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16/06/2008

Ruth's quiet night goes awry.

The wedding plans are moving ahead. Amy's delighted to be Usha's bridesmaid and. Neil's flattered when Alan asks him to be best man. He has second thoughts when he learns about the Hindu ceremony, until Alan explains that he won't have to be best man at that one. Susan's still not sure she wants to go to either ceremony but Neil insists she must. It's some consolation that as the best man's wife she'll have to have a new outfit.

Ruth is stuck in traffic and is fed up about it. Brookfield is heaving - there are people David's never seen before. He's dreading Ruth's reaction to this but Usha's sure Ruth will see the funny side. To David's relief she's right, and Ruth turns out to be delighted with the party.

Pip tells David and Ruth that she and Jonathan are helping with the Young Farmers float for the Borsetshire show. The theme is countries of the world and they're going to build a windmill for their float.

The party continues in full swing and Ruth's overwhelmed. She feels very lucky and it's made her think the next forty years might not be so bad after all.

Episode written by Mary Cutler.

15 minutes

Last on

Tue 17 Jun 200814:00

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  • Mon 16 Jun 200819:00
  • Tue 17 Jun 200814:00

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