Brian considers his finances. Jim considers traffic movements. Eddie considers the facial expressions of turkeys. Lynda has not considered the obvious choice for her male lead.

Radio Times: There’s disappointment for Brian, and Lynda has her nose to the scent.

Characters: Adam, Brian, David, Eddie, Jim, Lynda

• Brian and David discuss matters at Bridge Farm with a set of clichés. Brian is helping out so that Rob can get back to work; Jennifer and Phoebe will lend a hand with the veg boxes on Wednesday. Meanwhile Tony remains in intensive care. Awkwardly, David tells Brian that they have taken Rodway’s advice and decided to go for a telephone auction at Brookfield. Brian is not pleased, but can see David’s point of view. He will have to talk it over with Adam.
• As Eddie prepares for another Grundy Christmas spectacular, he shows Jim his turkeys. He needs to select three with intelligent expressions for the fortune telling. Jim enters into the spirit of the things, but even he is somewhat taken aback to hear that Joe will be dressed as Uncle Sam and Eddie as a turkey. At least the £5 entrance fee will include a glass of cider and a sausage roll or mince pie.
• Adam and Brian discuss the HSE visit to Bridge Farm, to investigate the accident. More clichés abound. Brian thinks he will need to speak to his accountant and realise some assets; it looks as though they would need a mortgage if they did decide to put in a bid. Adam points out that they have no choice; that land will not come on the market again in their lifetime.
• Jim arrives for the Save Ambridge meeting to find that he and Lynda are the sole representatives. As if the lack of a male lead for Blithe Spirit was not enough, though someone suave and with rugged charm just might be not too far away -Jim has discovered that the local authority’s traffic figures are suspect, so he and Lynda decide to carry out their own survey. They drive to a layby to assess the best place for this and are surprised by a slightly embarrassed David wondering if they have broken down. They hear the cows mooing for their separated calves. It sounds as though they are crying for Tony says Lynda poetically. It’s an echo of how the whole village feels says David, rather more prosaically.