The Archers

Jill finds the right words, and Fallon is left disappointed.

At Brookfield, David's talking through the events they've planned for Open Farm Sunday. Ruth senses how concerned he is about security, even though they've got Rex, Ed and Will keeping an eye on things. While Ruth mulls over the details of the day and possibly having more “fun” events, David suggests a bag search on the gate, then admits he's having flashbacks to what happened in the boardroom at Casey Meats and can't help projecting his fears onto Open Farm Sunday. He wishes he'd been more proactive, despite everyone saying how fantastic he was, keeping people calm. Ruth sits David down with a coffee and does her best to reassure him, before suggesting it might be better to cancel Open Farm Sunday if it's causing him so much anxiety. Alice's self-laceration continues at the doctor's surgery. Both she and Chris cover when Fallon appears. Fallon checks they're coming to Harrison's party tomorrow night and still providing the salads and playlist they promised. After Fallon's gone, Chris and Alice confess they'd completely forgotten. When they see Azra she doesn't think there's anything obviously delayed about Martha's development, but noting Alice's concern she suggests referring Martha to a paediatrician. Later, after dropping Martha at nursery, Chris is relieved they've got the referral. But Alice can't help worrying about the possibility of a delayed onset and there's nothing Chris can do to help. Fallon calls with more stress about Harrison's party, before Alice admits to Chris what she really wanted Azra to say was that Alice didn't hurt Martha and everything's alright.

Joy gives Susan the latest batch of Shop surveys, while Ben is asked what he'd like them to change. Joy suggests letting dogs in, but Susan's not keen, preferring Azra's idea of introducing a hardware section. Later, Ben catches up with Joy, grateful to her for remembering when he broke down at the Shop over Bess, knowing that's why she suggested allowing dogs. Joy admits the guilt she feels over Rochelle turning out the way she has, but Ben reminds Joy of the role she played in his recovery – their conversation on the Green that day was a turning point for him. He's certain something similar could happen to Rochelle.Alice has brought Martha to Chris's flat, where he's planned a day in and around Ambridge, inviting Alice to join them at the playground. Alice wants to talk about the effect her drinking during pregnancy had on Martha's development. Chris thinks it's a massive leap, but Alice has been dreading the thought of foetal alcohol syndrome for years and the nursery visit on Friday hasn't helped. At the playground later Chris tries convincing Alice there's nothing wrong with Martha, but she wants to see a doctor as soon as possible. Chris worries she's torturing herself unnecessarily, while Alice suggests he's more worried she'll start drinking again. When Susan approaches they're happy to talk about letting dogs in the shop instead. Afterwards Chris says he'll go to the doctors with Alice, who's really grateful. She wouldn't blame Chris for hating her after what she's done to Martha.

At the Shop Jim tries a super-courteous approach to get Lilian to fill in the survey, while Jazzer adds a mocking commentary. It's only when Jim spells out the existential threat Underwoods Local poses that Lilian agrees to answer the questions. Between them Jazzer and Lilian come up with several suggestions for improvements. Then Jazzer points out the biggest issue is friendliness – or the lack of it - and despite Jim's denial Lilian agrees that it's an issue. Later on Jazzer snatches Lilian's completed survey, reading out her score for friendliness: three out of five. He tells Jim it's not going to save the shop. Jim confesses how exhausting he finds maintaining the façade of friendliness and his relief at going to stay at his daughter's next week. But Jazzer loves it when Jim is grumpy!While Chris is relatively relaxed before the meeting about Martha at the nursery, Alice can't help thinking there must be a serious problem. The manager tactfully points out that Martha has haphazard concentration levels and limited attention span. She suggests working together with the staff to get Martha to focus on tasks for longer. Chris is happy to go along with this but Alice seems more troubled. Back at the Stables Lilian pushes Alice to confess her fear that her drinking during pregnancy is now affecting Martha's development. And if Lilian leaves Ambridge then that's another huge plank of Alice's support network gone, after Jennifer and Peggy. Lilian tells her she's changed her mind and she's not going anywhere.

Susan summons Jim and Joy to the Shop, telling them its future is at stake due to the threat from Underwoods Local. Jim proposes calling a village meeting. And making sure to emphasise the benefits of a village shop, Joy adds, such as lower prices. But Susan's heard the introductory discounts at Underwoods Local could go on all summer. Susan then tells them to look for common threads in the few surveys that have been completed, so they can root out any issues. Reporting back later it appears unfriendliness is the big one. Susan then dismisses the comments as biased, but Joy insists they act on it by working on their customer service skills. Both Jim and Susan are highly sceptical though, leading Joy in despair to suggest they try at least to be more positive with all their customers. Jim and Susan agree, but remain unconvinced that they're really doing anything wrong.On the phone Helen worries to Ian about Dane not getting back to her after she suggested another date. He's always responded so quickly before online. Ian still has his doubts, but Helen insists Ian find out what Dane thinks about her. However, when Ian tackles Dane about the meal last night and his companion, Dane cleverly avoids giving his opinion of Helen. Ian tries again later, but is embarrassed when Dane reveals he knows Ian is trying to find out what Dane thinks about Ian's best friend, Helen. Dane thinks she's amazing, then realises his message to Helen about the date never got sent. When he sends it again Helen excitedly tells Ian – he said yes!

It's a big night for Helen, while Ian attempts to be subtle.

Joy reckons the Village Shop customer survey drawn up by Susan and Emma is too comprehensive and offers to cut it down. Susan won't give way though, before explaining the survey's purpose to Jazzer. Both him and Joy wax lyrical about a superior shopping experience at Underwoods Local, pushing Susan into agreeing to take a look for herself. Later on, after bumping into Jazzer again, Susan is gobsmacked to discover Clarrie is working there. Clarrie tells Susan most of the village have been in already - and they're all dead impressed. Susan fears it could be the end of the Village Shop.Chris is at The Stables trimming some of the horses' hooves. He catches up with Alice and they discuss taking Martha to Peggy's funeral, agreeing that she should go. They arrange to meet up later over a curry to discuss preparing Martha for the day itself. At lunchtime Alice is joined by Joy at the Playground and they talk about how Alice's family are coping with Peggy's death, before comparing notes on the hard times both have been through recently. Joy then prompts Alice, she and Chris have cracked co-parenting, so she doesn't have to cope with everything on her own, does she? But then Chris phones and tells Alice that Imaani, the nursery manager, has called them in for an unscheduled meeting on Friday to talk about making sure Martha's school-ready. Chris doesn't think it signifies much, but Alice is unsettled by it. Later she calls Chris and cancels their catch-up later; there's things she needs to do at The Stables.

At Chris's Forge captain Hannah gets very frustrated by Chris and Adam's lack of competitive edge for this afternoon's T20 cricket match against Jolene's team. Alice joins them and promises Chris that she and Martha will be there, cheering on both sides.Over lunch at the Dower House Justin catches Lilian scrolling through a world cruises website. Justin's appalled as Lilian outlines her plans for their retirement, going on exotic holidays. Just the thought of the family holiday Peggy stipulated in her will is enough to make Justin quail. In any case, he enjoys working far too much to give it up, but reluctantly agrees to talk about Lilian's proposal later.During the cricket innings break Hannah chastises her ‘Elite' team-mates for batting so poorly and can't understand why Chris and Adam aren't taking it more seriously. Jolene however is loving how well her ‘Underdog' team performed in the field. Alice joins Justin and Lilian on the boundary edge, apologising for not being more receptive yesterday to Lilian's idea of leaving Ambridge. She now thinks Lilian should go ahead and do whatever is best for her and Justin. Once Alice has gone though, Justin makes it clear to Lilian he's still not keen.The cricket ends in defeat for Hannah's team, with everybody repairing to The Bull for drinks and a T20 photograph. Chris and Alice tentatively agree to spend more family time together with Martha, and Alice says she'll accompany Adam to keep an eye on Helen when she goes for her date at Grey Gables on Wednesday.

Lilian considers her options, and Susan asks the audience.

Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes Director: Peter Leslie Wild Editor: Jeremy HoweDavid Archer…. Timothy Bentinck Helen Archer…. Louiza Patikas Henry Archer…. Blayke Darby Kenton Archer…. Richard Attlee Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Tom Archer…. William Troughton Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Ian Craig…. Stephen Kennedy Ed Grundy…. Barry Farrimond Emma Grundy…. Emerald O'Hanrahan Akram Malik…. Asif Khan Zainab Malik…. Priyasasha Kumari Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford Oliver Sterling…. Michael Cochrane Dane…. Stavros Demetraki Naomi…. Aoife Moss

Emma and Ed are irritable after a long day working on trees at Grey Gables. It's their anniversary but Emma can't be bothered to do anything special. However Oliver surprises them with the offer of an overnight stay at the hotel with spa passes and dinner, as an anniversary gift. They accept graciously, but over dinner they continue to bicker as Emma can't let Ed's attitude to her work go. His constant instructions to her from the ground today weren't welcome or helpful. Oliver checks in to make sure they're having a great evening. They assure him they are. They realise they shouldn't be arguing – it's the tiredness talking. Emma suggests they skip dinner and have an early night. Helen wonders to Ian how Adam's doing. Ian thinks he's ok but sad. Helen reports much the same from her side of the family, particularly Lilian. They speculate on possible explanations as to where Peggy's money's gone; Ian jokes she probably invested in a donkey sanctuary. He's looking forward to the big family holiday though. He's impressed with Helen's adept brushing off of Martyn Gibson's advances. Helen admits someone else has caught her eye. Ian's flabbergasted to learn it's Dane from Grey Gables. He comments Dane's nice enough but always ‘on' and cracking jokes. Helen ventures that this could be a good thing. Ian agrees; he's sure they'll have a great time. Helen admits she's nervous, putting herself back out there. Ian assures her everyone feels this way. He stays positive for her, and Helen thanks him for the chat.

Kenton's surprised David's now going ahead with Open Farm Sunday. David explains he doesn't feel he should cancel so he's putting increased security in place. Lilian's late for a pub shift and Kenton's reluctant to push it as her mood's so low at the moment. David volunteers to jump behind the bar to help out. Lilian arrives but soon needs a break to regroup. With Justin out at a function, she insists she'd still rather be working than sitting alone at home.A customer approaches the bar and asks for Angela, but David misunderstands the signal and the woman goes and sits down again. Lilian spots the man she's sitting with is behaving aggressively towards her. It becomes clear David's made a mistake and missed the woman's coded request for help. Lilian's appalled at the error, and finds a subtle way of extricating the woman from the situation. Safely upstairs, the woman, Naomi, explains she'd been set up with this man by a friend, and whilst initially charming, her date became angry when she declined a second meet-up with him. Naomi's very grateful for Lilian swooping in like a fairy godmother to rescue her. After Naomi's gone, Lilian suggests refresher training for everyone who might be working in the bar. The incident has shaken her. She's frustrated too that the man got away with his bad behaviour and may well just carry on with it in the future. Kenton's worried about Lilian and checks in again with her; is she alright? Lilian admits she's not really, but there's nothing anyone can do.

Natasha puts her foot in it, and it's a big day for Zainab.

Oliver and Ian await the arrival at Grey Gables of the new temporary manager, who's late. Oliver lists his credentials and Ian admits he does sound very good. Ian reckons he'll run a tight ship; Oliver thinks that's just what they're looking for/need. Dane arrives and proves to be chatty and quirky. Both Ian and Oliver are slightly stunned. Dane's a breath of fresh air, but not quite what either of them was expecting. Natasha prompts Tom to tell Helen about Henry hiding his phone from her. He does so and Helen tackles Henry in a quiet moment as he makes a birthday card for Jack. He's defensive at first, worrying that Helen will be mad at him. Eventually he admits he was checking up on some of the names in a dating app Helen's joined. Helen's shocked Henry's been looking at her phone, but understands when it becomes clear he's fearful for her safety. She reassures him, reminding him that it's her job to look after him, not the other way round. She puts Natasha and Tom in the picture. Natasha's excited that Helen's online dating, though equally shocked at Henry's actions. Tom thinks it's quite sweet – Henry's obviously looking out for Helen. Helen points out Henry's clearly worried about the possibility of another Rob. Tom doesn't think so. But Helen reckons she'll delete the dating app. Natasha persuades her to give it a chance. It's great Helen's being proactive about finding someone. Natasha's happy to be her wingwoman; it's very exciting.

Henry informs his granddad that he and Khalil have a place on the cricket team. He wonders if Tony's upset, but Tony's genuinely pleased for them. Henry's apprehensive about the match but Tony reassures him – they'll all support him all the way. Tom and Natasha speculate on the proposed extended family holiday. Natasha thinks it might be fun, though they agree it wouldn't be something they'd choose to do. Tom wonders again where Peggy's money's gone. Natasha dismisses this – maybe it just ran out. Natasha looks forward to sampling Fallon's cricket tea pies. She goes to collect Henry, who's engrossed in his phone. He hurriedly puts it away saying he was looking at the weather. The match is disappointing despite Henry and Khalil's efforts in the field. Tony remarks that Ambridge seem to have given up. Zainab wonders when it'll be over – at least Fallon's pies were delicious. Natasha sympathises with Tom over the loss. Henry isn't impressed with his play. He can barely hit the ball. He doesn't think he'll go in for the T20 next week. Encouraging Tony offers to give him some tips. Natasha's concerned over Henry hiding his phone earlier. Tom thinks it's normal for teenagers to conceal what's on their phones but Natasha persists. Tom offers to have a word with him. Tom begins the conversation awkwardly and Henry soon works out Natasha's spoken to him. He assures Tom he wasn't looking at anything inappropriate, repeating that he was just checking the weather.

Rex calls on Rochelle. He's sorry, but he can't stop thinking about her and suspects she feels the same about him. Rochelle shuts him down. They can't be together. Rex leaves and Rochelle calls her mum. She admits to Joy that she's heartbroken. She still really likes Rex.Joy spots a small burn on Lilian's hand. Lilian admits she's clumsy at the moment. Joy observes that grief is distracting and exhausting. Lilian sighs she's got so much to organise but she'd rather be dealing with one of Peggy's weekly lists. She shows Joy one she's kept. Joy thinks the lists are a beautiful memory. Lilian thanks her for being a good friend and shoulder to cry on.Tom confronts Helen over her comments to Natasha. Helen maintains she was simply reminding Natasha of the truth – that Tom had received handouts from Peggy more than once over the years. When Tom points out that Natasha wasn't even around at that time, Helen calms down. Helen admits that rightly or wrongly, she was hoping for more from her gran's will. Later Lilian gives them the news that Peggy's wish was for everyone to go on a family holiday together. Lilian's quite excited. She hopes the small legacies Peggy left doesn't cause issues for the family. The last thing she and Tony want is in-fighting and arguments. Tom and Helen agree. But Tom thinks this still doesn't make sense. He wants to be sure Peggy wasn't cheated of her money. Something doesn't add up; where has all the money gone?

Usha's impressed by the topic Alan's chosen for his sermon, that of peace, observing that he's never one to take the easy route. Later Helen breaks it to Alan that amongst Peggy's comprehensive instructions for her funeral she stipulated a different vicar to officiate. Alan frets to Usha that Crispin can't possibly know the family as well as he does. He wonder's whether Peggy's decision was to do with his involvement in Rob's baptism. Whatever the reason, he resolves to ensure the church will look its best for the funeral.Lynda's interested when Helen lets slip that Henry's really started liking cricket at school. Later she tells Rex she's disappointed in him, having had him down as a man of integrity.Brian informs Rex that Peggy set aside some money for a natural artwork at the Rewilding site. Rex thinks Peggy took an impressive gamble with the rewilding, commenting ruefully that he's always been the sensible one in his family. Brian reckons there's nothing wrong with being level-headed. Rex wonders how you know when it's time to settle down. Brian observes if it's with the right person he'll know, counselling Rex to think carefully before taking any risks.Helen sympathises with Natasha over how tight finances are. Natasha comments it was unfair of Peggy not to warn them there was so little money to go round. Helen thinks they shouldn't have counted their chickens. And besides, Tom has already had plenty from Peggy, so not everyone in the family has the same right to feel aggrieved.

A mystery deepens one for one family, and there's a rare night out for some villagers.

Lilian's finding lots of poignant reminders of Peggy while sorting through a box of her things. Tony doesn't understand how old shopping lists can evoke fond memories, but Lilian sees each of them as telling a story. Lilian points out that Tony's surrounded by his children and grandchildren, whereas hers are not only far away, but don't need her like Peggy did. She feels lost without her mum. When Henry arrives he's intrigued by a glass dolphin. Lilian declares he can keep it. Henry's in charge of the goats for Open Farm Sunday – he's planning on buying some leather halters for them when he gets his money. Tony asks what money he's expecting and Henry thinks it's from Peggy. Tony thinks Henry shouldn't be talking about inheritance money, but Lilian disagrees. It's only natural Henry should speculate. Besides, he's missing his great grandma as much as she is. Tony apologises for snapping at Henry; he thinks they would all benefit from a family outing. At Brookfield Rex wonders how David is after their ordeal at the abattoir. Pip maintains her dad's his usual grumpy, stoical self, unlike Rex, who proved himself strong, brave and capable. Pip's puzzled when Rex appears to defend Rochelle. He then questions what he's doing with his life, wishing it had worked out differently. Rex doesn't want to end up old and resentful, mulling over regrets. Later David surprises Pip by suggesting they need to do a major security audit at Brookfield, admitting he'd prefer it if they didn't do Open Farm Sunday at all.

Joy's been visiting Rochelle, who's grateful for the peace and quiet at Mick's mate's house but wants get on with her life. She's applied for a job so she can start looking for a place of her own. Joy repeats her offer to help with the deposit. With Joy's car at the garage she's booked a taxi, but to their horror it's Rex who turns up. Rochelle panics about her bail conditions and quickly goes inside. On the journey Rex hears Rochelle's looking for work and jokily suggests she shouldn't ask Freddie for a reference. Joy asserts that Rochelle mostly feels bad about what she did because of Rex. At the shop Lily's angry with Joy for seemingly not caring about what Rochelle did to Freddie. Joy acknowledges Lily's entitled to feel that way, but Lily storms off. Usha sympathises with Joy, who assures Usha she'll pay the legal fees owed, but is grateful when Usha tells her not to worry yet. Lily tries persuading Rex to continue playing for Ambridge purely for the love of cricket – she's pretty confident Lynda won't say anything, so long as the payments stop. Rex can't afford to give up his taxi work though and suggests playing the odd Sunday instead, but Lily doubts Lynda or Freddie would agree. When talk turns to Joy and Rochelle, Rex starts defending Rochelle and Lily accuses him of taking sides. Rex doesn't think Lily should be annoyed with Joy for something which wasn't her fault. Lily gets it – they're allowed to hate Rochelle, but not Joy.

Lynda makes a surprising discovery, and there's drama on the cricket pitch.

Writer: Sarah Hehir Director: Rosemary Watts Editor: Jeremy HoweBrian Aldridge…. Charles Collingwood David Archer…. Timothy Bentinck Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Tony Archer…. David Troughton Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Emma Carter…. Emerald O'Hanrahan Mick Fadmoor…. Martin Barrass Usha Franks…. Souad Faress Clarrie Grundy…. Heather Bell Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Rochelle Horville…. Rosie Stancliffe Kate Madikane…. Perdita Avery Elizabeth Pargetter…. Alison Dowling Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence Lynda Snell…. Carole Boyd Lawrence…. Rupert Vansittart DC Tanners…. Jane Slavin

At The Bull, Lynda bumps into Lawrence, who's just visited the Lower Loxley VE day exhibition. When Lawrence exclaims it makes him feel proud to be British, Lynda pointedly mentions troops from other countries who also fought in the war. Cutting Lynda off, Lawrence turns the conversation to Reginald Dodge's family, who were also at the exhibition. Lynda's irritated when Lawrence is then rude about the quality of Ambridge's cricket teas, suggesting they need to up their game to rise up his catering league. Later, Lynda makes it clear to Lawrence how she feels about him. She didn't appreciate his advances when they first met, and she won't fraternise with a racist. When Lawrence tries to smooth things over, it's clear Lynda has no time for him. Lilian and Tony try to locate Hilda, who's still missing. Peggy's coming with Christine to the beacon lighting and WI tea later, and will expect a visit with Hilda en route. Lilian and Tony agree to pretend they saw Hilda this morning, but she's now wandered off. At the Village Hall later, Lilian and Tony wonder where Peggy is before Lilian gets a call from The Laurels. Lilian then approaches Tony in tears, telling him Peggy has died peacefully in her chair at the home. As the beacon blazes on Lakey Hill, Lilian, Brian and Tony share their feelings about Peggy. They head off to Peggy's slideshow at the Village Hall, which Lynda has agreed to narrate at the last minute. Tearful Lilian just wishes Peggy was there to watch it with them.

Freddie struggles with recent events, and Clarrie considers her options.

Elizabeth tells David at Brookfield about a nightmare in which she was desperately trying to stop David wreaking bloody vengeance with a broken bottle while trapped on a cruise ship. David admits he's had nightmares about the abattoir protest too, wondering if he should have done more. They discuss Lower Loxley's plans for VE Day and Ruth's attempts to contact Reginald Dodge, wartime hero. Talk turns to Jill's memories of the war, David suspecting Phil had a crush on Wanda, the Brookfield Land Girl. They also discuss the slideshow Pat's putting together with Peggy. Later, David surprises Elizabeth with news that they've tracked down ‘Dodgy' (Reginald) through his granddaughter, who's emailed Ruth a potted life history. David suggests printing it out and putting it on display at Lower Loxley.At the Magistrate's Court, Rochelle's grateful to be given bail – and she won't be tagged, as long as she sticks to her bail conditions. Mick and Joy are grateful to Usha too, before Joy hands over a bag of clothes and other essentials. Apologetic Rochelle gives Joy a heartfelt hug, then leaves with Mick for the bail address he's arranged with a friend. On the way, Rochelle is relieved to hear Joy isn't angry with her and tells Mick she loves Joy, despite everything. Back at Beechwood, Joy confesses she blames herself for damaging Rochelle. Usha admires Rochelle's passion and determination, and thinks she never really intended to harm anyone. Usha then encourages Joy to stay and help with VE Day, despite the temptation to run away. Joy agrees, because running away never works.

At the Tearoom downbeat Emma tells Natasha she heard some of the Roserran crowd made disparaging remarks about yesterday's cricket tea, knowing it came from Bridge Farm, home of the sewage leak. But Emma's bad mood is more to do with it being the anniversary of George crashing Alice's car. Natasha is very sympathetic, but later tells Emma they need to up their game with the cricket teas.Phoning from the police station Usha gives Joy details of Rochelle's arrest, explaining that potentially the charges could be very serious. Despite the mention of terrorism Mick tries playing down Joy's fears, suggesting they go for breakfast at the Tearoom. Without her mobile Joy insists on staying home in case Usha rings back. At the Tearoom Mick compares Emma's situation with George to Joy's with Rochelle, both standing by their errant child. He understands it now, where he didn't before.At the police station Usha cautions Rochelle against a “no comment” approach. Rochelle is fully committed to the cause, having been told the charges probably won't stick. She accuses Usha of bleeding heart vegetarianism, quoting Saskia, who's dismissive of people who don't take action. Usha spells out the risk of Rochelle ending up in prison and the effect it could have on her children. Rochelle agrees to at least think about a defence based on non-violent action and trying to minimise harm on the day. Later, Usha tells Joy that Rochelle will be in court tomorrow. They agree Rochelle's stubborn and impassioned, but at least Rochelle's now working with Usha, not against her.

The police turn up at Beechwood looking for Rochelle or anything that could help locate her. While officers search the house Joy tells DC Tanners that Rochelle has been staying with Rex, then left a message about going away. Joy had no idea what Rochelle was planning though. DC Tanners then explains about taking away all their internet enabled devices, including mobile phones. After the police have gone Mick helps Joy tidy up. Joy still believes Rochelle's a good person with strong beliefs, but she's never been good at knowing when to stop. Later, Rochelle rings Joy on the landline. She's handed herself in to the police but doesn't want a solicitor. Nevertheless Joy tells Mick she's calling Usha.At the cricket, against Roserran-in-the-Vale, Lawrence quizzes reluctant Lynda and Freddie about what's been going on with Rochelle, then makes a cutting remark about supermarket sandwiches. After he's gone Lynda commends Freddie for his bravery, both on Thursday at the abattoir and following the explosion at Grey Gables. Freddie admits he's not sleeping well, constantly thinking how things could have gone worse. Vince has given Freddie a list of things to work through, to take his mind off it. To Lynda they are both heroes, setting a fine example for the team to follow. The match itself is hotly contested with Ambridge just managing their first victory of the season, thanks to Rex. Lawrence is gracious in defeat, but Lynda isn't convinced by his sentiments, a feeling that is confirmed by Lawrence's patronising comments about Ambridge's tea offering.

Writer: Liz John Director: Marina Caldarone Editor: Jeremy HoweDavid Archer…. Timothy Bentinck Helen Archer…. Louiza Patikas Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Pat Archer…. Patricia Gallimore Tom Archer…. William Troughton Vince Casey…. Tony Turner Rex Fairbrother…. Nick Barber Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin…. Susie Riddell Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Rochelle Horville…. Rosie Stancliffe Akram Malik…. Asif Khan Azra Malik…. Yasmin Wilde Khalil Malik…. Krish Bassi Zainab Malik…. Priyasasha Kumari Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence Lynda Snell…. Carole Boyd Saskia…. Alison Belbin Carl…. James Bartlett

Chaos reigns at the abattoir and Vince finds himself in the spotlight.

Natasha faces a tricky negotiation and Tracy jumps on board.

Rochelle is out of options and Rex attempts some aftercare.

Pat has reservations and Lynda has a point to prove.

There's drama on the cricket pitch and a surprise is sprung on Azra.

Writer: Naylah Ahmed Director: Pip Swallow Editor: Jeremy HoweBen Archer…. Ben Norris David Archer…. Timothy Bentinck Helen Archer…. Louiza Patikas Henry Archer…. Blayke Darby Jolene Archer…. Buffy Davies Kenton Archer…. Richard Attlee Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Pat Archer…. Patricia Gallimore Tom Archer…. William Troughton Leonard Berry…. Paul Copley Rex Fairbrother…. Nick Barber Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Rochelle Horville…. Rosie Stancliffe Zainab Malik…. Priyasasha Kumari Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford Saskia…. Alison Belbin

Rex doesn't know where to turn, and there's a campaign going at Brookfield.

Natasha and Tom make their presence felt, and Rochelle has something on her mind.

Joy has questions to ask, and plans are made at the abattoir.

Rochelle finds herself on the spot, and the pressure rises for Freddie.

Jazzer takes centre stage, and Helen knows what she wants.

Writer: Keri Davies Director: Dave Payne Editor: Jeremy HoweBrian Aldridge…. Charles Collingwood Jolene Archer…. Buffy Davies Kenton Archer…. Richard Attlee Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Pat Archer…. Patricia Gallimore Tom Archer…. William Troughton Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett Rex Fairbrother…. Nick Barber Martyn Gibson…. Jon Glover Emma Grundy…. Emerald O‘Hanrahan Brad Horrobin…. Taylor Uttley Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Rochelle Horville…. Rosie Stancliffe Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly Elizabeth Pargetter…. Alison Dowling Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence Saskia…. Alison Belbin

Brad and Chelsea are finding interesting material in their library research. Brad's unearthed a wartime news film, and Chelsea's come across the mysterious Reg but there's still not enough clear information to decipher his full name, or his story. Elizabeth's impressed – the lack of clarity makes it even more intriguing. Rochelle catches up with Elizabeth at the Bull. She asks after Vince and his mum, and Elizabeth reports Iris is doing well after her operation. Elizabeth wonders how Rochelle's liking her job. Rochelle's positive, especially about Freddie. Rex joins them and talk turns to the VE Day event. Rochelle doesn't believe in marking the occasion – there's still always war somewhere in the world and it's a terrible thing. The others take her point. Rochelle and Rex drink to victory at the cricket. Rex wonders how Rochelle squares working at the abattoir with her veganism. Rochelle maintains it's just a job – after all Rex never queries where he's taking his taxi passengers, does he? Good argument, concedes Rex. He suggests they could put their recent difficulties behind them, maybe just do something together and see where it goes. Rochelle agrees, but then gets a phone call and has to leave. It's Saskia, who congratulates her on planting the camera in the lairage. But the camera's stopped working, and they need footage from further inside the operation. Saskia arranges to give Rochelle another camera on Monday – a direct clash with the meeting Rochelle's just arranged with Rex. Rochelle breaks the news to him, saying she'll get back to him about another date.

Brian attempts to keep the peace, and patience is a virtue for Natasha.