The Westdale Show is in full swing, but there are major problems for Hadleigh.
(Plot spoilers from here)
One of the farmers tells him that his pigs are showing signs of foot and mouth disease. He's left the pigs at home but has brought in some cattle. If the animals do have the disease it will mean every farmer at the show will have to have his stock quarantined.
Meanwhile, on the personal front, Anne Hepton’s estranged husband Freddie turns up unannounced (in a rather nice Austin-Healey 3000). He seems more than a little keen to rekindle things between himself and Anne but is somewhat surprised when Hadleigh turns up to see Anne.
There is a great scene in the local pub when Freddie, who is supposed to have taken Charlotte out for a drive but has left waiting in the car park outside. He is clearly the worse for wear and starts pushing Hadleigh about. Hadleigh warns him to stop but he pays no heed so a swiftly couple of punches from James puts him out of action. Michael Billington, who plays Freddie Hepton, would soon go on to a major role in the BBC’s hugely popular drama The Onedin Line - and Sci-fi fans might recall him appearing in UFO.
In the end, thankfully for the district, the trouble with the pigs is thanks to some over zealous cleaning of the pig pens by one of the farm hands.
First broadcast 12th March 1971.
Cast:
Gerald Harper as James Hadleigh
Jane Merrow as Anne Hepton
Michael Billington as Freddie
J.G. Devlin as Lock
Preston Lockwood as Sam Mogford
Irlin Hall as Vera
Cicely Paget Bowman as Mrs Cockram
John Graham as MacLaren
Peter Carpenter as Farmworker
Writer: John Harrison / Production Design: Roger Cheveley / Director: Peter Cregeen
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The character of James Hadleigh first appeared in a 13 Episode series called Gazette en.wikipedia.o...) , as a millionaire who relocates from London to Yorkshire and buys a local newspaper founded by his father many years before.
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