01/04/2019

Alistair gets acquainted with his new veterinary partner for the first time, Jakob Hakansson. Originally from Sweden his family moved to London when he was young and he now lives in Felpersham. Unfortunately for Alistair Jakob’s not quite as friendly as he’d hoped and his attempts to make him feel welcome go unnoticed.

At Bridge Farm Tom reports that three of the Montbeliardes are looking ready to calve. Later when seeing to the pigs he’s annoyed to find Jazzer setting up electric fences in the wrong field. He explains that the field rotation has had to change because of the trees and the Montbeliardes grazing. Jazzer’s adamant that Tom didn’t warn him about the change and it will be a huge job to redo all the work now.

Freddie wants to make the most of his time now that he’s out of prison. Elizabeth takes him on a walk up to Lakey Hill. Freddie remembers when he was last there with Shula and Alistair before his sentencing; he thought a lot about it when he was in prison. Freddie suggests the two of them go bowling and Elizabeth secretly cancels her therapy appointment in order to go. When Lily discovers that she didn’t attend the appointment she’s annoyed that Freddie doesn’t understand how important the sessions are to Elizabeth’s recovery.