Archers spoilers

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OK, this was posted on another site on January 1st 2014

'Based upon a letter in the DM from a reader who alleged they had overheard "an obnoxiously loud member of TA production team" in a Birmingham restaurant. Believe it at your peril.

Rob is revealed to be homophobic.
Jill will move into Brookfield.
The Grundy's to move back to Grange Farm.
Tom will take over the running of Bridge Farm after Tony has an accident.
Lower Loxley may burn down, but that has yet to be decided upon.
Lynda is to stage Blithe Spirit next Christmas.

Or not, as the case may be...'

How much more will come to pass, I wonder?

What exactly does the expression 'the chips are down' mean? I've never known.
And now it seems imperative!
Hoping it means the Brookfield sale falls through.

The archers of Brookfield will be thoroughly despised once its found out Justin is buying the land

Then it will fall through (because of sinkhole etc) and they will find they've burnt their bridges in ambridge

The chips are down means things aren't going well.

Is it a gambling expression- as in you don't have many chips left?

Doesn't it mean things aren't going well but you can still keep goibg

There's to be an 'unexpected arrival' tonight.

Gosh. Who could it possibly be?

I'm thinking chipolatas and lumberjacks...

Yessss!!!

More spoilers copied and pasted from Peet's Mustardland:

Alternative versions of 30 November, Missing info on 1 December.

27 November The Grundys pardon a turkey, and there is an unexpected arrival.
28 November Roy has a painful conversation. Meanwhile, a weight is lifted from Helen's shoulders

30 November Source 1: Kenton speaks his mind, and Peggy speaks from the heart.
30 November Source 2: Shula and Elizabeth have news for David and Helen is comforted.
1 December Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
2 December David has news for Brian, and Clarrie has advice for Emma.
3 December Elizabeth and Shula face Jill, and Helen defends her man.
4 December Emma gets round Will, and Lynda gets a shock.
5 December The Ambridge Christmas lights go on, and Emma has a question.

7 December Time to learn about the History of the Turkey, but Ed and Emma have some news.
8 December Gossip is spreading about Brookfield, and there is unrest among the Blithe Spirit cast.
9 December Susan is fighting Neil's corner, and the Grundys have a seasonal job to do.
10 December David is feeling hounded, and the chips are down at Home Farm.
11 December Pat is exhausted, and Alice is despairing.
12 December Elizabeth needs her mum. Meanwhile, Carol steps into the breach.

14 December. David and Ruth face the music, and the villagers flock to the Christmas fair.
15 December. Alice makes a radical decision, and Pip and Josh have a late-night chat.
16 December. Carol and Jim go under cover, and Lynda has an exhausting rehearsal.
17 December Justin is hosting the local farmers, and Roy is lonely at Christmas.
18 December. Charlie needs a bit of help, and Helen is feeling the pinch.
19 December Emma makes an offer, and Jill gets a shock.

So Roy gets a mention(Xmas eve suicide anyone?)

What is Alice's radical decision? That she's going to start working full time?

Chris needs a makeover and elocution lessons. Suddenly he sounds just like Dudley Dursley! [If you don't follow this look at DDD's post on the other thread...]

Ha! Yes - it is also imperative that we are no longer able to recognise the characters by voice alone....

Oooh! Ooooh! Oooooh!!!

Lynda's production of Blithe Spirit to be broadcast in its entirety on Boxing Day, according to DM

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2852548/Archers-panto-Oh-yes-Fans-able-listen-s-production-time-54-year-history.html

Oh yawn- another celeb cameo too

So that explains it - the 90 min show will be a program in its own right so you can enjoy it without knowing anything about it. Well good way to et existing actors to do another production to show their range. I'm sure the new ambitious actors will love the opportunity to show their range

Despite their dad being at deaths door I'm sure Tom and Helen will enjoy their roles

I like the archers but I get the feeling they keep trying to make it into more of a franchise now. Amex didn't work so will see if any of this will

Julian Rhind-Tutt? Goodness me.

Aka Julian Ryan Tutt (at the bottom of that DM piece . God they are inept!

I bet Alice is going to give up her job and do something stupid like joining Fallon's upcycling empire - as you do when you have sweated blood to get a difficult qualification and a good job within the relevant industry. I suspect even the SWs have realised the amount of time she can take off at the drop of a hat is a tad improbable, and have decided that if they're not getting rid of the character then the only way to include her in the story lines is to have her change jobs.

It wouldn't surprise me ici - she will probably be in charge if fallons website.

Would be seriously disappointing though.

I would self-combust if that happened. I've always thought TA is out of step by having so few younger people going to university and moving away to get a decent job. Alice's career path was a welcome change, even if she did implausibly go to Felpersham for her MSc and then even more implausibly find a good job within commuting distance of Ambridge.

Ooh what's coming up for Ed and Emma, do we think? Something good I hope.

Yes, I've been worrying about the drive to downgrade Alice's professional status. I don't understand why they have so much difficulty with this. It would have been fascinating to hear something of her working life - it is after all "The Archers" not "Little Ambridge".

But tired of defending all the changes now. (The Troughton thing has unsettled me.)

Even though people do give up hard won professional careers in RL it would be indefensible in this context.

Bit tired...

If they can't cope with a professional that works outside ambridge why don't they find one that can work within (or at least felpersham) like a vet, doctor, accountant etc

They really short change te women of ambridge

I've now come across at least two comments from people who heard Feedback a couple of weeks ago when a woman spokesperson apparently said that Brookfield wouldn't be sold. Is this right? It does rather take the tension out of the story if true!

Interesting mimsy. Would be good to know one way or the other

The thing that annoys me about the story is that it seems so obvious that they won't be selling so there isn't any dramatic tension! I will be astounded if they move so that would be a more shocking turn of events

I have never for a moment believed it would be sold. I too would be far more astonished if the sale actually went ahead and Dvid and Ruth left Ambridge.

I agree Lilian

I'll be interested to see how the SWs get the Dopeys out of it in the end.