Sexy sex on lovely legs, shearing sheep bare-chested. Tell us how you picture the good folk of Ambridge (and feel free to discuss anything else rural soap-related).

[PseudoBadger]

For me, that describes Ed. Some strange people think that it describes Jazzer.
Does it matter what they look like? We know and love their voices (except you Pip)

It's not Norovirus. It's Ebola.

They decided to be quick off the mark with this topical insert.

Jolen was definitely flat, wasn't she? Especially in the bit she did on her own. If they're planning on developing this storyline they'e going to have to draft in someone to dub those bits.

I think Jolene relies on the attitude over talent approach.

Oh - stupendous idea JMJ. The "top 80" in the county all retching their guts out in Albion harmony.

(Now I hope Charlie is going...)

Cutted surely the expression you're looking for is now 'overinloxfested'....yeah I know I'll get my coat.

I wonder if the sound effects guy has just cursed at Jolene suggesting everyone will be singing along...or perhaps no-one is going to turn up and he'll just need to record Lizzie, CorduRoy and Fallon. Presumably BBC Pebble Mill doesn't have the budget for Auto-Tune?!

I'm assuming this is what Fallon is going for with her business idea on the tea and cakes side. I'll hold my hands up that I don't particularly like tea or cakes very much (more a coffee, port and stilton type!) but I just don't get it. Do people really pay a fiver to hire a teapot?

Adam is going to get (justifiably) bollocked by Charlie for letting Ed drive something he wasn't qualified to drive. Ed will (justifiably) never get any work on Home Farm again.

Roy will be returned from the alien planet where he has been held hostage for the past 3 months and the alien who has been impersonating him so incompetently will be demoted to making crop circles.........

Well now. Agricultural accidents are under-represented in TA IMO. I hope that Ed knows how to clear the blockage safely...

I worried about him clearing the blockage too, Pseudo. I hope he still has two arms.

Re Roy...could he deliberately sabotage Loxfest to get revenge for being spurned? He's going to flip somehow, isn't he?

Haylukt - low it re the alien being demoted!!

I'm sure everyone here has had their heart toyed with and reacted in a way they themself don't even like. I just don't believe this is how Roy would react. And I think lizzie would have been far more angsty and guilt ridden rather than the Brian like reaction she's displaying.

I feel sorry for ed. this is ultimately Adams fault for prioritising a load of vomiting adults over a very expensive piece of machinery.

Now you've said that Pseudo I'v got an image in my mind of an 'Apaches' type PIF featuring Ed and the Combine....

for those of you who didn't have this joy at the start of every summer holiday on ITV scaring the crap out of you!

Ed did well to get the gig: he practised in his own time on the simulator and pressed Adam to let him drive the combine. I hope that all will be well and it was only a plotline to divert him from saying "party? what party? oh you mean this invitation that's still in my overalls pocket."

That website is nauseous RnRN. "why not treat someone to one of our homemade cakes and bakes?" I'll tell you why: because I am perfectly capable of knocking up a cake and tray of sandwiches myself and it doesn't cost £15 ph. I can imagine the ladies of Ambridge having a similar reaction to Fallon's tearoom, she would be much better off locating somewhere more touristy.

Oooh, just had a thought. In order to make it more profitable she should run classes. Can I nominate Lillian for knit'n'natter and Hellin for jewellery-making.

i have a family member who owns and runs a tea room and art gallery. in fact the tea room is really just an incentive to get people through the doors - the real money is made in selling the artwork. that's the focus fallon should have i think (reclaimed furniture)

I'm sure that was the idea, Petula.

ah ok, i was just confused by the women in vintage outfits and £5 teapots for hire!

I think PC Harassment might be the business brain in that partnership, Fallon is getting distracted. Before you know it she'll have dragged out Board Game Sunday again...

I have a feeling Brookfield will not see the harvest done causing greater animosity

No the invitation will've been washed in the pocket of his overalls R4 by neurotic Susan "I can't have those filthy things lying around". .

Yes to the poster who asked if anyone else thought there's going to be an accident; I reckon it was in character Ed's just a bloke ain't he?

Although having Emma in the cab was irresponsible etc, it was sweet hearing how much Ed likes being with her when he gets the chance.

The singing was so dreadful, how can anyone pretend to believe Jolene was in a band? No wonder they didn't make the big time.

Just in case anyone missed Jolene and PC Burns singing, the clip's here.
Is Bolloxfest on the bank holiday weekend? Adam could entrust the harvesting to increasingly unsuitable individuals until eventually in desperation he asks Molly 'Jensen' Button to do it over the BH (all Ambridge adults being fully occupied with crapcycling, vomiting, road protesting or pretending to knit bobbles) whereupon she takes a wrong turn and drives full throttle past the main stage at Lower Loxley, causing Fargo woodchipper style carnage.

Charlie is going to tell Adam that they are going to lose the contract with one more fuck up and ed will be the sacrificial lamb causing him to spiral into depression and further monetary woes

I think Emma and ed should get Susan to make them homeless and try and get a council house in borchester (I'm sure there is a tiny waiting list) and they can get jobs outside ambridge and the rather toxic environment they seem to find themselves in

How come ednemma are so hard up? They live rent free with reduced bills, Ed has his cows with free labour from fox brush and government subsidies, Emma gets paid for working for Peggy and Brookfailed, they get Child Benefit for 2 children, plus child support for Georgie.

And why was Adam so keen to recruit Ed based on a couple of hours faffing around with a combine harvest simulator (do they exist, CBA to Google to find out). Would the SAS recruit based on someone's high score on ,call of duty'?

And as for this vintage up cycling stuff. I think that fad is over. I mean, who really buys it. If I wanted a bit of worm woody tat covered with amateurishly applied stencils, I am quite capable of doing it myself.

And Loxfest. So far they have an imaginary band headlining, Jolene catawauling on the local
stage, Fallon selling cups of tea, and that festival essential, furniture, and Hayley's colouring-in table. And that is it. No wonder they have only sold four tickets.

BYOS, you are an SW, aren't you!

Sorry, Zero, but that Charlie Thomas would be better named John Thomas, wouldn't he?

I did like that nice glancing reference to the infamous invitation, now in the bungalow pedal bin.

Local farmer lets kids in combine with them for harvest, I didn't think it was reckless or strange at all. Quite normal fun rides, I hear.

You're right Mimsy - he needs an emoticon all of his own.

It's so odd the way he throws his weight around the village, as if every single resident is entirely dependent on Justin Eliott for a living...

But if the Carters / Grundys are the only ones who don't go to the party they may be very much in demand when everyone else is struck down with Albionola.