Rochelle struggles with the reality of her situation, and George has a brainwave.
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13:10
06/04/2025
Out walking with Miranda, Brian makes an excuse to get away for a bridge tutorial with Martyn, something Brian’s keen Miranda doesn’t find out about. However, when Brian arrives at Martyn’s house, Miranda calls and he has to cover with a story about Martha running him ragged. Martyn finds his subterfuge amusing, though Brian’s sure Miranda suspects something. In the tutorial itself, tetchy Brian struggles with the basics of bidding, much to Martyn’s frustration. Brian admits he’s not the easiest of people to teach, and Martyn suggests another session on Tuesday.Over at Grange Farm, it’s Keira’s birthday party. Despite Eddie’s best efforts, Clarrie can’t stop fussing around, wanting to keep busy. She’s dreading the prospect of her last day at the Dairy and how the family will cope without her income. Ed comes in and tells them about a lucrative tree surgery job that’s come up, but the customer wants it done tomorrow – the day they’re visiting George in prison for his birthday. Ed assumes they’ll have to turn it down, but then George rings to wish Keira a happy birthday. He’s looking forward to Ed and Emma visiting, though Will can’t make it. George susses something’s up, and Ed admits they’ll lose work tomorrow because of the visit. George has a suggestion. As money is tight with Clarrie losing her job, why doesn’t Eddie visit him instead, so Ed and Emma can still do the job? Eddie is quickly persuaded and promises to give George a birthday hug from Ed.
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13:02
04/04/2025
Clarrie catches up with Fallon crossing the Green, and they have an awkward exchange about her application to work in the Bull kitchen as well as at Casey Meats. She was too late for Casey Meats, despite Rochelle being given an interview. Fallon admits they had lots of applications from better qualified people for The Bull’s kitchen. Clarrie accepts the rejection stoically, but it’s clear there’s regret on Fallon’s part as Clarrie goes. Later, Clarrie turns up at Woodbine Cottage and offers to work unpaid whenever The Bull kitchen gets really busy. Fallon tells her she can’t work for nothing, before Clarrie makes a fulsome apology about George’s actions and the impact on Fallon. Clarrie offers herself as someone to talk to, if ever Fallon feels the need. Fallon invites Clarrie in. Fallon’s loving being head chef so far, then discovers that Clarrie wanted to be a dancer when she was growing up. Fallon’s sure she’ll find a job soon.At Casey Meats, Freddie reflects on finally getting Jolene off the cricket team before Rochelle arrives for her interview. Vince is already impressed by how Rochelle handled the situation at the shop the other day. Later, Freddie tells Vince that Rochelle did well and they’re calling her back. In the car park later, Rochelle surprises Vince with a couple of questions about animal welfare she didn’t ask at the interview. Vince tells her unofficially that she’s got the job before offering Rochelle a lift back to Ambridge, adding that she can ask him anything she wants.
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13:16
03/04/2025
Rochelle is at indoor nets, impressing Vince and Freddie with her cricketing skills, when Jolene appears, calling their bluff on sacking her for not turning up to two practices in a row. Tracy’s come along too and Jolene notes they’re happier about Tracy’s presence than hers, then accuses Freddie of being a tyrant, imposing ridiculous rules rather than telling her he wanted to drop her. Meanwhile Vince and Rochelle swap compliments. Vince thinks she’d be an asset to the team then invites her to drinks after nets.
At the end of the session Rochelle offers to take some of the kit home on the bus before Rex is pressured into giving her a lift. The journey back is awkward before Rex apologises for putting his foot in it with Rochelle and Joy, leading to Rochelle’s sudden disappearance. But Rex tells her she ghosted him and it felt horrible. They agree to draw a line under it and just be friends.
Back at The Bull Rochelle agrees to join the team, having already persuaded Vince to give her a job interview at Casey Meats tomorrow. Rochelle then catches up with Mick on his way home, pushing him to talk about Joy and how much he’s missing her. Rochelle tells him that it’s normal Horville behaviour to run for cover – but they always come back in the end. Despite Mick’s misgivings about what Joy sees in him Rochelle assures him that he’s worth coming home for. Mick admits that he loves Joy more than she’ll ever know.
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13:10
02/04/2025
Clarrie frets over having to compile a CV for her job application to The Bull. Emma is supportive, though Eddie suggests Clarrie deserves to put her feet up for a while. Clarrie insists they can’t afford for her not to work, so she’ll just have to get on with it. Later though, despite Eddie’s attempts to gloss things up, Clarrie’s finding it hard to muster any enthusiasm. She can’t big herself up on a CV just to impress Fallon and Jolene – they’ll laugh at her! When Emma returns to Grange Farm, she finds Eddie has taken over, using all sorts of flowery language to embellish Clarrie’s credentials. Emma quickly produces an alternative CV, which sounds far more credible. Clarrie’s impressed and even Eddie has to admit it’s better than his version.Robert calls Emma to cut away a branch overhanging the llama paddock at Ambridge Hall. While Emma does the job Khalil comforts nervous Salieri. Robert shows Khalil a digitally edited image of him and Lynda next to the Statue of Liberty, despite never having been there. Robert then suggests he could show Khalil how to recreate the images of Khalil’s parents’ wedding to replace the photos lost in the sewage spill. Over at Beechwood Khalil shows Robert some old photos of his parents on the computer and mentions his parents’ honeymoon in Dubai. Robert suggests taking new photos and superimposing their younger faces, before Khalil takes him up to the loft where Akram and Azra’s wedding suits are stored. When Robert sees the suits he thinks they can definitely put something together.
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