Having failed to escape the village, Anya was captured and returned to the farm with an unexplained leg wound.

With Bear having built up a bond with the young mother during their time in captivity, he did all he could to help Anya as her condition deteriorated over the past week.

Repeated requests to take Anya to hospital were turned down, and by the time Ray (Joe Absolom) finally agreed to source the vital antibiotics she needed, it was already too late.

Anya had passed away, and Ray was visibly unsettled as the workers’ silent, accusatory stares fell on him.

Next week, the shock only deepens for Bear when Simo (Steven Gidwaney) and Mick (Leon Harrop) break the news that Ray has dumped Anya’s body in the feed shed.

Horrified by the indignity of it, Bear rounds on Ray, his grief tipping into fury as he demands to know how she could be treated so carelessly.

The confrontation spirals, and in the heat of the moment Bear has Ray backed against the wall, the former wrestler’s rage threatening to take over before Ray finally manages to talk him down.

But the incident leaves Ray uneasy, especially when Bear insists he’ll be attending Anya’s funeral.

Needless to say, there are no plans to go through the legal formalities, let alone organising a funeral, so when Ray later relays the conversation to Celia, she immediately begins shaping a solution of her own.

Later that evening, Celia leads them out to one of Moira’s (Natalie J Robb) neighbouring fields, unveiling a simple send-off for Anya.

Bear is taken aback by how stark and unceremonious it all feels, but the real blow comes when he and Ray are handed the tools and told they’ll be digging the grave themselves.

Some time later, once Anya has been laid to rest in the makeshift plot, Bear gathers himself enough to say a few words. Celia stands nearby, with not a flicker of emotion.

Just how much further are Celia and Ray willing to go… and how long will it be before Moira discovers that there’s a body in one of her fields?

2) Will Bear make his escape?

There’s no doubt at this point that Bear has been completely brainwashed, convinced that Ray’s doing them all a favour by providing so-called employment and accommodation.

Mick and Simo persist in trying to make Bear realise that Ray hasn’t been straight with him, pointing out all the things over time which haven’t added up.

When the pair outline their plans to escape, they encourage him to think about coming too.

As Bear studies a photo of Anya’s daughter and finds himself thinking of Paddy (Dominic Brunt), he’s left unsure what to do—whether to go with them, or remain under Ray’s watch.

3) Disaster strikes at Wishing Well

Up at Wishing Well, Lydia (Karen Blick) mentions to Sam (James Hooton) that she’s been squirrelling away loose change in the hope of treating herself to VIP tickets to an upcoming Jason Donovan concert, though she’s convinced she’s nowhere near the target.

When Sam and Belle (Eden Taylor-Draper) tot up the jar, they’re able to scrabble enough money together to nudge the total to the amount she needs—but any excitement quickly fades when they discover the tickets have already sold out.

With the plan derailed, Belle starts thinking on her feet.

A short time later, Mandy (Lisa Riley) and Belle steer a blindfolded Lydia into the Dingles. When the blindfold comes off, she finds Sam, with a blonde wig, waiting beside a homemade “Jason Donovan VIP Experience” of his own.

Lydia is thrilled, and the family settles into a session of karaoke.

However, just as Lydia’s about to treat them all to the pièce de résistance duet, the power cuts out—and Sam soon realises the problem isn’t a simple one.

There’s more bad news when Noah (Jack Downham) explains to them that the whole cottage will need rewiring, and the cost leaves Sam and Lydia stunned.

Wanting to play her part, Lydia hands over her ticket fund, not knowing that Belle has since managed to track down some VIP tickets.

With a hefty bill still looming, Sam has a sudden flash of inspiration about how to raise the rest of the money, and pulls Belle in to help him.