22/01/2025

Stella asks quiet Brian if he wants to talk about Pip’s comment on Monday. Brian would rather not, snappily declaring Stella’s generation want to talk about their feelings all the time. Later Pip prepares roast chicken for dinner. Stella’s impressed. She shares how rubbish her day was with Brian in a mood. Pip regrets her comment about poisoning the Am – they lost the Home Farm house over it and it was awful for Jennifer. Suddenly it occurs to Pip that today’s the anniversary of Jennifer’s death. They realise Brian was sad rather than sulking. With that Brian arrives with a peacemaking bottle of wine. They invite him to stay for dinner. Brian accepts; it smells fantastic.

Lily and Freddie are meeting Vince. While they wait for him Freddie recounts the story of Neil to astounded Lily. They move on to speculate about what Vince wants. Lily says if it’s to ask about the cricket, he should talk to Lynda. But when Vince arrives he wants to know how they’d feel about him and Elizabeth moving in together. Freddie thinks Vince shouldn’t abandon his own mum. When Vince assures him it’s not an issue Freddie insists it would still make more sense for Elizabeth to move to Vince’s. Lily declares cheerily she’d be fine with whatever happens; it’s none of her business. When Vince leaves, panicked Freddie wonders why Lily was so enthusiastic about Vince moving in, pointing out how it will look for himself at work. But Lily’s confident their mum will say no to Vince. Freddie hopes so, or he’ll need to move out.