The Archers - 10/02/2009

Tony visits Brookfield, and is impressed at their grass paddocks. David's phone rings - it's Shula. She can't reach Alistair. They've been burgled. Tony and David go straight to the Stables. Shula's furious that she forgot to turn on the alarm. David stays for coffee. Shula thinks the burglar might have been watching her. David tells Shula not to dwell on it. It's a random burglary, they got lucky. Pat finds an inspector from the Environment Agency in the yard at Bridge Farm. He's investigating pollution in Heydon Brook. Pat's shocked - they don't want to be responsible for pollution! The inspector thinks a drain might have collapsed - there are cracks in the yard floor. Tony appears and is worried that the pollution will affect their subsidies. The inspector tells them it won't, but they need to get the problem fixed. At the Bull, Jolene berates Tony about the flat - he's broken their agreement. Tony says he doesn't think Fallon would be happy to hear that her Mum gambled her chance away, so maybe she shouldn't be making accusations? Pat calls in to see Shula, who is getting over the shock. Pat tells her about their possible pollution. With the products they sell, bad publicity could be disastrous. Episode written by Graham Harvey.