16/01/2023

Leonard brings back Tony’s unwanted guitar, now fully restored to working order. Tony hides his dismay and is genuinely impressed with the quality of Leonard’s repair. He admits reluctantly that he has no interest in the guitar. He’s going to have to tell Lilian. Later he tries to explain to Lilian that he has no memory of ever writing the letter to Father Christmas asking for one. Lilian’s wounded. She’d wanted to put right some past disappointments for Tony, and this seemed like a good way to do it. Tony assures her she did a very kind thing. He’d like to pass the guitar on to the younger generation and wonders if Mungo might like it. Lilian’s moved. She thinks Mungo will be delighted, and James and Leonie are keen for him to learn an instrument. Leonard spots that Lilian’s carriage clock has stopped. Lilian’s been meaning to get it fixed but hasn’t got round to it; it used to belong to their dad. Leonard offers to try and fix it. Tony says he’ll lend a hand.
Brad’s finally bitten the bullet and arranged to meet Paige. He agonises over what to wear but Chelsea advises him to just be himself. After his date he reports to Chelsea on how it went. He admits he was nervous at first, but ended up having a lot of fun. Paige is great, and looked amazing. He’s messaging her to make sure she got home ok. Nice touch, says Chelsea – at this rate they’ll be booking a double wedding!