50 ways to leave your lover. Get on the bus Gus, give a knife to your wife, Rob. How not to write helpful storylines masterclass from The Archers.

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Poor poor Henry

Badly done scriptwriters, badly done......

BYOS I reckon they think all feedback is good feedback! They're glad we're incensed. They've done their job. How The Archers managed to survive a mere 60+ years without this type of drama is obviously a mystery to them. The clearly simply can't imagine that anyone could be satisfied with the everyday story of country folk even though it's the only reason I, for one, listen to it. Not all of us want the blood, gore and dysfunctional relationships broadcast daily in television soaps.

Right, I am delurking to say that WHAT WAS THE POINT of all that inordinately tedious build up if she was just going to kill him anyway?!?!??

But.....I am hoping that the silver lining to the whole thing will be the departure of Henry. World's most irritating voice!!

I am so twmpted to reply to their pinned helpline "if you or anyone you know is suffering from donestic abuse...."

With "why not just fucking stab them"

(Much swearyness tonight).

Rob and Helen and the Jack Palance from Shane moment "pick up the gun. Go on pick it up"

Totally contrived.

The archers. Exploiters of abused women everywhere.

I feel like I have just been abused by TA. All the more so for their smug awareness raising plug on WH last week. I hope WH tear them to shreds.

Seriously did no one say you cannot do this. It's too important.

Seriously delurking to say how fucking pissed off I am at the SWs.

And also to share this fabulous tweet from Pam Ayres!

I just spotted another MNer of this thread on twitter though

DD came into kitchen whilst I was listening - really freaked out

Have just listened.....

Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

DH said I looked like I was about to cry at the end. I'm so disappointed and am now clinging on to the hope that he's not actually dead and true justice will eventually be served.

But then even if he's still alive its still all ended in horrible bloody violence.

FFS the sw have not listened to a single word the fans have been saying.

Pathetic sensationalist crappy writing. I was a lifelong listener but have listened less and less, following the lovely Nigel's pointless death and the farce of 'the move oop north' . CaUght this evenings episode and wish I hadn't. Idiotic.

My DD (16) who's not a listener, of course not, what made tit think that, just texted me to ask why TA is trending on Twitter and is now listening to the episode

"The night I gave you our son"
Boak...

I would have liked Kirsty and Tom to have burst through the door and rescued them. A few punches to have been thrown, maybe Tom to have got a heroic black eye or something. Then rob to drive away shrieking "you haven't seen the last of me" while Helen weeps hysterically and Kirsty produces another Easter egg for Henry.

Maybe that's the angle legs/eggs. We shouldn't bother with Feedback; we should go straight to WH and ask them how they feel about being duped into "raising awareness" only to have the SL 'resolved' this rubbish ending.

Beat you to it Bad but it's worth repeating.

Dh was there when I was listening about 8 mins in and said 'is that the archers? He doesn't sound very nice. Doesn't sound like the archers?' And then was slightly bemused when I had a rant at him once it was done and asked why I listen to something that irritates me so much!!

Telegraph reaction.

"Mixed" is the polite description.

Thanks, Sticker.

I think you are right R4.

I really do feel they are exploiting DV (like utter utter cunts)

So WA is happy with this?!

Hmmm, WA sound like they are using this to plug their services - pretty much 'this is what happens if a woman isn't being regularly supported by our services'

Helen was being supported by Kirsty, Jess and WA when she called.

To lighten the mood - amusing tweet
Rob is sleeping with the tuna.

From the vibe on twitter it is looking like the betting being him not dead but it matters not a fuck because she still stabbed him. The menz must be loving this.

Delurking to say that this cop out SL has made me argue with complete strangers (idiots) on twitter!

BYOS are you married to my DH ?

Place-marking as I seethe…..

If SOC dares do a aha he's not dead after all.
See you silly, silly listeners as if we'd kill him. We just wanted you to think that before he gets his proper cumuppence I may actually do some stabbing myself I will be even more furious I hope his next shit is a hedgehog.