Aldridges Assemble! Await the return of the prodigal daughter to Ambridge with the rest of The Archers audience

[PseudoBadger]

I can't resist alliteration

Yes, whining is no substitute for a business plan. Even Kate can write one apparently.

What evidence does Brian have that "Rob is a very good cowman". ?

Remind me, who appointed Rob in the first place?

Sorry CUP, missed your post.

Ruth is finally back from Prudhoe.
Alistair isn't going to Dan's piss-up ball because he has "an interview". Shula can't go in his place because she's a girl. She's worried about how Dan will cope with the drinking culture without a parent present fgs woman, he's nearly 21. If he can't cope then you failed in the upbringing
Charlie and his new bff, Brine, had a chat about Knob.
Brine has told Adam that he is no longer employed i.e. no longer has a regular, reliable wage. The deal is that they are doing share farming, so if it goes wrong it will hit Adam in the pocket.

Marking place.

Do we take it from Pip's comment that Kate and Toby did the business?

I took that from Kate's desperately hesitant phonecall to him after the event, when he had failed to call her; from Brian and Phoebe's assumption that he was now her boyfriend; from Toby's subsequent dismissal of her and from the way Rex has referred to Toby's actions since then.

That's a lot of evidence!

Who's Ethan?

Rob's (soon to be?) ex-wife's baby son. DNA said not Rob's child.

Rob is presumably going to blame the 'fraud' on Stefan - I really hope Rob isn't responsible for the software as he will be able to cover his tracks; with a properly set up system it should be dead easy to prove who has been jiggering around with the figures. I'm still not entirely sure what the actual fraud is, it sounds as straightforward as just overreporting numbers so nothing particularly elaborate. If so then there's no financial gain directly for Rob other than it's kept him in a job. I don't think he's been syphoning off funds to pay people off.

Am intrigued as to what they will do for the cricket - at least there was some play today, at one stage yesterday it looked like it might all be over last night!

I've just caught the end of a R4 cricket report (tend to stop listening when they start) saying the producer of TA had been hoping to record there tomorrow.

Has something finished early?

I don't think Shula's concern was that he couldn't handle a drink I think it was that he would get so used to wvents without women and ladsy culture that he would fail to question sexism even when it is blatant

Pony for henry? Just a guess.

Or a new official Daddy?

Or a new brother?

Thanks for the synopsis R4
I reckon you should take over from the BBC person who writes them and clearly doesn't understand the value of a good strikeout

enoch

I win.

Not happy.

Well done those who suggested wedding.
Is IOW a common wedding venue?

Poor Henry

Hats off to Gruach for calling that one!

OMG.

OMG I thought it was going to be little brother

Blimey

Of course Gruach (re Ethan)! Thanks :)

Oh my...

Congratulations to those who guessed it.

How could she?

Miserable news.

Let's hope Rob is convicted of fraud and they're divorced by Christmas.

I really don't get how Helen could have got married without Henry there. Or her parents.

And Rob's slimy "You do understand why I wanted you all to myself darling..." Urgh.

I've not heard tonight's installment, but saw this thread in 'trending' and knew something must have happened...

This is terrible news, and marvellous news all in one - creepy Rob must be close to his comeuppance now?!