Out, damned SOC! Out I say! When will Ambridge be free? Discuss The Archers here

[PseudoBadger]

A once-great soap is going down the Beverley drain.

I assumed I'd nodded off when listening again as didn't hear any comments about Rob from Carol. Annoying as was longing for a bit of bad-mouthing. Glad to have it cleared up.

'he needs a firm hand '
this is how it will unravel.... he will lose his rag with Henry...

Thunderclap was a portent, wasn't it?

SOC signposting, as per usual.

Do you think Rob will start dressing Henry like Prince George over the next few weeks, now that he can't pick Helen's clothes anymore?

not sure how Prince George dresses?
I imagine Rob's favoured clothes for Henry would be in 'masculine' colours- maybe even camouflage?
proper lace ups, no velcro
jumpers by Ursula (scratchy)

Prince George is dressed like a ghost child from the Blitz.

Perhaps Henry will decide he wants to be a girl.

I was listening to the podcast at lunch time ( different time zone) All the Pip & Toby squelching & slurping put me right off my food.

I agree it sounds like Rob's going to get strict.

He's a 1950's throw back to times when wimmin knew their place.

Rob tactics for coping with Henry alone will be the children should be seen and not heard approach. Henry is in for a miserable summer

Wish they would spare us the Pip/Toby scenes, yep they're shagging now, we know!

Don't think I want to hear any more Pip/ Rex action - the kissing the other day was quite bad enough. The opposite of erotic.

Did anyone hear Rob in the adaptation of Return of the Native on radio 4Extra this week. He played Damon Wildeve. Stopped me in my tracks when I heard his voice

It almost feels as if they have run out of plot and are marking time until they think of what to do next.

Sorry , Pip/ Toby, not Rex!

Yes Bore I too noticed the not very subtle use of thunder as Rob forced Henry to stay at the gate in the storm waving goodbye to his gran Arse.

(Phil Mitchell would use "my brief" to mean the person appearing for him in court. So anyone with rights of audience?)

Yes , just a generic term for any lawyer who turns up in court (which in Scotland means in most courts any solicitor has a practising certificate or an advocate , Scottish barrister)

I'venever , ever heard it used.

as Rob forced Henry to stay at the gate in the storm waving goodbye to his gran Arse.

Oh I missed the storm and thunder, I just thought Henwee really is quite a whiny child. Sort of agreed with Rob here , it's not a big deal to wait until taxi is out of sight.

It's quite possible to stand just inside the doorway fgs. Lass Great if he'd been struck by lightning!

No, sorry still think it wasn't a big deal.

We always wave guests out of sight. But standing inside the door if it's pouring with rain.

Exactly Bert

I've got no problem with the idea that Henry had to wave goodbye to the taxi till it was out of sight. What bothered me was the vehemence of Rob's tone when he said that it would be rude and disrespectful of Henry not to wait and wave after all Granny Ursula had done for him. Hinting at the Murdstones and David Copperfield, I feel.

The way Rob spoke was also very similar to the way he spoke to Helen when she wanted Ursula to go home - particularly the emphasis on how ungrateful it would be etc.

Keri Davies tweets:

Needed to check something for my #TheArchers week. Googled, to find a five year old article on the subject written by, er, Keri Davies.

Googled?

Seriously now ...

Explains a lot