The Archers

Lily has a confession to make, and there is further setback for the Snells.

Khalil bumps into Ruth, who wants to chat with him. He thinks there’s nothing left to say, except to apologise for his rant at Brookfield last week. Ruth in turn apologises for showing him the photos. She feels wretched about it. Khalil assures her the nightmares are easing; he forgives her. She tries to make it up to him by offering him work experience on the farm. Khalil declines, asserting he’ll need to concentrate on his schoolwork this year. Raising animals to make money seems wrong to him. He seeks Ruth’s assurance that they won’t need to speak of the sheep photos incident again. He’s still annoyed with Keira for blabbing about it, and tells her so later. Keira counters she was just worried about him, and she’s sorry. Khalil feels like he’s now under surveillance from his family. He cuts Keira short, heading off to Henry’s for tea.
Lily’s surprised to see Harrison at her Argentine tango class. He’s looking for Taekwondo. Lily explains those sessions finished a while ago – why doesn’t her join her for tango? Reluctant Harrison eventually agrees, and whilst he picks up the steps well, he admits it’s all a bit intimate and it’s hurting his brain. They laugh as they throw themselves into the intense moves. Later over tapas Lily declares she was excited to have Harrison as a partner; he’s in great shape. Harrison’s flattered but reckons he’ll stick with Taekwondo. He’s enjoying her company though. She’s a breath of fresh air – funny, clever and beautiful. Lily returns the compliment, and they kiss.

George is back at Meadow Farm watching his grandpa work. Eddie’s surprised George missed the opportunity to criticise at early morning milking. George shows Eddie a picture of a supercar he’s been reading about online and laments that he’ll never own one. Amber arrives to drop off George’s forgotten house keys. Eddie suggests that George could work for Amber’s dad at the car showroom for a few weeks while his wrist heals. Amber reckons George would hate it, but George disagrees and see the advantages of the idea. Amber’s not sure, but with a little more persuasion she’s won round and agrees to give her dad a call.
On a busy morning for breakfasts Lynda and Robert deal patiently with a particularly demanding couple, who complain the breakfast is too hot and the coffee tastes odd. Lynda admits she’s tired, but they have guests to please before she can rest. Robert agrees and they knuckle down. However Robert’s limits are tested when one of the tricky guests raises the subject of Monty, branding him a dangerous dog and taking the situation out of context. Robert protests but to no avail, and the guest ploughs on regardless. Robert worries that Lynda will overhear the upsetting claims, and asks the guest to keep her voice down. However Lynda’s calm when she approaches, despatching Robert back to the kitchen. Diane the guest accuses Lynda of being in denial, and unable to control a fully-grown Dobermann. Lynda closes the conversation down before asking Diane and her husband to leave the premises immediately.

Azra sympathises with Lynda’s plight over Monty – she must have had a horrible couple of weeks. Lynda hopes Monty will be rehomed rather than the unthinkable alternative. They agree they’re both worried about Khalil, and Azra probes as to what really happened at Brookfield last week. Lynda states she wasn’t there for long and didn’t see anything herself, but she recalls David did mention something about photos. Azra’s grateful Lynda followed Khalil there, and resolves to talk to him.
Later having spoken to Khalil, Azra goes with Akram to see David and Ruth. Ruth admits she showed Khalil the photos. Azra acknowledges Khalil was rude to barge into Brookfield, but Ruth’s actions have only worsened his distress. He’s not coping. Ruth’s mortified and apologises; she really regrets what she did. When they’ve gone Ruth admits to David that she can completely see their point of view. She fears Azra will never forgive her.
Amber and George note their antenatal class is getting smaller; babies are starting to arrive. They speculate on when it will be their turn. George takes Lynda some flowers from Clarrie. Lynda’s touched, admitting she’s not sure what other villagers think of her. George asserts his grandma’s not the judgy type. After the antenatal class George tells Amber he feels inadequate compared to the other dads – he can’t provide for his family while he’s off sick. Amber’s having none of it, and gets him to focus on the positives. They have a roof over their heads and a loving family.

Eddie’s covering George’s work at Meadow Farm, and grumbles when George comes to check up on him: George is lucky he’s covered the work at all. George concedes he’s grateful. Eddie suggests he makes the most of the break while his wrist’s injured. George protests he’s restless staying in all the time and feels bad that Amber’s having to work right up until the baby’s born. He’s worried he won’t be fit in time to help out when the time comes. Eddie counsels that bad things happen and you just have to get on with it. He manages to persuade grateful Esme to pay him in cash, plus a little extra. Esme frets a little about having to fork out sick pay as well. Eddie asserts that her dad would be proud of the fine job she’s doing with the farm.
Keira helps Susan cleaning shelves at the shop, noting her Great Grandad Bert’s absence. Susan explains he’s playing dominoes at the pub. She admits to hoping she’d have her house back by now, but Brad’s still redecorating at No.6 The Green. Susan raises the topic of Monty, and Keira admits she doesn’t know what to do to help Khalil, who’s not sleeping. Azra comes in and Keira panics as Susan quizzes her on Khalil’s state of mind. With the two of them now leaning on Keira for answers she divulges Khalil saw pictures of the dead sheep on someone’s phone. She’s mortified to have betrayed this confidence. Susan assures her it was for the greater good.