The family unites to support Elizabeth

Radio Times: The family rallies round and Brian is forced to change his plans.

Characters: Adam, Brian, David, Kenton, Pip, Ruth

• The clan rallies round to give Elizabeth what help and support they can. David has left Ruth to run Brookfield while he struggles to keep the Lower Loxley business going. Kenton thinks he should do that, as he has help at Jaxx, but David acidly points out that Kirsty has other work to do now that Helen has had the baby. Kenton does his best to make David see that he could offer help, but David is so upset that all he can do is snap at his brother and turn down every offer of help Kenton makes.
• Adam tells Brian how delighted Ian is with his small namesake. They are both going to see Helen and Henry later. They wonder how to help Elizabeth. Brian decides he’ll cancel his trip to the Oxford Farming Conference and give a hand at Brookfield so that David can hold the fort at Lower Loxley.
• Pip decides not to go to college, but to see Elizabeth. When she gets back she tells David that it was as though Elizabeth was in another world. Her grief erupts as she admits how horrid she had been to Ruth and David; it could have been David who fell, and she would never have been able to say sorry.
• Ruth is surprised but very grateful for Brian’s offer of help. She thinks David will be at Lower Loxley for some time. The immediate problem is that Elizabeth refuses to discuss the funeral.