22/08/2024

Lilian is disappointed that Kirsty has arranged to litter-pick at the fete – there is a potential donor at The Stables’ rival event who may help the Rewilding Project so she needs to switch allegiance. At The Bull, Denise is happy to take on the litter-picking role. She and Kirsty agree to house-share and toast their future: cups of tea amongst the hollyhocks and late night gossip on the landing. Roy puts paid to their plans when he calls with disappointing news. He needs to quickly put Willow Farm on the market.

Will comes to congratulate Emma on her Grade 8 result in GCSE English Literature. He admits to Ed that he performed so badly at Bridge Farm’s harvest that they have declined further help. At the celebration, Emma is snappy and distant with her guests and cuts short the congratulations. Ed and Susan show concern for her but Emma says she is just overwhelmed after the build up. She leaves the party to help Lilian, having forgotten her promise to cover George’s video work for The Stables. Ed confides his worries about Emma to Susan. She’s bottling something up and always seems on the verge of tears. Susan reassures him, suggesting she’s just overdoing it and not looking after herself.

Although Emma enjoyed the filming, she tells Will how bad she feels about lying to Ed, especially when he made such a lovely celebration for her. A message arrives from George. He is coming home tomorrow, but he’s bringing someone with him and it’s not good news.