06/06/2008

Matt intends to get his own consultant to look at the possibility of building a larger anaerobic digester. Lilian thinks they'll be drummed out of the village but Matt tells her to rise above it. Even when he experiences the animosity for himself, he still insists that Tony being Lilian's brother is neither here nor there. Lilian's tried to remain neutral but life is very uncomfortable.

Phil confides in Kenton that he's ruined Jill's cream cashmere cardigan in the washing machine. He's decided not to tell her, he'll just get it replaced.

Shula resigns as churchwarden. Alan's sorry to lose her but accepts it's for the best. Usha's worried what her dad will say to people. She's afraid he'll speak his mind too freely. She confides in Ruth, worrying that Satya has sent her father over. Usha thinks Satya's meddling has just made things worse. The only good thing is that it's taken her mind off the racist letter. Alan wonders what he can do to endear himself to Dr Gupta. He resolves to talk to him at the single wicket competition, to see if he can make him crack a smile.

Episode written by Caroline Harrington.