12/05/2026

Having seen George’s test footage for the Borchester Show, Ruth praises Brian for funding George’s new drone, admiring his forgiveness. Brian’s wary of taking too much credit, before Anna appears and confides in Ruth how difficult she’s finding things with Carol. Anna wants a stairlift and downstairs shower fitted at Glebe Cottage. Ruth reckons that’s beyond their remit as landlords, but Anna offers to pay and Ruth promises to think about it. Kirsty joins them, looking forward to Anna’s talk at the WI, before suggesting a walk round the Rewilding Site with Carol. Kirsty then guides Carol and Anna on the walk, before Anna leaves to prepare her talk and Kirsty offers to show Carol their information on beavers.

While helping Pip with the silage clamp, Ruth encourages her to be positive. But Pip can’t stop worrying about the potential implications of Ruth having genetic testing for the BRCA variant.

Brian is cleaning up at Blossom Hill after celebrating Ruairi’s new job last night. Ruairi will be moving out and Alice wonders if Brian will be okay living on his own. Brian admits he misses Miranda and Alice probes why he didn’t move in with her. Brian’s evasive, instead talking about Adam’s managerial failings.

Later, Anna’s disappointed to hear from Kirsty that Carol’s not coming to her talk. Afterwards however, Alice, Ruth, Kirsty and Anna discuss issues of misogyny and gender-based violence, before Pip steps outside with Ruth. Having been doomscrolling faulty gene variants Pip’s worried sick. Ruth thinks she’s panicking unnecessarily, but Pip’s scared her DNA’s carrying a death sentence.