01/06/2018

At The Stables Alistair finds Shula lying on the sofa. He teases her about being lazy, then realises she's feeling pretty ill. It's nothing a day in front of the telly and some good food won't sort, but Alistair makes sure she's well looked after. She thanks him for his kindness, and he reminds her that the end of their marriage hasn't turned him into an ogre. They share some happy memories of their time together.

Jennifer's getting fed up with David's attitude to Ruth's party - he still can't seem to answer a few simple questions. But Brian's optimistic. He and Adam walk the wheat, and discuss the possibility that planting ryegrass as a ground cover crop could yield a bumper harvest. Then Jennifer calls - the environment agency is demanding access to Home Farm's papers. Brian and Adam rush back, and Brian attempts to throw them out. But the EA officer Sandeep Johal calmly explains that cooperation would benefit everyone. The chemical contaminants have been detected in the ground water, meaning the situation is even worse than they'd thought. She drops a major bombshell - it's now unlikely that the clean-up operation will be finished before Christmas. Brian and Adam are incredulous. How on earth are they expected to survive?