21/11/2014

Johnny says good bye to Otto, as the bull is taken away to the abattoir. Pat tries to get Johnny to sit down to chat but he wants to stay busy on the farm. Later he tells Pat how he feels he messed up, causing the accident. But Pat says nonsense.

Home from university, Pip talks enthusiastically about low cost milk production, New Zealand-style. Having chatted online to farmers, Pip's keen to organize a few farm visits.

David and Ruth discuss moving north. Ruth reflects that certain locals won't be sorry to see them go. But David feels it's a new beginning for them. However, if all three of David's siblings wish to cash in their Brookfield shares, buying the new place could be difficult. They agree to concentrate on the telephone auction. A sale at around £5m would help things.

They also discuss Oliver and the recent hunt, during which a fox was killed. Hopefully Oliver won't face prosecution, having done what he could to avoid the incident.

Charlie calls round to Brookfield and stuns David and Ruth with an offer from Justin Elliot. He'd like to buy Brookfield ... and he's offering £7.5m.