The Archers

16/06/2026


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At The Bull Brian, Alistair and Jolene muse on Jim’s possible whereabouts on his travels. Alistair’s already missing him and will let them know when the first of Jim’s promised postcards arrives. Brian wishes he could still go on holiday with Miranda, somewhere well away from his children. He sees himself as the victim in all Home Farm’s current travails.

Whilst checking on their sheep at Home Farm David and Pip make a terrible discovery: the sheep have been attacked by a dog, with up to fifteen dead and many injured. David’s extremely upset but Pip helps him focus on calling Alistair, while she calls the emergency services, with the dog still nearby. Alistair then gets David’s call and Brian sets off after him.
PC Nicola Trueman establishes the facts with David, but thinks they’ve probably missed their chance to catch the dog. Then Alistair gets to work on treating the surviving ewes and lambs, with shocked David’s help, while Nicola and Pip survey the field, taking footage. They both despair at how frequently this kind of incident happens, despite signs all over the countryside. Nicola outlines the investigation procedure then recalls meeting Brian, Home Farm’s owner, recently. Meanwhile, David angrily casts aspersions on dog owners while Alistair saves one ewe at least. Brian is full of righteous indignation when he arrives, before David takes him to task in front of Nicola and Pip for not managing his land properly. David demands compensation, before accusing Brian of being unfit to be in charge of a farm!

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