"Dry Your Tears" - Season 05, Episode 02

- by Karen

It's Auntie Joan's funeral and the town has come together to pay their respects. But it's Portwenn, so it's filled with delightful situations all around. They nearly drop the casket on the way in to the church, the Doc gives a moving eulogy...about the causes of Joan's death and medical statistics of heart disease in England, the baby is having a fit and PC Penhale gets a call on his radio during the ceremony. It's just the way Joan would have wanted - or at least expected - it to be.

Martin's Aunt Ruth has come to the village to attend the funeral. She's a psychiatrist at Broadmoor Psychiatric Hospital and it's more than clear that she and Martin are cut from the same cloth. It also looks like she has some health issues she doesn't want to speak about. Ruth thought it would be a quick trip to Portwenn, however, Martin informs her that Joan has left her the farm. It's a lot to take in and luckily Al has offered his assistance until she can figure out what to do with the property. Al and Bert can use the extra money, too, so as long as Bert can get over his jealousy about sharing Al, they're good.

Louisa, Martin and the baby have moved into the surgery to make things easier for Martin since he's back to work as the town GP. One of his patients is Harry, the undertaker's son who while helping to carry Joan's coffin, nearly took it down when his back gave out. The Doc suspects something's not right when he accidentally trips over him and breaks the young man's leg. It just takes a visit to his house after Harry passes a kidney stone to see exactly what's going on with this young chap.

Since Pauline won't be back anytime soon, and the Doc has (practically) fired Louisa from managing the front office, we might just have a new receptionist - Morwenna. She's worked in medical - she was working with Mrs. Tishell just the day before. So that must count for experience, right?

Things are a mess as usual. There's problems to solutions (and vice versa), a rendition of cat-on-the-organ, droopy cows, young boys addicted to playing with 'their things', Bert's homemade pigswill, toothpaste tube etiquette, and new tanning beds in Portwenn.

Enjoy Dry Your Tears...





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