28/06/2022

06/28/22 • 13 min

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Lily’s shoe shopping for an exhibition she’s agreed to attend with Russ. She asks if they might go to a rave on Friday in return for the favour. Russ is disparaging of the rave, so Lily playfully gives up on the shoes. She continues to work on him – she wants a chance to let her hair down. After more flirty teasing, Russ gives in. He maintains he’d always have agreed to go to the rave, he just wanted to see how long Lily’s sulk would last. Ben’s incredulous that Steph’s still at Beth’s. He assumed Beth would have thrown her out by now. Steph insists she and Ben are in this together. Ben can’t believe Steph hasn’t told Beth that she instigated the kiss. He’d never look twice at someone like her! Stung, Steph calls her dad, who’s convinced Beth to sit down and talk to her. With Vince sitting between them, unimpressed Beth wants the truth, and confronts Steph with the question: was the kiss all her doing? Steph’s reflex is to say no. Vince urges her to be honest. But Steph feels she always gets the blame for everything; she puts the responsibility as much with Ben as herself. Vince ventures that Ben doesn’t seem the type, but Beth counters grimly that they never do. Steph pushes it too far when she comments that she always picks idiots and Beth always attracts cheaters. Vince tells Steph to go and get her things from Beth’s place, as Beth cries in his arms, wondering what she’s going to do.

Previous Episode

27/06/2022

Vince has two daughters on his hands to deal with after yesterday. Elizabeth sympathises and brings him lunch while the builders continue to work in his kitchen. She says she’s spoken to Ben, and tries to put his point of view to Vince. She emphasises how unlike Ben it would be to do something like kiss his girlfriend’s sister, but Vince is able to focus only on Beth and Steph and how they’re feeling right now. Tom and Helen joke good naturedly about name suggestions for the twins, before Adil arrives to be shown round the farm. Tom’s determined he should see the thick of the action around their beautiful veg, as Helen points out to Adil that losing Grey Gables as a customer wasn’t something they were expecting. Adil’s impressed with the farm, reassuring them they’ll have the Grey Gables business back in eighteen months. He further suggests a mutually beneficial relationship – Grey Gables could lease them some grazing land to allow Bridge Farm to diversify into other cheese varieties. After he’s gone Tom and Helen can see possibilities, but Helen’s keen to guard against empty promises. They agree it’s worth exploring some options. Alice is taking Martha to a Borchester park. Envious Chris has tedious paperwork planned, so Alice suggests he joins them. She admits the trip is to take her mind off today’s social services assessment result. Chris is worried too. Alice reads the email when it arrives. There will be no further action regarding Martha’s accident. They’re both elated; they’ve been handed a clean slate.

Next Episode

29/06/2022

Beth calls Ben, giving him some hope when she says she wants to talk. But she continues to bat away his protestations of innocence, still insisting she’s heard it all before, and doesn’t know whether to believe he didn’t want to kiss Steph. In spite of herself she reciprocates when Ben declares he misses her. They chat further, both of them enjoying this time talking together like they used to. But then Beth explains she’s sick of being the brainy alternative one while her glamorous sister gets everything she wants. She can’t trust Ben completely. She wants to believe him, but it’s not enough. To Ben’s utter dismay, Beth says goodbye. Roy’s invited Adil over for dinner. He really wants Kirsty’s help with the prep, but she escapes to freshen up. When they’ve eaten Roy’s attempt at an authentic curry, diplomatic Adil struggles to describe it, breaking the ice. They chat about Phoebe’s recent birthday and how she’s enjoying her time in Scotland, and a little about Kate the goldfish, before tired Roy hints at calling it a night. Kirsty’s keen to keep the evening going. She learns Adil knows a little about palmistry, and along with the other things she discovered about him, she likes what she hears. When she accidentally spills scalding hot tea over him, he quickly removes his trousers. Roy comes in and jumps to conclusions, before making a hasty exit, much to Kirsty and Adil’s amusement. Adil thanks Kirsty – he was finding it difficult to warm to Ambridge, but tonight he’s had the best time.