Berrow Farm is to close – but tell no-one. Phoebe passes her driving test.

Radio Times: Brian can always be relied on for his discretion, while Phoebe seems to be on a roll.

Characters: Brian, Helen, Jennifer, Justin, Rob, Tom

• There’s a visitor expected for lunch at Home Farm; Justin wants to run something past Brian because, Brian is convinced, of his local knowledge. Phoebe returns from a final driving lesson before her test this afternoon.
• Rob is amazed at how much the baby has grown since the last scan; what are they going to call him? Learning that Helen has not yet been able to contact Ian, he is scathing about his implied enthusiasm to be a godparent.
• With the smalltalk out of the way Justin comes to the point: he is going to close Berrow Farm. It took a while to accept but the financial losses leave no him option; he has never had his fingers burnt so badly; it was simply the wrong time to get into milk.
• Haven’t they got too much fruit in the farm shop? Helen must have got the order wrong but Rob won’t tell her; she would be mortified. Oddly, he announces to Tom that he and Helen would like their job-share salaries paid into their joint bank account.
• Back home, pausing only to make derogatory remarks about the party Helen has arranged for Henry’s 5^th birthday, he tells her about the fruit order. How could that happen? Helen is sure she had carefully assessed what they would sell this week; she did not repeat the Christmas order.
• At Home Farm, it is no clearer why Justin wanted to consult Brian; the decision about Berrow Farm had been made. Jenny must tell no-one, especially not Adam. Phoebe has passed her test and Jennifer takes it as a good omen for Oxford. Phoebe takes it that her dad is a good driving instructor.