Culvert operations in Ambridge - discuss The Archers here. It's not his baby by the way.

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Is Ed's wedding very soon?

re the best man thing, tbh in RL it would be pretty impressive for the brother/exh to even go to the wedding, let alone be the best man!

Was there a wee hintette that Charlie might step in as best man?

'I've known Ed for much less time than most of the people here but I know him to be brave and reliable, hard-working and resourceful, well liked and respected so it gives me great pleasure.......'

Oh, Olivia, you missed an opportunity there. Whilst David was resting his eyes because he was over-tired, you should have whispered a suggestion in his ear that it was his duty to come on MN. It's what Phil would have done.

It would make more sense for Will to walk Emma down the aisle and 'give her away'

^^ This

I don't think Stefan will last till Tuesday.

He'll have a mysterious accident ...

Er what? Has Emma had a personality transplant?

This SL is so bad. I can only imagine there will be some big dramatic rapprochement but its all so artificial.

Stefan will mysteriously disappear before Tuesday. Rob will have a vicious rant about unreliable migrants. Helen will offer him a consoling extra portion of lentil bake.

Or, Stefan will survive to meet David and Jennifer. Rob will be arrested at the wedding and be able to avoid Helen forcing him to choose her lentil bake instead of the hog roast.

Or - Stephan will meet D & J, spill the beans, Rob gets arrested but Ed takes the rap for it and is 'disappeared' by BL the day of the wedding. Will consoles Emmur and history repeats itself 'with a twist'???

Hmm distinct lack of actual evidence of Rob's wrongdoing though - it's all circumstantial. Not that it would stop the scriptwriters. What would his crime be? Criminal damage/negligence?

Film listener checking in. I was just going to wing it on the bird puns & thought I might remonstrate with Olivia who only had to sparrow second to ask Deevid for a web chat- but,no. Not a peep!
Thanks for the extremely entertaining thread this week, shame about TA show itself.

I'm not against the idea of lentil bake. But it seemed a strange menu choice to celebrate the return of beef farming. You'd think a nice bit of something like beef would have been more appropriate.

And still no one is saying, "But why would you want your wife-to-be's ex-husband as your best man?"

I also don't mind the birding storyline. I mean, it is tedious, but it's at least true to character, and credible, and they do have dull storylines like this from time to time, which is okay, because life is dull from time to time. And I'm curious to know how it will pan out. (I am worried about my well-being.)

I thought the lentil bake was a clumsy way to remind us that they are a bit hippy at bridge farm

I caught a bit of the film this morning and did enjoy jazzer on the lentil bake, something like 'just a wee portion would float an airship'.

on the bright side, Rob might be so incommoded by the 3 lentil bake he sends Helen back to work full time rather than run the risk of any more lunches........

I can't believe the SWs think two women would go and buy a dress for a third woman without her being there to try it on.

Totally agree bluestocking . bonkers!

Totally agree. Especially when one of the women is Caroline who is normally portrayed as overworked and uber-stressed.
Why does she have to go in person - can't she get something off the interweb? Or several things, so Clarrie has some choice and a say in the matter.

This wedding is getting madder and madder.

And the wedding is on a Friday so are we going to end up with some great big cliffhanger - maybe the church bell will fall on someone and we will only find out on Sunday

Or will the brothers have an unrealistic heart to heart which ends in a man hug an sobs of 'I love you, man'

I'm still a little confused about Emma - she's always been bitchy towards will and nic and though they had a truce after poppy was born they were never friends.

So what was all that about her praising wills cricket playing and being thick as thieves with nic? I'm so confused!!!

The cliffhanger will be on Thursday ...

And right now Rob is faking a suicide note for Stefan ...

So has Stefan been introduced so that Ed doesn't get the whole blame for The Great Culvert Reckoning?

I think Emmur has been a bit nicer to.Will since he let them the cottage. But it is still all completely implausible.

Maybe Stefan will be best man

In a wooden suit?

concrete boots