12/05/2026
Ruth tries to stay positive, and Pip鈥檚 worries spiral.
Having seen George鈥檚 test footage for the Borchester Show, Ruth praises Brian for funding George鈥檚 new drone, admiring his forgiveness. Brian鈥檚 wary of taking too much credit, before Anna appears and confides in Ruth how difficult she鈥檚 finding things with Carol. Anna wants a stairlift and downstairs shower fitted at Glebe Cottage. Ruth reckons that鈥檚 beyond their remit as landlords, but Anna offers to pay and Ruth promises to think about it. Kirsty joins them, looking forward to Anna鈥檚 talk at the WI, before suggesting a walk round the Rewilding Site with Carol. Kirsty then guides Carol and Anna on the walk, before Anna leaves to prepare her talk and Kirsty offers to show Carol their information on beavers.
While helping Pip with the silage clamp, Ruth encourages her to be positive. But Pip can鈥檛 stop worrying about the potential implications of Ruth having genetic testing for the BRCA variant.
Brian is cleaning up at Blossom Hill after celebrating Ruairi鈥檚 new job last night. Ruairi will be moving out and Alice wonders if Brian will be okay living on his own. Brian admits he misses Miranda and Alice probes why he didn鈥檛 move in with her. Brian鈥檚 evasive, instead talking about Adam鈥檚 managerial failings.
Later, Anna鈥檚 disappointed to hear from Kirsty that Carol鈥檚 not coming to her talk. Afterwards however, Alice, Ruth, Kirsty and Anna discuss issues of misogyny and gender-based violence, before Pip steps outside with Ruth. Having been doomscrolling faulty gene variants Pip鈥檚 worried sick. Ruth thinks she鈥檚 panicking unnecessarily, but Pip鈥檚 scared her DNA鈥檚 carrying a death sentence.
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