The Archers

Amber wants to meet Brad to discuss the wedding and a party for George when he comes out of prison, but Chelsea is sceptical anyone would come. Brad pushes Chelsea to talk to Amber and make up with her. Later, when Amber turns up at Lower Loxley to meet Brad, he has to explain about Chelsea working in the Orangery. Chelsea is keen to work things out with Amber, but not while she’s at work, but hopes Brad can smooth things over in the meantime. However, Amber proves an awkward customer, changing her mind about the coffee she’s ordered after Chelsea’s already made it, then threatening to post a bad review. Chelsea seizes the moment, apologising to Amber for bullying her at school, but Amber rejects the apology, reducing Chelsea to tears in the process. Brad sees how upset Chelsea is and when she explains why, Brad heads off to confront Amber. Amber is stubbornly unrepentant, insisting Chelsea deserves her contempt after what happened between them at school. Angry Brad then tells Amber that she’s the bully now.Tracy makes an early start at The Bull, preparing tea for the cricket while telling Freddie she was up late, listening to Martyn pour his heart out after being dumped by Marlene. Tracy wants to push Henry to develop his bowling skills and Freddie agrees to try him out at their training session later. Henry then impresses them both, but doesn’t feel ready to bowl in this afternoon’s match. Freddie tries his best to persuade Henry otherwise, but to no avail.

Lynda drops entry forms in to Lilian at the Dower House, to be distributed for the Flower & Produce Show, which Grey Gables is hosting. Lynda admits she and Dane now make rather a good team; the show will retain the finest Ambridge tradition. She then reflects on the lessons learned from forgetting to thank Akram, and the current coolness between her and Robert. She gratefully accepts Lilian’s offer of a meal at The Bull. Brian bumps into them there and queries Lynda’s decision to leave Ambridge. Lynda tells him it was a joke – she’s not going anywhere. Inviting Brian to join them Lilian and Lynda play a lighthearted game about who should leave the village first, cheering each other up in the process.When Martyn tells Jazzer he can’t believe Marlene likes him, Jazzer assures Martyn that tonight’s double-date will be fine. They’ll have a good night. He tells a different story to Tracy though – he’s dreading every minute. Tracy tells him to shut up and make the best of it. But after an hour with Martyn at the restaurant waiting for Marlene to show up, the atmosphere is excruciating. Then Tracy gets a message: Marlene isn’t coming. Jazzer’s all for eating the meal anyway, but Tracy suggests going for kebabs instead. Later tearful Martyn confirms it’s all over between him and Marlene. Jazzer suggests Martyn might prefer to be alone, but he wants to stay. He's grateful for their friendship. To Jazzer’s horror Tracy assures Martyn their door will always be open.

Tracy and Susan are discussing how long the shop might be at St Stephen’s when Alan joins them with news that the noises are positive – so long as the parochial church council agree. Tracy assumes that’ll be a doddle, but when Alan mentions a fee for hiring the space Susan’s horrified. Susan seeks Neil’s support but he can see the church’s point of view: they need to raise funds. He suggests the PCC might agree payment of a minimal fee for a specific purpose, like restoring the font. As Susan and Alan continue to thrash it out later Alan’s sympathetic but anticipates opposition to the shop idea from some parishioners. Susan suggests the compromise of covering font restoration costs and Alan agrees that could work.Over at Berrow Farm Jazzer’s shocked when he and Tracy are invited on a double date tomorrow night, with Martyn and Marlene. Neil thinks it’s funny, but Jazzer is determined they’re not going.Kirsty confides in Tracy that she’s been lonely since Roy left, but now worries Kate might not want to move in after all. Tracy reckons Kate still will, then hopes her friend Marlene doesn’t get hurt by Martyn, mentioning Marlene’s idea of a double date. It transpires that Tracy has accepted the invitation despite Jazzer wriggling out of it. Tracy tells Jazzer they’ll be going to a fancy steakhouse and Martyn’s paying, so what’s not to like? When Jazzer demurs Tracy insists it’s for Marlene’s sake – but the last thing Jazzer wants is to be indebted to his boss.

Finding Adam doing more research in the office Brian recommends he leaves it for Stella when she’s back. But Adam’s discovered Stella’s quit and won’t be coming back – when was Brian planning to tell him this? Brian insists he can talk Stella round, but gets short shrift when he calls her. Undeterred, he arranges to meet her later. Trying a charm offensive Brian apologises for his reaction over her bringing in the BL harvest, but Stella reiterates that her patience has worn out and she won’t be coming back to Home Farm. She has other plans, including getting a new dog. She’s sure Brian will find a replacement for her. Later while relaxing at Grey Gables with Pip, Stella can’t avoid Adam, who takes his turn to try and change her mind, emphasising how much stress Brian is under. Stella’s answer is still no, backed up by Pip, and even Adam has to agree that the insults Brian threw at Stella last week were unforgivable. Kirsty and Pip agree the church could make a great new home for the shop if potential plan goes ahead. Kirsty wonders how she ended up agreeing to have Kate lodge at Willow Farm – she’s already planning to make changes. However when Kirsty gets home she’s delighted to find Kate’s transformed the living room into a vision of Scandinavian chic. Meanwhile Brian’s disquiet over the mess at Home Farm leads Kate to delay her move. She tells Kirsty she’s sorry, but she doesn’t think she can leave her dad on his own right now.

On the phone to Robert Lynda confesses her shame over Akram, castigating herself for her thoughtlessness. He still hasn’t replied to her message. Robert suggests going to see Akram to clear things up. Meanwhile at the Maliks it’s Zainab who’s more worked up, while Akram claims he didn’t feel hurt in the first place. Nevertheless Akram hides when Lynda arrives, while Zainab gives Lynda a mouthful. When Akram emerges he assures Lynda he’s put the issue behind him. When Lynda explains how stressed she’s been Akram apologises for not responding to her message; he was so busy yesterday. He was only hiding because he hasn’t counted all the fete money yet. Relieved Lynda offers to do it for him. When she speaks to Robert later she’s distracted and not really listening. It’s his turn to feel put out, and he leaves mystified Lynda hanging.Running the shop at the village hall is proving more chaotic than Susan had hoped, as she tells Zainab. When Alan comes in and reminisces about how the church used to be the centre of the community it gives Zainab an idea. Why not relocate the shop to the church? Susan puts the idea to Alan, who’s not against it in principle, but various permissions will need to be obtained. Later he tells her the signs are looking good and he’ll call a meeting of the parochial church council to seek their approval. Delighted Susan tells him St Stephen’s might just be the saviour of the village shop.

Adam’s grateful Brian eventually agreed to do the BL harvest and offers his thoughts on getting new contracts for the seed drill. Brian admits he and Stella have argued, but warns Adam off talking to her – he could help him out in her place. Later Adam tells Brian he now knows, via David, that it was Stella who decided to do the BL harvest, not Brian. Brian insists that not doing the harvest gave him some leverage over Justin, but now that’s gone. Adam’s astounded Brian risked losing the crop and drove Stella away in the process. He thinks Brian should apologise. Later Brian rows back on his obstinacy and thanks Adam for his work. Adam admits he’s enjoyed it. He’s sure once Stella returns things will settle down again.Lilian declares to Lynda how much she enjoyed yesterday’s fete, with its carousel and barrel organ. Lynda’s more effusive about the stalls which reflected rural heart and soul, like Kirsty’s craft area. She’s sent a photo of the summer wreaths to absent Robert. Lilian feels for James, so far away in New Zealand while Leonie’s suffering with her back. Lynda’s criticism of James for staying away so long while Leonie is incapacitated gets thrown back at her by Lilian, who accuses Lynda of thoughtlessness for forgetting to thank Akram in her closing speech yesterday at the fete. Lynda is mortified as realisation dawns, and she messages Akram to apologise. When he doesn’t respond Lynda becomes even more stressed, to the point where she starts talking about having to leave the village.

It’s the day of the village fête and a stressed Dane is struggling to enlist help with last minute tasks. Kenton’s pulled out of refereeing duties for the tug of war, and the Grey Gables team is looking patchy. Lynda boasts the Ambridge side has a full house. She extolls the virtues of mindfulness; good management starts with a calm mind.Susan’s bottle stall starts slowly, though Neil assures her it will pick up as the day goes on. She hopes so. The shop needs money coming in and a proper plan. Tracy comes up with the bright idea of selling the wine at a lower price with paper cups, to be consumed at the fête itself. Grateful, Susan runs with this and it’s a huge success. Lilian teases Susan that her stall has ruined the day for the Bull’s beer tent, until oblivious Tracy exclaims the beer tent’s rammed, blowing Lilian’s joke out of the water. Lilian picks up the baton as referee and the tug of war gets underway. After a close tussle and some motivational talk from Lynda, Ambridge are the victors. Lynda sees the competition as a metaphor for the true soul of a village – succeeding by collaboration and communication. Dane laughs that his team will be unbeatable next year. Lynda admires his fighting spirit. However, Lynda makes an error in the closing speeches by omitting to thank Akram for his help with the fête. Akram assures Zainab he’s happy to fade into the background, but Zainab declares Lynda shouldn’t be allowed to get away with this.

Ruth’s having a great time doing the harvest despite despite finding the tractor seat uncomfortable. There’s still a big chunk left to do so after a break she and Stella get back to it. Stella continues filming on ‘combine cam’ and the two of them happily give a running commentary. However Stella’s stopped short by a hare leaping out in front of them. She’s reminded of her dog Weaver for a second. Ruth confesses she finds it hard not to beat herself up about the accident and his death. Stella reiterates Weaver was just following his instincts. Ruth knows Stella’s forgiven her – but wonders if she’s forgiven herself? Stella admits she’s not sure if she’s ready yet to get another dog. After a sumptuous picnic lunch with David the two women crack on with their task. Stopping to deal with a slow puncture on the trailer, they chat about Stella’s dad. She admits harvest time brings back the memory of when he died. Ruth feels similar about her mother, recalling the harvest before her death of a stroke. They agree it’s easy to get absorbed with work and miss precious moments, especially when there’s no warning of what’s to come. Later they wrap up combine cam and the wheat harvest, pausing to admire the view of the beautifully cut fields. Stella reckons she’ll get another dog after all. Suddenly Brian appears, shocked and furious that Stella’s defied him. He hurls insults and they quarrel bitterly, until outraged Stella quits. Brian’s left to wonder what Stella’s done.

Susan confesses to Oliver that his magazine has been found at Ambridge View; Martha was about to snip bits out of it. All magazines will be stored at Greenacres from now on. Oliver’s concerned that Susan’s not comfortable visiting Grange Farm. Susan admits it feels awkward after all the business over Ivy’s engagement ring. It’s still on Neil’s mind. She’s not sure they’ll ever get to know Amber now. She comments that Ambridge View’s bursting at the seams with stock from the shop – there’s a lot of money tied up in the stored alcohol but she can’t sell it without a licence. Oliver suggests she sells some at the fete, offering to work out the logistics with Dane. Susan’s grateful; it’s a wonderful idea.As they pause the harvest for refreshments Stella observes the yield yesterday was surprisingly good. Ruth loves the sounds, scents and rhythms of the harvest. Having listened to excerpts from the Farmwatch campaign on Radio Borsetshire Ruth reckons Stella should set up a camera in her cab. Stella sets her phone to record, and combine cam is born.Brad brings Emma a birthday present from Tracy. Emma’s looking at plans for the teddy zipwire at the fete, which she’ll be setting up with Ed. She’s determined to enjoy her birthday this year after last year’s surprise party disaster. Amber brings flowers from her and George, and also a voucher for teeth whitening. Nonplussed Emma doesn’t think there’s much wrong with her teeth – and Amber’s are beautiful. But Amber’s planning to have the perfect smile on her wedding day.

Emma and Will meet Amber at a café near to where she works, Will maintaining it’ll help them get to know her if she’s in her own environment. He suggests to Emma that they pay for some elements of the wedding; they could cut costs on a car or maybe the flowers. But when Amber arrives she assures them she has everything they mention covered. Instead perhaps they can contribute towards the venue? Will says they’d be delighted, and suggests Lower Loxley. Amber resolves to put it on her list. When she’s gone Emma wonders what Will’s playing at. Lower Loxley will be extortionate – it’s popular and beautiful. Precisely, says Will, so it’ll be booked out and the wedding will be delayed, just as Emma wants. Emma thinks this is a risky strategy.Lily’s on to Ben straight away when he asks where the Grey Gables tug of war practice is taking place. She teases him about spying for the village. Ben admits he doesn’t care about the tug of war, it’s his dad who’s stressing. Ben’s more concerned with filling in nursing applications. Lily’s looking forward to quality downtime – there’s a whole wide world out there she wants to see. Ruth assures Stella she’s fine to help with the harvest. She knows how difficult Brian can be, and what she’s getting into. Stella intends to start today if the moisture readings are suitable. Perfect reading established and combine ready to go, they set to work on harvesting the wheat.

Kate gives Kirsty the news that that Chris won’t require Rookery Cottage back after all, so Jakob can stay put. Kirsty asserts that’s absolutely fine with her. She’ll keep looking for a tenant. Later Kate laments there’s no sign Brian will change his mind about the harvest. He and Justin are as bad as each other. Kirsty counters that Justin’s capable of changing his mind in the blink of an eye – just take the beaver scheme for example. Kate suddenly wrongfoots Kirsty by suggesting she becomes Kirsty’s tenant. It would get her out of her dad’s hair. It’s the perfect solution; they’ll have so much fun!Oliver’s trying to track down his shooting magazine. Susan struggles to remember where it’s being stored; everyone’s magazines seem to be somewhere different. She tries Tracy’s house.Dane’s confident Leroy’s fete tug of war team will be victorious. Oliver declares Dane’s done a wonderful job. Oliver looks ahead to their autumn wedding fayre. He’s surprised to learn Dane’s advertising for a coordinator when he has Lily right there. Dane says he’ll make sure Lily applies. Later when Lily and Brad try to share some tug of war tactics with Dane he shuts them down. Lily’s unimpressed. She tells Brad she’s not applying for the wedding coordinator post, it’s not for her. She confides later that she liked Dane to start with, but he’s too keen on work – he never talks to her about anything else. She thinks they should bypass Dane and talk to Leroy directly about tactics. This way she guarantees they’ll win.

Kate informs Stella that Brian’s gone away with Miranda for the week. Stella didn’t know this, but acknowledged it was unlikely she’d have changed his mind about the stand he was taking against the harvest anyway.Jakob takes a dim view of having to view Willow Farm as a rental option, but goes along with it. He presents what at first appears to be a negative impression, with Kate attempting valiantly to turn all his downsides into positives. Relieved Kirsty’s fine with the potential outcome, but Jakob stops her in her tracks by declaring the room ideal. He’ll take it. Kate assures nonplussed Kirsty that Jakob won’t hide away in his room, but will spend lots of his time downstairs socialising. Isn’t it wonderful? Kirsty agrees that it is.It's the final week of Ben’s nursing course and he’s struggling to find a job. David asserts he can always come back to farming, but when Ben gets a soaking from a dirty water pipe he’s not impressed. David gives him an admin task instead, and asks him to gather information on the Grey Gables tug of war team when he goes to the Health Club on Wednesday. Stella arrives to enlist their support with a plan. With Brian away she intends to get the BL harvest in without his knowledge. Will David help her? David has to refuse; Brian is family and he can’t go against his wishes. Ben wonders if Stella might ask Ruth instead.

Kate’s ears prick up when she finds out Kirsty’s on the hunt for a lodger. She thinks she may know just the person. She suggests Chris Carter might need to take back Rookery Cottage while he’s out of the flat, leaving Jakob without a home. She volunteers him for a look round Willow Farm, while admitting to a crestfallen Kirsty that he can be annoyingly fussy. Brian’s determined to stick to his plan of refusing to harvest the BL wheat. Kate insists this is not a good idea – it’s bound to get messy if solicitors get involved. Brian doesn’t want to hear it. Stella also gets on Brian’s case, to no avail. She then suggests a meeting with Justin to try and iron things out, to which Brian grudgingly agrees. Having worked her persuasive magic on Justin by pointing out the awkwardness of her situation, he too accedes to her request to meet. Justin declares that Home Farm is contracted to harvest the wheat, and there’s a stalemate as Brian points out that any legal proceedings against him would take so long that the crop would be spoiled anyway. All Justin needs to do is drop his controversial plans and the harvest can start tomorrow. Despairing Stella gets them to meet on common ground – their mutual trust in her. But any hope of a rapprochement is lost when Justin brings up the poisoning of the Am, and mentions Jennifer. Brian leaves, spitting his parting shot: Justin’s wheat can rot in the dirt.

During a break in the Board meeting Brian and Annabelle rail against Justin’s duplicity and Martyn’s apparent capitulation, intimating they might even contemplate resignation. But when Justin later suggests his opponents should resign, Brian hits the roof. Martyn offers the compromise of a feasibility report, then closes the meeting. Later at The Bull, Martyn claims this as a result, brushing off Brian and Annabelle’s accusations that he has reneged on his previous position. Justin joins them, playing the innocent to their accusations of treachery, before arguing the case for his suggested food storage facility and vertical farming. When Brian lashes out Martyn suggests Brian’s in danger of losing the BL contract altogether. But Brian doesn’t give a damn – they can get someone else to do their wheat harvest!Neil and Susan pick their way through the stock piled high at Ambridge View, worried about the effect the chaos is having on Martha. Susan admits to feeling sorry for herself too, so when Chris takes them out for dinner at The Bull later, Neil explains that it’s not just the shop getting Susan down, but also the business of Amber and Nana Ivy’s ring. Chris sympathises, but when he supposes it might be better for Martha to stay with Alice, Neil is quick to say that having Martha at Ambridge View is what’s keeping Susan going. But it’s Susan who then suggests Chris and Martha could find somewhere else to stay, if they want. Chris readily agrees and heads to the bar while Susan reasons to Neil that there’ll be more space to put the stock if Chris vacates his room.

On a prison visit George tells Brad he’s worried about Chelsea upsetting Amber. Brad says Chelsea feels awful and wants to put it right, but Amber won’t let her. Brad then persuades George to try and get Amber to accept Chelsea’s apologies. When George asks about Mia he can’t believe she told Brad on his birthday that she’s seeing someone else. Brad is embarrassed by how upset it’s made him. George’s attempts to console Brad fall on stony ground, until George drops in that he wants Brad to be his best man and Brad is thrilled to accept.At the hospital Alice doesn’t want Chris to tell anyone about Brian’s suggestion that she take over running Home Farm. Right now Alice is focused on finding out what’s going on with Martha. Chris insists there’s nothing wrong, but Alice has a list of Martha’s behaviours that could show she has Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. After seeing the paediatrician though Alice is disappointed that nothing was confirmed or denied. Chris interprets the doctor’s words as meaning there isn’t any cause for concern. It was only because Alice kept pushing that she suggested waiting until Martha is six before definitively ruling it out. Alice is shocked when Chris then reveals that he too researched the condition and prayed for Martha’s survival. But Alice has to stop, because he can’t take any more of her obsessive concern. Chris delivers some home truths about getting things in perspective and when Martha completes an impressive manoeuvre on some playground monkey bars they agree she’s doing fine.

David finds Stella taking time out from stewing over Justin’s plans for the Estate land. Stella admits she feels the whole mess is at least partly her fault. Despite David’s reassurance that things won’t turn out as badly as she thinks, Stella’s not convinced. Stella then confides how hard she finds being a parent to Rosie. David tells Stella she can always talk to him and Ruth whenever she finds things are getting on top of her, especially with Brian and Justin. He sympathises with Stella’s view that she just wants to be left to get on with farming. Whatever happens at the Board meeting on Friday, David tells Stella, she should keep her focus on that.Jolene has invited Ed, Mia and the family for a free meal at The Bull, though only Emma is with them. When Mia keeps getting messages she blurts out that she’s seeing someone at University, Jesse. But they’re not rushing into anything like moving in together. Ed and Emma are the first people in Ambridge she’s told about Jesse. But after what Amber told Mia last week, about Brad still liking her, Mia decides she has to tell Brad straight away. Then, when Jolene mentions it’s Brad’s birthday, Ed and Emma wish they’d stopped her going, but it’s too late. Emma compares Mia’s uncomplicated and carefree life with George’s, stuck in prison and planning to marry someone he barely knows. It could still all go well, Ed thinks, but Emma reckons it’s just as likely to all come crashing down.

Mia turns up at Little Grange and asks Ed to teach her the basics of filming with George’s drone for a University project she’s doing. They tread carefully around the subject of Amber, hoping she’ll be good for George, before discovering that Ed accidentally shot footage of someone setting fire to the Bull’s sign last Friday – and they can read the perpetrator’s number plate. At the Shop Joy tells Jolene they’ve got to move all the boxes of stock to Susan’s tonight. Mick, Neil and Chris will help shift the fridges and freezers, Susan adds. Helen’s storing frozen stuff at Bridge Farm, while perishables are going to charities. But they’re still really up against it. Later at The Bull, Jolene laments to Stella they have nothing to prove Markie is targeting them, when Ed and Mia turn up with their new evidence. Stella suggests to Kirsty that they go and help shift stock at the Shop. Jolene then reports the police believe Ed’s footage shows clear evidence of Markie’s involvement. It should be enough to put him and his gang back behind bars. Ed admits the recording was a lucky accident, before Mia drags him off to help at the Shop. Susan feels overwhelmed at first, what with the George and Amber business too. But then the cavalry arrives, first in the form of Akram with his car, then Kirsty and Stella, and finally Mia and Ed. Joy’s convinced all this support shows the Shop is too well loved to go under. Susan hopes she’s right

There are boxes everywhere as Joy and Susan reflect on how well sales have been going at the Shop since they restocked. Then Terry, the builder, arrives to inspect a spongy corner in the Shop flat, before he gives them the bad news: there’s dry rot in the floor above. If it’s spread into the joists it’ll mean Chris and Martha having to move out. Later, he shows Susan photographs: the rot is everywhere. It will take weeks to cut out, replace the joists and treat the affected area. If they clear the building by the end of tomorrow Terry can start work on Wednesday. Susan realises with horror this means they will have to close the shop too – and once people go elsewhere they might never come back. It’s an absolute disaster!Brian drops by at The Nest, where Alice tells him Martha’s got an appointment at the hospital on Thursday to see the paediatrician. Alice then confirms Brian’s suspicions about yesterday’s emergency family meeting without him. Brian confesses his concern over losing half the BL contract and how difficult it will be replacing that income. He’s tried reasoning with Justin, but so far Justin’s ignoring all his calls. Alice assumes that if all the Board members make the case for continued food production at Friday’s meeting that would stop Justin, but Brian reckons he might just go ahead anyway. Brian then surprises Alice, asking if she’d consider returning to farming and taking over Home Farm one day. Hesitant Alice says she’ll think about it.

Despite his relaxed appearance Akram confesses to David that he’s worried about the Ambridge versus Grey Gables team event Lynda’s asked him to come up with for the fete. Kirsty commiserates, before they all agree a tug of war would fit the bill nicely. Later, Akram tells Kirsty that Lynda loves the idea, so he’s started asking round for potential team members. But then Dane messages with a photo of the Grey Gables team he’s put together – they’re all gym regulars and look scarily good.Brian tells Adam he’s heard the Gills are selling the house at Home Farm, but he’s in no position to buy it now. Adam’s worried that Justin’s rewilding scheme stands to cost Home Farm thousands in revenue at a time when food production should be their highest priority. He urges Brian to take action, suggesting he should already have done so, thereby raising Brian’s hackles. Brian retorts that he doesn’t need Adam’s advice. Adam then calls Alice and Kate for an emergency meeting on Home Farm’s future. He feels Stella hasn’t done enough to protect their interests and Lilian won’t stop Justin either. Kate thinks Justin’s rewilding initiative is a good thing environmentally, but Adam reckons Debbie’s on his side, while Alice says Ruairi will support continued food production. Kate supposes they need to come up with a plan, especially if there’s doubt over Brian’s ability to take the farm forward. Brian then turns up and is immediately suspicious, suggesting a walk so they can tell him just what they’ve been gossiping about.

Mia collects Amber at the crack of dawn to watch the sun rise from the top of Lakey Hill. Amber happily films it, before they spot George’s drone being used by Ed to get footage for the tree surgery website. Amber and Mia share a moment talking about Mia’s mum, Nic, before Mia mentions how sorry Chelsea is for bullying Amber and how much she’s changed. Amber isn’t prepared to forgive Chelsea yet and moves the subject on to Brad, suggesting him and Mia might still have a future together. When Amber heads back to the car Chelsea approaches Mia, who admits she failed to get Amber to change her mind. But she tells Chelsea not to give up, her and Amber will be friends one day. Meanwhile, the burglar alarm goes off at The Bull. Kenton takes a hammer as he goes with Jolene to investigate. All they find is an open window in the gents with a dodgy catch. No need to bother the police, Kenton thinks, as nothing has been taken or disturbed. Jolene wants to call the police anyway, before Tortoise jumps away from the windowsill. Kenton sees the Bull’s sign is on fire. They rush to put it out, and even Kenton admits this is beyond coincidence. And that’s before Kenton finds a dog collar left under the fruit machine. It’s clearly a threat from Markie, who’s toying with them. Kenton despairs; they haven’t got a chance in hell against him.

When Neil and Tracy arrive at Number 6 they are unimpressed by the mess. Neil goes to fetch Jazzer, while Susan is shocked to discover Martyn under a blanket. As Martyn goes to get dressed, happy memories of last night start coming back. At Berrow, hungover Jazzer tests Neil’s patience, but Martyn is in a forgiving mood, hinting heavily at what he and Marlene did last night. Meanwhile, having helped clear up, Susan chastises Tracy for the state of the place, before Jazzer rings, mentioning what Martyn and Marlene got up to. Tracy moans, they’ll have to sterilise the house all over again now, but Susan reckons Tracy’s on her own with that one. When Stella apologises to Pip for missing Tracy’s party, Pip tells her she had a great time, until Toby mentioned the idea of giving Rosie a phone. Stella is just as appalled as Pip about the potential risks and having to monitor Rosie all the time. But when Pip defends Toby’s intentions, she upsets Stella in the process. Later, Pip phones Stella to clear the air, then turns up at the eco-office, explaining she’s told Toby that Rosie’s not having a phone, but they will try to make him feel more connected. Stella then tells Pip she’d prefer Rosie not to call her ‘Mum’, before adding how grateful she is for Pip’s support, because it feels like something is going to blow at next week’s Board meeting.

Jolene arrives at Tracy’s party ready to make cocktails, only to see Tracy disappear in a taxi. Jazzer, who genuinely thought Tracy was joking about not coming to the party, doesn’t know how he’ll cope once her mates start turning up.Pip and Toby, on a rare night out together, are amazed to see Martyn outside Tracy’s. Inside, Jazzer tells people Tracy’s popped upstairs, while Jolene keeps everyone lubricated. But when Jolene tells Martyn Tracy’s gone for a meal instead, Jazzer responds to Martyn’s mockery by telling him he doesn’t care – the party’s banging anyway. Martyn’s happy being young, free and single again, so Jolene packs him off to deliver a ‘French Kiss’ cocktail to Tracy’s friend, Marlene.Toby breaks the mellow mood in the mobile sauna by telling Pip he wants to reward Rosie with a phone for being so good at her birthday party this afternoon. Pip’s appalled – she’ll have to supervise Rosie twenty-four-seven just to keep her safe! Toby tries to explain, but when Martyn lets himself into the sauna, disgruntled Pip makes her exit.When Tracy returns later, she’s ready to party and Jazzer’s thrilled to have her back. Meanwhile, Toby sympathises with Jolene over Kenton’s trauma, then goes after Pip, who left a few minutes before. Catching up with Pip, Toby explains how much he misses Rosie, while Pip gets to see her all the time. Giving her a phone would enable him to become part of her life properly, not just an occasional extra add-on. Pip promises she’ll at least think about it.

Brad waits with Chelsea at the Tearoom to talk to Amber about wedding venues. But when Amber turns up she doesn’t come inside. Amber then explains to Brad outside that Chelsea bullied her at school. Bullying and how to deal with it is a huge part of Amber’s online content. When Mia walks up awkward Brad introduces her to Amber. Amber hugs Mia, before pointing out that Brad and Mia used to be an item. Brad excuses himself to go to an appraisal with Dane. Amber then pronounces he clearly hasn’t got over Mia. Despite Amber’s uncritical view of George and her antipathy towards Neil and Susan, Mia invites her for a walk on Friday. Later, Brad and Mia force mortified Chelsea to accept Amber’s bullying claims. Mia then offers Chelsea the chance of reconciliation with Amber by inviting Chelsea along on Friday too.Dane shows Oliver some sketches he’s had done, depicting how the fete will look at Grey Gables. Oliver’s amazed Lynda agreed to it being relocated, warning Dane to watch out when Lynda realises what Dane is suggesting. Sure enough, Lynda is fuming when she interrupts Brad’s appraisal to charge Dane with kidnapping the fete. Dane argues for the positives Grey Gables can offer, but Lynda accuses him of putting the hotel’s interests above the community’s. Brad fetches Oliver, whose emollient words, backed by Dane’s successful booking of several rides and the Hollerton Silver Band, allow Lynda to accept the relocation – but only so long as she’s allowed to organise three “village-devised events” as well.

Despite Dane having organised an International Gala in Las Vegas Lynda remains to be convinced Dane has what it takes to help with the Summer Fete. Akram however is impressed that almost every item on Lynda’s To-Do list has been ticked off by Dane, who also offers to help book the elusive Hollerton Silver Band. Dane envisions the traditional English fete he has in mind, with Grey Gables’ sponsorship covering costs for rides like a helter-skelter and carousel, items previously beyond their means. Even Lynda is impressed by the overall offer, especially when Dane offers Zainab’s services to help with the organisation, and agrees they have a deal.Stella’s taking a break from the harvest when she bumps into Jolene at the Shop. Stella can’t believe the police haven’t been more proactive in response to recent events, but Jolene says they don’t have any proof they’re connected to Markie. And Kenton is simply trying to block the whole problem out. Vince has told Jolene that Markie is out of prison on licence, so if he puts a foot wrong he’ll be straight back inside. Lynda gives Stella a lift, with Monty in the back, and they talk about Stella getting another dog. Stella asks Lynda about being called “Mum” by a stepchild. Lynda’s advice is to be honest and say no to Pip, if Stella doesn’t feel comfortable. Lynda then confides in Stella about the sponsorship deal for the fete, making it clear that Grey Gables’ role is merely supportive - they are definitely not taking it over!

At The Bull Tracy and Jolene agree that George overstepped the mark asking for Ivy’s ring to give to Amber. Kenton wants to send Mick home from his unpaid duties as security guard, worried they’re overreacting to what happened with their cat Tortoise. But Tracy and Jolene reckon they should continue taking precautions. Kenton and Jolene look forward to providing cocktails for Tracy’s party on Wednesday, though Tracy insists she’s still not going.Pip and Stella talk about farming matters and Rosie’s birthday party before heading to The Bull for lunch. Annabelle Schrivener keeps texting Stella, while Justin is avoiding answering Stella’s emails about the renewal of Home Farm’s contract with BL. Stella’s still hoping that the BL Board will persuade Justin to change his mind over taking the Estate land out of food production. Pip surprises Stella by asking if it’s okay for Rosie to call her ‘mum’, before they’re distracted by noisy motor bikes in the car park.Jolene, Tracy and Kenton rush outside, joined by Pip and Stella, but the bikes have already roared off. Jolene discovers Kenton’s car has been badly scratched with a key, but thanks to Mick chasing the bikers off, other cars in the car park haven’t been damaged. Back inside Kenton downplays the incident, before Jolene tells him their CCTV cameras have all been smashed. Later Kenton orders some new ones, but still doesn’t want to make too much of the incident. Jolene though thinks it’s too much of a coincidence, after Kenton ID’d a member of Markie’s gang, insisting they keep Mick on as security.