- Adam teaches the teacher
- Kate's first day at Uni
- Matt still plays poker, Lilian still makes a wonderful G&T
- "Oh that smell ... singed horses hoof"
- To Barry or not to Barry
Adam teaches the teacher
Stressed out that the BL board are constantly hassling him over the deal with Matt, Brian takes to farming for a "a little light relaxation" (how very patronising to 'proper' farmers!).
But hope comes in the form of Adam (who has been ever so quiet of late).
Adam suggests to Brian that, rather than entirely give up on his "shiny new project", they accept Lilian's involvement - but in a different company.
So - rather than have Lilian on the BL board (which the rest of the board just won't let happen), BL creates a new company just for this project, which Lilian can be part of without Matt being able to have any involvement in BL.
Crafty! You are indeed "not just a pretty face" Adam.
Kate's first day at Uni
Worried about all of her classmates being 18 and straight from school, Kate's glad to find out that she's far from the oldest.
Seems like she's had a great time, even if:
"spotty youths were trying to get me into their societies"
Is that what they call it now during freshers' week? It was far more blunt in my day ...
Matt still plays poker, Lilian still makes a wonderful G&T
Brian's surprised to hear that Matt's still got the pennies to play poker, but Adam's delighted that Lilian still knows how to mix her drinks.
I was a bit surprised to hear Adam offering to speak to Lilian about this business deal. I thought he genuinely liked Lilian – so why get their friendship a bit soiled by bringing business into it?
Anyway, over G&Ts, Adam explains the potential proposal.
It would seem Lilian is entirely in agreement with Matt that she should be on the BL board, if Amside is going to be a partner.
Hang on there.
From what I understood, and from what Matt has said to Brian, the land belongs to Matt and is nothing to do with Amside.
What’s changed?
That aside (which I suppose is actually quite important – they wouldn’t have to even think of Lilian if what Matt previously had said about the ownership of the land is true), Lilian was very form about who runs Amside:
“I’m Director of Amside, not Matt. I am by no means just a figurehead. Ultimately every decision is mine.”
Alrighty. We hear you saying it, but don’t see that quite happening in reality.
If Lilian is in control, why has it only been Matt who’s been negotiating with Brian and BL?
Is Lilian oblivious to such discussions? Does she not realise that she does indeed just look like a figurehead, because she does do the wheeling and dealing?
And does the lady protest too much?
Either way, Lilian’s not making any decisions about Adam’s idea until she speaks to Matt. So watch this space (with an eager sense of anticipation, I’m sure …!)
And by-the-by – I think Lilian should dismiss the idea of just being a figurehead so quickly. She’d get all the glory, lots of fawning and plenty of time to mix more G&Ts. The Queen looks quite well on it …
"Oh that smell ... singed horses hoof"
As Kate put it, Alice is turning is fast turning into a bit of a 1950s wife.
Preferring to sit and watch Chris work all day, and choosing to have her birthday at home with Chris, Alice seems to be far too wrapped up in Chris to want to do anything else.
Which is fine.
Especially as it seems that Chris working is quite a sight to behold:
[Lilian] "He's a sight for sore eyes ... isn't with that sheen of sweat on his muscles"
Steady Lilian! If that had come from Kenton, I'd have been searching out my sick bag!
Having initially been delighted that Alice and Chris got married in such a dramatically irresponsible way (well, that's how Jennifer saw it), Kate's now horrified that her wee sister is running round after her new husband. Like a good wife should.
Kate does have a point. The roast they're having for Alice's birthday will be cooked by Alice (Chris says he can only manage "sausage and beans").
But isn't that just young love? There's plenty of time to stat arguing about the cooking, dishes, bills ...
[Kate] "so young to get hitched ... why didn't they just live together ... so easier to extricate self when things fall apart"
Hmmm. Which was Jennifer's exact point when she found about they’d got married.
Is Kate going to meddle? Try and lead Alice back to be a young hip chick?
Or will the differences between Chris and Alice become more evident when Alice goes back to Uni?
It's one thing to have a hunky boyfriend back home, but quite another to have a husband. I can imagine late nights out with the mobile switched off could become a problem.
And what about this:
[Alice] "You're just as clever as me ... just a different sort of clever"
Oh dear. That doesn’t bode well. Especially if Chris isn’t even clever enough to bung a roast in the oven ...
To Barry or not to Barry
Kenton's not letting Elizabeth off the hook anytime soon, preferring to blame her for Kathy finding out about Holly - rather than take responsibility himself (now there's a surprise!).
Elizabeth isn't aware of this, but Kenton holds all the cards when it comes to her anniversary.
Will he or won't he take her to meet 'Barry'?
Will he be churlish and childish enough to refuse to get her out of the way while Nigel sets up her surprise?
[Kenton] "I'll always be happy to promote your business - I'd be happy if you kept out of mine"
[Elizabeth] "I will stop interfering if you stop acting like a teenager"
[Kenton] "If that's the case, you'll probably be interfering until the day I die"
Which Kenton did say with a chuckle.
So if he's aware of it, why (oh why!) doesn't he either stop it, or at least realise that he creates his own dramas?
Thankfully (for Nigel), Kenton decides that Barry is still on. Which could actually turn out to be a shame, as I still think Kenton is the last person Nigel should have involved.
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