24/12/2014

Carol urges Jill to take things a bit easier, and consider her own needs more. The doctor has given Jill the all clear over her chest pain, but Carol sees it as a symptom of a greater heartache. She feels Jill is not reconciled to the idea of Brookfield being sold.

At the Nine Lessons and Carols service, Pat becomes tearful. She doesn't know what she'd do if she lost Tony. Jill reassures her. Tony will pull through. He has people who love him, and everyone is praying for him. Comforted, Pat heads home.

Carol gives Jill flowers for Phil, and suggests she has a quiet moment at his grave.

Pat is very down, and matters aren't made any better when Johnny presents the family with a Christmas tree. He hadn't realised there was a Bridge Farm tradition, this year disrupted by Tony's injury. But Tom relents and encourages Johnny to go ahead. He's sure Dad would still want them to have a tree.

Pat discovers them in the middle of cheerful decorating, and at first is taken aback. But she has to admit it's lovely. She gives Johnny the honour of putting John's pig at the top of the tree - the finishing touch.