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17/03/2017

Brookfield gets some bad news, while there's a sight to behold in The Bull.

Ruth's worried about the cows. Some of them are looking poorly, and the symptoms suggest I.B.R. David calls Alistair who, having examined the animals, also strongly suspects this might be the cause. It's highly infectious. David and Ruth can't understand it. They're hot on bio-security, and they're confident all their cattle tested negative when they bought them. Alistair assures them there are dozens of ways of spreading the disease; they may never know how it got there. They must be prepared to lose some cows, and he recommends they vaccinate the rest immediately. It'll be expensive. Finding a dead calf, Ruth observes ruefully it's going to be a long weekend.

Jim and Robert speak for the first time since their birding skirmish. They spar over whose birdwatching tours had the worst reviews, before unexpectedly bonding over how disappointing their respective guests' lack of enthusiasm and knowledge was. They agree to have lunch together at The Bull.

Also in The Bull, Lilian and Justin meet. In spite of everything they're soon getting along as well as ever. Lilian admits she was thrown by his assumption of marriage because he's never even said he loves her. His reaction to this, however, is to declare, loudly and flamboyantly his undying love. Lilian's mortified, and exits in a flurry of apologies, leaving Justin alone down on one knee, in front of the pub crowd.

13 minutes

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Fri 17 Mar 2017 19:00

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Role Contributor
Writer Keri Davies
Director Julie Beckett
Editor Huw Kennair-Jones
Jill Archer Patricia Greene
David Archer Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer Felicity Finch
Pip Archer Daisy Badger
Josh Archer Angus Imrie
Brian Aldridge Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge Angela Piper
Lilian Bellamy Sunny Ormonde
PC Harrison Burns James Cartwright
Alice Carter Hollie Chapman
Justin Elliott Simon Williams
Usha Franks Souad Faress
Eddie Grundy Trevor Harrison
Emma Grundy Emerald O'Hanrahan
Ed Grundy Barry Farrimond
Shula Hebden Lloyd Judy Bennett
Alistair Lloyd Michael Lumsden
Jim Lloyd John Rowe
Kirsty Miller Annabelle Dowler
Lily Pargetter Katie Redford
Johnny Phillips Tom Gibbons
Robert Snell Graham Blockey
Peggy Woolley June Spencer

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  • Fri 17 Mar 2017 19:00

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