Follow the subtle trail towards the Christmas storyline climaxes in Ambridge - discuss The Archers here

[PseudoBadger]

So many possibilities.... A visit from the Titcheners Snr? Baby of the wrong gender? A ruined wedding? Re-housed Grundys? RuthRex?

About the only thing that rings true atm is the 'Scruff's corpse in the water-supply' SL. I see in the paper today that the massive problem in Lancashire in the summer - with nasties in the water supply - was due to a dead pheasant caught in a pipe. I have family there and they were having to use bottled water for weeks and weeks. It's cost £25 million to resolve, with compensation and so forth.

Otherwise, yes, it's utter inconsistent crap

I fear we are in urgent need of some BOOP points…. I will try to listen later with my Pollyanna filter in place….

I'm pretty sure I heard Justin ask Brian to invite Rob as part of his 'Rob is fab, Charlie is crap' nonsense.

When Charlie started I got the impression he had done this sort of thing for Justin for a while, he was very much Justin's representative-on-earth (eg doing the Brookfield offer). He then turns his hand to managing a mega dairy (presumably it was Justin's decision to not employ another Rob). He's much more of an asset than Rob.

Hurrah for Joe!

Vomits.

Why hasn't Pat picked him up on the way he's speaking to Joe?

Double vomit.

Definite BOOP point for Joe's appreciation of Tony's tables and his pointed 'You asked so I'm telling you' to Rob.

But bleurgh at Pat kissing Rob!

Oh, ffs Pat!

FFS

I used to think that Charlie was going to turn out to be Justin's son or nephew or godson or some such.
I haven't listened since the film, thread is keeping me up to date.

Delurking ... ewwww at Pat kissing Knob.

Knobs not going to try and knob Pat is he???

Why are the sw being so fucking cruel to the older characters? First Jill, now joe. I don't want to hear it tbh. It's unnecessary and a shitty sl - even if it ends up happy ever after (which I'm sure it will) - this crap is not needed

Poor Joe.

Aww poor Joe Going in to a home will finish him off.

And Bartleby? What about Bartleby?

Poor Joe indeed.

On the plus side, at least before snogging him she managed a slight at his 'turning the job down' (apparently in Rob world you're able to turn down a job you weren't even offered).

Or didn't even bother attending interview for

Ew, ew, ew, phoebemac! Please don't put such images in my head!

And poor Joe. And Clarrie and Eddie too, but mostly Joe.

I don't feel sorry for Claris because she has been spectacularly dense about the whole thing

And Eddie hasn't exactly thought about it in much detail

So William has a bed for George I assume?

Could joe not sleep there for w month or two and George just gets run home to sleep or bunks in with his step siblings?

apparently in Rob world you're able to turn down a job you weren't even offered

He told Helen he asked them not to proceed to the next round - which he might have, had he attended, which we don't actually know.

I am about to tell someone not to proceed to the next round. However, there are two crucial differences between me and Rob. 1) I am currently in full employment. 2) I have no dependents.

(I hope there are a lot more differences between me and Rob than just those two. If there aren't, you have permission to shoot me. Quickly.)

Poor Joe but hopefully this is setting the scene for it all to turn,out good for Christmas.

I can't bear much more of Knob and Pat, it's getting beyond ridiculous now.

BYOS, I too am fed up with the Grundys being the eternal scapegoats (one word: Ed). It's becoming ridiculous. Even if they haven't exactly distinguished themselves in this instance.

They haven't distinguished themselves because of poor plotting and writing.

I'm not sure I can bear to listen anymore. I might just stick to lowfield