Donald (Michael Jayston) tells Carl (Tom Lister) hes got someone in mind for his PA but Carl claims hes already put an ad in the paper and will select someone himself, insisting Donald can trust him. Matthew (Matt Healy)sees an opportunity and tells Lexi (Sally Oliver) to apply, insisting shes living at Home Farm rent free and hell make it financially worth her while if she takes the job and spy on him. Lexi agrees but can she persuade Carl that she's friend not foe?Elsewhere, Hilary returns home and is both surprised and moved to see Laurel holding baby Arthur (Billy Harrower). Later that day, Hilary moots to Doug that she thinks Laurel and Ashley (John Middleton) should get the cystic fibrosis tests done sooner rather than later. Pushing the point home that Mel has the condition in her family, is Hilary onto something?Meanwhile, having helped out at yesterdays do, Val (Charlie Hardwick) is keen to organise another speed dating event at the Woolpack. Later that day, she discovers the Malt Shovel is being refurbished and asserts that the Woolpack could do with being spruced up too. Is Val about to perform her own extreme makeover?
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