02 August 1996

Characters: John, Julia, Mike, Neil, Nigel, Pat, Richard, Usha

• Richard is left 10% of the estate by Mrs Barraclough in a surprise bequest.
• John and Hayley are sort of back together. Pat advises consideration and is worried over John’s availability next week, a suggestion he refutes.
• Upset at Lower Loxley as first a builder on the set fell off scaffolding and broke an arm (a future liability storyline?) and then Julia returns! She’s looking forward to a part in the film, but upset at not being told, after finding out from Nelson, via Ellen, but thinks they should be doing more of it. She claims first name terms with the director – for years!
• Mike knows about potential pig move and advises for it – pointing out potential for more work from John although is possibly for it because of more space for market garden. Neil then spoke to John over the move and said he doesn’t want to change things, no matter what the prospects, worried over the unpredictability. At which point John aggressively dissolves the partnership citing a lack of vision.

Summarised by: Chris Harrison