Robbieeeee! It's meee, it's Jessieeee! I've come home. I'm so cold! Let me in-a-your window. The Archers pay homage to Wuthering Heights?

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A new thread in time for the film this morning.

Ta-dah! I think she'd look great! :o

Yes, everything is definitely feeling rather clunky at the moment. And about the pan pipes!

Just caught up after a couple of days away.
Jennie was talking sense about how long it will take to finalise the road even if that route is chosen.

Carol annoys me very much on many levels.

Poor Jill really was the last to know which is unforgiveable on Lizzie's part. She should have told Jill when she realised the scandal was about to leak.

And doesn't Peggy perk up when she's got a bit of scandal to chew over which doesn't involve one of her daughters!

Ooh, finally caught up and have found you! Fantastic thread title - love it!

I think the Brookfield storyline will 'end' with Rooth going oop north and Peep (unfortunately) moving back to help Deaveed. Route B will not happen, or it will and they'll just find a way to carry on farming.

I find Jill's intonation really bizarre, but I'm quite liking her part in this storyline, I must say. D&R just don't want to know that this is breaking her heart - Rooth because her mum matters more, and Deaveed because his feelings matter more. I like Deaveed and feel for him in this ridiculous storline, but he shouldn't have emotionally blackmailed Jill into agreeing to move like that.

I read S O'C's interview and it was interesting what he said about getting trained actors to play the children - that explains Phoebe's drama school turn doesn't it?

Ha, have just read NBS's Month in Ambridge - genius as usual. The comments though, are almost as good:

'Cull all but Jill and rename it "The Archer".'
'Cull all but the doorway to Great Gables, and call it The Arch.'
'cull all but Joe Grundy and call it the Arr...'

As some of you know, I like to have a bit of fun predicting how long each thread in this series will last. With a half term approaching, I'm not sure what that might do to the posting rate, so this thread I thought I'd do something different, and ask you to guess when you think this thread will come to an end (date and approx time).

Here are some facts:

This year's statistics showing Thread Start Date... No. of post per day
10 Jan... 43
02 Feb... 60
18 Feb... 47
11 Mar... 70
25 Mar... 34
23 Apr...120
01 May... 25
09 Jun... 34
08 Jul... 37
03 Aug... 35
31 Aug... 69
14 Sep... 52
03 Oct... 61

This thread seems to be running at 45 posts per day. The threads normally end at around the 980-post mark.

We'll make one rule: this thread is deemed to have ended when the link to the next thread is posted (after 950 posts), and the person who posts that link is disqualified from this competition (incredibly luxurious prize of course for making the closest prediction).

If you find this kind of analysis a complete distraction from the point of this thread, and want me to stop, please say - I only continue because I know a few people have found it entertaining.

So..... Hunt Ball apparently Wednesday 29th October... (BBC says so.)

Can any longtime listener tell me if they have ever heard of Brian's sister Liz? The BBC blog has a recap of Jenny and Brian's tumultuous past and gives him a sister. But this recap has been hidden on the website forever and I don't remember having read about her. Have they changed the past or have I just lost a few more brain cells?

Brian's sister Liz?

Listening since 1984 and I don't remember Brian having any family

Is "Liz" coming to the hunt ball?

She's only mentioned as part of Brian's background - but I wondered if she was about to become a character. I have never, never heard anyone speak of her before.

i suppose the only time it may have been relevant would have been in the run-up to brian and jennifer getting married? because he doesn't ahve any other immediate family

Exactly that.

And no mention of her over succeeding centuries... Was marrying a publican's daughter such a disgrace that Brian was cut out of her life?

hahahahahahah at booty call.

Self pity Lizzie. Not sure your Ma is falling for that.

ooh is she blaming Roy?

she's forgetting about her Dad

Oh bollocks , she is.

She's blaming everyone except her darling self.

"Heart of stone not to laugh..."?

God, she is such a clever little manipulator isn't she?

This reminds me of classic teenage Elizabeth from the 80s.

I'm very disappointed.

God, I am so disappointed in Jill - I wouldn't be calling her my proud and beautiful daughter.

Ah - will this be what gives Jill the courage to tell D&R where to stick their valuation?

Yes, Jill - perhaps be supportive of poor Hayley who did nothing wrong!

That's a very fine put down of Susan.

So now that Jill has given her tacit blessing the LizRoy not really an affair, I reckon they'll be definitely be shagging again by Sunday night.