We love Charlie. But we want Adam and Ian to get married. What will happen in Ambridge in the pre-Christmas thread?

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Just listened to Friday - we are 2 weeks from Christmas and David didn't even ask whether Ruth will be back by then?

or me? I just got a cheap copy of Attic term on Amazon, am saving it for Christmas

I have two pet geese. I would like to eat them, they are the most annoying pets. DH is unaccountably fond of them so it is turkey in this house.

We will hear sound effects. Tilly Button snipping bunting off a tree, and running across the green; Jean Harvey stomping around her kitchen rehearsing her CG lines (in her head not out loud); and Freda Fry turning quietly in her grave.

Judging from the picture in the Radio Times, Jean Harvey isn't destined to remain a silent character. But there have to be parts for Frilly - maybe gently swishing painting sound effects for Lily?

That's a point. Shula and Helen may be still Archers but Lizzie is a Pargetter. Is that because Pargetters are, in the local social hierarchy, a step up from Archers so Lizzie has been 'promoted'.

Turkey in our house, the Grundies would be proud of us. Though I have been toying with seeing if there's any goose going cheap on Boxing Day.

No jokes about geese honking, not cheeping, please.

Awe pet geese Humphrey!

*awww

I think Charlie once told Adam that he wouldn't want Justin to know he was gay. It's the only reason I know for us thinking J is homophobic and a very thin basis for Rob's blackmail.

I think Charlie feels it is his job description not to trouble Justin with details so he wouldn't tell him about something like the culvert stuffing being deliberate without proof.

Has David thought about bringing into production the land that was lying spare before the Fairbrethren arrived?
Or renovating the old house there?

If they 'sack' Pip won't she still need a roof over her head while she finds a job? They wouldn't just chuck her out. And would she lie idle and not do farm jobs?

Please can Pip get a job in New Zealand...... pleeeease...

We're not going back to the idea of Pip getting the Berrow job are we?

Speaking of Kingscote, is it too obsessive to have noticed an echo of Nick's reflection after talking to Patrick at the beginning of Attic Term yesterday, when Charlie asked Adam if they couldn't still talk 'properly, I mean ... Like when we were friends'?

Matt got sent to 'Colombia' (fact check?) when the actor objected to the new SL SOC was introducing. Or rather he flounced. And I can't blame him.

Maybe Ruth's actress has done the same? Reached tipping point about the ridiculous move up north and then her mother kicking the bucket at the motorway services. She may have raised objections and recieved a one way ticket to NZ by return of post....

What was the SL Matt!s actor objected to so much?

Matt's

Not too obsessive at all Seek. I see what you mean.

Anyone else think Ruth will return in middle of Christmas dinner for maximum schmaltz? Or possibly NYE. ( though I'd be happy for her to stay there).

I suppose it's just possible she might find it easier to get a flight on Christmas Day than any other time.

Gruach I think Lizzie's accent is shit! I might be agreeing with Jessie if Alison Dowling = Lizzie.

So unnecessary to have them using another accent especially when they are rubbish at it

Roy's acting reminds me of Mergim from The Apprentice's, if anyone watches that

I've got a slightly dodgy past and my siblings don't particularly like me. Quite clearly I am Kenton.

Yes, I'd place a small bet on Christmas dinner being in full swing, and some sounds off, and Jill saying, 'What's that? who could that be on Christmas Day??'

"Ah'm hoom!'

Stunned silence....

...and then Pip in strangle choking voice, 'Mummy! o my Mummy!'

Newbie here. In the interests of filling the thread....

1. I've been listening off and in for almost seven years (I think). I lost a fair bit of time when we moved to Oz as I had no idea how to find it online. I've been listening compulsively since the Matt/Lillian/Russian fiasco. I also thought that their extra programme was an every week thing. I was gutted to find out it wasn't.

1. I think I am most like Lillian. Old enough to know I shouldn't but still do it anyway. I fear others may liken me more to Lynda as I can be, somewhat, pedantic.

1. I think Ruth will come home and demand a divorce. I also really hope Helen goes all Gemma Teller from Sons of Anarchy on Rob with the carving fork. A girl can dream, right?

Oh and as a vegetarian I'll not be eating either turkey nor goose. I prefer chocolate orange myself.

Yup. I'm you. Do you think we should bother waiting in this queue for the car wash as we don't actually measure our self esteem based on the state of our wheel arches (unlike ILs)?

Didn't Joe use to call Shula The Widow Hebden?

Maybe SOC's next big idea will be for Ruth to demand that they all move to NZ if they can't make a profit from dairy farming in England, with Justin offering another million on top of his original offer for the farm. Then we'll have another 6 months of idiotic "Will they, won't they" with Pip sourcing robotic milking parlours in NZ and Josh apparently being perfectly happy to have all his A Level preparation buggered up, whilst millions of TA fans yawn and refuse to believe a word of it. Then Phil's ghostly voice will re-appear and we'll back to where we were with Ruth moaning yet again about not being consulted.

I won't be able to listen but I predict an ambulance being called to Chez Tichener on Christmas Day just before the music. Then we'll have to wait until Sunday evening to find out what has happened.

I was wondering if Christmas Day might be he first time Knob hits Hellin. Or Henry