Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes
Director: Julie Beckett
Editor: Jeremy HoweBrian Aldridge…. Charles Collingwood
Ben Archer…. Ben Norris
David Archer…. Timothy Bentinck
Helen Archer…. Louiza Patikas
Jolene Archer…. Buffy Davies
Pat Archer…. Patricia Gallimore
Susan Carter…. Charlotte Martin
Miranda Elliott…. Lucy Fleming
Mick Fadmoor…. Martin Barrass
Martyn Gibson…. Jon Glover
Clarrie Grundy…. Heather Bell
Ed Grundy…. Barry Farrimond
Eddie Grundy…. Trevor Harrison
George Grundy…. Angus Stobie
Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye
Rochelle Horville…. Rosie Stancliffe
Elizabeth Pargetter…. Alison Dowling
Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence
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13:10
10/04/2025
Mick is shocked when Joy turns up without warning at her Beechwood house. She pours out the story of her marriage: how she met Peter when she was very young, only realising later that his abusive behaviour wasn’t normal. Things improved for a while when Rochelle came along, before Peter turned abusive again, had numerous affairs and finally left. That’s when Joy broke down, barely acting as a parent to Rochelle at all. So, what Rochelle said about Joy neglecting her is all true. It was only after a neighbour intervened that Joy started therapy, but Rochelle had long since left home by the time Joy recovered. Joy admits she didn’t really understand the damage she’d done until Rochelle spoke out a couple of weeks ago. She’ll understand if Mick wants to bail out of their relationship, but he tells her he’s not going anywhere.At the Shop Ed and Eddie are looking for cowboy hats for the safety video they’re making for George. Rochelle’s surprised when they tell her they’ve seen Joy. Later, at Grange Farm, Ed and Eddie show Clarrie the finished video, but it’s terrible. What are they going to tell George?Rochelle is cool with Joy when she returns from her shift. Despite Joy’s ‘mea culpa’ Rochelle can’t forgive her. Trying to think positively Mick mentions Rochelle’s new job at Casey Meats. But Joy is stunned – Rochelle’s a vegan. Rochelle retorts angrily that she’s got a job, isn’t that enough? When Mick asks how they’re getting on Joy tells him they’ve made a start and that’s the main thing.
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13:16
09/04/2025
Clarrie can’t settle and tells Ed she’s going to the veg garden to plant some carrots and potatoes. Later, Ed finds Clarrie clearing junk Eddie’s left in one of the pig-sties. Ed persuades her to take a break, then finds her doing some knitting. But distracted Clarrie keeps dropping stitches and tells Ed that Helen was right to get rid of her, she’s good for nothing. After calming down Clarrie apologises to Ed for being out of sorts, but she feels lost with all this time on her hands. She needs to work and the Dairy was perfect for her, but now that’s all gone.At Bridge Farm Helen’s still adjusting to Clarrie not being around. She tells Pat she hopes there were no hard feelings on Clarrie’s part. Brian approaches Pat, presuming she knows something about the hose-pipe attack on Martyn’s house. Helen takes umbrage at this, while Pat can’t believe anyone connected with the protest would do such a thing. Brian won’t let it go however and Helen accuses him of threatening Pat, before saying she can understand why somebody might take such action. Brian storms off, but when he goes to the Tearoom later he apologises to Pat, who doesn’t want to fall out with him. Pat explains how upset they all are after what happened with the sewage spill, but does feel sorry for Martyn. While Brian accepts Pat’s word that none of the protesters attacked Martyn’s house someone clearly did - and Martyn’s determined to catch whoever it was, although Pat doesn’t fancy his chances.
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13:16
08/04/2025
Martyn’s attempting to refine Brian’s bridge playing skills at their next tutorial, but they’re interrupted when Martyn discovers a hosepipe pushed through his letterbox with water pouring in. Whilst Brian helps mop up, Martyn assumes it’s a protest against him being on the board of Borsetshire Water. Martyn’s so upset by the damage to his expensive flooring he starts crying. Both men are embarrassed by this show of emotion, before Martyn admits that Pam has left him for their gardener. The hosepipe through the door simply tipped him over the edge. Martyn wants to call the police, but Brian proposes making enquiries first among people he knows who are loosely connected to the protest group.It’s Clarrie’s last day at the Dairy and she’s telling Susan how much she’s going to miss it. Susan reminds her it hasn’t always been sunshine and birdsong, but Clarrie would still rather a bad day at work than no job at all. Helen suggests Clarrie take it easy, but Clarrie insists she won’t slack off, then goes to churn ice-cream for the last time. Helen confides in Pat how awful it feels letting Clarrie go, especially seeing her so upset. They present Clarrie with leaving gifts: a knitting subscription box, Lower Loxley wine, handmade chocolates and a card signed by all their regular customers and suppliers. There are tearful hugs before Clarrie insists on getting back to the yoghurt. At the end of day, after an emotional moment with Susan, Clarrie reckons there are worse things than being made redundant, before declaring it’s time to go.
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13:10
07/04/2025
Eddie bumps into Elizabeth outside the Shop and admits Clarrie was secretly relieved not to get the abattoir job. Eddie then confesses his nervousness at visiting George, in case he’s changed. Elizabeth sympathises and gives Eddie some cash to buy something for George from the vending machine, as he won’t be allowed to take biscuits in. At the prison it’s an emotional reunion, before Eddie tells George the latest gossip from the market. Nervous Eddie notices a couple of prisoners staring at him. George explains it’s because he’s told them what a legend Eddie is, with all his scams. George assumes money is a worry at home and wants to help, telling Eddie his big idea for securing the family’s future : biodegradable coffins. His cellmate’s dad was buried in cardboard coffin. Despite Eddie’s scepticism George reckons it’s a surefire winner: cheaper and more eco-friendly than traditional wood. At the abattoir Freddie finds Rochelle outside on a break, and asks her how it’ going. They exchange small talk, Rochelle saying she’s looking forward to her induction tour. Later, as they go round the cutting room, Rochelle is very inquisitive about the process and what happens to the animals before they are killed. She’s especially interested in the jobs of cutting and trimming. But as soon as they leave the room Rochelle rushes off to the toilets, where she vomits, before steeling herself to keep going. Later, back at Lower Loxley, Freddie discusses with Elizabeth how keen Rochelle is. When Elizabeth checks whether that's a good thing, Freddie supposes it is.
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