Peggy is lonely. Jill goes into battle to preserve the Archer legacy.

Radio Times: Peggy has a difficult day. Meanwhile, Neil helps out.

Characters: Charlie, Fallon, Jill, Neil, Pat, Peggy, Tony

• The weaners are coming on well but will Tony take delivery of them? He has come to seek Neil’s advice. Neil thinks he would be crazy to give up the pigs: he has the infrastructure and a market and he has Jazzer, albeit just part time. Neil’s advice is to take the weaners and see how it goes; that keeps his options open and he believes Tony can manage.
• Peggy is seeking a shopping mate but she is not having luck with either Jennifer or Lilian, so she goes on the bus on her own. Her frustration mounts as a disembodied voice insists that she has an unexpected item in the bagging area.
• Jill has called to see Charlie to talk about the new road, though he insists it is not strictly his bag. She hopes to persuade Charlie to get her a meeting with the boss, Justin Elliott, who she is sure has no knowledge or understanding of life in Ambridge. If a road is needed at all, the other road options are less destructive but she knows that Elliott is buying land for Option B. How does she know that? You can’t keep anything quiet in a village.
• As they work on the veg boxes, a job that Tom always did without complaint, Tony and Pat agree they will take the weaners one batch at a time. That doesn’t mean that Tony expects Tom back any time soon.
• Peggy’s day gets worse: the expected homeward bus doesn’t come. Fortunately Fallon does, though which Peggy appreciates more is debatable – the lift or the company. Fallon can’t stay for tea but at least Peggy has the cats to welcome her home.