They're not plucky Tuckers, they're turkey pluckers' sons - Archers festive chat

[PseudoBadger]

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WRF to the cast rotation I heard one of the producers say it cost them £300 every time an actor spoke in an ep. I also thought of the effin' payoffs and salaries they pay out of the licence money to the directors who just do very little except fxxx up the beeb. I know where I'd prefer some of the money to be spent

Jess won't be having an affair.

I've worked it out - there's no-one for her to have an affair with.

Brian's out. Far too much hard won respect for his "magnificent" wife. Kenton, no. David, burnt. Tom, no. Mike Robert, ditto. Will, no. Ed, no. Neil - would need a characterotomy. As would Roy. They've done vicars...

Poor Jess is facing a lonely few years until she's well established and they bring in a new character just for her. Unless Helen?

Oh dear. We all know what's going to happen to Darrell now .

Ooh, Helen and Jess, Zero? Interesting (and now you mention it rather plausible) plot twist!

H + J wasn't my idea... Someone suggested it above.

They are dragging out poor Darrell's demise.

Yes Darrell demise is overdone with all the talk of you are my blood, no father of mine etc.

He is fucking annoying tho. I know that makes me a bad person for lacking sympathy.

Someone should explain to Darrell that some teenagers hate their 'normal' parents let alone when there's actually a reason to dislike them.

(oh dear I'm getting too involved I know Iam )

Yes the whole scooter thing was dreadful.

I seem to have missed that.

In the midst of Darrell and Elona's money worries, Elona thought that it would be a great idea to get Rosa a scooter on the drip. Part of Darrell's daft decision to become involved in the dog fighting thing was money trouble. But of course it was all Darrell's fault. :o

Hallo
Been awol having babies but still listening on catch up.
Just wanted to say that they have mentioned the gas heater in the cider shed three or four times so that is definitely a red herring BIG CLUE to what lies ahead.

Pseudo hope your LO is on the mend.

Hey Olivia! Congratulations. We've missed you.

The consensus I've decided is that at least one of the Grundy brothers will be fatally injured in Darrell's gas canister conflagration.

I've just read your birth announcement, congratulations :)

Aww, congratulations Olivia, they're gorgeous!

Congratulations Olivia!!!

What's the betting too that Rob will behave so badly at his MIL's at Christmas that Jess will tell him to bugger off back to Ambridge/they'll have a row over his grumpy, twuntish behaviour/rudeness to jess and his poor recently widowed MIL, and will go back to A, allegedly to 'work'. So by the end of Boxing Day he and OW will have resumed the affair.

Surely if Hellin was pregnant we would have known about it by now - very disappointing - I was very much looking forward to Pat and Tony's reaction.

Congratulations Olivia.

If Helen and Rob do start up again then there's ample opportunity for that pregnancy to appear.

Congratulations Olivia - wow, good weight for twins, over 13lb in all!

Zero, I don't believe the SWs would fatally injure will or ed - they've surely set them up for grudges and ructions for decades.

Absolutely, those are fantastic weights, OliviaMumsnet! And at 37 weeks too. Congratulations and hope you get at least some sleep...

Congrats Olivia, great weights and great names. Glad to see minor incidences like giving birth to twins has not interfered with the all-important business of keeping up with matters in Ambridge

Congratulations Olivia!

2 things:

1. Jenny's "just a tiny suggestion" sounded EXACTLY like my dp's mum...

1. Would Darrell having an accident on the grundy property be a sort of mirror to the Joe/grey gables incident?

Hi all, BabyPseudo is much brighter, still with a horrid cough but actually alert and interacting. Thank you all for your thoughts

But a Christmas announcement would have been perfect!

And why was Jenny being so helpful to Jess - totally out of character?

That's wonderful Pseudo

Is she telling you she wants to listen to the omnibus to catch up on any she's missed?

I think she'd definitely want to hear the party prep and actual party episodes :o