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The Archers Omnibus
31/08/2025
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George has a controversial brainwave and Brian is faced with an ultimatum.
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You're listening to the archers omnibus from BBC Radio 4. Fantastic, Henry. Absolutely fantastic. That's three wickets. Yeah. Yeah. I can't believe it. Well, believe it. Believe in yourself. Oh, I'm so glad you changed your mind about the bowling, dear chap. I told you, eh? Yeah, no, I do believe it now. It's just. What? It's just this style, this bowling style. What about? Worries me. What, still? Well, yeah, but you do it so well. Yeah, but it's risky. Not if you're as accurate and talented as you just so happen to be. Well. Oh, come on, Henry, enjoy it. You're great. Oh, Henry, you're doing so well. Thanks. Chelsea, you're like the secret weapon they bring out when the chips are down. Uh. Oh. What? The next two batters, they're both women. So? Yeah. So? I don't want to bowl short against two women. Why would you bowl any different against women? I don't want to hurt them, Henry. That's a bit like sexist. No, I don't mean like that. Well, in Henry's defence, Chelsea, he was already questioning this style of play. Right. Ironically, he excels at bowling short, you see. I wouldn't say Celtic. Oh, for goodness sake, Henry. Sorry. Don't worry about it. Just carry on like you were before. Women don't want to be treated differently just because they're women. I know that. Go get them. Yeah, okay. Oh, hey, Freddie. Yeah? Have you ever talked to that Lawrence bloke from Rosarin in the Vale? Lawrence? Yeah, he's like the chair or something. Yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I know who you mean. Have you Ever had a conversation with him? Yeah, well, very briefly. Well, he was really awful to me and Zainab last week. Was he? Yeah, we met him at the golf club. What were you doing at the golf club? Playing golf, obviously. Well, it's not that obvious. I didn't even know you played golf. Well, we've only just started, to be fair. You any good? Zab was better than me, anyway. This bloke Lawrence, he was just nasty. Like, really sexist. But Zaynab says he was horrible to Khalil, too, a couple of months ago, so I think he might be racist, too. Oh, Lord. Yeah. Martin Gibson actually put in a complaint for us to the club. Oh. Well, that's good. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, he was surprisingly great. Like Martin, I mean. But I just wondered if he'd had any trouble with Lawrence at the cricket. No, not that I'm aware of. But it's good to have the info. Better get my head in the game. Oh, yeah. Sorry. No, no, no, no. I'm glad you told me. And don't let it put you off golf. Chelsea. Excuse me. Thanks. Robert. Hello. Sorry, I saved you a seat. Thanks. Match is going so well. Henry's bowling up a storm. Good. Good. Well, he was. The last couple have been a bit hesitant. Isn't it funny the way people suddenly go off the boil? Hmm. Hopefully it's just a couple of bad balls. Oh, you've caught the sun. Have I? You have been wearing sun cream, haven't you? Um. I'm sure I have. Well, you either have or you haven't. No. I don't know, Linda. It's been busy. We have forgotten once or twice. But, Robert, it's so important. Please don't start berating me. I wasn't berating you. Well, you were about to. When do I ever berate you? Well, I do sometimes. Do I really? Yes. Oh, sorry. I don't mean to. I just care. I don't want to annoy you, especially when I haven't seen you for a fortnight. But Leone needed me. No, I know. And I know it was very good of you. I'm not complaining. I was just saying it was much longer than you expected to go for. Well, yes, that's certainly true. And, in fact, it's been more than a fortnight. Was it really? Yes. So we don't want to fall out, do we? As soon as you're back. No. You look very tired. I am. Why don't we go home? Maybe I'll just close my eyes for a minute. Do you want to go Home on your own? I wouldn't mind at all if you just want to have a nap. No, no, no, no. I'll just close my eyes. Honestly. Oh, no. Oh, dear. What? Another hesitant ball. What is Henry doing? Henry, are you all right, mate? Yeah, yeah, fine. Yeah. Well, you're being quite careful. Well, yeah, I am. Yeah. Well, you're being a bit too careful. Am I? Well, don't you know you are. Um, not really. Look, okay, I don't want to be harsh or anything, but you will literally hand them the match on a plate if you don't give it a bit more clout, man. Sorry. I'm sorry, but. But what? I just don't feel happy about bowling that way towards a woman. I'm not being sexist. We really need to win this. I know. And these two could go on forever. They're probably the two best batters on their team. Yeah. So surely you can see that in this instance, it's a perfectly fair fight. I suppose so. Come on, please. Crack on, Henry. Yeah, it's okay. It's fine. All's fair in love and war and cricket. Oh, that's much more like it. Isn't Henry a find? What? Well, that was very short. Very, very short. Well, that's his style. His killer style. Hopefully not killer. Oh, no. Well, I didn't mean literally. We really need this one, Robert. I know we do. Imagine the odious Lawrence if we get relegated after a single season. Can't worry about him. He's an idiot. But he'll crow. Robert, I can't stand people who crowd. You would never crow. You're not a crower. Oh, so I do have some plus points, then. What are you talking about? What's going on? I don't want to talk about it here. Well, you started it. No, I didn't. I want to know. Is there a problem? I suppose there is. And what is it? If we must know, I sometimes feel. Go on. Like I'm competing with the whole of Ambridge for your attention. And, Linda, the last fortnight has been extreme. What do you mean? Well, your focus has been almost exclusively Ambridge and nothing else. But, Robert, for the last two weeks, you haven't even been here. I was still on the end of the phone. Yes, where you were practically monosyllabic. I was not monosyllabic. You were. You were like a teenage boy. If that's not an insult. Teenage boys. You didn't tell me anything. Because you didn't ask. I did ask, actually. You didn't want to talk because I knew you weren't interested. I am always interested. No, you're not, Linda, because your head is full of everyone else and everything else, and I love that about you, of course I do. But sometimes. Sometimes I need you more than they do. And this was one of those times. I see. Not only was Leonie laid out by a slipped disc, she was very low in tons of pain. Consequently, snappy, irritable, rather hard work. And she managed to have a long distance row with James that Mungo overheard. So then Mungo was worried his parents were splitting up, but didn't admit that for days. Lillian kept offering to come over and help, but Leonie didn't want her. She wanted Lillian pretty full on. Particularly when James isn't around to reign Lillian in. And I've spent the last two weeks as chief cook and bottle washer, nanny, driver, nurse and psychotherapist, all while trying to prevent Lillian from descending on the house uninvited. But why didn't you say any of this before? Because there was no space, there was no time. Well, couldn't you have gone for a walk or something and called me while you were out and about? I did. I tried that several times, but you were always busy. Someone else. I see. I see. I can't believe I'm telling you all this at the cricket. I don't think anyone's really been listening. Well, let's hope not. If everything I've just said goes straight back to Lillian, then all my efforts have been in vain. Oh, what a fantastic cat. That was brilliant. Absolutely. Oh. Oh, dear. What? I think someone might be hurt. What if I broken her fingers? I'm sure you haven't. And now she's on her way to A E as a precaution. And she was crying. Well, yes, she was, admittedly crying, but that doesn't mean she's broken anything. I just hate it. I hate hurting people. Well, no one likes hurting people, but sometimes you just have to take that chance with sport. Well, at least we won. Yes. And hopefully the Borchester 4th's batter will be all right. Yes, let's hope so. I am sorry about the last couple of weeks, Robert. Yeah, I'm sorry too. You must know, really, that you're more important to me than anyone else in my entire existence. Well, obviously, I'd like to think so. You are. And I had no idea whatsoever that you were having such a difficult time. Don't say anything to Lillian, will you? Oh, no, of course not. All right, Linda. Oh, Chelsea. Did you still want your hair done? This week? Oh, yes, please. I do. Well, I could fit you in on Thursday morning, if that's any good. Oh, yes, Thursday morning is good. About 11? Perfect. Okay, great. Yeah, I'll be around then. Lovely. Thank you. Great match, weren't it? Excellent. Henry's bowling style is pretty terrifying. I wouldn't call it terrifying, Robin. I call it fierce. Yes, yes, perhaps that's a better word for it. Anyway, we won. That's what counts. I'm gonna go and congratulate them all. Okay. See you first day. See you, Chelsea. Shall we go home, Robert, dear? Yes, let's do that, Linda. Henry, will you cheer up? We won. We won. It's fantastic. Can we just find out if she's all right, the woman I injured? Sure, yeah, sure. I'll. I'll text their captain later. Don't forget, will you? You know, it could be worse. If we were boxing or playing rugby, we'd be getting injuries all over the place. Being rugby, a boxing wouldn't be opposite a female, would I? Well, yeah, that's true. Hey, Freddie, does that mean that Umbridge is safe from relegation? Well, no, we're not safe yet, but it's certainly a step in the right direction. That's all down to you, Henry. Yeah, well, it was a team effort. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I think you'll find that I was the one who made the catch. Yeah, but that was the easy bit. Hey, it wasn't that easy. I could have caught that. Anyone could have caught that. All right, all right. Nah, nah, nah, I'm just kidding. Well, you're hilarious, so well done, Henry. I say. Yeah, thanks, Chelsea. We'll see you both at the ball, yeah? Yeah, see you there. Bye. I think I'm just gonna go straight home. Oh, no. Why? Come on. I know you can't have a beer, but. But we can all sit outside in the garden and celebrate and everyone will want to congratulate you. You get a ridiculous amount of crisps. Yeah, it's all right. I don't really want congratulations or crisps. Henry, mate, I don't know how to help you. We won. And we won fair and square. Okay, then why doesn't it. What? Why doesn't it feel like that? You look well, George. Do I? Yeah, I think. I think you've grown up so much in the last few months. I really do. I'm proud of you. No, I am, really. I'm proud of how you've coped. Going to the gym and taking care of your mental health and thinking about your future. It's all Good. I mean, it's easier to think about the future now I've got Amber. Oh, yeah, I'm sure it is. Now I've got her, the whole world feels different. If I'm honest. Like, I know it sounds stupid, but before she came into my life, I couldn't really see ahead of me. Leaving this place, it was just this sort of blank. This white blank, or more of a gray blank. Oh, George. But you know that with or without Amber, you were always gonna be all right in the end. This place, this prison, it's been a blip. That's all it is. Did she tell you about the veneers? Sorry? Did she not tell you? I. I don't think so. Oh, I thought she would have told you. She's getting sponsorship, like, all expenses, flight and everything, to have her veneers done in Turkey. I see. She's having her teeth done? Yeah. Yeah. Why? What do you think I meant? I don't know, really. I'm just trying to keep up. But this is amazing news for the wedding. Is it? Yeah, yeah. Getting deals and everything. Getting discounts and catering in the dress, obviously. My suit. Well, not just discounts. They give you loads of stuff for free if you've got the number. The numbers, the likes, the views, the subscribers. Right, yes, all right. And it's almost impossible to get that stuff these days without perfect teeth because, well, competition is so fierce. She was so excited to tell me. And I love it when she's happy. I just love her so much, Mum. It's lovely, George, it really is. But, I mean, you do need to spend a bit more time together when you get out here, make sure you're sure we're gonna spend all our time together, but when you know, you know, Mum, you know. Yeah. Amber said she gave you some teeth whitening vouchers for your birthday. She did, yeah. I thought that was really lovely. Yeah. Have you booked in yet? Not yet. I'm a bit nervous of the idea, to be honest with you. What you nervous about? Well, I've heard it can be quite painful. Painful? Yeah, I mean, no pain, no gain. Mum, I don't think it's that bad. I mean, I think it's worth it. I don't mind my teeth like they are. I mean, I've never really thought about him, to be honest. Well, I think it's a really nice thing she did and that she might be offended if you don't go for it. And loads of people do it. It's like a normal thing now. It's not something to be afraid of. Not like spiders or hikes or something. Okay, well, I'll think about it. How about that? Okay, but don't let the vouchers expire, will you? Isn't this beetroot amazing? I mean, it's beetroot, yeah, but the colors. I suppose so. Brilliant match yesterday, by the way. You played really well. I should have said before. Oh, yeah. Thanks, Adam. You must have been so chuffed. Yeah. Yeah, I. I suppose so, yeah. You okay? Yeah. Well, you don't sound it. What's wrong? I'm not sure cricket's for me, you know. Really? Why? I just don't. I don't actually enjoy it. I thought you were really getting into it. Yeah, I don't know. I'm thinking maybe after this season I might not play again. Well, that seems a shame. Well, like I said, I'll play until the end of the season, cuz I don't want to let anyone down. But I just don't think it's for me. Oh, sorry. Henry, it's Brian. I just need to answer this. Yeah, sure, no problem. Brian. Everything all right? The police still haven't found him. You know the bloke who set fire to the sign at the ball? Haven't they? No. Jolene was so relieved when Ed caught him on film. You're a drone. I know. I was so happy when dad told me about that. I thought it might stop Jolene and Kenton and Fallon from hating me. I don't think any of them hate you, George. I don't think they like me much. No, Well, I think that's probably true. So what are the police saying now? I think they've got all the evidence they need. I mean, it's on film, for goodness sake. If only they could find the guy. And this is a different person. A different person to Markie? The one who set his dog on Kenton? Yeah. Yeah. Apparently the two of them work together. They're connected. Do you know what Marquis's last name is? I don't. Why? It's not Waynefleet, is it? You don't know him, do you? No, no, no. I don't want you getting involved in anything, George. How could I get involved in anything while I'm in here? But what did you want to know his name for? I was just making conversation. You were the one who started telling me all about it. Well, let's stop talking about it then. Pat, I've. I've just had a call from Brian. Oh? Yeah, he's. He's absolutely desperate for some Help at Home Farm this afternoon. So you want to leave now? Right now, yeah. Sorry. You've only been here three hours. I know. I'm sorry. And the same thing happened last week, Adam. I know, I know. It's. It's. It's just he's so short now. He's lost Stella. Well, that was his own silly fault, wasn't it? Sure, sure, but. And what about the veg boxes? Henry said he could finish them for me. I mean, there's not much left to do. To be fair, we've really cracked on. You know this can't go on, don't you? Yeah, of course it won't. Honestly, it won't. Okay. So I can go? I suppose you can. But I'm not very happy about it. I'll. I'll make it up to you. Pat, I don't want you to make it up to me. I just want you to come to work. Which isn't too much to ask, is it? No, I'm not trying to change the subject. I. Honestly, I'm not. But have you talked to Henry about the cricket? What about it? Well, he just told me that he wants to quit at the end of the season. Did he tell you that? No, he didn't. But he's doing so well. Yeah, that's what I said. Or did he say why? I couldn't get a proper answer. And I feel like there's something he's not saying. Like what? I don't know. Maybe someone said something to him, upset him somehow. But your Helen should talk to him. Okay. Yes, well, he's here all day, so I will. Thanks, Adam. Really, thank you. Don't worry about today. Just please tell Brian this can't go on. I will, I will. I promise. Brad? Oh, yes. How you doing? Yeah, fine, fine. How are you? Not bad, mate. Not bad at all. Can't complain. Oh, that's good. I heard what happened with Ed and Mia and my drone getting the. You know. What on film. The arson attack. Yeah, exactly. And Mum said that the two blokes involved in harassing Kenton and Jolene have done a runner. Yeah, it looks like it. Well, I think I might be able to help with that situation. How? Could you talk to Fallon for me as soon as you can? What. What do you want me to say to her? Just that I might be able to help. But how exactly are you gonna do that? I don't want to go into too much detail here in the open. I can't hear you, George. That's because I'm trying to Keep my voice down. Adam told me this morning that you're thinking of quitting the cricket. Is that right? Oh, yeah. I'm really surprised. Well, yeah, I don't know. I haven't made a decision or anything, but you seem to be really enjoying it. I was. So what happened? I just think cricket's not my thing, you know? No, I don't know because I think it clearly is. So what's wrong? She was really hurt, that woman. What woman? The batter from borch to force. Oh, okay. So that's what this is about. A bit. I don't think she was really hurt. They were taking her to A and E for an X ray. Yes, they were, but that's just as a precaution. Hopefully she was all right in the end. I just hate it. That feeling that it was my fault. Henry, the odd thing like this is bound to happen at some point during the season. I was bowling deliberately short, which is a perfectly legitimate tactic. I remember this time when I was really little, like four, and Rob was teaching me to play cricket and he got really angry with me because I was throwing the ball too soft. It was one of those days where he really lost it. Oh, Henry. Of course. I didn't realise. That's all right. Why would you? Listen, if. If you really want to quit the team, I'm certainly not going to pressurize you into staying. And I'd be very glad to talk to Lily or Freddie or both of them on your behalf. That's all right. I've made a decision. Or anything. Just seems a terrible shame for you to miss out on a game you enjoy. Try not to let that man spoil things for you now, love. Leave him in the past where he belongs. Yeah, well, maybe. Can I think about it for a bit? Of course. Absolutely no pressure either way. What do you think? I mean, I can ask, obviously. Thanks, Brad. You're a great mate. But. What? It's a bad idea. In what way? Getting involved. I won't be involved directly, will I? But you're nearly out. How many weeks is it now? 6. Why don't you just let the police manage it? Cuz they're not managing it, are they? They've gone and lost him and obviously they need a bit of assistance. But why do you have to be the one to provide it? I'm thinking about my future, Brad. I've got Amber now and that's like, amazing. That's brilliant. But I don't want everyone else to carry on hating me. They don't hate you, George. Honestly. I mean, maybe they did in the beginning, but things have moved on, you know? I'm sure people know you're sorry, but what better way can you think of to show that I really am? That I mean it, that I'm a good guy? You know? This is my chance to prove myself to the entire village. So you've got to help me, Brad. Please, will you just help me? Do we really want to drink in the golf club bar? Yeah, Zainab. Why not? I don't know. I just feel a bit self conscious. Yeah, me too. But we've got every right to be here. I know, but, I mean, we have just played golf, haven't we? Yeah, that's true. And, yeah, I think we could both get roughly good if we really wanted to. Well, you could. You could, too. Definitely. You're not bad, Chelsea. I mean it. And we just need to put the time in. Yeah. It's not just the time, though, is it? It's the money. How much do you think it costs? To join? What? To join the actual golf club? Yeah. I ain't got clue. Are we staying here or we going somewhere else? Do you want to just, like, go to the ball? No, no, no. Let's stay here. It's fine. Okay. Well, what do you want to drink, then? I'm buy in. You sure? Yeah, of course. I'll have Coke, please. Crisps. I'm all right. Now we've got to have crisps because they're super fancy. Well, just get what you want then. Okay. It's about 75 quid a month. Wait, what's that? To join the golf club. How do you know that? I just looked it up. I mean, that's less than I thought it would be. Me, too. But no way have I got 75 quid a month. Yeah, me neither. I guess we'll just have to rely on Martin Gibson taking pity on us if we want another go. Go on the driving range. Yeah, but we're not gonna get any good like that, are we? I know, but we're not seriously thinking about taking up golf, are we? I am. Really? Why not? Because you ain't got 75 quid a month. Okay, yeah, maybe I'll ask for more hours at work. I mean, some people would pay that for a good gym. Yeah, that's true, I suppose, but I don't pay for the gym, either. Me neither. But that's partly because the gym is so boring. Whereas golfers. A proper challenge. Yeah. I mean, I like golf. I do. I just don't know if I Want to commit, and I don't know how I'd pay for it. Chelsea Z. Lawrence. See? Du. Is that how I said? Am I saying it right? Zab? Yeah, that's fine. Don't want to get it wrong. You're fine. You're still here, then? Sorry? Of course he's still here. I thought you might have been chucked out. Chucked out? What? Exactly? And general unpleasantness. What unpleasantness? You said you wouldn't touch me with a barge pole or whatever. Which is offensive on so many levels, it's almost impressive. That was just me joshing. Joshing means banter, joking. I know what it means. As if I'd actually turned you down, Chelsea. As if we didn't get the chance. How are we even having this conversation? I agree. We seem to have got off on the wrong foot again. Now, listen, ladies, I'd like to set things straight. Straight for once and for all. Because I think there was fault on both sides last week. Oh, do you? There's a surprise. But you see, I'm prepared to be the bigger man here. Or person. And I'd like us to start over. So can I buy you both a drink? No, you can't. We'll get our own drinks. Thanks. Hey, Brad. Hi, Fallon. What can I get you? Oh, lemonade, please. Okie doke. Listen, this is a bit awkward, right? Ordering a lemonade. Yeah, no, sorry. Sorry, Brad. Go on. What's awkward? I've got a message for you from George. Okay. He'd like to call you. Call me? From the prison. Why? If he wants to apologize, I don't really want to hear it. Because it's a bit late for that. And anyway, it won't help me. You know, It'd just be for his benefit rather than mine. Yeah. Yeah. No, but it's not that. It's. It's something else. What? Really? It's about that bloke. What bloke? The one who set the pub sign on fire. Is he still missing? Yeah, he is, as far as I know. And the other one, too. The. The main one. Marky, is it? Yeah, they both are. There's your lemonade. Thanks. So George thinks maybe he can help. Does he? How? Apparently, he knows a lad in the prison who's had some dealings with this Marky in the past. Well, his dad has. Right. And his dad hates Marky, and Marky hates his dad. They used to work together, but then they fell out or something. But George thinks that. That the dad might know where Markie is. Right. I mean, I don't totally get it either. Anyway, basically, George wants to talk to you. It all sounds like a really bad idea to me. I thought you might say that. I mean, I know what Harrison would say. No way. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. I think the absolute best thing is for George to just stay out of it. Yeah, okay. He was just keen for me to pass a message on and I ended up agreeing, like I always end up agreeing. That's just the nature of our relationship, I suppose. Okay. Well, you've done your bit then, haven't you? As a mate? Yeah. And you can just tell him from us. Thanks, but no thanks. Okay. He's very lucky to have a friend like you, Brad. Oh, well, he is. That's £2. Sorry? For the lemonade. Oh, yeah. Sorry. Thanks. Can I just say one thing? Sure. I do think it's coming from a good place. George has offered to help. I think he really wants to prove himself, you know, that he's different now. He's nervous, you know, about coming out of prison and everyone thinking he's the bad guy. Thanks for the lemonade. Just can't believe he's still here. Well, of course he's still here. They were never going to throw him out, Chelsea. But he was awful. Yeah, but he's probably been a member for, like, a million years. And they'll all be his mates and they'll all be on his side. Martin Gibson weren't on his side. No. True. Would you really want to join this club if they're all like that? Well, yeah, because that's how things change, isn't it? Oh, look out. What? He's coming over to speak to us. Oh, no, no. He's just going to the bar. I'm gonna ask them, you know, at the reception desk. About what? Joining the golf club. Well, are you? Why not? Can't hurt to find out, can it? Sorry. Sorry. I couldn't help overhearing. Then. Are you serious about joining the club, Zaina? Yes. Well, isn't it a bit beyond your means? Well, not if it's £75amonth. 75amonth? Is that a joke? Why? Is it more? Yes, of course it's more. How much more? Well, there's the small matter of a joining fee. Joining fee? And that runs into thousands. Oh, he's joking. He's just trying to put you off. I can assure you I'm not. I wouldn't want to put two eager young women like yourselves off this beautiful game, now, would I? But facts are facts, and I'm afraid this. This club and this game are simply out of your league. Guess what? What? I've just found out the Bull has won that pub award. That's fantastic. I know. I can't believe it. South Borse Best Local Pub award. That's worth putting on the sign when we get it replaced. Well, why not? I mean, you deserve it. Oh, after everything that's happened. No, because the Bull is a fantastic purse. Yeah, yeah, well, I think so, but seems like other people think so too. Oh, I'm so pleased for you, Canton. Well, it's for all of us. Well, you and Mum, really. And you and Tracy and Joy and Lillian. Everyone who makes this pub a great place to be. Oh, for goodness sake. A bit loud, that lot. Bit loud. It's too much, isn't it? You can't really tell people to keep the volume down in your p. Yeah, you can. Yeah, well, okay, you can, but you risk losing all your punters. And they're all right, they've been in before, they're no trouble. But you jumped. Sorry? When they suddenly started cheering, you jumped. Did I? Ah, I think I'm just a bit on edge. What kind of publican am I, eh? An award winning one. You okay, Ken? Yeah, yeah, of course. It's just. I don't want any of this drama. I just want to run the pub, have a quiet life. I know. I think if they had Marky locked up, it would feel very different. I know. And the bloke who sat fire to our side, he could be locked up too. Yeah, well, I'm sure it'll happen. I'm not sure at all. They lost track of Marky Fallon. And why should he resurface while he knows they're looking? Well, because he'll have to. You know, people don't just disappear. People disappear all the time. Look, I. I didn't want to tell you this. Tell me what? When Brad was at the bar just now, he told me something. That George thinks he might be able to locate Mark. Maybe even that other bloke too. What? How would he do that? Via someone else's dad. Someone else's dad? I don't know the details, but George wanted to call me from prison. I wasn't convinced it was a good idea for him to get involved. It's a police matter. I mean, George does owe us. Well, you. Well, yeah, but I. So did you say no? I did. And you weren't even going to tell me? Your mum? Well, this was only 10 minutes ago. Kenton. I haven't really had a chance. You were on the phone But Brad's just sitting in the garden if you want to go and talk to him. Yeah, yeah, I might do that. But first off, I should call Jolene. Does she not know about the award? No. Cuz I only just got off the phone to them. Call her. Call her. You right? At the bar? Of course. Okay. Thanks. Oh, hi. Chelsea. Zainab. Right. I'm getting these. Are you sure? Yeah. Because you got the last one. Yeah, which we didn't even finish. Chelsea is fine. Just tell me what you want. Pint of Showers, please. You a shows drinker, Chelsea? I mean, it's not like my whole identity, but. Yeah. Sit outside if you want. You sure? Yeah, go on. All right. Chelsea. Brad. What are you doing out here all on your own like a saddo? Well, I just fancied a quiet pint. But you're drinking lemonade, so. You're such a weirdo. Thanks. It wasn't a compliment. Well, you're on your own, too. I'm not. Zaynab's just getting us a drink. Thought you two were playing golf. We have. We did. But then that horrible bloke was in the bar. Oh. Same one as last week? Yeah. Yeah, the same one. What did he say this time? He's just not nice. He wouldn't leave us alone, so we decided to come here instead. I'm sorry. It's not your fault, is it? Excuse you guys. Sorry to interrupt. Could I have a quick word with you? Brad? Everything okay? Yeah, yeah. Sorry, Chelsea. No, that's okay, Brad. Can we speak in private? Sure. Yeah. Oh, that's fine. I reckon that Zainab coming out with my pint anyway. So I'll be off. I'll leave you to it. Oh, thanks, Chelsea. Appreciate it. Yeah, thanks, Jose. So, listen, Fallon just told me about George's offer. Oh. Oh, right. Yeah. I know he really wanted to talk to her, but do you think he'd talk to me instead? Yeah, probably. Can I just ask, what does he know about Marky? Yeah, Well, I don't think he knows anything. But he says he could try and find out where Marky might be or kind of where he might be likely to be. That would be brilliant. That would be amazing. I mean, it's probably a long shot. Sure, sure. But it's worth a try, isn't it? Maybe. How does it work, then? How do you organize a call? If you give me your number, then I can pass that on to George in the prison. Arrange a time sort of thing. Okay. Right. Are you sure about this? Yeah. You know, I'm sure. I'm really sure. I want to know that Mark is behind bars. Brad I want to sleep at night in Turkey. If you're willing to take a detour, you'll discover the food. Even social media has a got to yet. 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Thanks, Adam. Gosh, that's a huge weight off my mind. And I've I've ordered the fertilizer for autumn planting. I didn't use your usual supplier. I got a great price somewhere else, so I hope that's okay. That's excellent. And I've just been in touch with a bunch of people about potential contracts for autumn drilling, so hopefully you'll hear Something positive back soon. But obviously that's something that, that we need to keep plugging away, but right now I really need to get going. Well, thank you, Adam. This has been great. Oh. Hopefully things will feel a bit more organized now. What I really need is a kind of map of what I should be doing when. A kind of timeline, because Stella was across all the day today in a way that I wasn't. I know, I know. I mean, there were so many emails coming in, I'm afraid I'm gonna miss something. And lots of them are questions I can't actually answer. And then the paperwork. It's a nightmare. Incredibly boring. Well, it is very boring. Stella was across all that too. Yeah. Difficult just to pick up from someone else. I don't suppose you could take a quick look now? At what? Some of the paperwork. I really haven't got time with just one or two bits and pieces. Honestly, Adam, I'm starting to panic about missing various deadlines. I mean, you may not understand some of this stuff any better than me, of course, but. Sorry, hang on, hang on just a sec. Oh, it's Pat. Hello. Where are you? I'm just in the Home Farm office with Brian. But you're supposed to be here. But didn't you get my message? What message? Oh, I'm coming in. I'm just going to be a bit late. A bit late? It's already 10. Sorry, Pat, things are tricky here at the moment. But I can stay on later at Bridge Farm today if that's any help. But Susan's been all on her any of the dairy for hours. Was Helen not with her? She's in Borchester. I didn't realize. Because we thought you were going to be here. I am. I am sorry. I know it's not ideal. Not ideal? But I, I did, I did message you. Adam, that's not how it works and you know it. Shall I speak to her? No, it's all right. It's not all right. Sorry, sorry, I was talking to Brian. I'm coming now. I am. You've got 10 minutes, Adam. Okay, okay, 10 minutes. Okay, see you in. In 10 minutes. I've got to go. But what about the paperwork? You gonna take the call up here? Well, I can hardly speak to George in the bar, can I? What time's he ringing you then? About 10:15. And how does it work? I'm not sure exactly. I feel a bit nervous. I don't know why. Sounds silly, doesn't it? Well, I don't think you need to worry, love. I Mean, it's just a chat, isn't it? Does George actually know where Markie is? No, no, I don't think so. But he thinks he could find out from this other lad in the prison, apparently. I don't really understand it. You don't think what? I mean, you don't think there's anything sinister in it, do you? Sinister? Well, what if it's actually some kind of trap set by George? Well, I don't know. I don't know. I really don't think George would do that, do you? No, I. I don't, but. But what if someone put him up to it, huh? Like they're. They're blackmailing him into it? I think that's just, well. Well too far fetched. Yes. Sorry. Oh, sorry. This whole situation has just made me so paranoid. Well, that's why we're speaking to George this morning. If he can help us out, then we don't have to be so anxious and scared. Yeah, you're right, Kenton, you're right. I think we just have to trust George on this. Yeah. Yeah, it's way too good an offer to miss. I didn't mean to cause trouble between you and Pat. You've got to start looking for a new manager, Brian. Oh, well, now, there's something I haven't told you. What? It's nothing bad. Nothing bad. Don't panic. I wasn't. I've written Stella a letter. A letter? Yeah. Heartfelt, deeply apologetic, handwritten effort to win her back. You know, she's attached. Right. Sorry. Well, you sound like Mr. Darcy or something. Mr. Darcy? The hero in Pride and Prejudice. I know who he is, Adam. What's Mr. Darcy got to do with me writing to Stella? Nothing. It was a stupid joke. Why are you writing her a letter? Asking her to come back, begging her to come back. Begging her to come back when she was categorical that she wouldn't. Look, it's a long shot, but I. I really laid it on thick how we've always had this. This rapport. How deeply I regret my actions and the loss of her valuable expertise and. If only I could turn back the clock, etc. Etc. Right. Right. I really don't think you should send it. Oh, I've already sent it. Ah. Last night by actual post with an actual stamp. Yeah, she should receive it tomorrow. Okay. You never know, do you? It might just shift the dial, Brian. I mean, to be brutally honest, why would it? Because I think there's something more sincere about the written word. Takes effort. So much more personal. Well, sure, but anyway, let's. Let's see. Let's see. I'll keep you posted. You do that. Kenton. Hi. Hi, George. How are you? I'm all right, thank you. How are you? I'm okay. Yeah? Yeah. Surviving. Well. Surviving's good. Yeah. Well, it's the best I can hope for, anyhow. You'll soon be out, though, George. Yeah, I know. I didn't mean to sound sorry for myself or complain. I'm not complaining. I know I deserve to be in here, but. Anyway, I'd like to ask you one thing before we talk about, you know. Sure, sure. Go on. Does Fallon still hate me? Does Fallon still hate you? Yeah. No. No, I. I don't think she hates you at all, really. I mean, obviously, you're not her favorite person in the world. No, no, of course not. But. No, I can say with confidence that she doesn't hate you. That's good. Yeah. That's good to know. It just plays on my mind, you know, that night. And I just. I feel a bit haunted by. By the whole thing. Right. I know I shouldn't say that to you. I mean. No, no, no, no. It's okay. And sometimes I think about that glass you and Jodyn got me. You know the one. Yes, the one with Local Hero written on it. I felt sick when you. You gave me that glass. And at the same time, I loved it. I absolutely loved it. I'm not sure what to say to that, George. Sorry. Sorry. It's okay. I wasn't going to tell Fallon any of this. If she agreed to talk to me, I was just going to say sorry. That's all. A simple sorry, you know? Sure. Listen, George, just because Fallon wasn't keen to speak to you, that doesn't mean that she hates you. She's just wary, cautious. That's fair enough. That's totally fair enough. Yeah. Yeah, I think it really is. So long as you know that I really am genuinely very sorry for everything. The baby, I mean. I haven't had a chance to say that to you. Or Jolie neither. And maybe you could pass on the message to Fallon for me, too. Yeah, I will do. Absolutely. Thanks. Thank you. So. Okay. Yeah. So I think Brad explained how things are with this lad in here. Well, he tried to. Well, there's this beef between this lad's dad and you know who. Right. And the dad would be, like, made up to see you know who and anyone else from that lot banged up. Right. Okay. Well, great. So would we. So there's two blokes, isn't There. Yes. There's the original aggressor, Marky. And then some kind of friend or associate. The one who set fire to our pub sign and the one who we think poisoned Tortoise. The pub car? Yeah. And do you know what he looks like, this other bloke? How does Brian think that this is acceptable, calling you away from us? Well, he's a bit desperate right now, which is down to his own foolish actions. But he's still desperate, Pat. Poor Susan's had to cope in the dairy. What's Helen doing in Borchester? She's at a meeting with Byers. Not that it's any of your business, but this can't keep happening, Adam. It won't. I promise. And how exactly will you keep that promise? Well, Brian seems to think there's still an outside chance of getting Stella back. Really? That's what he says. And what does Stella say? Well, I haven't actually spoken to her. I thought she was very, very clear she was never going to return. Well, she is. She was. But Brian's written her a heartfelt letter. Letter? Which he hopes will change her mind. A letter? Yeah. And that's it? That's what he's pinning his hopes on? Yes. Has she read this letter yet? Not yet. I mean, I can't imagine that being the game changer, I mean, either. But he's in such a state that Kate's delayed moving in with Kirsty until next month. It's like Brian's completely lost the plot. I'm sorry to hear that. But look, you'd better get yourself into the dairy, Adam, and throw yourself on Susan's mercy. Yeah, will do. I mean, I can't promise anything, obviously. No, of course not. I understand that. But thank you. I mean, we really do appreciate what you're trying to do. I've got to go now. Sure. I'll do my best for you. You. Well, thank you. I can promise you that much. Okay. Well, look, thanks, George. And take care, won't you? Will do. Oh, George. Yeah? Congratulations on your engagement. Oh, cheers very much. Yeah. Who'd have thought? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Who indeed? Girl of my dreams. She is Kenan. Girl of my dreams. Oh, well, that's wonderful. It is, it is. I'm a lucky man. Really. We've got to remember how lucky we are sometimes times, don't we? Yeah, we do. Yeah. Okay, we've gotta go. Speak soon. Yeah. Yeah. Well, bye, George. By speak soon and good luck. Wow. You done? Yeah. That was weirdly sort of intense. Yeah. And for what? It's worth. He does seem genuinely, genuinely sorry. Does he? Well, you. You didn't hear him, did you? No. Andy sounds desperate to help us. And whether he actually can is another matter. But his heart's in the right place. And it's not without risk for him, is it? What do you mean? Oh, someone like Marky. Oh, I don't want him taking any risk, Canton. He's only asking a few questions. Yeah, well, maybe it ends such a good idea then. We've said yes now. Yeah, but should we bring him back? Say we've changed our minds. We'll bring you back. How? You can't just ring someone back in prison. Well, then arrange to speak to him again somehow. But I didn't arrange that call, Jolene. The prison did. George did. I just handed my number over and agreed he could call me. So we've no way of contacting him? Look, I don't think that we need to. I think we just have to let him do this. And it would be a good thing for a lot of people if he succeeded. That's true. So let's try not to panic, okay? I had to dodge a few awkward questions from Lillian last night. Really? She couldn't understand why you took it all on yourself to take care of Leonie and Mungo without any help from her for over a fortnight. Ah, yes, Tricky. Sorry, I hardly say that Leonie didn't want her. No, probably best that you didn't. Do you think they'll be all right? Leonie and James, I mean. Is their relationship up to weathering this storm? Oh, I think so. They seem to almost enjoy the drama of it all. I can't understand that at all. No, me neither. I hate being at odds with you. Everything goes wrong when we're not right. So true. But I mean everything, down to the clothes I'm wearing or the food I'm cooking. Or the weather. Yes. It's like everything's at the wrong angle. Yes. Yes, exactly. Oh, I'm sorry. We had a funny couple of weeks. It seems so silly now. Does a bit. Because you're my absolute favourite person. Well, likewise, Lindy. Only don't tell Leone, will you? No, I will not. How about we go out for dinner this evening? Oh, yes, that sounds lovely. Where do you fancy? I'll book somewhere. You decide. Really? Absolutely. Okay. What time is it now? Nearly 11. Oh, Chelsea's due any minute. Chelsea? To cut my hair. Oh, yes, sorry. Of course. Which means I can look lovely for our dinner instead of resembling a scarecrow. You do not resemble a scarecrow? No, I do. I do. Look at me. I am looking at you. You look lovely. You always do. Why are you shaking your. Right, I think I've got everything we was missing. Oh, great. It's a bit of a free for all at the cash and Carry, and I was desperate to get out of there, so who knows? I've just got off the phone from the police. What? What's happened? They hadn't found him, have they, Marky? I mean. No, no, no, nothing like that. I suppose it's too quick, really, for George to have made a difference. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, but fingers crossed, eh? So, what did they say, then? Well, it was just a sort of welfare call or progress report, but of both, I guess. Right. They're still looking, and they're pretty sure they'll get him in the end. And for us to just carry on being vigilant until then. Oh, also, she said they've got so much evidence now that we probably won't even need to testify if and when it gets to court. What? Yeah. So that'll be a weight off, wouldn't it? Oh, yeah. Oh, it really would. I really think you could go a bit darker, you know, Linda. Really? Yeah, yeah, like more caramel than ash. Oh, caramel sounds nice. Yeah. I mean, it's whatever you think, really. But, Linda, it's your hair. Oh, Chelsea, I trust you completely. If you think caramel is the way to go, then I'm perfectly happy to go there. Okay, well, I won't go mad. Just a few highlights and I'll keep it subtle and classy. That's me, Chelsea. Subtle and classy. Yeah, too right. Okay, sit tight and I'll just mix up my color. Lovely. Oh, I wanted to talk to you about something, actually. Well, someone. Oh, yes? Who's that? So you must know him, because he's the chair of Rosarin in the Vale cricket team. Oh, not Lawrence? Yeah, yeah, him. What's he done now? Well. Well, me and Zab have had a sort of run in with him. A run in? Yeah, it was horrible. It was last week, but then we saw him again this week. Where did you even encounter Lawrence? So, Martin Gibson took us to the golf club. Right. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. He took us to the driving range just so we could try it out. Because we were interested, you know. Right. I know it sounds a bit unlikely, but we weren't Awful. And Zainab could actually be really good. Like, she's genuinely interested in becoming a member of the golf club. Or she was till this Thing with Lawrence. But, yeah. Yeah. So tell me. So, he didn't seem to like us being there last week. And he ended up saying some proper nasty stuff right in front of us. Like. Like not even pretending about Zainab? No, no, no, no, no. It was more about me, actually. Just grim, like. I don't even want to say it. Oh, Chelsea, I'm so sorry. Yeah. And he said he would. Just joking. And we shouldn't make a fuss. Why do they always say that, these people? I mean, what else can they say? I suppose they can't admit to being at fault, can they? Because they don't think they are. That's so true. And Martin actually put a complaint into the club. Did he really? Yeah. Yeah. We were dead pleased about it. But then when we went back this week, Lawrence was still there, acting like he owned the place. Like he'd never get chucked out because he's, like, the king of golf or something. Oh, no. And now Zainab's not sure about joining because he is, like, proper off putting, that man. He's not someone you want to meet on a regular basis. Indeed. Honestly, it's so frustrating. Yeah, I know. Yeah. He was actually awful about the Maliks a few months ago. Oh. Yeah. Zaynab said he was horrible to her brother. Well, I'm afraid Zeinab doesn't even know the worst of what he said. What? Really? I feel terrible about this, but I must confess that initially, I didn't believe Lawrence had actually done anything wrong. I thought Khalil was just being oversensitive or he'd misunderstood. Right. Isn't that awful? Well, he didn't know, I suppose. And Lawrence don't want people like us in his golf club, does he? People who aren't white or who aren't posh, I mean. But it's not his golf club, is it, Chelsea? I don't know. Maybe it is. Kenton. Emma. How are you? How do you think I am? Sorry. I've just had George's fiance, Amber, on the phone. Oh, right. She says that George is going to help you catch the bloke who's been harassing you and Jolene. Okay, could you keep your voice down? I said they wouldn't do that. Jolene and Kenton would never agree to George putting himself in danger like that. He might not be their favorite person in the world, but they don't wish him actual harm. Of course we don't wish him harm. So it's not true? Please tell me it's not true. He. He offered to help Emma. Oh, my God. He was very calm, okay? Very confident. Very clear that he wanted to do this. No, no, he really wanted to do it. If a baby really wants a kitchen knife, you don't hand it over, do you? George is not a baby. No, he's not a baby. He's. He's a vulnerable young man in a vulnerable situation. And I have spent a year, more than a year, feeling terrible about what George did, creeping round the village like some sort of pariah. Feeling like I owe everyone a million apologies for the rest of my life. Emma. Everyone that I bump into in the village shop or here, or the tea room, anywhere. Everyone. I never expected. I never thought that you and Charlene thought so little of me, that you, George to the wolves like that. No, we don't, okay? We don't think so little of you. It's not about that. And we are not throwing George to the walls, for goodness sake. You are. You are. Emma, please, please listen to me. George is trying to make amends and surely that's a good thing. You would say that, wouldn't you? Yes. Yes, we were grateful. I mean, Jolene was practically crying with relief. So to hell with him and me then, hey? No, but this could be a good thing for George, too. How? What's going on? Is everything okay? No, Jolene, no. Everything is not okay. Maybe we should just go upstairs, the three of us, talk about this away from the bar. Yep. Another five minutes and we can take the foils off. Lindy, you look like an alien. Thank you, Robert. A beautiful alien, I might add. You old smoothie. Well, that's me. We're going for a new colour. Oh, really? I'm rather excited about it. I really hope you like it. I'm sure I will. How are you, Robert? Very well, thanks. You've caught the sun. That's what I said. And how are you? Yeah, yeah, good, Ta. Except for your run in with the vile Lawrence. Oh, what's he done now? Well, made Chelsea and Zaynab feel horribly unwelcome at the golf club. Yeah, well, what can you do? That man gets everywhere. Indeed. It turns out he's a misogynist as well as a racist. Oh, lovely. Yeah. Honestly, sometimes I actually feel ashamed to be a man. No, no, no, no, that's not right. You should be proud to be a man, Robert, because you're one of the good ones. You're like, you know, like important. We need men like you. Thank you, Chelsea. I mean it, though. I'm not just saying it. Should I go and talk to him? Would that be of any help? Talk to Lawrence. What would you even say? Well, I'd have to have a think about that. But whatever you said, he wouldn't listen. But he might. I mean, I am a man after all. He'd respect you. Yeah, but he'd still say you were only joking, that it was banter and that we were over sensitive and offered to buy you a drink and ask you to play golf. Do you know what I think? What? I think we shall get in touch with the Borsetshire Golf Association. Now that is a good idea. Who are they? They're the county wide body for the sport. Well, do you think they'd even be interested? Oh, I think they'd definitely be very interested. Two young women, keen on the game, talented, full of potential. I mean, we're not necessarily like full of potential. Put off the game for. For life by the outdated and offensive attitudes of a club member. And the club refuses to act. Oh yes, I think they'd be very interested in that. Look, Emma, we just wanted to see Marky get caught. This is a man who set his dog on you, Kenton. Who terrorized you and Jolene for weeks, or was it months? Who you reckon sent his mate to poison your cat and then set fire to the sign out there. I mean, how could you think George would be safe going up against someone like that? No, no, he isn't going up against Markie directly. As Kenton said. It was George's idea. Emma, it ain't like we went to him and asked for the favor. No, and he sounded so happy. Of course he sounded happy. He's desperate for your forgiveness. Look, we understand that you're worried and we're sorry. Genuinely sorry that we didn't talk to you before, before we talk to George. But honestly, I really think it'll be okay. Oh, do you, Kenton? Do you really? Oh, well, I'll stop worrying in that case. I don't know how to reassure you, Emma. Because you can't. You cannot reassure me. We really are sorry. We should have. We should have thought about it more before we jumped in. Yes, when Amber called me all excited and proud because George was going to get some big man put away. I actually had to run to the bathroom and throw up. That's how scared I am. Can you imagine what could happen to him if someone like Marky finds out that George was in any way involved in his arrest? Can you imagine? Cuz I can. I've got all sorts of horrific scenarios running through my head right now and I can't stop them. I just can't stop them. Hi, pals. Hey, Adam. I can't do anything more in the dairy today, so I'm just wondering what you'd like me to do with the last couple of hours of the day. Ah, great. Okay. And, well, could you make up the rest of these veg boxes for me? Yeah, sure. Then I can go and give Tom a hand. Okay. No last minute requests for you at Home Farm today? Nope. And how many phone calls? Not one. Honestly. Swear on my life. It's nearly three o'. Clock. I know. That's amazing. Well, I don't know about amazing. Okay, well, I'll leave you to this, if that's okay. Yep. That's grand. Thanks, Adam. Oh, a pat. Yeah. Do you know anything about what's happening with Gran's holiday plan? I don't. It's just. It's all gone quiet on the group chat. I think it just died out because no one could agree on where they wanted to go. That seems a shame. Peggy's probably not too impressed either. I do miss her. I think we all do. Be wonderful if we could get a holiday organized for next year, wouldn't it? It would. It would. But. Well, maybe it's just not realistic. What, you mean with everyone's schedules? Also, we're all quite different people, aren't we? But we've got lots in common. Well, yeah, lots of DNA in common, but I don't know what else. Farming. Well, the farming's in the DNA. That's true. Okay, well, I'll. I'll see you later. Back. Who is that? Nobody. I mean, I don't recognize the number. Are you lying? No. Yes. I won't answer it. I'm not going to answer it. I swear. I promise. Don't you dare run off to Home Farm. I won't. Stay here. Finish the veg boxes. Don't worry. I'm not worried, Adam. I'm quite fed up. And that's putting it politely. Emma. Hi, Fallon. Can I have a word? No. Can have a coffee or a cinnamon bun or a chocolate flapjack, but you can't have a word. I'll have a flat white then, please. Okay. Take a seat. I'll bring it over. Emma. What? Please. What? The police called my mum and Kenton about Markie, and he was arrested early this morning because of George. Was it because of George, though? Well, we don't know. Well, what did the police say? They did say that they had a tip off. A what? A tip off about Markie's location and it was. It was George, but we don't know that. And where is he? Where is Marky now? Well, in a police cell. What about the other bloke? There were two blokes, weren't there? Yeah. Yeah, they've got them both. They're both in a police cell? Well, I would imagine so. And how long do you think it'll be before they're transferred to prison? I. I don't know, Emma. I really don't know the process. I mean, I could ask Harrison, but Markie will be locked up. They both will. You don't need to worry, Fallon. Where's George right now? In prison. And where will Mark? George has got six weeks left. Six weeks? But it might not even be the same prison. Emma, there's loads of prisons, loads of categories. I mean, this doesn't mean that they'll end up in the same jail. I mean, George is in the youth wing anyway. I'm scared, Fallon. And I'm completely powerless, aren't I? I'm completely powerless to protect my son. And the only thing that could have made a difference is if Kenton and Jolene to are going come to me before they talk to George. What can I do? What can I do to help? There's nothing. It's too late. That's what I'm saying. What do you want, Brian? Oh, Adam. Hi. Hi. I'm just heading to the tea room and I wondered if you wanted to come and join me when you get a break. Yeah. You know what I was saying the other day about needing a map? A map? You know, I'm. I'm trying to get an overview of what needs doing and when. Even if Stella wasn't around, she'd have left me with more information, you know? So I'm. I'm having to piece things together on the hoof kind of thing. And I'd love to just talk through where I'm at and see what you reckon. See if I've missed anything obvious. I probably only need you for half an hour. Yep. That really, really doesn't feel like a half hour kind of conversation. Well, no, but we could make a start, couldn't we? And I'm desperate for a decent cup of coffee, too. You see, I can't work the new machine in the office. Stella was a whiz with that thing and I'm hopeless. Anyway, I thought, I'll come here, grab an Americano and kill two birds with one stone. Brian, Pat will kill me if I disappear from the barn to meet with you. All right, Well, I don't want to stir up any more trouble between the two of you. Of course not. I take it you haven't heard from Stella. Not yet. Not yet. Do you know if she's read your letter yet? Well, she must have received it by now. Yeah, so I imagine she's mulling it over. Oh, you think? Well, I mean, whether it's a yes or no, I'd expect to hear from her. It's just common courtesy. I mean, she may not feel she owes you that courtesy, Brian, I'm sorry to say. Well, I hope that's not the case. But let's see. Let's see. I think if you haven't heard anything by Monday, you absolutely have to start looking for a new farm manager. Let's see. But if you do get a moment, come and see me, okay? I'm not going to get a moment. I'll be in the orchard. No pressure. Should I not have told you? No, no, I'm glad you told me. I mean, I wanted to know, and I would have found out soon enough anyway. Well, that's what I thought. But I am sorry, Emma. And Mum and Kenton feel just awful. They would have come to talk to you themselves, but they didn't think that you'd want to see him. I just can't get over them not thinking about him. Well, they were just desperate, Emma. And when you're desperate, you don't always think straight, do you? But still, it's like they've forgotten he's just a kid, you know? Like to them, he's just a. Like a criminal, you know, like not a person anymore. Oh, no, I don't think it's like that. I really don't. Kenton said that they had this amazing conversation when they spoke on the phone, and George was really open and honest and. And he apologized. And Kenton felt. Well, he felt quite moved, really. Really? It sounds. Sounds like George has done some growing up recently. He has. He really has. And he talked about Amber. Oh, Amber. What? Oh, nothing. Oh, I just want to go home. Well, can you shut up early? No way. Well, why don't you go then, and I'll stay and finish up? Because you don't work here anymore. Well, so what? I'm just gonna go to the loo and wash my face. Okay, well, I'll stand behind the counter, and if anyone wants a coffee, then I can do that, can't I? No. Why not? Because what would Natasha say? Well, Natasha's not here. She could walk through the door any minute. So what if she does? Well, that's easy for you to say now she's not your boss. Well, that is a big improvement in my life, I have to say. Sorry, Natasha, but you ain't easy. No, go on, go. I know where everything is. It's all good. Okay. Okay. I'll just be a sec. Well, there's no rush. Thanks. Don't thank me. For goodness sake. Oh, hi, Brian. You're not back working here again, are you? No, just holding the fort for five minutes. Oh, I see. What can I get you? An Americano, please. Anything else with that? Are they cinnamon or cardamom buns? Cinnamon. Oh, and I'll have one of those too, please. I like cinnamon, but I can't stand cardamom. Oh, really? I love cardamom. Where are you gonna sit? I thought I'd go to the orchard. Well, I can bring it out to you if you like. I brought you some radishes to add to the veg boxes. All right. Okay. And I thought you might want to know. What? Well, I was just talking to Tom and he saw Stella in the pub last night. Oh, she didn't mention the letter, did she? Yes, she did. She said it was completely bizarre. Ah. She isn't sure how to even reply when she's been categorical that she never wants to go back. I did tell him it was a lousy idea. Brian really needs to face facts. Stella is never, ever going to go back to Home Farm. Yeah, well, I did pretty much say that to him. When? Oh, just now, because he just called again, so. Well, I thought I'd better answer, you know, in case it was something awful and. Is everything all right? Home Farm is still standing. Yeah. Yeah, it is. I think it is. He wanted to grab a coffee at the tea room. Obviously, I told him I couldn't. Okay, that's it. I have had enough. No, I told him I couldn't. It's fine, Pat, honestly. No, it's not fine, Adam. It's insane. Where are you going? Where do you think I'm going. To have a fight with Brian? Yes. Did anyone come in? Oh, only Brian. And you saw him. What about Natasha? No. And no Tom or Pat or anyone. So it's all fine. Did you want that coffee? What coffee? Didn't we start with you ordering a coffee? Yeah, but I don't really want one. I mean, I only came in to see you. Right. I could ask Harrison, if you want, about Markie and how likely it is that he'll get sent to the same prison as George. That'd be good. Yeah. Okay. I'LL speak to him tonight. Right. Okay. I just want him to be safe. I just want him to get his life back on track, you know? Sounds like he is. He is getting his life on track. He did a good thing, Emma. Brave and impressive thing. Maybe not the wisest, but you've got to be proud of him. I am proud of him, really. I'm proud of how he's coped inside. And, oh, I don't even mind about marrying Amber if she makes him happy. I really think she loves him. I'm sure she does, but she's a funny girl. She really is. Seems like she couldn't care less about anything but getting free stuff on social media. And then last night, she helped Kira with her maths homework, like, for ages. Explains it all brilliantly. And maybe she should be a teacher. Yeah, but she's not interested in anything like that. Because she's an influencer. Well, she's trying a bit. It's hard to tell how successful she is because I don't understand anything about that, do I? Then, after she helped Kira, the three of us all watched a Disney film together. Something you would have thought was way too young for her. Someone a bit daft, you know? Sounds nice, though. It really was. Me and Chris watched the Godfather last night. Yeah. Such a great film. I can't get used to it. The idea of you two living together. I know, right? But I think it's gonna work. Hey, I like your nails. Oh, thanks. Amber did them. I would never have chosen this color. That's lovely, though. I don't know what to make of that girl. She's such a bunch of contradictions. Well, we all are, really, aren't we? Yeah, I suppose. Brian. Oh, Pat. Hello. What the devil are you playing at? Sorry, this can't go on. What can't go on? I'm putting my foot down. Sorry. Sorry, Pat. I'm a bit lost. You never wanted Adam to run Home Farm. You wanted Debbie or Alice or Stella or just about anyone else who wasn't Adam. But now you're up the creek without a paddle. You've decided you can't manage without him and you won't give him a minute's peace. He works here at Bridge Farm. He has chosen to work here. I know that. So let him get on with his job, will you? I am. I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just sitting here, minding my own business. You know, those cinnamon buns are excellent. You are forcing me to issue Adam with an ultimatum. I'm not forcing you to do anything. But you are. Yes, you are. As far as I'm concerned, he has to choose. Does he want to stick with the easygoing bridge farm option or the high octane, high stakes, high pain in the neck factor that is the home farm option. Can I just ask, what? Am I the pain in the neck in this scenario? Yes, Brian, you most certainly are. Sam. Two months ago, I was just an ordinary mum from BBC Radio 4 as part of Limelight. This is Mother Cover. Our system has identified you as a candidate for a position. See this woman in the photo? She attends a mother and baby group at the town hall. Can I sit here? I'm Gwen, by the way. Liz. Is she dangerous? Lives are at stake here, Gwen. What do you mean lives? Gwen, what are you doing? I want out. I want out now. Oh my God. Liz. That tree. Look out. Listen to the whole series right now. First on BBC Sounds. What on earth is your mummy up to? At the BBC we go further so you see clearer. 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