The Archers - 18/01/2008

Nic's looking for a mother and toddler group. Ruth knows there used to be one at the village hall and suggests Nic goes to tomorrow's grand re-opening. Jim's going home. He says goodbye to David and Ruth, telling them he intends to take Heather out to tea just as soon as he's able. He asks how Pip's speech went last night. Ruth's proud that Pip's been asked to join the team representing the Borsetshire area in a national Young Farmers contest. To Pip's surprise Matt tells her his plans to create new nesting sites for the skylarks. Pip appreciates Matt taking her protest seriously and is happy to do a survey on the new sites for him. Pip's amazed that Matt's completely changed his tune but David and Ruth are convinced there's an ulterior motive. Nic drops her bag as she walks in the dark. She's startled at the sight of a stranger with a torch. It's Taylor. Insisting he only wants to help, he tells Nic he used to live in Ambridge. In fact, he's just on his way to visit a friend - Kathy! Nic's unnerved by Taylor and moves off quickly. As she distances herself, Taylor calls goodnight. Episode written by Caroline Harrington.