Pip’s efforts in siting the Fairbrother’s business are much appreciated; a very large fly appears in the route B ointment, Pat and Tony can breathe easily again it seems.

Radio Times: The waiting is over for Pat and Tony, and Jennifer has vital information.

Characters: David, Jennifer, Pat, Pip, Rex, Toby, Tony

• At Bridge Farm, Tony returns from a pleasant walk to be greeted by Pat. A letter has arrived from the HSE, presumably with news of their proposed action following Tony’s accident with the bull. He can’t face opening it and hands the job to Pat. It’s truly wonderful news, there will be no prosecution.
• Speaking on the telephone, David tells Jenny how Ruth is managing with Heather in Northumberland. Jenny says that Jim has had a copy of the flood report from the consultants and has asked her to circulate it to committee members. The conversation is suddenly cut short when David spots some of his heifers in the orchard. Jenny offers to call round later with the report.
• Pip is at Hollowtree, showing the Fairbrothers around the buildings she has earmarked for their poultry enterprise. They’re impressed. It’s perfect! She explains that it’s a short term let and that her father insists on a formal tenancy. With that agreed, they move off to look at the land on offer.
• Pat and Tony are out for a stroll and take the opportunity to look back over the last forty years, give or take. They’ve had tough times but on the whole they’ve worked well together. Their children are showing real signs of working as a team and Johnny has come on leaps and bounds. His father would have been proud of him. All told, it’s not been a bad life so far. They seal their trip down memory lane with a kiss.
• Back at Hollowtree, Toby amuses Pip with an impression of a gosling. She shows them the five acres of sloping land that David has agreed that they can rent. They agree that it’s just fine. They’re really so grateful. Toby ends up sweeping her up off her feet, vowing to find a way to repay her.
• Jenny is at Brookfield, a shattered David asks her to talk him through the main points of the report rather than read it himself. The consultants are scathing about the investigative work done by the local councils with regard to flood defences and the effects of the proposed road. They conclude that the road proponents survey is inadequate, taking little account of the potential flood risk posed by the road plans. “Is this the end of route B?” wonders Jenny. David agrees…”It’s dynamite”.