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?

Just reprising Gussy's post for next week before adding the following week:

24 April: Pat is taken by surprise, and Pip gives Rex guidance.
25: Tom has got his hands full, and Jazzer is not having any luck.
26: Helen has a lot on her mind, and Lillian seeks support.
27: Johnny is making an extra effort, and Tom is catching up.
28: Jim needs to make up his mind, and Joe has a bright idea.
29: Helen wants to be alone, and Pip has a deal to make.

01 May Pat and Tony make progress, and David steps up.
02 May It's a busy day on The Green, and Lilian picks up a bargain.
03 May Pat sees an opportunity, and it is deadline day at the Dower House.
04 May Tom makes an impassioned plea, and David comes to the rescue.
05 May Helen makes a decision, and Anna is working up to the wire.
06 May Eddie needs to find more work, and Kirsty is a pillar of support.

Anna sounds like a potentially useful addition to the village. And she's single ...

Thanks gasp. Helen's decision sounds like her plea or maybe a bail request. 5 May is obviously going to be court orientated.

Anna staying in the village would be an excellent idea.

Next three weeks:

24 April: Pat is taken by surprise, and Pip gives Rex guidance.
25: Tom has got his hands full, and Jazzer is not having any luck.
26: Helen has a lot on her mind, and Lillian seeks support.
27: Johnny is making an extra effort, and Tom is catching up.
28: Jim needs to make up his mind, and Joe has a bright idea.
29: Helen wants to be alone, and Pip has a deal to make.

01 May Pat and Tony make progress, and David steps up.
02 May It's a busy day on The Green, and Lilian picks up a bargain.
03 May Pat sees an opportunity, and it is deadline day at the Dower House.
04 May Tom makes an impassioned plea, and David comes to the rescue.
05 May Helen makes a decision, and Anna is working up to the wire.
06 May Eddie needs to find more work, and Kirsty is a pillar of support.

08 May Emma and Fallon head to Greenbury, and Jazzer tries something new.
09 May Pat is feeling outnumbered, and the Grundys need to make plans.
10 May Peggy lets off steam, and Adam is not playing ball.
11 May Josh turns on the charm, and Helen recounts a memory.
12 May Brian wants to impress, and Lynda is in search of a remedy.

I'll add Fri 13th when it comes up.

That's odd, they don't normally post a whole week except the Friday...

What's on earth's in store for Friday 13th?

I got this from the digiguide website, so I think it's just that their website doesn't got that far ahead. It's a few days ahead of the BBC website.

So ... If Pat and Tony are still only "making progress" on May 1st it sounds as if Henry will be with his kidnappers for a while yet.

And Pat feeling outnumbered - some sort of emergency child protection/custody hearing with a whole heap of hard faces telling her why Rob and his mother are better for Henry than his actual family?

Is the Grundys' 6 month lease up?

It started just before Christmas so I assume goes to the end of June. But yes, the Ambridge Miracle Fairy will need to get her skates on.

Surely it's inevitable that the Sterlings will decide they really don't need to live at Grange Farm? Surely?

If Anna is working up to the wire, could it be a bail application?

I'm hoping 5th/6th May means Helen decides to allow Kirsty to visit. Or is she not allowed?

And maybe Friday 13th is missing because that's when SOK will arrive and they couldn't think of anything that wouldn't give it away.

Hoping 11th May when Helen recounts a memory is a turning point.

Friday 13th would be an excellent birthday. Any names suggested? - IMO Damien has a nice ring to it..........

Lots of names suggested on the Sweepstake thread!

OK, I've got Friday 13th now. So recapping:

24 April: Pat is taken by surprise, and Pip gives Rex guidance.
25: Tom has got his hands full, and Jazzer is not having any luck.
26: Helen has a lot on her mind, and Lillian seeks support.
27: Johnny is making an extra effort, and Tom is catching up.
28: Jim needs to make up his mind, and Joe has a bright idea.
29: Helen wants to be alone, and Pip has a deal to make.

01 May Pat and Tony make progress, and David steps up.
02 May It's a busy day on The Green, and Lilian picks up a bargain.
03 May Pat sees an opportunity, and it is deadline day at the Dower House.
04 May Tom makes an impassioned plea, and David comes to the rescue.
05 May Helen makes a decision, and Anna is working up to the wire.
06 May Eddie needs to find more work, and Kirsty is a pillar of support.

08 May Emma and Fallon head to Greenbury, and Jazzer tries something new.
09 May Pat is feeling outnumbered, and the Grundys need to make plans.
10 May Peggy lets off steam, and Adam is not playing ball.
11 May Josh turns on the charm, and Helen recounts a memory.
12 May Brian wants to impress, and Lynda is in search of a remedy.
13 May Peggy sets the record straight, and Ed and Emma think about their future.

RADIO TIMES 30 APRIL - 6 MAY 2016

Some classic soap opera plotting this week as Helen keeps her barrister (and listeners) guessing as to how she's going to plead.

Unable to get a clear steer, Anna prepares two statements, but which will Helen choose?

On to more pleasant matters: the cricket season, and David's plans to join the team for Ambridge's match against Little Croxley.

Ruth is unsure of his strength as a player, especially as his whites are more like 'yellows'.

Trouble rolls on with the shepherd's hut that Eddie has built Lynda, but as he tweaks the structure, she realises her woes are trivial in comparison with those of others in Ambridge. A full stop for this storyline!

TOTAL TV GUIDE - 30 APRIL - 6 MAY 2016

As the day of Helen's pre-trial plea approaches, she needs to get her statement straight - but even Anna's in the dark about how the court appearance will pan out.

Just as Pat and Tony have reached breaking point, Ursula piles on more pressure.

Kirsty has important words for Tom.

The May Day celebrations offers Rex a chance to buy Pip a drink, although he has a difference of opinion with Josh.

Miranda Elliot finally arrives to give her view of the refurbished Dower House - will it meet with high standards?

David joins the cricket team to play Little Croxley.

Does that mean Lynda is going to take in Jazzer?

Or perhaps he'll actually live in the shepherd's hut?

Thank you once again for your selfless effort Gasp0 - and everyone else who shares these tantalising spoilers. Not sure I could carry on listening without the tiny slivers of hope they sometimes provide.

Aaaah found you naughty spoilers!!!!!

Just put in a good word for me with the honours committee, Gruach, and we'll call it quits!

MBE for services to the MN Archers threads would do me.

Oh, FGS, when it said that David was coming to the rescue I hoped it would mean that he was waking up to finding evidence of Knob's culvert-blocking, or at least helping Pat and Tony out with the farm. If his "rescue" simply relates to the cricket team, I'm not impressed.

I'm also not too impressed by a ridiculous storyline around Helen being unable to make up her mind and instruct her legal team about her plea, and a totally manufactured last minute crisis with that. They've had long enough to discuss it, and it's not like she has many distractions where she is. I take it that the news about Henry will tip the balance.

Sigh, Miranda is making an appearance. Just what we need. A new character.

I think we may have heard Miranda before, but a long time ago. The RT says she will be played by Miranda Fleming, daughter of Celia Johnson. So the we-can-only-cast-from-thesp-dynasties policy applies even to the older actors!

Crikey, it's even worse that that. She's married to Simon Williams, who is playing Justin.

She's also Ian Fleming's niece. [useless trivia flow stops here]