Lilian worries about Matt and Annabelle.

Radio Times: Jenny speaks from bitter experience.

Oliver and Caroline are hosting a drinks party at Grey Gables; Lynda takes the opportunity to enrol Oliver as compère for the Christmas concert: the event looks as if it will be big and she needs to be backstage.
When Matt joins the party, Jennifer and Lilian are talking about Alice but Lilian prefers to talk about Annabelle Shrivener. Is she quite nice looking or a stunner? Matt ducks the question, claiming to be interested in her mind, her legal nous and her contacts. Lilian is not convinced.
When David calls at Home Farm he finds only Jennifer, who has left the party early to collect Ruairidh. He reports that Shula’s father-in-law was a good dinner guest so he reckons that Shula is over-dramatising; he was interested in the farm as well as the green energy scheme. Therein lies the reason for David’s visit (maybe his new mobile is broken already) – to announce that he and Ruth want to be in the project.
As he watches the switching on of the Christmas lights, Eddie reflects that only two of the residents there have ordered turkeys. Peggy and Jack are absent; at the last minute Jack didn’t want to come. Jenny enjoys the occasion, Lilian does not: her mind is on Matt and what he might be up to with the lovely Annabelle. Jennifer’s advice is ‘know your enemy.

Summarised by: Brian Maskell