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The Archers: 17/05/2016

17/05/2016

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 17/05/2016

Pat is distracted, and there is an awkward moment at The Bull.

Johnny, Tom, Tony and Pat move some of their Angus cattle to Home Farm. Johnny is hung up about the pigs having to be sold. He suggests getting Jazzer back but Tom's not backing down on their disagreement. Johnny tries again to persuade Tom to enter the Borchester Food and Drink Awards but has no luck. While watching the cattle from Bridge Farm settle in Adam hears about Tony and Peggy's plans to be with Helen for the birth. Tony goes to look at Home Farm's handling system for the cattle and calls to Pat who has spotted an Angus that had a difficult birth. She can help with calving but not the birth of her grandchild. Where's the justice in that, pleads Pat. 
Johnny and Tom go to The Bull for lunch and they tell Jolene the shop at Bridge Farm is re-opening a week on Friday. When Jazzer turns up, Tom makes a swift exit to the garden. Jazzer is well aware of this and he learns from Johnny that the pigs are going to be sold. Johnny tries to persuade Jazzer to return to Bridge Farm but he refuses to budge on his position. 
Pat is worried that they've heard nothing from the mother and baby unit. Tony says that's a good thing. They don't want the baby arrive before he and Peggy get there. Pat reminisces on Helen's birth - she feels bad it was a difficult birth, Helen was a breech baby. And she berates herself for not being there for her when John died. She feels like she's let her daughter down.

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