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23/04/2018

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 23/04/2018

Peggy discovers the truth, and there is more bad news for Jennifer.

Brian's set up a temporary office at The Bull, and is still making mysterious phone calls. Tony invites him over to Bridge Farm to look at his Fordson tractor, and extols the virtues of retirement. But Brian isn't ready to hang up his wellies just yet.

Jennifer's upset to hear that the embryo transfer didn't take - Lexi isn't pregnant. Peggy sympathises - after all the problems with the contaminated land the family deserved some good news. When she says she feels especially sorry for Brian, Jennifer decides to tell her the whole story. Peggy's speechless when she hears that Brian knew that the poison was being dumped at Home Farm. When Peggy sees Brian at the village shop she vents her fury. Whatever possessed Brian to lie about the contamination to the family? This is no way to repay Jennifer's loyalty. Brian is still insistent that, as long as everyone trusts him, he can get them through this with minimal collateral damage.

Pat wonders if cheese-making classes and new product lines are really the best way to invest Bridge Farm's windfall. The family lives in a guilt-free, organic bubble, but some people struggle to afford food. She wishes she could ask Olwen's advice, but has no idea where she is.

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