- When ‘Even bad publicity is good publicity’ isn’t true
- Wonder why Will hasn’t got a problem with Nic’s kids’ dad?
- “what’s to be cheerful about?”
- Matt shall go to the party
- Helen has a social life!
- Brenda and Tom tag team against Tony and Pat
When ‘Even bad publicity is good publicity’ isn’t true
Especially when your business has been linked to making kids sick …
(though I still don’t know why it’s not as important that the adults survive)
[Tom] “yet they’re convinced we’re still poisoning people”
Seems tourists in The Bull have also been checking with Nic about whether the ice-cream isn’t from ‘that’ E. coli farm.
So Tom’s back on about naming and shaming Clarrie – to “go public on how it happened”.
Brenda at first seemed to be urging caution:
[Brenda] “You will have to put up with the hostility if you name and shame Clarrie”
But after Tom rants on a bit more, calling Clarrie a “careless individual”, amongst other things:
[Tom] “We can’t afford to be sentimental”
Brenda completely sides with him:
[Brenda] “You can’t sacrifice Bridge’s Farm’s good name just to avoid hurting Clarrie’s feelings”
Well, that’ll be that then. Brenda is a highly experienced marketing professional. Surely Pat and Tony will listen to her reasoned, professional opinion?
Hmmm. Hasn’t Brenda mainly focused on flyers, handing out energy drinks and making coffee for Lilian and Matt since she graduated?
Wonder why Will hasn’t got a problem with Nic’s kids’ dad?
Just a ponder of mine.
I reckon Will uses all of his angry-Will-ness on Ed.
“what’s to be cheerful about?”
Seems Clarrie is still as depressed as when they ‘lost’ the farm – which is fair enough.
Eddie’s doing his best to try and lighten her mood. Especially since she now has the all clear from being an E. coli carrier.
[Clarrie] “What’s to be cheerful about?”
He encourages Clarrie to call Pat to tell her the good news – which she does do.
Bad timing, though. Pat’s right in the middle of arguing with Tom about his depends to name Clarrie. All Pat can say is that she will “be in touch very soon”.
Ouch.
Matt shall go to the party
Seems Lilian has managed to persuade Matt to go to Lynda’s garden party. Even though it’s the same day as his birthday.
The Snells. James and Leonie. The great and the good of Ambridge.
That’ll make Matt a very happy birthday boy.
Helen has a social life!
She’s off out to a mother and baby group.
Henry really is the making of Helen. Gone are the days of wine, DVDs and chocolate.
(I know I go on about that a lot – but it really was all Helen seemed to do over the last few years. Apart from Leon …)
Brenda and Tom tag team against Tony and Pat
[Brenda] “People don’t act rationally in these circumstances”
Brenda and Tom reckon that the picture of the little ill girl massively buried the Bridge Farm statement in the Echo. So it’s time to step up and reveal Clarrie as the culprit.
[Tony] “If we hang Clarrie out to dry, wouldn’t we lose the goodwill of the whole village?”
[Tom] “What’s more important? That we’re popular with the neighbours or that our farm has a future?”
Must admit Brenda and Tom do have a good point, but it’s Clarrie we’re talking about. And she didn’t mean it. And she’s doing a great job of punishing herself without anyone else’s help.
I reckon if she named, we could see the Grundy’s moving on from Ambridge …
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