Rob continues to sideline Helen.

Radio Times: Helen is in a world of her own, and Kenton tries out some special material.

Characters: David, Helen, Jill, Kenton, Pip, Rob, Ruth

• Jill is spooked by the sound of an owl during the night which causes a restless night and she sleeps through her alarm. She phones David to apologise that the lunch she has planned to make for them at Brookfield will be late. David tells her not to worry today as they will organise lunch. Ruth reminds him that until someone goes shopping the cupboard remains bare, so he treats them to lunch at The Bull. David and Pip are both relieved that the mixer wagon parts have been sourced, so it will be fixed tomorrow, saving them the extra time the feeds have been taking.
• Rob can make no sense of Helen’s odd behaviour during the night, being up out of bed and talking about shoes, until he realises she is sleepwalking. The next morning they discuss the out of character behaviour which Helen cannot account for, having never been prone to sleepwalking. Rob explains it away with her hormonal changes and the ‘untimely’ meeting with Kirsty, doing too much and feeling obliged to take control. He fears that mental strain is beginning to show. Not wanting her to tire herself out after the bad night, Rob tells her to forget about cooking and whisks her off to The Bull, where, over lunch he apprises Helen of his latest plans for the shop, which include cutting a few costs on painters and decorators by getting a volunteer team in. Insistent that she goes home to rest, he collects Henry from school and then visits Pat and Tony to rope them in on the decorating scheme.
• It’s Kenton and Jolene’s second wedding anniversary. Kenton reveals their respective gifts to one another: cotton handkerchiefs with embroidered initials and a tattoo. He chats with David, Ruth and Pip about the planned bonfire on The Green. While David takes a call about the mixer wagon repair, Kenton and Ruth chat about successful self-feed systems in times gone by. Pip is interested and thinks she may even remember. Could there be any mileage in replicating this method nowadays?