15/12/2023

Alice and Harry are on a date at the Country Park Illuminations. Alice is feeling nervous and Harry’s worried that it is the company that is putting her off. Alice reassures him that it isn’t him, but she has something to tell him. Alice goes on to say that Harry might not like her after she tells him, but she’ll have to do it. She explains that she is a recovering alcoholic, and that she was drinking through her pregnancy and after Martha was born while she was looking after her. Alice says she likes Harry and she thinks he likes her, but she needs him to know everything. Harry tells her he thinks she’s amazing and it doesn’t make a difference to how he feels about her. Freddie and David are talking about Christmas and Freddie tells him about how the abattoir completely shuts down over the holiday season as Vince wants everyone to have a proper break. They go on to talk about Christmas Day, and David is put out when Freddie tells him they’ll be spending it with Lily and Paul’s parents at The Stables. Freddie goes on to tease David about ordering takeaway for his and Ruth’s anniversary rather than going out for a meal. David counters with the fact that they’ve been married thirty-five years, eleven years older than Freddie’s actual age, and they’re tired and probably won’t make it to the end of the film. Joy catches up with them, further putting the boot in by telling David that she’ll also be spending Christmas at The Stables.