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God Awful Archers Brief Encounter Episode

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frostfrond · 09/02/2013 19:17

This made me cringe.It was awful.Did anyone like it? How can I take the Archers "seriously" ever again?

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ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 09/02/2013 20:45

It was so twee. If one was being kind, one would say it was ::French accent:: an hommage to Brief Encounter. But I stopped taking The Archers seriously a long time ago. It's a sort of agricultural panto.

Rangirl · 09/02/2013 23:05

Awful ! And what does Lilian think she's doing

R4 · 10/02/2013 12:17

I am cross at what Vanessa Whitburn is doing to The Archers. The Brief Encounter fiasco is only the latest in a trail of damage that arises from the mindset that substitutes 'contemporary drama in a rural setting' in place of 'an everyday story of country folk'. I know that the BBC got fed up with Letter From America and wanted it gone, but they couldn't because it was 'an institution'. They were only freed by the death of Alistair Cooke. I wonder if they feel the same about TA and are trying to trash it so that, when the ratings have gone, they can cancel it with impunity.

I have telephoned the BBC Complaints department and e-mailed Feedback. I hope many others do, too.

However, now that Pandora has opened the box and allowed one improbable episode, I think that we should have another. This time we will do an homageHmm to Dallas's "it was only a bad dream" and start again from the morning of 31st December 2010.

Carnforth · 10/02/2013 13:14

Having just listened to Sunday's repeat, it made me cringe, too (perhaps because I love the film - don't ask)!
I chortled when I heard the first (subtle) reference to "Chorley" (Alec's Station), but then groaned as the scene descended into a farcical parody. I understand that the scriptwriter intended a respectful "homage", but I'm afraid that it ended up as a travesty.

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 10/02/2013 13:18

I assume the clue is in your name, Carnforth.

Helpyourself · 10/02/2013 13:26

Oh it was cringeworthy, wasn't it.
Even worse the trailing. I caught both broadcasts of the weekday broadcast. Confused ykwim, and both times they mentioned Lillian's brief encounter, geddit...
Gah

Carnforth · 10/02/2013 15:51

To: ComeIntoTheGardenMaud
Dear CITGM,
Yes, indeed (and delighted that Barry Norman has included "BE" in his "Radio Times" Top-49 Films)!
C.

ComeIntoTheGardenMaud · 10/02/2013 17:24

It has always been one of my favourite films, Carnforth, although the first time I watched it, it took me a long time to decide whether the hero was called Alec or Eric, such is is Celia Johnson's RP ("Elec") diction.

Carnforth · 10/02/2013 22:02

Were that there were more of it among the young reporters on Radio 4....
"Cairnforth"!

CardiCorgi · 12/02/2013 08:41

I want to know more about Connie and Dolly and the difficulty of finding Bath buns.
Paul just gives me the creeps.

Toomuchtea · 12/02/2013 08:43

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frostfrond · 12/02/2013 09:27

Agree,Paul gives me the boak.Lillian is really getting on my nerves,accepting all these treats from Matt. Why does whe never call Matt "Paul" by accident

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NotQuitePerfect · 17/02/2013 18:49

Laughing at that frostfrond.

Bound to happen - she is playing a dangerous game Hmm

Bluestocking · 09/05/2013 19:09

Paul! Liar, liar, pants on fire!!

Leafmould · 09/05/2013 19:23

It'll happen soon, there's no way they are going to reduce Lilian's airtime until it does, so I have switched off.

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