Sack the Sock - put a sock in it or pull your socks up - frankly we're a bit sick of it. The Archers is shit, discuss it here.

[PseudoBadger]

I have it on good authority that this is the thread that people enjoy more than the programme it's about

He wouldn't have called her 'Pussy Cat' in the letter if he was leaving HER. There could be money problems and a plan by him to do an insurance job - sell the pic and pretend it was nicked?? - but he'll have been rumbled now PC Plot has seen the note. Oh dear, how much porridge can Matt take?

Don't stamp on your radios, folks. Just do some meditation.

Noooooo Matt pllllleeeaassssseeee

...or maybe they're trolling us and there's going to be a BIG Tiger/Pusscat storyline

[hopeful]

And yet more unfinished story lines, with increasingly dramatic events being piled on over and over again.

Shitty shitty shitty

Matt is one of the few characters we all like to hear! He doesn't need to be round much or be part of a big SL but I would like to hear from him on a regular basis.

If this turns out to be - sorry pusscat just took it to be cleaned - on the note then I will stamp on my radio!!!

They've overstepped the mark!

Matt going would really mean the writing's on the wall for me. Although it would give SOC the budget to hire another 20-something drama school actor with a neutral accent to fit in with all the others.

I'm also irritated by the pointless let's-leave-it-as-a-midweek-cliffhanger.

At least it's kind of an intriguing story line. I hope we do get answers about the outcome, and it's not just another hanging thread. I wonder who JD will tell. She likes a gossip too, and I hope the Plodster keeps his word. I feel he's a good man at heart. But if that's Matt been written out, then it's a bad day for TA. And us listeners.

It would be really unprofessional for plod to tell anyone. I don't think Jd would gossip about her sister.

I thought the sw were settling down a bit but this is ratcheting up the drama again with another unnecessary storyline

Even BOOP can't come up with a BOOP point

Must go back and re-read the BBC blog puffery. Perhaps there was a clue.

Yes, it would be very unprofessional, BYOS, but it does happen in all kinds of sectors. You are probably right about JD, and she doesn't know the full story, I suppose. Neither do we, though. It had better be good.

So Matt has done a runner with the painting under his arm?!?!? Maybe Amside has gone bust and he has run off with hyper efficient secretary ?
Are Matt and Lil married, I didn't think they were but it is worrying me!

Btw, re our earlier discussion about milk prices, lots of letters in The Gruniad today on the subject, the words Milk Marketing Board and Thatcher being the main cause of the mess we are in now. Thanks again dfw for your updates, I get a bit carried away with CIWF, I had a good friend involved in its foundation, and tend to listen to them, so an alternative viewpoint is really helpful.

Now, we were supposed to think she's found a decomposing Tiger when she got back, weren't we? With Brian mentioning he hadn't got an answer when phoning Matt. But then she requested the police not ambulance. Was that deliberate or just sloppy? And if Brine couldn't catch Matt ;last week, has he been gone a while? And where was Lil anyway? So many questions .....

I blame Thatcher for Matt running away

apologies for bad punctuation and grammar. I need smelling salts as I'm in a state of shock.

But, guineapiglet, would he have left a note if he'd done a runner? at least he wouldn't have used a term of endearment if he was off with someone else. Mr Topaz had a letter in the Guardian this week. He didn't blame Thatcher, IIRC, but often does. Do you not think Matt would have voted Tory?

I have major major catching up to do. So whilst i'm busy doing that, let's be having your title ideas

And did I hear that the lovely Felicity Jones has an Oscar nomination? How brilliant.

I heard it more that he'd done a runner and left a note saying sorry to her e cause he had run out on her

Noooooooooooooooo

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That is utter bullshit. MATT!!!

I still don't believe he'd have addressed her as 'Pussy Cat' (in the note) if he were buggering off completely. That would just be unbelievably cruel and crass and cad-like. I didn't think Matt was like that. Nooooooooooo indeed, trevor

I don't think he's gone gone. I think he's got himself into money troubles and legged it. Now all she needs to do is track him down in the Dominican Republic or wherever it was he went AWOL to last time.

Yes Pseudo ! She and he have been all over the radio this evening.

Perhaps Matt has run off to Hollywood?

What do we want? Our Tiger! When do we want him? 7.02pm Friday 16th January 2015 at the absolute latest!

If Matt is written out, I will be beside myself. He's one of the best characters and is played by one of the best actors.