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01/01/2016

Will a brand new year offer a brand new start?

David and Ruth wake up together for the first time in weeks. David expresses that he'd love for things to go back to the way they were, but Ruth sensitively tells him that that can't happen - they'll talk properly later. There's a family summit in the kitchen as Ruth calls everyone (including Jill) together and explains her idea for a new way of doing things - advising that they forget about yields and focus on producing better milk from cows on grass. There's a robust debate about the future of farming at Brookfield, with Ruth seeming to gradually win everyone round to her way of thinking.

David and Ruth are alone together as they look over the herd. David has been tense all day, perhaps worried that Ruth was going to drop a bigger bombshell - about their marriage. But Ruth emphatically points out that she loves him and wouldn't swap him for all the world. Just like Dan and Doris, and Phil and Jill - whatever the future holds, they're in this together.

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New Year's Day 2016 19:00

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Role Contributor
Writer Caroline Harrington
Director Sean O'Connor
Editor Sean O'Connor
Jill Archer Patricia Greene
David Archer Tim Bentinck
Ruth Archer Felicity Finch
Pip Archer Daisy Badger
Pat Archer Patricia Gallimore
Tom Archer William Troughton
Brian Aldridge Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge Angela Piper
Phoebe Aldridge Lucy Morris
Lilian Bellamy Sunny Ormonde
PC Harrison Burns James Cartwright
Neil Carter Brian Hewlett
Susan Carter Charlotte Martin
Justin Elliott Simon Williams
Rex Fairbrother Nick Barber
Joe Grundy Edward Kelsey
Eddie Grundy Trevor Harrison
Shula Hebden Lloyd Judy Bennett
Matthew Holman Michael Winder
Dr Richard Locke William Gaminara
Kirsty Miller Annabelle Dowler
Elizabeth Pargetter Alison Dowling
Lynda Snell Carole Boyd
Helen Titchener Louiza Patikas
Rob Titchener Timothy Watson
Roy Tucker Ian Pepperell

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  • New Year's Day 2016 19:00

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