01/10/2019

Ed gives Hannah a lift to work. She noticed George mouthing off the bus driver the other day and suggests that he may be struggling with Ed and Emma’s split. She acted the same when her parents separated. At Berrow, Hannah notices a blocked gutter that’s overflowing and ruining the straw. Neil assures her it’s on his to-do list, but Hannah thinks it needs dealing with urgently.
Rex and Pip are pleased to hear that Home Farm has agreed to lease them forty acres of land, though voting was close. Neil gives Rex a tip on boosting Basil the boar’s performance. He leaves another pig, Percy, and a sow in a pen next to Basil, to show him how it’s done. Basil isn’t remotely interested.
Brian calls in on Lexi. He tells her that Debbie has a contact who works at one of the top hotels in Sofia; perhaps they could sort Lexi a job there? Lexi is touched, though the logistics of relocating to Sofia with her girls will be complicated and pricey. Brian reaches for his chequebook, he’s sure he and Jenny could help with moving costs. Lexi’s mortified: is he trying to pay her off? Does he think she wants to keep Xander? If she wanted to keep the baby, she could have stayed in Bulgaria. Furious, she shows Brian out.