Lilian does her best to pacify fretful Joy, who’s taking the cancellation of the Felpersham pantomime very hard. Lilian assures her all is well, and she’s not to blame. Lilian asks about Mick, and the real cause of Joy’s disquiet becomes apparent as she admits they’re not really speaking. Mick blames her for Rochelle leaving, and Joy doesn’t know where she stands with him now.

Tracy’s cross with Susan, who’s borrowed her best shoes and lost one of them. Later Susan and Joy share their angst over being got at by people.

Lynda enjoys a bit of an ‘I told you so’ moment with the panto cancellation; she feels Felpersham never really puts its heart into productions and that they could learn a lot from her, but they’ve missed their chance having turned down a proposition from her in the past. Vince disagrees that village productions are better, and he and Lynda have a spat. He’s annoyed with Joy for building up the excitement over the Felpersham show and now he has disappointed employees and families to deal with. Lynda takes issue with this and defends Joy. Moreover she declares she could do better than Felpersham in a fraction of the time, and finds herself betting five hundred pounds she can put on a panto by Friday. Later she quails a little, but Lilian buoys her up. Lynda will do a fine job – Lilian is right behind her. They suggest enlisting Joy’s help. Joy’s nervous initially but eventually agrees to find the star attraction for the panto.