Monday 15th December
Anna (Emma Davies) is summoned to a De Souza board meeting, fully intending to sell her shares in the business. Instead, Anna is floored to discover that De Souza is the major shareholders in Polek Haulage but she is powerless to save King and Sons as she has no influence over the board. Meanwhile, the Kings discover from their solicitor that they have until the end of the day to raise funds or else the creditors will liquidate their assets. Carl (Tom Lister) urges Matthew (Matt Healy) to come clean about Donald’s death so Anna can make a decision about whether to help them. When Anna returns from the meeting, Matthew is furious to hear about the situation, almost cancelling the wedding. The pair resolve to not tell Jimmy (Nick Miles) and Carl until after their wedding sure it will ruin their day. Matthew lies to Carl that he told Anna about his involvement in Donald’s death. Elsewhere, when Edna (Shirley Stelfox) has to make room for Lily return, Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) finds herself in need of new living arrangements. She spitefully tells Edna that she’s better off away from her, but it’s obvious Nicola’s hurting. Later, desperate to make amends with Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) by looking after Gabby (Annelise Manojlovic) for the afternoon. However, Nicola and David (Matthew Wolfenden) struggle to rebuild their relationship when Nicola becomes jealous seeing David flirt with Leyla (Rokhsaneh Ghawam-Shahidi).
Also, Lee (Lewis Linford) is pleased to spend time around the farm helping Jo (Roxanne Pallett). When he fixes an old drain pipe and drenches his t-shirt, Lee is forced to dry his top in the house. Jo is momentarily transfixed when Lee removes his top, but Mick (Tony Haygarth) soon warns his grandson to cover up. When Lee’s drain work comes loose, Mick accuses him of spending too much time flirting, a claim Lee denies.
Tuesday 16 December
The Kings are on edge on the day of the wedding as fears about the future of the business threaten to overshadow the nuptials. Bailiffs soon arrive in the middle of the preparations and cause chaos at Home Farm. Meanwhile, in his quest to get revenge on Polek, Carl (Tom Lister) finds out from his solicitor that De Souza own their proposed investor. With a furious rage in his eyes Carl bursts into Anna (Emma Davies) and Matthew's (Matt Healy) wedding demanding they stop the ceremony. Accusing Matthew of aligning with Anna so he and Jimmy (Nick Miles) lose everything, Carl can't contain himself and strikes his brother hard in the face. Venomously, Carl wonders what kind of human beings would unite to watch a family member die and Anna is left heartbroken to hear the explanation that Matthew witnessed her father’s death. Old wounds are reopened and in a flurry of mutual hatred Matthew and Carl erupt into a furious fist fight. Meanwhile, with Jo (Roxanne Pallett) under a mountain of pressure at the farm, Lee (Lewis Linford) agrees to go to the suppliers for her. He calls at the Woolpack to pick up some paperwork and is forced to give Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) a lift to the wholesalers. The tension between the two is palpable, but both try to hide their contempt for the other. On the way Lee decides to pull over for a toilet stop and Andy notices the order sheet on his dashboard. Andy changes the amount unbeknownst to Lee who proceeds to buy seven times as much stock as Jo needs. Jo is furious with Lee for his error when she can’t refund the stock. Lee is angry to realise Andy sabotaged his errand and is frustrated that no one believes him.
Wednesday 17 December
The tumultuous events of the previous day affect the Kings and send shockwaves through the village. With no further safety net available the Kings are powerless to stop the bailiffs as three men turn up to claim Home Farm and all of the other King properties. Also, Jamie (Alex Carter) tries to calm TJ’s (Connor Lee) fears when it transpires that Terry (Billy Hartman) has forgotten to post his letter to Santa and it will therefore not reach the North Pole in time. Putting a plan into action Jamie buys some sweets and some material to build a post box for the letter. Jamie tries to prove that Santa does exist to TJ by presenting the magical post-box to him. Word spreads about the powers of the post-box and soon Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) and Samson (Luis Townley) arrive with more letters for Santa. TJ is still sceptical when he discovers his letter hasn’t disappeared to Santa’s house until Belle manages to convince him. All are stunned by the magical event and even Jamie decides to try his luck and posts a letter to Santa. Elsewhere, Lee (Lewis Linford) is pleased to be offered an interview for some game keeping work but worries that Mick (Tony Haygarth) blames him for the problems at Butlers. Mick heads to the farm, but is unable to help Jo (Roxanne Pallett) when her water supply is faulty. Jo is grateful when Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) agrees to help her by fixing the broken water pump. When he is unable to get parts until the following day, Jo starts to worry that Andy will engineer further opportunities to spend time at the farm.
Thursday 18 December
The villagers decide that the King family is cursed as the repossession of properties continue. Meanwhile, the Kings watch from Mill Cottage, which has been saved from the process as the other properties cover the debt. With their lives in utter ruin the family members wonder whether there is anything left to sustain an existence in the village. Meanwhile, Bob (Tony Audenshaw) attempts to bring some cheer back into the village by suggesting a Christmas Day meal for the Hopes, Terry (Billy Hartman), TJ (Connor Lee) and Brenda (Lesley Dunlop). However, Terry is torn when he receives a postcard from Jean asking for TJ to visit in Morocco over the festive period. Terry is touched when Brenda encourages him to take TJ to visit Jean for Christmas.
Also, Daz (Luke Tittensor) is shocked to find Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) working at the farm and though Jo (Roxanne Pallett) explains the situation, it’s clear that there’s no love lost between the brothers. In spite of the ill feeling Andy makes a pledge to make Daz trust him again. When the repair job goes well, Jo rewards Andy by offering unsupervised access to Sarah (Sophia Amber Moore). Later, after becoming suspicious about Andy’s intentions, Daz suspects that Andy is deliberately sabotaging the farm so he can be around Jo.
Friday 19 December
Jo (Roxanne Pallett) is unnerved when Andy (Kelvin Fletcher) turns up at the farm with a Christmas tree. While Jo leaves with Mick (Tony Haygarth) to pick up some supplies, Andy decides to loosen some seals on the washing machine. Lee (Lewis Linford) catches him in the act and the pair fight with Lee punching Andy in the face. A returning Jo is shocked to see the scene and Mick parts the lads. After finding out that Andy is sabotaging everything, Jo orders him to leave. Later, Lee discovers a broken Jo crying at Butlers as the weight of her problems bears down on her. Jo realises that her only option is to leave the village and begs Lee to help her. Meanwhile, the Kings are allowed to collect their belongings from Home Farm. Internal squabbles erupt once more as nobody can agree whether to leave the village after Home Farm has been emptied. Elsewhere, Edna (Shirley Stelfox) kicks Nicola (Nicola Wheeler) out and she fails to gain neither a job nor accommodation from Paddy (Dominic Brunt). Paul (Mathew Bose) is equally unhelpful and her efforts to engineer a grace period from Edna fall on deaf ears. As other options in the village turn her down, Nicola seeks solace in the Church. Finding her former friend deep in prayer, Laurel (Charlotte Bellamy) takes pity on her and offers for her to stay at Mulberry.
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