Kate looks at the bigger picture and Lilian bolsters a friend.
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01/09/2025
Brian suggests they skip servicing the maize harvester this year to save money. Adam sees it as a false economy – if it breaks down it will be costly to repair. Brian maintains he currently has the final say in Home Farm business. Adam concedes the point. Later he tells Tom he’s made a decision; rather than keep messing Bridge Farm around he’d like to hand in his notice. Tom understands – Adam’s been biding his time and now he has another shot at the running of Home Farm he should take it. Adam protests he’s loved working at Bridge Farm, but they agree it’s time for him to move on. Brian’s on the cusp of advertising for another farm manager when Adam updates him with the news. He loves Home Farm; it’s where his heart is. Brian thinks this is brilliant.Lawrence compliments Tom on his game yesterday. He asks how much he gets paid for playing. Tom assures him he doesn’t get paid and neither does anyone else. It would be against the ethos of the team. As Chelsea serves Lawrence his lunch, he insists he’s tried to apologise to her and Zainab for his recent comments. He hints that if the complaint to the golf association goes ahead he might be forced to take action. Rattled Chelsea reports this to Lynda, who tells her not to worry. Lawrence presses Rex on a decision about payment, and Rex declines. Lawrence announces to Lynda that he knows her secret, and if she reports his comments he’ll tell the whole Ambridge team.
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31/08/2025
Tom breaks the news to Lynda that Henry can’t play cricket today. He’s struggling with the fact that the Borchester Fourths player he accidentally injured last week has two broken fingers. Adam too is unavailable. Lynda appeals to Adam – they currently don’t have a full team. But Adam’s busy at Home Farm and can’t be moved. With Chris out for six Lynda’s in despair, until she spots Adam, who’s relented and turns up to play after all. Lynda’s cheered; she loves this team. Tom promises if Adam can score fifty he’ll get him released to work at Home Farm again tomorrow. However despite a decent fight, Ambridge still lose. Rex has Lawrence in his taxi, who introduces himself before engaging Rex in cricket conversation. Rex admits he misses playing. Lawrence offers to pay him to play for Roserran-in-the-Vale. This is something they could offer that Ambridge doesn’t, isn’t it? Rex declines to comment. Later Lawrence taunts Lynda, alluding to the interesting conversation he’s had with Rex. He asks unnerved Lynda why she didn’t just offer Rex a fee to keep him. Lynda brushes him off and turns her attention back to the match at hand. Undeterred, Lawrence commiserates with her over Ambridge’s loss. Lynda asserts the team are in it for the love of the game. When he questions her coldness, she calls him out for his recent treatment of Chelsea. He dismisses it all as snowflakery. Even when Lynda declares she’s contacting Borsetshire Golf Association Lawrence insists he just doesn’t understand. And that, retorts Lynda, is the problem.
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29/08/2025
Fallon seeks Emma out at the Tearoom to let her know that Markie and his accomplice have been arrested. When Emma asks whether the police said it was because of George, Fallon admits that they’d had a tip off about Markie’s location. But Fallon reckons Emma can stop worrying now they’ve been arrested. Incredulous Emma points out that Markie and his accomplice are in prison and that’s where George is too. And there’s nothing anyone can do to help the situation. Fallon apologises and shares that Kenton was moved by his phone conversation with George. It sounds like George has done some growing up.Pat’s surprised that it’s mid-afternoon and Adam hasn’t been called back to help out at Home Farm yet. When Adam wonders why nothing seems to be happening with the Peggy holiday plan, Pat reckons it’s because no-one can agree about where to go. Adam’s phone rings and Pat knows it’s Brian even when Adam denies it. Pat warns Adam that he’d better not head over to Home Farm – she’s really fed up with the situation. Later Pat tells Adam that Tom saw Stella in the pub last night. She mentioned Brian’s letter and found it bizarre when she’s already made it clear to Brian that she never wants to go back to work at Home Farm. When Adam lets slip that Brian’s at the Tearoom now angry Pat storms over there to ask what he’s playing at. Adam now works for Bridge Farm – so Brian needs to let him get on with his job.
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28/08/2025
Lynda and Robert are in Ambridge Hall garden where they share how much they hate being at odds with one another; they’re each other’s favourite person. Chelsea turns up to do Lynda’s hair and tells her all about the run in she and Zainab had with Lawrence at the Golf Club last week. Lynda points out he was really awful with Khalil a few months ago and describes him as a misogynist and a racist. Robert offers to go and talk to Lawrence to help Chelsea and Zainab, but Lynda has another idea. She’s going to get in touch with the Borsetshire Golf Association. The police have checked in with Kenton and advised him to continue being vigilant while they’re still looking for the perpetrators. They have so much evidence now that he and Jolene probably won’t need to testify, if and when it goes to court.Later, angry Emma turns up at The Bull. Amber’s told her about George’s offer to help catch the person who’s been harassing Kenton and Jolene. She can’t believe it’s true and that they’re throwing George to the wolves. Kenton tries to calm her down saying that the offer came from George who’s trying to make amends. It could be a good thing for George. Jolene appears wondering what all the noise is about. She admits they didn’t really think about running it by Emma first, they just wanted Markie to be caught. But Emma counters that they’ve put George up against a man who intimidated them. How will George be safe now?
Ireland