelsea as tragic lovers, remembering their own history. Ben and Chelsea arrive, as Robert reassures Lynda to just let them read it, and to have faith.
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Writer: Sarah HehirDirector: Pip SwallowEditor: Jeremy Howe
Ben Archer⊠Ben NorrisJolene ArcherâŠ. Buffy DavisPat ArcherâŠ. Patricia GallimoreHarrison BurnsâŠ. James CartwrightLilian Bellamy⊠Sunny Ormonde Vince CaseyâŠ. Tony TurnerGeorge GrundyâŠ. Angus StobieJakob HakanssonâŠ. Paul Venables Chelsea HorrobinâŠ. Madeleine LeslayTracy HorrobinâŠ. Susie Riddell Freddie PargetterâŠ. Toby LaurenceFallon RogersâŠ. Joanna Van KampenLynda Snell⊠Carole BoydRobert SnellâŠ. Michael Bertenshaw Oliver SterlingâŠ. Michael Cochrane Jason BurntwoodâŠ. Ian Conningham
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Freddie is in the loading bay at Casey Meats talking to Vince on the phone. Yet another customer called yesterday complaining their delivery is short. Freddie thinks a driver is taking the missing meat. Vince sets Freddie to trying to spot a pattern. He mentions that one of the drivers has a criminal record. But Freddie says heâs served his time. Freddie asks Jason how easy it would be for something to go astray from an order. Jason points out that most customers donât have time to check through deliveries when they arrive. Later Vince and Freddie look at a spreadsheet of incomplete deliveries. Thereâs no pattern that links to a single worker. Theyâll have to follow drivers on the late shift. Vince still thinks ex-con Antonio is the prime suspect. But Freddie points out that he himself has been in jail. Later, Freddie leaves a voicemail for Vince saying heâs going to follow Jason tonight.
Lilian and Oliver meet on the way to the shop. Inside Vince is buying champagne. Heâs taking Elizabeth away for a long weekend but he forgot to pre-order the fizz. Lilian gets a call from Jakob â the tests results for Cinnamon are back. She rushes to the surgery. Itâs bad news â Cinnamon has strangles. Jakob recommends a full lockdown. And with the horseâs paperwork missing the stables looks incompetent at best. Horses will have to be quarantined when itâs show season, the cross country course will shut and lessons will have to be cancelled. Lilian needs time to think. But later she tells Jakob a lockdown is the only way.
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Itâs Lyndaâs birthday and Robert serves pancakes with raspberries and Bridge Farm yoghurt in the garden. Ben stops by with a birthday card from all at Brookfield. Lynda wastes no time in press-ganging him into giving a presentation on wartime nursing for their D-Day event. At the Tearoom Chelsea presents Lynda with a whole marmalade cake baked by Fallon.
Meanwhile, Fallon is at The Bull dropping off some loaves for collection by the brewery for its bread beer. She tells Jolene Lilian had planned to help at the pub but something has come up at the stables. Jolene is looking for pictures of Auntie Connie, who served in in Egypt, when she comes across photos and artwork from Fallonâs schooldays. She finds a picture of Connie with a note from her American sweetheart, and a poem. Fallon confides that Harrison sent her a poem but things are difficult and he is still sleeping on the sofa. They find a diary entry written by Connie but Joleneâs not sure Fallon should read it.
When Fallon returns to the Tearoom she tells Lynda she is on board for the D-Day event. She agrees to make Woolton Pie, a hearty but frugal vegetable-filled dish. But as she tells Lynda and Robert about Auntie Connieâs diary entry she is overcome and has to step outside. The situation feels impossible, she tells Lynda. But she loves Harrison â misses him.
That evening at the Bull, the participants in the D-Day event gather to finalise their plans. During their chat they take the opportunity to toast Lyndaâs birthday.
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Lynda and Robert are in the attic sorting through some of the Edwardian furniture her mother left them. She wants to bring some down from there, but thereâs barely enough room with all the things theyâre already using. She spots a chest of Robertâs fatherâs military memorabilia, including the medal he tried to give to Freddie. There should be an event in Ambridge to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, says Linda. And she has an idea. Over tea on the lawn she suggests that they have a living history museum evening at Ambridge Hall. Robert will start with an account of the D Day landings. Then visitors can watch demonstrations of different aspects of the war. Chelsea could do wartime hairstyles and fashions, and Tony or Pat talk about wartime foods. Fallon could do Blitz baking! At the Tearoom with Robert, Lynda broaches the subject. Chelsea is keen and Fallon recalls a great aunt who served in Egypt during the war.
Lilian asks Jakob to take a look at a horse called Cinnamon, a new arrival at the Stables, who is a bit under the weather. But Lilian canât find his stables contract, which Alice would have filled in. It has details of his health and vaccinations. When they go to see Cinnamon â who following protocol for new arrivals is still in the quarantine field - they notice he's not in a good way: lethargic and not wanting to lift his head. Jakob is going to send off some samples for tests. It doesnât look good, but theyâll have to wait for the results to come back.
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Lilian and Oliver chat as he takes an early bank holiday ride before another busy day. Oliver asks after Alice who is still staying with Ruairi in London. Lilian wishes she could have done more before everything got so out of hand. She feels guilty about encouraging Aliceâs relationship with Harry. And she fears things might be awkward at The Bull after the crash. Later, Lillian awkwardly broaches the subject of Alice and Fallon with Jolene, who has no problem with her being supportive towards her niece â family is family. Lilian apologises and all is well between them. She insists on helping Jolene with queueing customers.
Vince asks after Fallon and orders a pint of Shires. Jolene offers him a taste of bread beer. He makes Jolene laugh when he asks for a shot of butter as a chaser. He takes a call from Freddie who tells him another customer is missing meat from their order. Jolene overhears, telling Vince that Wayne was also missing some steak from a recent delivery. Freddie gets Casey Meats driver Jason to give him a lift to the customer who complained. Jasonâs working the bank holiday for the overtime cash: his twin daughters want to go skiing. He asks if Freddie can put a bit more overtime his way. Later in the canteen, they chat. Freddie has to change the subject when he almost lets slip that his family owns Lower Loxley. Heâs summoned by Vince who tells him that there is no mistake in the online distribution system and they need to get to the bottom of the problem quickly.
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Harrison greets Fallon as he returns from church and they chat awkwardly, with Harrison apologising for leaving his bedding where he slept, on the sofa. Fallon's finishing up mowing the grass and Harrison's off to training ahead of the T20 cricket. Before he goes, he mentions Philip Larkinâs poem â The Mower. He offers to read her the last line but she suggests he send it to her instead.
At the Tearoom Chelsea isnât looking forward to playing but Pat gives her a pep talk and some fielding practice, using a cheese scone. Fallon arrives and confesses that Harrison, likewise, isnât enthusiastic: heâs a bit embarrassed about his bad grace and sledging in the match against Leyton Cross. Tracy takes Harrison to task as he hammers in the stumps. He agrees that he should email the other captain to apologise, and say sorry to Pat. But when he tries to talk to Tracy about the team vice-captaincy she gives him short shrift. He tells her George doesnât want the job and she agrees to think about it. During the match sheâs on fire, bowling a hattrick of wickets to help her team trounce the men. Harrison takes the opportunity to seek out Pat and offer a heartfelt apology. Fallon turns up with leftover cake Natasha has sent for the teams to enjoy. She agrees to stay for one drink as 'Tracyâs Tigers' lift the Mark Hebden trophy and Tracy announces her new role as vice-captain. Fallon tells Harrison she read Larkinâs poem and took hope from the ending: âwe should be kind while there is still time.â
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Guests gather at Helenâs house ready for Joyâs surprise birthday party, where Kirsty confesses to Elizabeth that George has taken over looking after Rexâs pigs while heâs away. Joyâs overwhelmed when she arrives â she couldnât have better friends. Mick has another surprise for her â heâs landed a job on the Grey Gables security team. When Joy hears theyâd tried to invite Rochelle and her children to the party, she snaps at Mick telling him he had no right to steal her address book and knock on peopleâs doors. Mick wonders why he hasnât met Rochelle before, especially since the accident. Joyâs enraged when Mick adds that Rochelleâs supposed to care for Joy. and upset mick heads off. Joy tells awkward Elizabeth that Rochelleâs been a fabulous daughter to her. How dare Mick think otherwise.
Harrison tells Fallon that they need to talk. Harrison canât believe that the miscarriage isnât affecting Fallon, Harrison canât think of anything else. He hopes Alice goes to prison for what sheâs done. When Fallon reminds Harrison that he knows Fallon doesnâtâ want children, Harrison explains he thought he could live with it, but that was before Fallon got pregnant. He needs to grieve that baby. He wonders if the accident hadnât happened, they would just have got on with the pregnancy. Fallon is very clear that this wouldnât have been the case â she doesnât want children. They are both on the edge of tears as Harrison heads upstairs saying he doesnât think he can take this. Fallon canât either.
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Freddie and Elizabeth are on their way to a meal with Vince at a Filipino restaurant. Freddie will pay for the meal, if in return Elizabeth nods and agrees with him. Sheâll understand why once theyâre inside. They bump into Mick who tells them he hasnât heard back from Rochelle about Joyâs surprise birthday party. He might go and knock on her door. Later Mick rings to say that when he went to Rochelleâs address, the person answering the door didnât know who she was.
Vince smells a rat at the meal when Freddie and Elizabeth over-enthuse about the food. Freddie comes clean explaining the chef there is willing to train the abattoir catering manager, so that they could offer Filipino food to boost staff morale. Later Vince says he's done a deal with the restaurant manager; Vince will supply cheaper meat in return for training. Freddieâs delighted.
Harrison catches up with Tom to discuss T20 tactics but talk turns to Fallonâs miscarriage and Tom sympathises, remembering how gutted he felt after Kirsty lost Wren. The hardest thing was not knowing how he was supposed to feel. When Tom mentions visiting the Remembrance Garden where Wrenâs ashes were scattered, Harrison wishes there was some way to commemorate his and Fallonâs loss. He opens up about being on different pages with Fallon about it. Harrison had accepted that Fallon never wanted children, but now heâs not so sure. Tom thinks thereâs a chance Fallon will change her mind once sheâs processed it all. But Harrison and Fallon need to have an honest talk with each other.
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Lily finalises the catering with Fallon for tonightâs barn dance, advising extra delivery time because of the Heydon Bridge diversion. Joy tells Fallon sheâd been looking forward to the barn dance, but because of her sling she canât go. Later at Joyâs they both agree theyâre lucky to have made it through the crash. Fallon opens up about Harrison; she feels like sheâs treading on eggshells. Heâs obsessed about her miscarriage, but they canât talk about it because theyâre on such different pages. Ben turns up, offering to drive Joy to the barn dance, mentioning a special job Lilyâs found for her. Later at the barn dance everyoneâs delighted when Joy calls out the dance instructions.
When Inspector Norris checks how Harrisonâs doing, he asks if Aliceâs blood tests are back, but Norris canât talk about it. Seeing that Harrison isnât himself, Norris invites him into her office for a chat. Harrison asks how sentencing would be affected by the crash being the cause of Fallonâs miscarriage. Norris sympathetically explains that it doesnât count in law. Harrison becomes distraught and Norris sends him home. When Fallon gets back from the barn dance, Harrison tells her the reasons for being told to leave work. Heâs going to write an impact statement for consideration in sentencing Alice. Harrisonâs surprised when Fallon says that if itâs going to make things worse for Alice, then she wonât be doing one. Distraught Harrison canât believe thereâll be no consequences for losing their baby. Fallon thinks he should do what he thinks is right, but so will she.
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Neil checks in on George because Emma mentioned he seemed a bit down and wasnât keen on being the vice-captain of the cricket team. George admits Harrisonâs made things awkward with Tracy and he was behaving weirdly at the cricket match on Sunday, particularly when he was rude to Pat. Neil tells George heâs really proud of him for his part in the crash rescue and offers to be there for his Borchester Echo interview. But George says itâs fine - heâs cancelled the interview as he wasnât in the mood.
Lily waits with Kirsty for George to help inject one of Rex's boars with anti-inflammatories. Lily mentions that Mick hasnât got hold of Rochelle yet for Joyâs surprise birthday party. Kirstyâs confused when Lily talks about Rochelleâs local address â Kirstyâs sure she lives up north. With Georgeâs help, Kirsty successfully injects the boar. George offers to help any time but cringes when Kirsty tells him heâs already a hero around Ambridge and now heâs saving Rex and Kirsty.
Neil bumps into Harrison at St Stephens. Harrison promises to sort it when Neil explains that George doesnât want to be vice-captain. Neil adds that he heard that Harrison was disrespectful to Pat on Sunday and checks if heâs alright. Harrison shares his feelings about Fallonâs miscarriage and Aliceâs part in it. Neil thinks Alice's behaviour isnât deliberate; she self-sabotages and with alcoholics a relapse is sadly all too common. Neilâs faith and forgiving Alice has bought him enormous relief. Harrisonâs understanding but itâs all a bit much at the moment. Neil says heâs there if Harrison needs him.
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Lily notices a distressed cow stuck in a ditch on her way back from visiting Ruth and calls Ben. Whilst waiting for David to arrive with hoisting equipment, they ring Alistair. They discuss the chaos on the roads caused by the crash on Heydon Bridge. Alistairâs going to have to reach them via the ford. As Alistair starts to wade through it, he feels panicky but succeeds in crossing it. The cowâs successfully rescued and treated, but Ben notices that Alistairâs white as a sheet. Alistair admits he had a minor panic attack in the ford because of the river rescue. Benâs supportive and offers to drive him back to his car.
When Freddie praises George about his part in the crash rescue, George is dismissive. Freddie remembers how he felt after the Grey Gables explosion and rescuing Lynda - Robert tried to give him his dadâs war medal. George shares he had the same sort of experience with Kenton with the engraved pint glass. They both agree that they didnât do anything special â most people would have done the same. George wonders whether if heâd been quicker rescuing Fallon, sheâd still be pregnant, but Freddie counters that the crash may not be the reason for Fallonâs miscarriage. Anyway, if anyoneâs to blame, itâs Alice who may end up in prison. She wouldnât survive very well there, as Freddie knows from his brutal experience in Young Offenders. George states that he wouldnât cope in prison either. Freddie surmises that as Alice did the crime, she should do the time.
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Fallon and Harrison both agree that itâs great that Fallonâs back at Woodbine Cottage after her stay at The Bull. Harrisonâs relieved Alice has gone to London â at least he wonât bump into her.
Ambridge is playing Layton Cross at cricket and Kirsty pops by to wish the team luck on her way to an appointment with Rexâs pigs â sheâs looking after them while Rex is away. George and Pat are mildly concerned when Kirsty reckons itâll be a breeze. They chat about Mick inviting Joyâs daughter Rochelle to her surprise birthday tea on Friday â thatâs if Mick can get hold of Rochelle. Later Kirsty rings Jazzer for some advice about Rexâs pigs, but when she asks about a limping boar, Jazzer says she needs to treat him herself and Kirsty wonders what on earth sheâs doing!
Everyoneâs surprised when Harrison turns up to play cricket. Patâs not impressed when he rides rough-shod over Tracyâs batting order, reminding them that he is the captain and then starts sledging the opposing team. George mentions that Harrisonâs asked him to be vice-captain, but he agrees when Pat says that Tracy wouldâve been the obvious choice. Ambridge win the match and Harrisonâs celebratory but Pat asks for a quick word. She didnât think Harrisonâs attitude towards Layton Cross was appropriate and thinks Harrison shouldnât have overlooked Tracy for vice-captain. Harrison retorts that before getting into the bigger decisions, perhaps Pat should look at her bowling. She needs to earn her spot on the team.
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Chelsea thinks George is living his best life â what with the free family meal at The Bull tonight as well as Oliverâs magnum of champagne. When George says he hopes things will die down soon, Chelsea doubts it and shows George Fallon âs post telling the world heâs superman. George spots a comment from the Borchester Echo wanting to do a feature on him, but isnât sure he feels comfortable doing it.
Alice gets cold feet as she packs to leave for London with Ruairi tomorrow. She doesnât want to leave Martha, but she doesnât want Martha to see her in this state. Alice checks if she can still drink when sheâs in London and Ruairi agrees, but with some rules including only drinking in Ruairiâs company. In the meantime they decide to get some fresh air and walk Marthaâs Shetland pony, Champion.
Chris admits to Tracy that heâs struggling to cope with not only his job and Martha, but also with wondering whether Alice has had a drink or not. When Tracy calls Alice a piece of work, Chris reminds her that alcoholism is an illness. Later Tracy bumps into Ruairi and Alice on their walk, telling Alice that Chris, Martha and everyone else would be better off if she didnât come back from London.
Later while Alice is reading Marthaâs bedtime story, Chris explains to Ruairi that heâd hoped that Alice would go back to rehab â it would be one good thing to come from the accident. When itâs time for Alice to go, Chris says heâll miss her, and Alice says sheâll miss Martha â and Chris too.
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