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?

God Davros Bon courage as they say round here you'll need it .

So why are we reckoning that Carol is a murderer then? John was very old wasn't he ? We 've all got to go sometime I LIKE Carol

Because the late J.Tregorran pretty much accused her of nefarious deeds in his letter to Jenny. "Keeping secrets of her own" is (in my world at least) code for "she's slowly poisoning me whilst making big eyes at the doctor..." - Daphne du Maurier stylee.

(Which made the preceding Dead Ringers all the more amazing...)

Or it might mean she was knocking off the doctor of course or the nurse Zero

Unlurking after a looooong time to post you the link to Dead Ringers www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p025lps3.

Spot on!

I should present my credentials I guess - I do believe I was the first ever person to start a thread on MN about the Archers www.mumsnet.com/Talk/other_subjects/1230-am-i-the-only-person-under-40-who-listens-to back in October 2002!! (when I was still well under 40!)

I'm hoping that the Ed'm'Emmur stuff isn't a precursor of disaster but there as a contrast to Roy and Hayley, and maybe also Knob and Helen. It's time they had some good luck - also time that they made some money so that I don't have to carry on being annoyed at the SWs' failure to send them to claim Tax Credits.

But what a shit Charlie is, huh? I hoped that after Ed helped him he might soften a bit, but his only reaction was to check that he wasn't using Adam's tractor on Berrow Farm business. Grrrrr.

Baby day!

blimey- Rob can quote Kipling

you don't like Kipling?

I don't know, I've never kippled

Loving all this.

Oh God! He's about to ask her to give up work, isn't he?

Oh bugger - he's getting worse!

ooooh

Is she pregnant? Had a baby?

Ooohhhhhhh. Wonder what that is?

And yes he is going to ask her to take golden boy out of nursery and give up work.

OMG! Jess! What a cliff-hanger

Pregnant I thought MrsCB

Jess is pregnant! I reckon anyway - what larks

Ooh Yes, Jess could be pregnant/have had a baby! I'm almost wishing that to be the case

...or an STD?

Rob was definitely going to suggest Helen giving up work.

Goodness - isnt it about 6 months since we last heard from Jess?

So ...pregnant or just about to give birth? Or inviting him to the baby shower?

I do hope Jess isn't pregnant. I think if she is both Pat and Helen will have to be sent to the nuns at Prestatyn, which is where I think Pat had to go for some time after John died when she got depressed.

If Golden Boy has to be taken out of nursery, and if Rob is still around in a couple of years, will he insist on home education?

What else could Jess's news be other than upduff'dness?

Has anyone started a baby names thread yet?

'We've called our new DS1 Mowgli but the grannies are being horrible about it. Surely children don't get bullied if they've got a classic literary name? Anyway I can't change it now because the Pet Shop Boys signed a T-shirt for me and Mowgli.

yy Rob has been dropping hints about Hellin backing off on work, he was definitely gearing up to convincing her to take Henry out of nursery.

Welcome back emsiewill!

Your thread (2001!) was so lovely - Greg still alive and Brian and Siobhan happening and Debbie getting divorced.....

Wish I'd known about MN back then.

Baby names mini thread:

We've suggested

Leo ...(iirc)
Jamie (not happening...)
Rupert (or I walk...)
Rafe (smart money)
Walter (late entry because of Disney..)

Can't remember any more....