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Will this thread make it to the wedding? Will it outlive Tony?

Was there not some worry about Dan being a fatso in the past? she said sensitivelyCan't remember if it was at the time of his juvenile arthritis or some time later

I remember that, AM

Yes, the "phew'" definitely hammered home the fact that he is Hiding Something. Perhaps he is having a romance with Darrell.

He was a bit chubby as a child because he was on steroids for juvenile arthritis.

Lilac, you said the D word. Don't remind them!

Why hasn't Dan got a job? Surely he could have found something to earn a bit of money this year.

Don't think anyone else has posted this up-thread, but there's a lovely new "Archers Insider" chat with some of the cast/writers on the R4 website here

Thanks for the link Green - it looks fun. Will have to listen later.

But is there a hidden SPOILER (!) in this Guardian article - or did I miss something?

Should have said - Nancy Banks-Smith's regular review - but says something I didn't yet know...

golly yes, that is a spoiler!

And a big'un. So why so pleased unless he thinks he's about to make money from it somehow!

Who on earth is that comedy Northerner?!

FFD Formally Fat Dan.

ahh, Ruth's Mum
lovely

i think he doesn't know yet stilllearnin

Was that a new Heather - her voice didn't sound the sam ebut she's been silent for so long maybe I've forgotten.

Didn't sound anything like her. Her vaudevillian performance completely ruined that for me.

Goodness Rob is a .

I mean c* * *

And what happened to PC Burns. I thought he was supposed to be a heartthrob - he just stopped short of saying ello,ello, ello like a cartoon policeman?

on holiday with Archers-phobic DH so I haven't listened - hence marking my place to catch up later when I can find PC my headset

Zero I think I spied something too!

Who on earth have they got playing Ruth's mum - is that accent even genuine?

PC Plot sounds just like Mr Bloom

I found the Heather/Ruth interaction very moving. I could tell the whole miscarriage story was coming - there had to be a reason for Ruth being an only - but the way Ruth cried when she saw her mum really had me.