As preparations get underway for the Christmas Concert, David strikes up an unlikely friendship with a lonely teenage girl who has become caught in the middle of her parents' rocky divorce. A spate of deer slayings escalates out of control when an attempt is made on Lord Ashfordly's life, whilst Greengrass starts his own driving school. But his first pupil crashes Bernie's hearse into Andy Ryan's sports car and Blaketon is shocked when Craddock makes a startling revelation about his home life.

Blaketon fears an ex-convict has returned to Aidensfield to seek revenge as the former sergeant had promised he would secure him a shorter prison sentence in return for crucial information. However, it's Blaketon who ends up in trouble with the police. Meanwhile, Greengrass offers his services as a pawnbroker to a cash-strapped spoilt youngster, only to land himself in trouble with two overbearing women. Elsewhere, Sgt Jennifer Nokes takes charge at Ashfordly Station whilst Craddock is on leave and takes a shine to Bellamy, much to Ventress' amusement.