Game of Farms: The 4 Houses of Ambridge. Bleak House, Boring House, Sitcom House and About to Breach the Terms of Their Tenancy House.

[PseudoBadger]

Never mind the yoghurt - who is making the Sterling Gold?!

Is this possible?

We know parents would never believe their son was abusing his wife. So it's ludicrous to think she would join in. (Maybe a family would collude to embezzle, but that's the only scenario I can think of)

So, he's a manipulative creep but mother believes everything he tells her. He emails her, says he's so busy covering Helen's work, she is so unwell, so thin, going mad (his gaslighting)... He doesn't want to bother her family as they are so worried. Would mother please come and keep an eye on her? Oh, and this friend of hers, Kirsty, who was so nasty to Helen after not marrying Tom, won't leave Helen alone. Can you see what you can do about that, mother?

Am I being too imaginative?

Running smock should be in the pantheon along with damp squid.

Nah, bearing in mind BOOP's sensibilities, we can't have negative stuff about TA being shit in the thread title. Not least because it does rather open the door to questions about why we're devoting so much time to it.

I'm devoting time in the vain hope it will improve. I was very excited about soc leaving!!

I heard a bit of yesterday's episode & I'm now thinking about giving up the threads as well as the programmes, it all seems like nonsense.

I agree it's all a bit hammy but I do know someone a bit like Rob and his mother is very similar. She was convinced his wife was 'difficult' and 'melodramatic' and that her friends were forever causing problems.

Love it, DDD, Jessie.

Was chuckling happily, then was hit with Toomuchtea and

I feel like Mr Bennett: "Ursula, you have delighted us long enough. Now shut the piano and feck off."

I love these threads. More than I love TA.

It's not that the character is unrealistic per se, it's that this relationship between son & mother wasn't at all what was signposted at the beginning (or even quite recently)

That's why the current SL is totally shit

But he used to tell his wife awful things about his mother.

I'm not saying it's BAFTA winning or anything but isn't beyond the realms of possibility.

I just feel they are letting down the subject now. A realistic and not too over dramatic ea sl would have been great. But now we have over the top evil rob and his evil mother and the likelihood this will end in a massive dramatic episode (one night spread over week no doubt) as soc 's last hurrah

Ooh, this is like the Oscars now: "the award for best next thread title goes to..."

maybe to DadDadDad

Oooh, Toby has a stereotype for a car horn too

Where is he showering?

Please can they die under a really heavy piece of Lillian's furniture

How much more exposition???

CA-Guess who didn't come home last night.

Errrrrrmmmmm...........could it be Toby?

sucking eggs....Bert got there first

I can't quite picture the cows - I wish they would describe in a lot more detail....

it's radio, the pictures are better!

They really are taking the educational mandate a little tooooo seriously

At least they have remembered Josh's exams

the breed! I want to know the breed!

I can tell josh from the other too but Toby and Rex could be played by the same actor for all I can tell

How old is Bert?

And why would anyone sponsor the fairbrothers - except their dad? Is this the 'in' for his appearance

Is someone going to get trampled by a cow?

Someone is going to get trampled by Bert.....

hah hah!!!
pre industrial!!!

(such a device does exist I happen to know)

Go Bert! Can we put Toby & Rob in a room together and see if they can patronise each other to death?