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00:14They're coming, they're coming!
00:17Yeah, they come.
00:39Good way, Dad.
00:40I think we've done pretty well.
00:43Can we put her in the stall?
00:46Absolutely.
00:47Let's see what they make of them you haul me.
00:50We were all right on journey, then.
00:52Same calm as you like.
00:53They're very good natured.
00:55Look at you.
00:57Gideous to school, girl.
01:00So, they're a different breed from your other cows.
01:03Aye, a lot of farmers are moving over to Frisians
01:05because they give twice as much milk.
01:07Twice as much?
01:08And how's your dad doing with it all?
01:10So far, so good.
01:11I'm hoping if he gets used to these four,
01:12I can talk him into getting some more.
01:14But you know me, Dad.
01:15You can't rush things.
01:16I suppose everyone has to learn to move with the times.
01:19Absolutely.
01:20I'm sure it'll prove to be a sensible investment in the long term.
01:23You always said new breeds were a waste of time and money.
01:26I'm not sure I did.
01:27That's an excellent drawing, Jimmy.
01:30It's Mrs. Porter.
01:31And that's Annabelle Sue, but Rosie scribbled on it.
01:34We said the kid's kidding in.
01:36Right, you two.
01:37Let's put your drawings away now.
01:39Did you have a chance to look at that article?
01:41Er, no.
01:42Not yet, 6-3.
01:43Those new sedatives are getting excellent results.
01:45We should put in an order.
01:46We don't want to get left behind.
01:47The early bird and all that.
01:48Well, if you're serious about making improvements,
01:50you could always try sprucing the place up a bit.
01:52What do you mean?
01:53Well, it's rather utilitarian.
01:55Granville Bennett's waiting room is very smart.
01:58Comfy chairs, glossy magazines, the works.
02:00That's all just window dressing.
02:02The important thing is we provide a good, reliable service.
02:04Yeah, I'm just saying, if I were partner...
02:06Which you're not?
02:06I'd take a leaf out of Granville's book.
02:09First impressions count.
02:10Well, I suppose we could put out some periodicals.
02:14They'd have to be farming and veterinary publications, though.
02:17None of your funny papers were professionals.
02:18Fine.
02:20Besides, we go back decades with some of our clients.
02:23Speaking of which, there was a call from the Hollinses.
02:25Was there?
02:26Yeah, they'd like someone to come and take a look at their sow this afternoon.
02:29Well, I'm sure you can handle it.
02:30I would, only I promised I'd go up and see Charlotte.
02:33She's laid up with the flu, poor thing.
02:34Can't you call in on your way?
02:36Oh, come on, Siegfried.
02:38Then I just want to see your sweethearts.
02:40Fine, I'll go.
03:04Afternoon, dear.
03:06Good afternoon.
03:08Fine day, isn't it?
03:14Why's he so cheerful?
03:15Oh, no idea.
03:17Right, where's the siren?
03:22Excellent.
03:31Good Lord, she's quite a size, isn't she?
03:33Aye, she's a good in his heart, Harriet.
03:34Aye, she's a good in.
03:36About to give birth, I should say.
03:37Nay.
03:38You tell him.
03:40She won't be picking for a week yet.
03:42Not for a week.
03:43Grandad's never wrong.
03:44Well, given the way she's carrying the weight, I wouldn't be so sure.
03:48You say she's got a rash on her ear?
03:50No, that's right.
03:51It looks a bit sore.
03:52I look sore, all right.
03:54Yes, I can see.
03:56You can't see it from there.
03:57Oh, that he can't.
03:59Not properly.
04:00You need to get in there and have a look.
04:11Hello there, Harriet.
04:15Let's have a look at this ear of yours, shall we?
04:17Come on, I'm not going to hurt you.
04:19If I can just...
04:25Steady.
04:26Steady.
04:27All right.
04:28Steady.
04:29Steady.
04:30I just need to...
04:41I don't think it's anything to worry about.
04:46I've got this new ointment I can give you.
04:48That should do the trick.
04:50Oh, no, we don't need no new.
04:52No, no new.
04:53Are you sure?
04:54It works very quickly, this one.
04:56You tell him.
04:57Just because something's new doesn't make it better.
05:00No, I quite agree, but...
05:01Tell him about my spade.
05:03Fifty year I've had it.
05:04Still going strong.
05:06Right.
05:07Tell him about your trousers.
05:09Right.
05:09Steady's trousers.
05:11Same pair I got married in.
05:13Are they really?
05:17Well, I'll leave you the ointment.
05:20And should she have any problems when she starts farrowing?
05:23I know.
05:23She'll be late.
05:25My daddy knows what she's all about.
05:26She knows what she's about.
05:28Walk me for a week.
05:30Mark my words.
05:32All right, best be off.
05:33No rest for the wicked.
05:36These young fellas.
05:38All this in a rush.
05:40You tell him.
05:41He'll be a long time dead.
05:43Aye.
05:43That he will.
05:46How was school today, son?
05:47Good.
05:48Markham stuck a pencil up his nose.
05:51Destined for greatness, that lad.
05:53Right.
05:54Who wants to try this new Friesian milk?
05:56It's fresh from cow.
05:57Me?
05:58There we go.
06:03What's the verdict?
06:05It's really good.
06:06All right, well.
06:08Looks a bit thin to me.
06:09What do you think, Rosie?
06:11Mama!
06:12I think she likes it.
06:13Right, there you go, Dad.
06:19You're not going to choose that over a glass of milk from a jersey, are you?
06:22Oh, it's the dairy.
06:23He'll be buying it, so you don't have to drink it.
06:25Besides, it's quantity over quality with the Friesians.
06:27That's the whole point.
06:27It's a share we can't have both.
06:29It's what it takes to survive, Dad.
06:53All right there, Tress.
06:55What have you got there?
06:56Siegfried's approved reading matter.
06:58Farmers Weekly, farmer and stock breeder, but if you really want a thrill, the veterinary
07:04record.
07:04Don't anyone care too much?
07:06Well, if you ask me, it's a missed opportunity.
07:09Ah, Mrs. Pumphrey.
07:10Hello.
07:10Good morning, gentlemen.
07:12Thank you so much for fitting us in at such short notice.
07:15Not at all.
07:16So Tricky's not quite his sprightly self?
07:17No.
07:18No.
07:19As I said on the telephone, his back legs are really rather stiff.
07:22All right.
07:23Let's have a look, shall we?
07:29His arthritis does seem to be playing up again.
07:32And there's a little bit of swelling.
07:34He's been so much more mobile since you prescribed the cod liver oil, but the last couple of weeks
07:39have seen a bit of a deterioration.
07:41And you've been massaging his joints the way I showed you?
07:43Oh, morning and evening, religiously.
07:47All right.
07:48Well, there are some tablets we can try to help ease the stiffness.
07:52Oh, that would be wonderful.
07:54Uncle Harriet does take such good care of us, doesn't he, Tricky?
07:57But we still do want to get his weight down a little bit, though.
08:00We are trying.
08:02And what about at night?
08:04Does he still sleep on your bed?
08:05Because he'd really be better on a firmer surface.
08:07I do encourage him to sleep in his own bed, but he loves a silk eiderdown.
08:13And the pillow he sleeps on is really quite firm.
08:16Well, I suppose we all enjoy a little bit of comfort.
08:19Right, there we go.
08:20Thank you so much.
08:22Though he should settle his joints and help ease the pain.
08:24But I'll take another look at him in a couple of days.
08:26And we talked about not carrying him too much.
08:29It's better for him to walk.
08:30I know.
08:32He just gets rather tired.
08:34And he so prefers to see people's faces and not just their ankles.
08:39Still, it's those basic, simple things that really make the difference.
08:42Well, Tricky, if we must, we must.
08:45Come on, Tricky.
08:56Oh, Ward, you're a lifesaver.
08:58I've been gasping for a cuppa all morning.
09:01Does Mr. Arncliffe not let you make a brew?
09:03Not on your life.
09:05I swear, it's like doing the books for Scrooge himself.
09:10I should never have worn new shoes with all those stairs.
09:13Good you've got so much work on that.
09:15Oh, I know.
09:16It's turned out rather well.
09:18Enough bookkeeping clients keep me ticking over.
09:20But evenings and weekends are still my own.
09:23Unless someone will be pleased about that.
09:26We do seem to be having quite a nice time together.
09:29I've never known him such a year.
09:31Well, he's really not what I expected, you know.
09:35I mean, after all the stories, I was prepared for a bit of bad temper now and again.
09:39But he's really rather lovely.
09:45You done already?
09:46I mean, a lull in proceedings, Mrs. H.
09:49I was hoping for a cup of tea.
09:50And possibly a biscuit?
09:52The tin's in the pantry.
09:54Hands off the rock cake, except for the W.I. meeting tomorrow.
09:59You are good.
10:01Baking for the W.I. on top of everything else.
10:03Oh, it don't take a minute.
10:04Well, if you need anything picking up, do you let me know.
10:07I'm doing a spot of shopping later.
10:09That's very kind of you.
10:10But I think I'm all right.
10:12Thought I might treat myself to some fresh flowers.
10:15I know it's in extravagance.
10:18Like my Ron used to say,
10:19a little bit of beauty is good for the soul.
10:35You're out bright and early.
10:37I told me Dad I'd head up first thing.
10:40Everything all right?
10:42Just milk kneeled down a bit yesterday.
10:45Probably just them settling in.
10:47Getting used to the different feed.
10:49Exactly.
10:50I'm sure they'll perk up.
10:51But you know me Dad.
10:52He's not one to look on the bright side.
11:07Morning.
11:09How are you getting on?
11:10About the same.
11:12Really?
11:13Barely two gallons between them.
11:17You've definitely been giving him enough hay.
11:19Because he need a lot more than the jerseys.
11:21Aye.
11:22You said.
11:23And we should be keeping the water troughs topped up.
11:25Oh really?
11:26I thought they could just help themselves from tap.
11:29I just can't understand why the yield's dropped so much.
11:34Do you think they look a bit thinner?
11:36I don't know.
11:37Do you?
11:38You think they may be sickening for something?
11:40No.
11:41As James checked them over,
11:42he'd have noticed if they were out wrong.
11:44Oh well, they're prone to all sorts of freezings.
11:46I'll get him back up if I were you.
11:48Have another look.
11:56And lastly,
11:58oh yes,
12:00I'm sure you've all heard about poor Mr Slavin's
12:03collapsing during Evensong.
12:05Hmm.
12:06Well, it's since been brought to my attention
12:08that he's one of a number of older parishioners
12:11who've been going without proper meals.
12:15So I feel we should all rally round
12:18and start giving out more food parcels.
12:20Now with that in mind,
12:22may I ask people
12:23to put forward the names
12:25of any elderly neighbours
12:27that you think might be in need.
12:30Hmm?
12:31Yes, well,
12:32that's it.
12:33Thank you all very much.
12:39I'm glad to see you made it out.
12:42How's little Albert doing?
12:43Much better, thanks.
12:45Good.
12:46No Helen today?
12:47No.
12:47She's been so busy up at Estonia,
12:49I've hardly seen it the past few days.
12:51Well,
12:52that was rather a better turnout than I thought.
12:54Hmm.
12:55It's awful about poor Mr Slavin's.
12:57Oh, indeed.
12:59Yes, it seems he's fallen on rather hard times
13:01since he gave up the farm.
13:04Apparently he'd been giving his dog
13:05most of his meat rations.
13:07Ah.
13:07Some of these old boys,
13:09they get quite silly over their animals.
13:13And, er,
13:14folks don't like to admit
13:16when they're not managing.
13:16No, indeed.
13:20Oh, you know,
13:21it was all so much better in the old days.
13:23We all just looked out for one another.
13:25At the manor,
13:26we used to put out fruit and vegetable boxes
13:28for the needy as a matter of course.
13:30There was no shame in requiring assistance.
13:33Well, I'd best get going.
13:34Erm,
13:35my neighbour's looking after little Albert.
13:37Oh, of course, dear.
13:38I know.
13:39Nice to see you.
13:41Yes, I must get tricky home too.
13:44You know, in some ways,
13:46it was a much simpler time.
13:52Excellent.
13:56Mind how you go, Mr. Roberts.
13:58And just keep giving Martha those drops.
14:04No one's touched your magazines,
14:07haven't they?
14:08Would it kill you
14:09to let me put something more interesting out?
14:11We're not a lending library.
14:13What have you got there?
14:14What?
14:15Oh, nothing.
14:16Just some things for the dispensary.
14:18As I say, Mrs. Pierce,
14:20I'm sure Hardwell will perk up on his own
14:21in a few days.
14:22Hmm.
14:25What's up with her?
14:26Mrs. Pierce wanted me to prescribe muscle relaxants
14:29for her canary's tremors.
14:30Muscle relaxants?
14:31Where on earth did she get that idea?
14:33She'd been reading about them
14:34in the veterinary record.
14:35Oh.
14:36And you said no one was reading the magazines.
14:38Well, I'd rather they weren't.
14:39She was most put out
14:40when I explained they were only for horses.
14:43Siegfried,
14:44what's all this?
14:45I thought you said
14:46we were going to wait
14:47before you ordered more drugs.
14:48No, you wanted to wait.
14:49I thought we should push on.
14:50But these sedatives
14:51are practically the same formula
14:52as the old ones,
14:53only a slightly higher dosage.
14:54Rubbish.
14:55They're new and improved.
14:56It says so quite clearly.
14:57You're paying for the fancy packaging.
14:58James,
14:59that's Helen on the phone.
15:00She says you're needed
15:01up at Hestom.
15:10Thanks for coming.
15:11Not at all.
15:11Not at all.
15:22Right.
15:24What is it?
15:26They've certainly
15:27lost quite a bit of weight.
15:30I thought they might have.
15:32I didn't think
15:32it were that noticeable.
15:33I haven't seen them
15:34in a few days
15:34so it's probably easier to spot.
15:37So they are sick?
15:39No.
15:41No, I don't think so.
15:43Can you smell this?
15:44On her breath.
15:46It's a bit like pear drops.
15:47Ah, is that...
15:48It's a sign of ketosis.
15:49Or slow fever.
15:50It means she's burning fat
15:51for energy instead of glucose.
15:53Which only happens
15:54when they're not getting
15:55enough to eat.
15:56Oh, that can't be right.
15:57I've been shoveling A down
15:58and I'm like there's no tomorrow.
15:59It can be very hard
16:00to judge exactly
16:00how much they need.
16:01It's basically a question
16:02of trial and error.
16:03I'll give them all
16:04the glycol drench
16:04and they should be back to normal
16:06in a day or two.
16:09It's just harder
16:10because you're having
16:10to keep them inside
16:11while they're in this quarantine.
16:12Well, it's some sort
16:13so we'll swap them.
16:14Put jerseys in Topfield
16:15and these greedy buggers
16:16can munch your way
16:17outside to their heart's content.
16:24I hope these are the right
16:27sort of thing.
16:28I thought tins
16:29were the safest way to go.
16:31Oh, very much so.
16:32Yes, please.
16:33Now I just need to persuade
16:34people to sign up.
16:36You're not getting many takers?
16:37So far, people have been
16:39rather reluctant.
16:40Even the ones
16:41who need it the most.
16:43I suppose you have
16:43no idea what people
16:45are going through.
16:46And we all have our pride.
16:50Dorothy, so sorry
16:51to keep you waiting.
16:51I had to change.
16:53What's all this?
16:53Audrey's collecting
16:54for food parcels.
16:55Yes, of course.
16:56Don't worry.
16:57I've not touched
16:58your salardines.
16:59Not at all.
17:00More than happy to contribute.
17:02Um, has anyone seen my...
17:06Oh, I picked up the tickets
17:07for the concert on Monday.
17:09Excellent.
17:10I know.
17:10I'm looking forward
17:11to hearing the rap man and off.
17:12Yes.
17:13Yes, indeed.
17:14I'm just glad
17:14they changed the programme.
17:16There's only so many times
17:17I can sit through HMS Pinafore.
17:20Yes.
17:21Shall we, then?
17:23Siegfried.
17:24About those magazines
17:26in the waiting room.
17:27Sorry?
17:28I just don't think
17:29our female clients
17:30are going to want to read
17:31about udder infections
17:33and crop beetles.
17:35Wouldn't you agree, Dorothy?
17:36It doesn't sound
17:37terribly appealing.
17:39About the odd woman's weekly
17:41or fashion magazine.
17:42Perhaps something
17:43about the arts.
17:44That would certainly
17:44be my preference.
17:45Yes.
17:47Yes, yes.
17:48Whatever you like.
17:49Just don't spend too much.
17:50Right then, shall we?
17:51See you later, Mrs Hall.
17:53Bye, Oat.
17:54Have a good dinner.
18:02So, where have you
18:03been hiding lately?
18:04How do you mean?
18:06You haven't been
18:07behind the bar
18:08in ages.
18:09I've
18:10just had a few things on.
18:18Hard week?
18:19Oh, you know,
18:20just the usual joys
18:21of working with my brother.
18:22Oh, I wouldn't worry.
18:24I reckon
18:25you'll be putting it
18:26all behind you
18:26before too long
18:27when you're the lord
18:29of the manor
18:29up at the Beauvoir house.
18:31Yeah, I don't know
18:33about that.
18:33Lounging around
18:34being waited on
18:35hand and foot.
18:36Oh, you know me, Maggie.
18:37I do prefer
18:38the easy life.
18:44Right, Miss Rosie-Posy.
18:46We'll have some
18:46nice warm milk
18:47and then we'll have
18:48a story, shall we?
18:50All right.
18:52But what do you think
18:54you're doing in there,
18:55young man?
18:56I was just...
18:58Counting the jam jars.
19:00I see.
19:01Well, it's a good idea
19:02to keep count
19:03because once that jam's gone,
19:05there won't be
19:06any more for a while.
19:08So we need to make it last,
19:10don't we?
19:13But there's a tin of biscuits
19:14on the shelf
19:15that people can help themselves
19:16to so long as they only
19:17take one at a time.
19:20and fetch one
19:21for your sister.
19:41You don't think
19:42you might be
19:42overdoing it a bit?
19:43Well, if you're
19:44going to do something,
19:45might as well do it properly.
19:46Dorothy thought
19:47it was a good idea.
19:49You know,
19:49she was saying before
19:50how much she loves
19:51having fresh flowers
19:52about the place.
19:53Yes, well,
19:54I don't think that's...
19:54Her late husband
19:55used to say
19:56they were, um,
19:57good for the soul.
20:11Doesn't it hurt her
20:12when you pull like that?
20:14Oh, that's the thing,
20:15you see.
20:15You're not pulling,
20:16you're just squeezing
20:17the milk down the teat.
20:19When you get a bit older
20:21and your hands get a bit bigger,
20:24I'll teach you how to do it.
20:26Really?
20:26Right.
20:27I reckon you'll be a natural.
20:29Right.
20:31That's your lot.
20:33Well done,
20:34Mrs. Porter.
20:36Granddad says
20:37he'll teach me
20:38to milk.
20:39Is that right?
20:40How much do you get?
20:41Right, maybe a bit more.
20:43I wouldn't say
20:44we were swimming
20:44in it yet, though.
20:46Will you take that round
20:47to where it churns are?
20:49Good lad.
20:51Just take your time.
20:52What do you think?
20:54Right.
20:55Have they got a clean bill of health?
20:57They do.
20:58No sign of any underlying problems.
21:01It's basically the same
21:02with any breed.
21:03You get out
21:03where you put them.
21:07It might be that
21:08that grass
21:08just ain't enough for them.
21:10The cows,
21:11what else are they going to eat?
21:12Well, feed cake
21:13for one thing.
21:14No chance.
21:15We're not going to start
21:15with all that.
21:16If that's what it takes
21:17to get the kind of yield
21:18we're after...
21:18If you can't cost a fortune,
21:19you start buying that stuff
21:20and you can say goodbye
21:21to any profit.
21:22Yeah, maybe to start with.
21:23But not once
21:24we're up and running.
21:25Oh, aye.
21:26And when will that be?
21:28Dad, I honestly think
21:29it might be the only way.
21:30Well, the farm won't survive.
21:31Right.
21:33Well, if that is the only way,
21:35I say we don't bother
21:36with reasons.
21:49It's exactly what I said
21:50would happen.
21:50First sign of a problem,
21:52he wants to go back
21:52to how we were.
21:53I suppose it's understandable.
21:56Siegfried?
21:57I'm not saying
21:58I agree with Richard.
21:59It's just that
22:00if a farmer's been working
22:00the same way for generations,
22:02he's bound to be resistant
22:03to change.
22:04You've got to do something
22:05or we'll get left behind.
22:05And farming is changing,
22:07Siegfried.
22:07You kind of know that?
22:08Of course it is.
22:08It's all about profit
22:09and scale these days.
22:11That's why so many
22:12small holdings
22:13are going to the wall.
22:14Like poor Mr. Slaven's.
22:15Exactly.
22:16Because they're not tenable.
22:18All these small farms
22:20just barely getting by.
22:22People like the Hollinses.
22:23The sad fact is
22:24they'll be a thing
22:25of the past before long.
22:28Blimey,
22:28you're a ray of sunshine,
22:29aren't you?
22:32Sorry.
22:52Dadi B 2297.
22:56I'll send him straight up.
22:59Is that for me?
23:00Mr. Holland says Harriet's started farrowing,
23:03but she won't let the piglets feed.
23:04Apparently she's getting quite agitated.
23:06Right.
23:06I said you'd head straight over.
23:08Well, it's a good thing I ordered those new sedatives, isn't it?
23:20I've never seen her like this before.
23:22She's had three already. They're all healthy, but they can't feed.
23:26She won't let them near her, but to keep them separated.
23:29And you've tried reintroducing them one at a time?
23:32Aye. Nearly took Grandad's hand off.
23:34Nearly took it right off.
23:36Yes, I see.
23:37Well, let's have a look, shall we?
23:40If I can just...
23:42Oh, yes, yes, yes. You're all a lively one, aren't you?
23:46Here.
23:48Oh, good guy.
23:51She nearly had him then.
23:53She did.
23:54Yes. Well, what we need to do is sedate her.
23:58Let me just, er...
24:00Luckily, I happen to have a very strong and fast-acting sedative.
24:05New, is it?
24:06Er, no, no.
24:08Tried and tested.
24:09An improvement on an existing formula.
24:11It'll have her sleepy and compliant within minutes.
24:25I know that, strictly speaking, we should have made an appointment, but Uncle Harriet did say he wanted to see
24:31Tricky again.
24:32Well, not to worry.
24:34He's just finishing up with the patient, but I'm sure he'd be glad to see you.
24:37Can I bring you a tea?
24:38No, I don't want to put you to any trouble.
24:40Oh, it's no trouble at all.
24:42Well, then, yes, please.
24:44Quite weak, with just a tiny drop of milk.
24:47Right, yeah.
24:51Actually, Mrs. Pumphrey, I was thinking about what you said.
24:56About the food parcels.
24:58Oh, yes, yes.
24:59People aren't signing up.
25:01So I was wondering if we couldn't make it easier for folk to just take what they need.
25:05Like the boxes you talked about.
25:08I thought we could set up a little community pantry.
25:11It doesn't need to be anything big.
25:13And then folk can just bring whatever they've got going spare.
25:16And then...
25:17And let people help themselves.
25:18Exactly.
25:19I think that's really rather a good idea.
25:21And I thought, there's that funny little storeroom at the back of the church hall.
25:25Didn't use for much, and it's got plenty of shelves.
25:28If the vicar don't mind, that is.
25:29Oh, I doubt he'd object.
25:31He tends to be concerned with matters more spiritual.
25:34You may just have found the perfect solution, Mrs. Hall.
25:38Well done.
25:40Cheerio, then.
25:41Thank you, Mr. Harriet.
25:43Hello there.
25:44And how's my favourite nephew?
25:46Very much improved.
25:48That's what I like to hear.
25:49And has he been sleeping in his own bed?
25:51Oh, he has.
25:52Wonderful.
25:53If you'd like to come on through.
25:56You all right there, Mrs. Pumpery?
25:58Oh, yes, nothing.
25:59It's just my hip.
26:01Tricky cried when I went up to bed,
26:03so in the end, I slept downstairs with him.
26:06Um, on the sofa.
26:09Unfortunately, it proved to be rather unforgiving.
26:20There you are, you see?
26:21Perfectly calm.
26:25Now, then.
26:29Very gently.
26:33Good God.
26:36You don't look very sleepy to me.
26:38Or sleepy at all.
26:39No, she probably just needs a bigger dose.
26:42She is, after all,
26:44an uncommonly large sow.
27:01Oh, Tris.
27:02There's a bag of flour on the top shelf in there.
27:04If you wouldn't mind.
27:06Your wish is my command, Mrs. H.
27:11You all right there, love?
27:13Yes.
27:14I'm just putting off going to see my dad.
27:16Not looking forward to another row about feed cake.
27:18I'm sure he'll come round eventually.
27:20He's like you said.
27:21He always needs time with something new.
27:24Oh, in other words, he's a stubborn old goat.
27:26Yeah, what you're dealing with there
27:28is the obstinate male ego.
27:31All right.
27:32You just have to remember that they're highly susceptible
27:34to manipulation.
27:36This wouldn't have anything to do with a big bunch of carnations
27:39that have appeared in the waiting area.
27:41Oh, I really couldn't comment on an ongoing experiment, Mrs. H.
27:45That reminds me.
27:46I have to catch the shops before they close.
27:52Right.
27:53I'd better fetch Jimmy from school.
27:55I promised I'd take him up and help his granddad.
28:07Are we going up to see Mrs. Porter?
28:09We're going up to see Mrs. Porter.
28:12I'm going to show my drawing.
28:14It's me and her in the milking stool.
28:16Oh, I'm sure she'll like that.
28:18I told Mrs. Morley all about milking
28:20and Malcolm said it sounded disgusting.
28:23Did he?
28:25Well, he's just jealous
28:26because he's only got a hamster
28:28and he can't milk a hamster.
28:29Well, no, I suppose you can.
28:34Right.
28:36OK.
28:36Look nice and tight.
28:37That way, if it rains up in fields,
28:39sacks will stay nice and dry.
28:41Now then,
28:42go and get me that other ball of twine.
28:44It's on a hokey back at Shed.
28:47I, er,
28:49bumped into Fred Dobson last night.
28:52Oh, aye.
28:52Yeah.
28:53Weckons he might be willing
28:54to take freezers off us
28:55if we decide to sell.
28:58What?
29:00You asked him?
29:01Well, I thought I'd get the ball rolling, yeah.
29:04We brought them cows together.
29:05You agreed.
29:07We said we'd make a proper go of it.
29:08Well, there comes a point
29:09when you've got to start
29:10cutting your losses.
29:11Well, we've just got started.
29:13Well, that's no reason
29:14to be throwing good money after bad.
29:16Dad, if we don't do this,
29:18if we don't find a way
29:19to make that work,
29:20we might as well
29:20give up on farm altogether.
29:21Yeah, well, I honestly think
29:22we'd be better off selling.
29:24No, Grandad.
29:25You can't sell Mrs. Porter.
29:28Oh, it's all right, Jimmy.
29:30Well, lad,
29:30don't go upsetting yourself.
29:32Come on.
29:33Let's see if we can go
29:34and find you a biscuit, eh?
29:35Come on.
29:40How many's that now?
29:42She's had four doses,
29:43but as I say,
29:44it's not an exact science.
29:45You should tell him.
29:47There's only one way
29:48to fettle a pig in that state.
29:50Really?
29:50What's that?
29:50A bucket of beer.
29:52Always does it.
29:53Aye.
29:53Always does.
29:54Yeah, it's an interesting theory.
29:56Well, I'm not sure
29:56a drunk sour
29:57would be any easier to handle.
29:59Damn.
30:00Oh, get myself down
30:01at wagging and horses.
30:02No.
30:02Bet you're a drop of good ale.
30:04There's no call for that.
30:05I'll head back to the practice
30:06for another box.
30:07There shan't be long.
30:11Oh, bloody hell.
30:27Everything all right?
30:28No time to talk, Mrs. Hall.
30:45What on earth are you doing?
30:46I have a salve the size of Swindon
30:47that won't cooperate.
30:49So you're going to feed her
30:50the entire contents
30:51of the dispensary?
30:51I'm going to increase the dose
30:52until it's effective.
30:53But these new sedatives
30:54are already a higher dosage.
30:56You don't know what might happen.
30:57Well, there's only one way
30:57to find out.
30:58For God's sake, Siegfried,
30:59you're being completely irresponsible.
31:01You, James,
31:02are being a tedious drag.
31:03Excuse me?
31:04You're almost as backward
31:04as the bloody Hollings is,
31:05wanting to settle
31:06sour wit beer.
31:07Well, beer does do
31:08the trick sometimes.
31:09And what in God's name
31:10are you doing?
31:11Beg your pardon?
31:11Have you completely
31:12lost your mind?
31:13First it was magazines,
31:15then flowers,
31:15now it's soft sodding furnishings.
31:17You have to admit
31:17those chairs are pretty hard.
31:18They're supposed to be hard.
31:19It's a waiting room,
31:20not a tarts bloody boudoir.
31:22What boudoirs
31:22have you been to?
31:23And I don't care
31:23what Dorothy says
31:24about this
31:24or your sodding magazines.
31:25This is my practice
31:27and what I say goes.
31:28Do you hear me?
31:28I think the Hulladarabi
31:29heard you.
31:31Dorothy.
31:36That was quite a speech.
31:37Um,
31:38I didn't mean...
31:40What I meant was...
31:41Oh, I think it was
31:41quite clear what you meant.
31:43I just...
31:44I'm in the middle
31:45of a difficult case
31:46and I'm under
31:47a lot of pressure.
31:47I wouldn't want
31:48to add to it.
31:50Perhaps we should
31:51give the concert a miss.
31:55Um,
31:57yes.
31:57Perhaps we should.
31:59Right,
32:00well, if you'll excuse me,
32:01I have a distressed animal
32:02to deal with.
32:25Oh, for Christ's sake.
32:27Mr. Holland!
32:31Mr. Holland,
32:32I told you
32:32this wasn't necessary.
32:34Now,
32:35shuttles
32:35are so like beer.
32:37Well, will you
32:37at least get into the car?
32:39Hey!
32:40I don't want
32:41ale spilling everywhere.
32:47Fine!
32:52I bet you're way.
32:55I bet you're way.
32:57I bet you're way.
33:04I bet you're way.
33:06I bet you're way.
33:06I bet you're way.
33:07I bet you're way.
33:08I bet you're way.
33:08I bet you're way.
33:09I bet you're way.
33:10I bet you're way.
33:10I bet you're way.
33:11I bet you're way.
33:11I bet you're way.
33:12I bet you're way.
33:12I bet you're way.
33:12I bet you're way.
33:13I bet you're way.
33:15I bet you're way.
33:17I bet you're way.
33:23I bet you're way.
33:27What do you reckon, that?
33:30Eh, silly.
33:37I can put little things in now, I reckon.
33:39I reckon so.
33:54That looks good. Ginger, is it?
33:57Yeah.
33:59Must have some of that myself.
34:02You all right, love?
34:04Am I safe, or...?
34:08I know you think I've messed up.
34:11And yes, the Frisians have been one problem after another,
34:13so you're probably right.
34:14Hang on, I've never said anything about that.
34:17But we can't go back to where we were, Dad.
34:19Not if we want the farm to survive.
34:21Other farmers are selling higher volumes of milk
34:23at lower prices.
34:24Eventually, no-one's going to pay over the odds for the jerseys.
34:27And then what will we do?
34:28It's a long way down the line, love.
34:31It isn't, Dad.
34:33We need to start planning.
34:36First things first, we need to get our yield up.
34:39When we've got a bit of extra money,
34:40we can think about expanding the herd.
34:42Maybe even buy a milking machine.
34:44Well, it all works out, haven't you?
34:46No, I haven't.
34:47But I'm trying.
34:49Because this place means more to me than anything.
34:52I loved growing up here.
34:54It's what I want for our two.
34:55And their kids after them.
34:58But none of that can happen if we don't start making some changes.
35:03No, we'll have.
35:05We'll get up to Topfield for it was dark.
35:23Well, there you go, Mr Farron.
35:26I kept a little bit back for the rest of us.
35:30That's the archer's finest best bit of that, is it?
35:33Cheers.
35:37You can't get wrong with me here, no?
35:43No.
35:50No, Mrs Hall.
35:51There's tea in the pot.
35:56I'd be meaning to say...
35:59If I spoke out of turn the other evening about your father on the farm...
36:02It's all right, Siegfried.
36:03I just meant, um...
36:06Some people adapt to change more slowly than others.
36:10And some bury their head in the sand till it's too late.
36:21Dad?
36:22Morning.
36:30What are you doing?
36:31Rob Benson downed drovers and said he'd put double water troughs in for his.
36:36Sorry?
36:36Freezens.
36:39Thought it'd be worth a try.
36:41Right.
36:42Fred Dobson says his have been overheating,
36:44so we should put them near to the door when we bring them in.
36:47And then this feed cake business,
36:49we're going to have to sit down and look some proper costumes.
36:52Oh, Dad.
36:54I've just been so worried about what we were going to do.
36:57Why didn't you just say so much to me about all these big plans you've got?
37:01Thought if I asked him, he'd say no.
37:04I don't know where you've got that idea from.
37:09I worry too, you know.
37:11I make it wrong decisions about wasting years of hard work.
37:13Not just hours, but...
37:15...thought that came before us.
37:17Do you?
37:18Yeah.
37:18I do.
37:20But I don't want you thinking that you've got to carry it all.
37:24We'll work it out, love, but we'll do it together.
37:26Do you understand?
37:30Hey.
37:32Jimmy keeps telling Folk he's going to be a champion milker.
37:35Well, if Rosie don't like a man,
37:37she'll give him a run for his money.
37:52Thank you for coming.
37:55Well, you did apologise profusely.
37:58May I...
37:59I meant every word.
38:01I know.
38:03And if I'm honest,
38:05I may have overreacted.
38:07No.
38:08Oh, just slightly.
38:09Not at all.
38:11Besides,
38:12it's probably about time we had a bit for falling out.
38:15It's just a shame to miss the concert.
38:17Yes.
38:19Although, to tell you the truth,
38:20I find Rachmaninoff rather overrated.
38:22You do?
38:23I do.
38:26Whereas your dismissal of Gilbert and Sullivan
38:30surprises me.
38:31Well,
38:33I do quite like some of it.
38:34But the wit and the wordplay is incomparable.
38:38Not to mention the intricacy,
38:39the beauty of the melodies.
38:40Yum Yum's aria, for example.
38:42When we get back to the house,
38:43you must let me play it for you.
38:44I'm certain it will change your mind.
38:45It's quite remarkable.
38:55Alright.
38:57Let's...
38:57let her go.
38:59See how she gets on.
39:01Oh.
39:03Go on, Mrs. Potter.
39:12Think they like her?
39:14I think they do.
39:35I think we're about there.
39:42Well,
39:44that looks rather marvellous.
39:45Well,
39:46we'll need to keep topping up the stock,
39:47but it's not a bad start.
39:49Not at all.
39:50No.
39:50Here are some tins of
39:52confit de canard
39:53I'd like to contribute.
39:55Oh.
39:56Oh.
39:56Right, yeah.
39:59Now we just need to let folk know it's here.
40:02Well,
40:02I've asked the vicar
40:03to put up an announcement
40:05in the parish newsletter.
40:06Oh,
40:07that's good.
40:07and perhaps we could put the opening times up on the bulletin board.
40:12You know,
40:13you have an excellent organisational brain, my dear.
40:16I may be calling on you a great deal more in the future.
40:21Do you not have tricky with you today?
40:23Oh,
40:24yes,
40:24you know,
40:24he's here just having a little nap.
40:27Here he is.
40:30Oh,
40:31my.
40:32Well,
40:33Uncle Harriet kept telling me I mustn't carry him around so much.
40:37So now you can push him around instead.
40:40Exactly.
40:40Whenever he tires of walking,
40:42I can prop him in his little carriage.
40:44You seem very taken with it.
40:46Don't you,
40:46Tricky,
40:47darling?
40:47Yes,
40:47you do.
40:49I've left me basket behind.
40:50I'll see you tomorrow,
40:52Mrs.
40:52All right,
40:52my dear.
40:53Come on,
40:54Tricky.
40:55Here we are.
40:58Oh,
40:59Maggie.
41:02It were harder when my folks moved away.
41:06But we were still doing all right.
41:09I mean,
41:10my widow's pension doesn't really stretch far,
41:12but
41:14I had Arthur's parents nearby,
41:16and
41:16they could have Albert whilst I were at the drovers.
41:19And then
41:20they went down south
41:22to look after her sister.
41:24And Albert's
41:26chest got bad.
41:29And just with paying for his medicine
41:31and not being able to pick up as many shifts.
41:32Anya,
41:35it doesn't take much
41:36to go from managing to not.
41:39Especially with a little one.
41:41Never thought that
41:42I'd end up stealing from the WI,
41:44either.
41:45Stealing?
41:46Don't be daft.
41:47That food's for whoever needs it.
41:51Lord knows,
41:51I was thankful
41:52for any help
41:53when my head would be small.
41:55Were you on your own too?
41:58Not in the same way.
42:01Although that
42:02there were hard times.
42:06But I was lucky.
42:08I had a friend I could rely on.
42:11And so do you.
42:13You're here.
42:27Well done we, Jimmy.
42:29It's like they've always been together.
42:31Aye.
42:33Happen we're heading in the right direction.
42:35Happen we are.
42:37Right.
42:37Come on you two.
42:38Let's go and get this last one.
42:41What were that one called?
42:42Mrs. Porter was it?
42:43No, Grandad.
42:44That's like a bar too.
42:45I don't know.
42:46What's wrong with a name like
42:47Bessie or Buttercup?
42:48That's what I want to know.
42:50Wait till the years
42:51or Rosie wants to name
42:52the other two.
42:53Humpty Dumpty?
42:54Are you having me on?
42:57Humpty Dumpty's an egg.
42:58My name is
43:04a gift.
43:07You