Come and play Grand Theft Combine through the quiet Ambridge streets. And by the way, ROB IS STILL MARRIED.

[PseudoBadger]

Bolloxfest is imminent. Will this thread make it to the big day?

Oops, sorry, R4 ... "comfortably upholstered" must be right, I saw your phrase and loved it so much I subconsciously nicked it!

pet shop boys !!!

Well I didn't expect them to come up with someone real!

Really? the Pet Shop boys? Followed by a big celebratory cuddle. Hmmm.

"I"m begging of you please don't take my man, please don't take him even if you can" . Nice bit of juxtaposition editing there

Jolene, Please don't take my man - all that needed was to pan to Hayley's sad face

Nice episode - I loved Dan's Military Man's Guide to Festivalling, and the notion of Rotahunk being biffed by feminist protesters.

Where can I get a ticket!

It thought Dan was being an earnest know it all. I hope he ends up shitfaced in an upended portaloo.

I was muttering to Dan whilst washing up, DS1 came in and wanted to know who Dan was and what he'd done.

DH had to explain that I was talking to the radio as I thought the archers was real. Honestly, when will he learn, of course it is.

Dan just sounded so like his mother.

Who thinks Dan is asking to have his hand put in a bowl of warm water while he's asleep?

Yes please!

MrsCampbellBlack LTB

I think you may be right bitoutofpractice.

Dan was fulfilling the Educational Information remit. It's usually aimed at farmers but today's snippet was aimed at the legions of youngsters they picked up from AmEx.

I can't believe they used DV as a plot device to surprise us with te pet shop boys.

And I really don't believe that the pet shop boys have availability at this late notice and they wouldn't rather have a weekend off rather than perform at a shitty little village fete.

AIBU to think the archers story lines are becoming crappy, contrived and generally unbelievable?

The whole Roy/liz, Harrison/fallon, midnight walkers, road, kitchen, ed being bankrupt, villain Charlie storylines are just a load of old tosh and if the new ed thinks he is Shakespeare he will have someone spinning in their grave

"I can't believe they used DV as a plot device to surprise us with te pet shop boys."

i totally agree BYOS

Whatever is the matter with me? I came over all un-necessary when The Midnight Walkers sang Jolene. (Was identifying with Jolene's feeling of being a grey-haired never-made-it and then finding mojo due to Lovely Man )

And they had those pesky feminist protesters (could they just be anti DV protestors?) who pushed a poor little man just to show that these women can be just as bad as wife beating men

I had to come and specially find this thread to say WTF! The Pet Shop Boys!!! How unlikely is that?!

All the Loxfest stuff has had the event organisey part of me twitching all over, everything seemed very last minute.

But I did like the Kenton/Jolene bit, he's a good egg really...

And what kind of festival is this? The main refreshment seems to be tea and cakes and the average age of the bands seems to be retirement age. Am I missing something? Please tell me fallon has been selling some special cookies otherwise this sounds dull beyond words. I can just imagine dan and jamie sitting there wondering who these bands are and Freddie being bullied mercilessly by his friends for bringing them to a fogey festival

Also, how the hell did Roy get in touch with the psb's agent?

Perhaps Roy has sprouted an awesome showbiz contacts book in addition to his equally unlikely awesome biceps, triceps, lats, delts and pecs.

If Tom had been there the sausage van would have been there too!

Marcus did all the leg work getting the wonderful PSB.

At least a sausage van would be more likely than a cake n upcycled shizz stall.