Archers: It's only a hunch...

[JoanRobinson2012]

...but does anyone else think that Amy's bloke is probably married?

Oh, that went from 'what a nice boy' to Usha no doubt thinking 'twotiming bastard' rather too quickly.

I do hope Alan hasn't told Mabel about this lovely boy yet. OTOH, if he has she may come storming in like an avenging angel. I really wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Mabel!

discophile - isn't Amy black herself?

discophile - isn't Amy black herself?
yes, Katherine, Alan's first wife had parents who emigrated from Jamaica.

My first theory on hearing that Karl was from the same town as Amy's grandmother was that he would turn out to be a long-lost cousin.

Now after hearing last night's episode, he sounded like he was chatting Usha up, and/or was at the event with another woman... or a even a man.

Jennifer is getting to be a real PITA isn't she. MIL popping in every 5 minutes is the only downside of being GIVEN a house at the age of 18, or however old Alice was when they did their inheritance planning.

Karl was at the event with his wife, who, according to Annabel, is a "hot shot property lawyer" from South Borsetshire.

Thanks Lilymaid, I wasn't listening properly last night, Mumsnetting at the same time.

Poor Amy.

Amy is black?! Bangs head on table for not paying enough attention. Must try harder.

Well, dual heritage.

Have just switched on again this week after the various changes on R4 and first thing I heard was Jennifer having a strange chat with Debbie and I learned Adam was in hospital...

Must be the changes at R4 - I no longer have it on all day long!

I was wondering - how can Amy have been seeing him a while yet never have been to his home? I'm assuming she hasn't anyway as surely that would blow cheating husband's cover.

He has a flat in town which (I think) she has been to. But he goes to "grandma's" at the weekend.
Dunno why Amy has never volunteered to accompany him on one of these many dutiful trips.

I'm disappointed in the way this story is being written - Karl's wife was at the chamber of commerce meeting because she is a top solicitor and yet he was surprised that Usha was there. That doesn't make sense, his wife practices in S Borsetshire yet it didn't occur to him that Usha who's iffice in on the doorstep might just be there.

I know its a plot device but it could be better and the ridiculousness of Usha just not telling Alan straight away is daft as well (I only listen to the omnibus so she might have told him by now).

yup!
married
and dumped her
will Usha regret not having told her?

I know Usha agonised for ages with Ruth but I really don't get why she didn't either say something to Karl or tell Amy and Alan. It seemed plot-devicy.

Poor Amy... she did indeed volunteer to visit granny, I think that was the deal breaker.

She wanted to move in with him, surely that was the deal breaker?

Oh god. She was just so painfully naive! It's just a bit of a pointless story line, as Amy's such a minor character I suppose she'll just fade into obscurity and work hard on her shift pattern. Unless this story is setting her up to become one of the villagers' future wife? Upset, she sits crying on the green and bumps into.....

I immediately smelt a rat when they mentioned the AGE of Carl (you can't be over 30 without some backstory IMO) yes poor Amy being so naive.

Odd that apparently she's been to the flat and not noticed any evidence of a wife! of course NOW she's going to be so upset (a poss. attempted suicide?) that Usha is going to go into guilt tripland about not saying anything to Alan or Amy.

Flippin' Nora Alan and Amy! I think the problem is carl not usha! Get a grip! Grrr!

Are Alan & Amy being too tough on Usha? She should have told quickly, but actually I totally see why she couldn't figure out the right way to do it, either. Getting involved in other people's love lives is a sure path to nightmares. And aren't Amy & Alan so up themselves, "NOT Amy" etc.

Look at all the relationship cheating that happens on TA, is it more than happens in real life is or it just like real life?

Bloody scriptwriters! Pointless, predictable story line just so they now have a good excuse to focus some trauma on Alan/Usha for a bit... Making Usha act less like an efficient lawyer and more like an out of her depth stepmother...

found all this a bit odd too - it's as if they're blaming Usha for him being married! Although, I thought all the "nearly telling him but not quite" stuff a bit rubbish. Why didn't she tell Alan in bed one night?!

It is a ridiculous storyline. You would think that Usha would have found the time to say to Alan, "a bit of a heads-up, seeing as you are vicar and all that ... I think that you ought to know that your daughter appears to be breaking Number 7 of The Ten Commandments." Or, failing that, you would expect a lawyer to have some idea of how to react to the situation (they see plenty of divorce, family bust-ups etc). Or, even, have a better idea of how to lie spin a good line eg "it was only hearsay, I was checking my facts before I told you"
Not believable, SW.

Well ragged Just in my life there's been quite a lot of cheating (i tend to think that if a man is offered sex generally ,not always of course, he'll take it without thinking) or is that just my way of dealing with it philosophy?

AAGH i haven't heard Sunday night's yet!!! R4 sometimes it'd difficult when you're actually involved in something it's hard to be objective.

I think it might be a deal breaker for Alan.

I think it might well have been for me, actually.