PARTY TROOPERS
It’s a tense week in the Dales this week and it all starts when Belle sneaks to a doctor appointment to organise her contraceptive prescription.
Anxious, she explains to Manpreet she doesn’t want it sent to her home like her other medication and they find a solution.
Meanwhile, at work Tom is patronised by Vanessa when he messes up diagnosing an elderly dog with cancer without conducting the necessary diagnostic tests.
When Vanessa and Paddy arrive in the nick of time she swiftly orchestrates the correct blood tests and it is just an abscess.
But as the furious customer heads out, Tom starts playing victim, laying it on thick how Vanessa makes him feel unwelcome at the practice.
And he suddenly turns the tables by inviting the vet sta and their partners to a dinner party tomorrow night at his and Belle’s house.
Tom returns home furious after his terrible day and tells Belle about the dinner tomorrow and firmly puts the success of it down to her.
The next day, as guests arrive for the dinner party, tensions simmer between Rhona and Marlon.
And the lovey-dovey Mandy and Paddy only heighten the awkwardness.
And Tom’s toast about marital solidarity exposes the cracks in Rhona and Marlon’s relationship further.
Meanwhile Vanessa, Suzy, Paddy and Mandy attempt to enjoy the evening but Belle excuses herself, saying the onions made her cry, as her relationship with the controlling Tom is strained.
Later, the row between Rhona and Marlon erupts as they lay bare their issues publicly.
Rhona tries leaving, but a defiant Marlon rejects it, forcing Rhona to seemingly end their marriage in front of everyone.
Elsewhere, Nicky asks Caleb for Nate’s shares to become an equal partner, but Caleb only laughs at him, leaving Nicky frustrated.