The Archers - It's Full Of Pants! Listeners are allegedly leaving in droves. Will Peggy also FOHMC?

[PseudoBadger]

She's got a whole calendar to use!

But there are hundreds of Google entries! Most of them admittedly seem to stray into areas I have no wish to explore ...

Ah understood re zoolingualism meaning, even if dictionary refuses to recognise it

Zero Thank you I can sleep soundly tonight in the knowledge that Tony-not-John is still alive. And that explains the John reference too. And oh! I thought Johnny was a long lost grandson, not son. How odd that they called thier sons John and Johnny. must be a country folk thing

Glad it's not just me. Rob is indeed scary.

their. their.

Johnny is John's long lost son. His mother Sharon named himhim after his already dead father. But Pat and Tony didn't know he existed until recently. ( due to them being very snobby about Sharon )

Culture, zero got it slightly wrong (probably a typo) - Johnnie is indeed Pat and Tony's long-lost grandson, he's the late John's son. His mother (Sharon) was despised by P&T so she didn't tell them about her son till a year or so ago - initially introducing him as 'Rich' but later it transpired that was his middle name, she'd actually named him after his father and that's the name he goes by now.

Ah - I see what you're objecting to. If I'd written

"they now have his long lost son ..."

meaning they now have John's long lost son ..." would that have been clearer?

(I have just sent my DM a somewhat vexed text protesting about her imprecise language )

Culture Have you perhaps been confused by the talk of John Tregorran, Carol's dead husband?
Jennifer Aldridge might, or might not, have had an affair with him (while he was alive) and is now convinced that Carol bumped him off. Jennifer hopes to contact him at a séance.

It sounds utterly bonkers written down! It is utterly bonkers.

So Jenny is going to ask carols kids of they think their mum murdered their dad? Can't see how that could possibly go wrong

Erol and Zero ah ha. Now it makes sense. I did think naming two children in the same family John a little far fetched, even for seance-contacting-the-dead Ambridge.

unitarian Yes! that's it! I knew someone called John had died... I just didn't know who John actually was.

So Jennifer thinks Carol bumped him off, eh? Surely not Carol?

Who's that? Is that a new Pip?

New Pip! Sounds nothing like the old one. This must be Daisy Badger (yes, really).

Oh! Is it possible to like Pip less?

She sounds very like Helen.

Why is the actress who plays Helen now playing Pip?

Beautiful voice! But sounds like a visitor.

And presumably Charlie's news will not be about Rob then?

Ah-ha! I see AllMimsy is a rather discerning poster.

PseudoBadger I didn't think it was but it seems it is possible. I can't bear it when they change actors.

WHY?

Just to have the road go ahead quietly?

Well that was a less stupid Friday night cliffhanger than many we've had of late.

RIP then poor Otto
Was a bit choked to hear Johnnie so upset....good encouraging speech by Pat.

NewPip sounded like an Enid Blyton character, and also about 3 miles away from the action!

Money talks eh?

Is it just me or did the new Pip's deep voice and talk of sawing up a tree make you picture a huge, butch, tomboy Pip whereas before I always imagined her to be quite petite (Pipsqueak) - still quite capable, but much smaller. I agree the old one needed improving on, but surely staying within the same register.

I thought Pip and Charlie sounded good together.

Awkward.

I thought Pip sounded like an actress trying to play Pip IYSWIM.
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