Emma loves Ed’s artichokes. Susan’s dummy run goes horribly wrong.

Radio Times: Elizabeth’s concerns increase and Ed cooks up a romantic surprise.

Characters: David, Ed, Elizabeth, Emma, Lily, Lynda, Ruth, Susan

• Elizabeth is pleased to spend her lunch hour helping Lynda in the memorial garden, it’s relaxing. Lynda’s talk of Oscar has her thinking of how quickly her children have grown up.
• Emma gives a few suggestions to Elizabeth about improving the baby changing room, Elizabeth is receptive. Lily doesn’t mind boarding school next year, she tells Emma, but Freddie hates it, he doesn’t want to leave all his friends.
• A couple of Brookfield cows have more glass cuts, that’s the second bottle thrown over the gate in a fortnight. Eddie talks David into buying dairy event tickets for him and Ed.
• Susan is at Underwoods buying a tagine and the ingredients for a lamb and aubergine tagine. Neil is tonight’s guinea pig. Ed is at Underwoods too, buying artichokes. He prepares a surprise for Emma and explains how to dip the leaves in the Hollandaise sauce and then eat the edible bits. She loves it. But is interrupted briefly by a distraught Susan. Neil is no help, what does Emma think? Eurgh! Something wrong with the spicing. What is Susan going to do? She’s working tomorrow and still has starter, dessert, and the dining room to do!