Born and Bred

Dr Newman faces an ethical dilemma

The villagers of Ormston close ranks as civil servant Mr Ffotherington arrives to assess their objections to the new road, but when he insinuates that he could influence the decision, the residents fall over themselves to keep him sweet. However, Mr Boynton and Rev Brewer begin to suspect there is more to the official than meets the eye. Elsewhere, Dr Newman faces a heart-wrenching ethical dilemma when he diagnoses a woman with motor neurone disease and Jean gets a nasty shock when she checks on her wedding dress fund