Chris is forced to abort a cricket game with Joseph due to his failing health. Set on protecting his son from the truth he packs him off to a friend’s for the holidays. Shocked at how quickly his boss is deteriorating, Terry does his best to comfort the dying man. When Chris resorts to alcohol Terry tells his a few home truths about his life in a bid to provoke him into positive action. Syd is thrilled when Chloe announces that she has decided not to take the job in France and that she loves him. Earlier, however, Scott overhears the vixen telling Siobhan that Syd is just a stopgap in her love life. Laurel is over the moon when Ashley asks for her assistance with some practice for the speed dating. Dressed up to the nines she meets the vicar for a rehearsal in The Woolpack, only to find th