15/03/2016

Brian gets irritated with Lilian using his kitchen table as her desk. Lilian is in the thick of a series of property dealings, but Brian is busy too, with a board meeting to attend.
Lynda walks Jennifer through her plans for the garden. They discuss the centrepiece: the stone that will read "Resurgam". Brian joins them and reports that he has been reinstated as the Chair of the Borchester Land board. Lynda announces they are looking for a celebrity guest to reopen the Village Hall. Lynda also reports Justin will be taking part in her pageant play, so Brian agrees too. Jennifer warns Brian to watch out for the wily Justin. The first reading is held at St Stephen's for "England's Pleasant Land". Jim calls Linda out on the political content of the play.
Ruth and Pip begin a dry run of the milking, worried that the new cows will kick off. Pip laments that it is going to take forever. Jill reports she is going to help out with the pageant behind the scenes. Ruth tells Jill that Pip and Matthew are feeling the strain of long distance. Pip later admits to Jill that she and Matthew might not weather this storm.