Victoria’s speechless ...always a blessing!

Surely the only question David should be asking is how his shop survives when selling roughly three products a week. Even at Christmas, you don’t see so much as a jar of mincemeat flying off the shelves, so don’t expect to see him up for Retailer of the Year anytime soon.

Now he has a different question to pop in deciding to propose to Victoria and claims he has found the perfect engagement ring at a jeweller’s in town. Why not just prise off a ring pull from one of his unsold cans? It’s only for Victoria, after all; given her taste (not least in unsavoury men), she’s not going to know the difference. When an over-excited David goes down on one knee and proposes (above), Victoria is left speechless (always a blessing); but will it be yes or no?

It’s time for Noah, the most unconvincing psycho in the Dales, to go to court, as a result of Charity having reported him (ah, a mother’s love; can’t beat it). Feeling resentful, Noah tells Charity he wants to plead not guilty and suggests doing a runner. Given the village bus service, that’s never really feasible. Hopping on a snail would get you away faster.