Kirsty is fast becoming Tom’s unofficial business adviser and general sounding board.

Radio Times: Tom confesses and Kathy is at the end of her tether.

Characters: Kathy, Kirsty, Martyn, Tom

• New ideas are needed to boost profits at the golf club; isn’t that what Martyn has been telling Kathy? When she suggests trying afternoon teas, his response is to query where the money is coming from. Great! He has a round of golf but promises, when he has finished that, to share yet more new money-saving ideas. Super!
• Tom comes to Ambridge Organics bearing carrots and trying to look on the bright side. Kirsty sees through this, as she has a knack of doing, and suggests lunch.
• On the basis that everybody has pitched in and the golf club bar has functioned without replacing the bar manager, Martyn concludes that a replacement is not needed. He’ll have a scotch, a double, a malt indeed, on his tab. His lunch bill? Put it on the tab. He has noticed that several bottles of wine and meals have been given away recently. Kathy explains that is was to pacify dissatisfied customers who complained about the poor service; it’s all down to the reduction of staff.
• So what is Tom’s problem? Sales at Bellingham’s have dropped since the promotion ended. They are not worried; it’s to be expected. Kirsty encourages Tom by pointing out that the long shelf life of his extra production means he won’t lose money. Money, it turns out, is a problem in the shape of cash flow. Bellingham’s are late paying, so he has pressing bills of some £1200. He doesn’t want to go cap in hand to his parents but Kirsty gives her objective opinion that a temporary loan from them is his only real option.