The Hunt Ball

Three weeks of themed programmes from the last two decades reliving key moments from the characters’ lives and the events that make Ambridge unforgettable. This episode forms part of the third week when we take a look at five different occasions that mark unmissable dates in The Ambridge Calendar.

The night of the Hunt Ball has arrived and Lilian is attending with new love Justin Elliott.

But her evening is interrupted by calls from her ex, Matt Crawford, and he wants her to leave town with him tonight. Will she go or will someone put a stop to Matt’s plans?

Lilian has always been Pusscat to Matt Crawford’s Tiger, but she thought she had finally closed the door on their relationship now she’s with Justin Elliott.

When Matt cleared out the bank accounts and disappeared to Costa Rica she thought she’d never see him again, but Matt reappeared in Ambridge in April of 2017 and it didn’t take him long to make himself a few enemies. He’s attempted to destroy Lilian’s impending marriage to Justin, having blackmailed Alistair in the past over his gambling he’s now spread ugly rumours about his veterinary practice being responsible for a horse’s death incurring Shula’s loathing, come to blows with Adam over his and Ian’s plans to adopt, and left Tom a few thousand pounds worse off in a deal. There are plenty of people who might want to see Matt dead and they’re all either at the Hunt Ball or drinking in the Bull. Would any of them dare?

This programme was originally broadcast on Sunday 29th October 2017