Things To Do in Ambridge When Rob's Dead. Can The Archers get Home Deliverance for Helen?

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uniquely among the residents of ambridge, she can invite herself into any house in the village without it seeming strange.

Ooh - this sent an Agatha Christie-esque shiver down my spine. Which didn't seem terribly in keeping with Ambridge. But then, with the sitcom thing going on at Home Farm and the gothic horror at Blossom Hill Cottage - perhaps the new idea at the BBC is to push TA down the genre fiction route. Maybe we've already seen the last of the meandering, amorphous portrayal of village life.

But undeniably, Lynda could be a very natural and determined rescuer.

Why did Helen cry off from the Bull? Was it because of the breakfast/cards/flowers for Ursula business or because she realised she could have a little time to herself (though she'd wanted to keep Henry)?

I got the impression it was when she realised all the treats weren't for her. You could hear her going from being the happiest she's been in ages to utterly crushed.

Loving the Lynda to the rescue idea. Imagine Lynda Snell catching Knob red handed at something completely criminalising, and everything just falls into place, it would be wonderous!

Lynda would be like a dog with a bone if she got wind of wrong-doing. I hope it's her.

I think Helen cried off from going to The Bull because she saw a chance of some time alone with Henry, never imagining they would take her son away on Mothering Sunday. Ursula insisted she spend the time alone resting.

Lynda got a tongue lashing from Rob and she heard him do the same to Jim at the opera last summer.

Swirlingasong, great post. If you apply for the Editor job, I'll back you!

Re the shepherd's hut - Helen's ex, Greg the gloomy gamekeeper, killed himself in a shepherd's hut belonging to Home Farm. Brian torched it later in a rather Wagneresque scene. That could be a way for Helen to break down in front of Lynda, perhaps.

Swirling brilliant

Can Lilian chip in too.

She and Lynda have a bond over Mungo and that might start a conversation.

Lilian also Helen's aunt so can wade in and tell Tony to get his head out of his arse.

It would be great if Lynda did that (daren't hope, but it would....) - and it would redress some of the issues with Rob's cuntishness being all the fault of an elderly/middle-aged woman, too. Lynda also talks to Kirsty, doesn't she?

Should we take it that Arsula's Mother's Day presents were paid for out of Peggy's money?

Hard to see what else, Gruntled! What a dick.

I loved Ursula's desperate cry 'It's gone back to the main screen!' when trying to take a photo on Rob's phone... that's exactly what my DH always does, to the word.

And Jill - "I sat next to Hilary Noakes in church. She's given up newspapers for the Lent appeal. She says ignorance really is bliss."

Two throwaway little moments which were so real to me I awarded them a pair of BOOP points.

Hats off to the elephant like memories of the posters on here!

Very enlightening moments unveiled from the mists of time

Just listened to last nights episode on the pod cast.
I think big BOOP for the Grange Farm scene: lots of different voices, making it seem naturally busy, and several storyline being advanced, and remembering that Eddie has a brother - although I hope if Alf visits it is only briefly.
Liddy and Robert were great too!

Has Alf spent time in prison?

Yes, repeatedly, I believe. If he's ever spoken on TA, it was before my time, IIRC. I've been listening since the very early 80s.

It sounds as if tonight's will be one to miss for those of us hiding behind the settee. I think the CA said 'Helen says the wrong thing' or some such.

What fresh hell has SOC planned, that he is resuscitating Alf?

He appears to be into rehabilitation - Wayne for example

We can expect forgiveness of the horrobin

Wouldn't it be wonderful and amazing if Alf arrives as a magnificence? Full of nobility and charm and honestly acquired dosh. Or at least with letters after his name achieved at Her M's pleasure?

Oh - perhaps he'll be all laid back and block book six months in one of Kate's yurts.

He will probably be an expert baker and give fallon a run for her money on the cafe stakes

Oh, am liking the idea of Magnficent Alf.

He could buy back the farm from Ollie and bestow it on Ed.

Didn't they say he stole money from Will? Knowing Ed's luck Alf would probably buy GF for the cushy elder brother.

But naturally mention of Alf has made me once again furious about all the disappeared siblings and friends who are never allowed even a second of TA's 13 minutes.

Gruach - please don't say that - we already hear too little of those who live there without them dragging back those who have left!

can someone give a proper run down on Alf Grundy, why did he go bad? how bad?

There's no back story on the web but he does appear to be 7 years older than Eddie

With no archivist to help the sw this should be interesting