Summary
George is helping Ed with some tree surgery at Grange Farm, but accidentally hits Ed in the face with a branch. Later, when Brad comes over to Little Grange, Emma notices blood on a door handle. When Emma and Brad see the cut to Ed’s eyebrow they wince at how deep it is. George explains what happened, before Brad remarks on the same thing happening the other day. George insists last time was different and he never meant to hit Ed. George and Ed cover that both incidents were accidents, but Brad isn’t convinced. Emma patches Ed up, before he heads back with George to finish the job. Brad confronts Emma with his suspicions about all the “accidents” happening to Ed – that’s three in a month. Is Ed getting sloppy - or is he letting George hit him? Brad thinks Ed might be protecting George by taking the blame off him, so he won’t get sent back to prison. Emma can’t believe Ed wouldn’t have told her if that was the case, but Brad’s worried George might do Ed some serious harm if it happens again. Chris takes Alice and Martha to the last day of Deck The Hall, then while Martha’s crafting a reindeer he teases Alice about appearing as a fairy in the Tractor Run. Alice sympathises over things not working out with Carly, before suggesting her and Chris are doomed to being single. Chris disagrees, showing Alice a dating app he’s signed up to. He thinks Alice should do the same, but she isn’t keen.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.5 | You're listening to Sunday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. All good down there, George? Yeah. Great. Well, I'm coming down now. |
| 0:35.6 | Do you need me to hold the rope, head? No, no, no, I've got it. I reckon that branch would have come down in the next big storm if I hadn't locked it off. They've been meaning to do it for ages. You're all right? Yeah, yeah, I'm fine, fine. Still, I suppose that's what's good about this quiet patch between Christmas and New Year. You can get stuff done. So your wrist ain't bothering you then? Oh, no. Still a bit stiff. Sure. But it's a relief to finally have the brace off. It's not a problem. Good. And please. And the bruising your face. Well, yeah, that's gone down and all. Yeah, good, good. |
| 1:12.9 | Speaking of New Year's, |
| 1:14.1 | do you and Amber know what you're up to? |
| 1:16.3 | Not really. |
| 1:17.5 | It ain't like we can go to the bull. |
| 1:19.5 | But I thought you might hit the pubs in town. |
| 1:22.0 | With what money? |
| 1:23.1 | I've got to pay for a cab there and back. |
| 1:25.1 | It'll be like 20 quid to get in anyway. |
| 1:27.3 | And I hate Amber having to sub me all the time. Okay, all right. I reckon we'll just have a quiet night in. Dad's going to the ball with you guys. At least we have the house to ourselves. Well, there are worse ways to celebrate. You two certainly seem very cosy on Christmas Day. I'm telling you her coming back from Ireland in time |
| 1:45.0 | for Christmas it's the best present I could have got. Oh well I'll have that Bluetooth speaker back then |
| 1:49.9 | oh no I didn't mean that I'm only pulling your leg now I'm really pleased that things are going |
| 1:56.4 | better between you and Amber yeah I'm pleased you're getting yourself some counselling too. When are you going to the doctors? |
| 2:19.0 | Tomorrow, half, two. What, you're sitting, Dr. Malick? Yeah, I think so. Good. I'm sure she'll be very nice. I hope so. Well, of course she will. She knows what you've gone through. There ain't no shame in saying that you need help. Well, I can't keep on feeling the way I do. |
| 2:19.3 | I'm hurting people I don't want to hurt. |
| 2:22.3 | Look, the past is the past, eh? |
| 2:26.3 | The point is you're dealing with it. |
| 2:29.3 | By the end of the week, it'll be a brand new year. |
| 2:32.3 | Perfect time to turn the page make a clean fresh start |
| 2:36.0 | yeah too right come on then we've got a branch of these chopping up can you lift that end sure |
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