Sheeping With The Enemy - in a brand new bed? Discuss the trials and tribulations of the Archers

[PseudoBadger]

Just don't be so careless with your watch Helen

I'm loving this tidying up of the cast under the new regime. Darrell's gone and now it looks as if Rhys has gone too. This gives me some hope that Pip will never speak again.

Good riddance Rhys

Yes, PC Burns will be deployed to the Ambridge Water Riots of 2014 (when they mob the bowsers).

He will see Fallon there and help her to fill her bucket...

Mimsy' I think Darrel will be back from his miraculous Grundy caravan cure just in time to fit JennyDahling's new artisan kitchen.

I will cry if that happens, Bore. I will also stamp my foot. I never want to hear Darrell's monotonous whine again. I just want to hear Neil or Eddie report that Darrell has just left to take up a steady job on the other side of the world county.

Aw, I feel a bit sorry for Darrell and it would be one in the eye for St Smugula if Grundy methods succeeded where her sanctimonious patronising approach failed.

OK, Bore, I'll allow it as long as he remains completely silent throughout the job. Christopher was allowed to go to Home Farm the other day but not to speak, so Darrell can return on the same terms. I'll allow a little light tapping in the background which Jennifer can explain to Peggy or Lilian is coming from Darrell.

See! Someone agreed with me about Rhys and Fallon being the most boring couple in history. I hope Fallon does get to enjoy a belated gap year - before settling down with Plod.

Trying to think who else should be tidied out.... And who could be made more of.....

It's a deal Mimsy

Zero I think they should get rid of all the piping children - they should be seen and not heard!

And I want them to bring back Maurice Horton, Anthea and Hannah the Pig-Girl.

Spot on, Bore! I loved all three of those.

I'd also like them to bring back Platemeter Sam, just because I'm evil!

Actually, I have a vague recollection that Sam was seeing Kirsty(?) before he fell for the Hooting Geordie. Can anyone confirm or refute this?

Ah good, Fallon - nice tidy ridding of Rhys. Glad she's taking it positively!

Do villages really organise themselves like that in a crisis ... how does the WI know where the vulnerable people are? I don't even know if my village has a WI and if there is one I'm sure they've no idea about the new baby belonging to new neighbours in our cul de sac.

Did Jim mean his pancake to be in the disgusting category?

Yes - Sam and Kirstie were an item, she was very, very keen on him.

I wouldn't want them to lose all the children - just employ some who can act, and who sound as if they might conceivably be the children of their parents.

Thanks Zero. Didn't Sam take her out for dinner and then dump her, same as Tom did?

Bringing back Sam could cause a lot of fun - Brine could employ him to run the megadairy when the truth about psycho TitchKnob is finally revealed.

errol one of the hospitals I've worked at had an on-call evening rota for the tea-urn at the WRVS (spotted after a long wait due to till issues/change/till roll or something)
I've always loved the idea of a purple haired sprightly lady like Jill hearing her pager go off in the middle of the night for a natural disaster, breaking open the emergency box of tetleys and heading out to make tea for survivors/rescue workers etc

I had completely forgotten about Rhys until this evening's episode.

Bore shouldn't that be NOT seen and NOT heard? It is radio after all.

No don't bring back Sam . He's safer kept far away with his blow- up girlfriend.

I think Fallon should have a gap year and experience life outside the villllaaaagggge. I always think J'lene sounds wistful for the life she might have had on the road with her band.Although I suspect it might have been more " Hello Saffron Walden" than "Hello Wembley" for her.

Love the idea of silent Darrell fitting the kitchen and even more so JennyD voicing him. Love the idea of dead Darrell more to be honest but will settle for forever silent.

I'm still insisting that Darrell will one day be FIL to dastardly Dan. His luxury van will, after all, be on Stables land.

I liked today's episode; village life ambling along with only flooding, putrid drinking water, and innovative pancake toppings to keep listeners interested.

We need a bit of this to dilute the RobHell.

Yes, if every episode contained Helen then she'd be right - she is the centre of the universe.

Yes, I liked that episode - fallon reappearing with non-traumatic break-up, pancakes and a village crisis which serendipitously gives the Bull a boost in takings after their outage.

It is funny how the ambridge floods have arrived after everyone elses though! With the new improved plot lines I guess the SWs took their eyes of the weather forecasts.

Yes an "everyday story of countryfolk" ;" Help the water's orange ,don't drink it!!" "Help I'm about to pass out (or get cholera) from eating the world's most disgusting pancake with a glass of delicious Ambridge water !"

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'"Oah! Noah!" (Aficianados of Ambridge accents will recognise Ruth's voice here.)'

OMG, Nancy (or somebody) spelt aficionados wrong

Thank you for the link The One
"Helen who has the incisive interllect of a marcupial"