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)

If Lower Loxley has cash-flow problems, why don't Lizzie and Roy-of-the-rotas turn it from a family day-out kind of place to an up-market swingers club.

There used to be one a few miles down the road from me, so the local paper said, lots of drama with local protesters.

Or maybe, seeing as the screenwriters are writing implausible out-of-character story lines at the moment they could turn Locksfest into a hippie-type free-love Dionysian experience!

Lillian is blonde from a bottle possibly.
Not up to date, just marking my place.

I think the imaginary band was called Quinton Smith or something like that. Wasn't there talk of Morrissey appearing in TA? Or did I imagine that?

Poor, poor Freddie.

I think mike will stick by Hayley and kick Roy out. He himself has been a loyal husband in both marriages (hasn't he?) and will be extremely disappointed

The archers will rally round and support liz as they always do

Do you think Hayley has a case for constructive dismissal of she quits because her boss has been shaggibg her dh?

Susan will be interminably smug

Caroline will be very disappointed

Kate will be smug

Phoebe will be really upset and hate her father

Freddie will be really conflicted because I would imagine he has a great deal of loyalty to his former nanny (does she still look after them?).

Roy will get kicked to the kerb and try to get back with Hayley who will also kick him to the kerb

Lizzie will be all 'woe is me'

Of course, poor Hayley has been through all this before with John Archer. She walked in on him making the beast with two backs with Sharon on the sofa in Keeper's Cottage, when Hayley and John were renting it together.

Yes, Morrissey apparently blabbed that he'd been invited...

But it's not good if the Beeb is booking headlining bands that Wiki hasn't heard of... The words piss-up and brewery do rather suggest themselves. What happened to the Mumford threat?

And I do think they could have whipped up enough dosh to record Freddie muttering "Oh, sorry!"

Oh dear, it's been some week in Ambridge. Just hope the crimpylene slacks were zipped up firmly when Freddie saw whatever he saw.

Did this not happen before in that Phoebe was upset at Kate ever her cheating on her naice husband whose name escapes me? Lucas?? On her last visit to SA? I imagine RotaBoy being a bit holier than thou then.

Hasn't Soosan noticed the enormous tube of Anusol in Charlie's back pocket? You'd think she and everyone would have twigged he was gay.

A bit disappointed it wasn't the big Ursula/Helen meeting this Friday. Surely it won't be another damp squib of an event.

I haven't heard tonight and I won't hear next fri (the agony) but I enjoy reading the thread 1st oddly. I just can't see Mozza agreeing to TA - what with all the carnivorous activity and that. Is it a myth that he tried to get a festival to move all the burger vendors out of his eyeline? It'll be some generic band sound I reckon (or elbow)

Basketz, I'm sending my therapy bill to you after that Just hope the crimpylene slacks were zipped up firmly when Freddie saw whatever he saw remark. Most disturbing.

Marking place.
New Jim? Say it ain't so!

Roy and Elizabeth were all excited because a fictional band has signed for Bolloxfest. Elizabeth apologised for being a bit distant with Roy the last couple of weeks. Roy said that was fine (big of him, given he's a married man and she's both his employer and his wife's!) and then he said fondly 'Come 'ere' and she simpered girlishly and they started breathing rather heavily. There was no sound of unzipping or rumpled crimplene or twanging of elastic, in spite of Basketz's fevered imaginings. Cue door opening noises and Elizabeth saying in flustered tones 'Oh! Freddie...' followed by door shutting noises and Elizabeth dashing off to try to catch the poor traumatised kid.

It ain't so, Stands. BBC website confirms it's still John Rowe.

(Mind you, they have form for getting that kind of thing wrong, but I don't think it's a new Jim.)

Phew thanks Mimsy!

Still haven't listened to any episodes. Was contemplating the movie tomorrow but if it involves more heavy breathing in The Silliest Storyline Ever then perhaps I'll give it a miss.

"....the sound of rumpled crimplene...."

I've just googled sociolinguistic meta theorizing... Perhaps Bolloxfest could sponsor a research project at OxFelpershamBridge.

Which made me wonder whether LL does actually have any regular, ongoing involvement with educational or other institutions. It only ever seems to happen in an emergency. Is there anything with the wildlife or art that I've forgotten? (There is the wine of course...)

Stands I'm disappointed... I thought Lil'G's brilliant historical exposition (in contrast to my weeks of long winded pleading) had persuaded you to stick with it?

It's a completely realistic storyline.... (Don't get me started all over again...)

Mmm, I can see her point but I am like a spoilt child on Christmas afternoon - too much novelty, too quickly. Rotaboy and princess Lizzie is just one Chocolate Orange too far.

There was no sound of unzipping or rumpled crimplene or twanging of elastic

They'd also put aside the pot of yoghurt and the plunger for this episode.

So they were embracing in some way but we don't know exactly what way?

I don't think the worst could have happened, given we were hearing it all in real time and the whole scene took about 30 seconds, and especially given the absence of yoghurt and plunger as noted by nauticant. Bad and bad enough, though.

Will Freddie tell Lily? What on earth could Elizabeth say to him to explain it all away?

Zero You can't have forgotten that Hayley does nature tours and stuff at LL for schools?

Is Lizzie a fool or what ; Rotaboy told her that Freddie was looking for her and she grabs his crimplene crotch in a moment of excitement..... Oooops !!! "come back Freddie". DUH

Surely even Lizzie can't have taken Shula's encouragement as the green light to jump into bed with a married man? Let alone one who is her employee and married to another employee?

ppeat No.... But I was thinking more of LL sponsoring, say, a wildlife research project at Felpersham Uni or offering itself as somewhere that a student might spend their elective year (art curation or stately home management or whatever...) or regular internships. Or even (are you listening Mr O'C?) annual international exchanges with people doing similar stuff in other countries.)

"Giving back" as I believe the young say...