Louisa is grumpy, she can’t sleep
because Martin can’t sleep. Mrs Tishell and Jennifer continue their
battle of wills in the chemist when Louisa comes in and asks for
something to help with sleep. Jennifer suggests lavender oil, which Mrs
Tishell dismisses as a herbal remedy. This doesn’t put Louisa off and
she douses Martin’s pillow with the oil, but Martin can smell it a mile
off and Louisa has to come clean.
Malcolm Rayner, the village
hypochondriac, has a splinter. When it is easily removed and he
realises the consultation is nearly over, he mentions a cough. The Doc
tells him to take lemon and hot water and come back if it persists.
Ruth notices that Al is a little off
his stride and he confides in her that he is feeling lost, he hates
living with Penhale. Ruth gives him a pep talk, he is in control of his
own destiny. Al realises he has to make his own luck and pitches Ruth a
business proposal. Ruth picks holes in his proposal and tells Al he has
to think his ideas through if he wants to succeed.
Bert and Jennifer are getting closer.
Mrs Tishell and Jennifer both get a letter from the Pharmaceutical
Council saying that Mrs Tishell no longer needs supervision. Jennifer is
worried, her next position is in Woking. Bert is miserable about
Jennifer leaving and Al tells him he should do something to get her to
stay. Bert does he proposes!
Malcolm goes back to the doctors, he is
really struggling with his breathing. The Doc listens to his chest and
fears it could be something serious. Malcolm needs to go for an x-ray.
The Doc asks Malcolm if he has ever worked with asbestos. Malcolm used
to do roof conversions and could have. Hypochondriac Malcolm drowns his
sorrows in the local. Penhale gets called to pick up the drunk and
woeful Malcolm from the pub a couple of hours later and brings him back
to the police station so he can sleep it off. When Malcolm wakes he is
still full of doom and gloom, until he registers where he is - the
police station. He fitted the insulation for the police station and
other houses in the village.
Penhale puts up asbestos warning
notices all over the village, accidentally stapling his hand to a post.
The Doc has to sort it out, but his blood phobia rears its ugly head in
public and he is sick over Penhale. Louisa hears on the grape vine about
this and confronts Martin about his blood phobia and why it is back.
She worries it is to do with their relationship, in the midst of the
argument there is a knock at the door... It is Martin’s mother,
Margaret, coming to tell him that his father has died.
Louisa finds it difficult having
Margaret as a house guest. She is just as awkward as Martin. Martin is
hiding from his mother in his consultation room and Louisa drags him
into the kitchen so they can talk to one another. Her plan doesn’t work.
Margaret plays the doting grandmother in front of Martin and Louisa,
but as soon as they leave the room, she dumps James on Mike.
Mike asks Morwenna out. She is a little shocked but says yes. Mike and Morwenna have an awkward date, they just don’t get on.
Martin’s surgery is inundated with
people all concerned they have been affected by the asbestos problem in
the village. Martins storms out to find Penhale, who is in the midst of
an asbestos investigation in the police station. The asbestos expert
says that it isn’t asbestos and Penhale is shame faced. Malcolm
questions Martin, if it isn’t asbestosis what is wrong with him? Martin
storms off, furious.
The next day Malcolm misses his
doctor’s appointment. Martin sends Morwenna out to look for him. She
finds Malcolm collapsed in his garden and calls the Doc to come round to
resuscitate him. Martin explains that as Malcolm is a pigeon fancier
his lungs have got inflamed because he allergic to their faeces.
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