The Archers Thread September 2015 - The One Where Helen Kicks Rob In The Balls?

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Wishful thinking. I think she's in it for the long haul

Nor awake...

Neither of the fairbrothers have the build for semi-pro/high amateur rugby. Bugger, why did I look at their picture?

I enjoyed "Dead Girls" The producer\director? "God" was wonderful. The actress playing young Grace was in Call The Midwife I think. Worth a listen for anyone who thinks that the 5os were a nice gentle era. No they weren't

Hooray the shop is saved !!! Well done Peggy!!!

So why was she killed off? I read it was because the actress was a primadonna

We just had a large spider on our floor and I misread R4's post as saying Grace was killed off by a spider! Started wishing I'd listened to it and wondering if it was a dodgy banana bunch or being bitten on the bum by one on the toilet. Not sure where I read they can hide in toilets. It's probably only in Australia, glad ours just look horrible.
Death by spider is maybe one for a future episode. Kenton can visit Oz on his way to NZ and not check the toilet thoroughly enough....

Grace was killed off to divert audience and press attention from the launch night of ITV on 22 September 1955.

But they said the play was debunking that as a myth lily

Those 2 reasons were why she was killed off; she was 'trouble' wanted the same salary as the men and the producer wanted something sensational to overtake\dominate the press on the same day as the launch of ITV so he cleverly 'killed 2 birds with one stone' so to speak !!

How nice of you Gruach! The thread and the programme combined is definitely the optimal experience.

I thought Dead Girls was terrific. It was as much about the '50s, the BBC, and behind-the-scenes politics as it was about TA. It also had Simon Russell Beale. Swoon.

Enjoy your thread and its successors!

Interesting. Having heard the actress on woman's hour I could imagine she wasn't very easy to work with but I guess it was that personality that pushed the pay issue!

Anyway, I just wish they would drop the story in the main program

I also enjoyed "Dead Girls"and was particularly amused by the fact that archers plot developments were worthy of front page news in the 50s. Don't thonk remembering the time is a necessity to enjoy it; as a modern day listener it was enough that some characters from today were in it then (Christine, Carol and Phil). l particularly liked "nobody cares about Carol, she's too new"- plus ca change eh?

Those of you whining about it are a bit mealy- mouthed, tbh.

Sorry, total misuse of "mealy mouthed". I think I meant "dog in the manger" :-)

The Archers the place where nothing ever happens- all the cul de sac storylines
Ruth and Deevid were going to have a baby but didn't.
Brookfield exodus.
The road.
The shop closure.
Pip going.
The pub might close.
The John Tregorran sl.
Clarry's pointless dress sl.
Alice leaving.
Peggy's will.
The there might be something wrong with Jill era.
Carol's sleepy tea.
The sinkhole.

I am sure there are more. It does make a bit of a change from endless Onvious signpost style of soap but it is getting a bit ridiculous.

Do you think it is just of imagine what it would be like if this happened. Well it didn't.

Hazel backing down on the shop seems very suspicious to me - I would say there must be more to it.

Yes I am surprised Jill's headaches haven't returns on her eviction

I don't like grace being shoehorned back into ta because it feels really false. If phil was still alive I would feel differently.

Doing the play on the Saturday is fine but I had no interest in it just because it is archers related

Mate in fifty years there will be a radio drama about socs cull of original actors (Tom, pip) and Matt of course

Mummytime I thought that; I reckon that (despite what she said) the lawyer said that she HAS to honour the lease's original timeline.

Not all those storylines have gone - we have Jenny going on about John Tregorran at the moment, and it's a storyline we could quite easily do without. And there could be others which will reemerge at some point - which is a bit like RL - things can go quiet for a while.

I agree ppeat. Peggy's lawyer would have been negligent if he had failed to spot this break clause that Hazel claims was in the lease. I suspect it doesn't exist.

This leaves a vacancy in the flat above the shop now, I wonder if they will write in a new tenant?

Or squeeze in the Grundys?

Exactly how long are Oliver and Caroline planning to swan off for? Last year, the storyline was that Caroline was massively stressed because she wouldn't leave GG for a single minute - now she's buggering off for 6 months or something (I assume they're not putting things in storage if they're only going for 2).

How long is the work on Grange Farm going to take FGS?

And how many lawyers know do family, contract and property law? Not many, I bet. Truly, Peggy's solicitor is highly skilled.

I do have to give a massive BOOP for her offering Hazel the poisonous ginger biscuits. I actually quite like Peggy (I know, I know) - she's a wily old thing

All solicitors in Ambridge are like that. We haven't yet come across an area of the law that Usha isn't an expert in, have we?

And you've left wills and probate out of Peggy's lawyer's skills.

I imagine Peggy's man has a nice practice built on looking after the wellbeing of my rural clients. All much of a muchness, especially if he's been doing it for years. I'm sure he'd call for back up if anything complicated should arise.

I was sort of including wills and probate in my family umbrella. Though realise it's probably more applicable to H&R and the potential adoption of Henry.

I have a general rural 'family' lawyer but he wouldn't advise on business deals and contracts. It's quite a specialist area.

Now this is a classic archers episode with the flower and produce show