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.

None of it makes sense because it's all a crock of shite!!

Given how much time they claim to have spent on this sl they clearly gave the 'pre stab' period the good writers and have the work experience kids on 'post stab' and they keep getting reminded by the old hands of something that happened pre stab

Sometime after 5th September, I should think, Eastpoint.

Any news on the new ed or has soc insisted that no one be announced until his great sl is done?

He really must have something on someone very senior at the Beeb. I don't understand how someone so mediocre has made it so far

Does anyone else think that there is no way henry's going on this holiday? I think he will either have some sort of accident with the cricket ball or not behave as expected and not be 'allowed' to go ...... Knob will find some way of preventing him spending a week with his grandparents.

am I the only one hoping Henwee attacks Rob with the cricket bat?

Did anyone see the tweet yesterday: 'Ive never seen anyone so self-righteous! Says the woman who sees Shula Archer in the mirror every day'

Well IIW Fallon I'd much prefer Harrison to Jazzer who was her other extremely persistent beau

Fallon was just being pleasant to Dot, it wouldn't have been very friendly to say " Oh rock climbing, I've been round the world in a van". They were getting to know each other.

Some people do ignore things they shouldn't, I'm pleased Shula has been worrying about it. It did happen before Custardgate btw. Did the sws have foreknowledge?

None of it makes sense because it's all a crock of shite!!

This. In spades.

Yes shite

Does R4 know or care how many people stopped listening because of the Helen/Rob SL? Not the SL in itself, there have been many harrowing SL (Joe in Meadow Rise) but because of the infuriating depiction?

I lurk on here as many do to wait till it's over.

Also: what's happened to my wine bar. I wince to think.

Did it turn into Jaxx Nelson?

....and does anyone nibble on Shane's quiche any more?

No no Starfish Jaxx Bar was Jaxx cafe (a greasy spoon type thing) before it was a bar, I have no idea what became of Nelson's Wine Bar, or Nelson's antiques shop come to think of it.

I've done that jigsaw! Then passed it on to fellow archers fan, not that I am one any more. Shame it was good for years then they decided to spice it up by killing off Nigel and it has been downhill ever since. They should have had Rob attempt to kill helen have him carted away in a large police van never to be seen again and got on with decent script writing and believable non OTT story lines.
I'm glad it sounds as though they have a woman with hobbies in TA at last. All this young women bothering with the village fete stuff is very unbelievable.

[swigs] Where is my Wine Bar? Does no one know? [faints]

Almost certainly converted into luxury flats for the yuppies of the time Nelson.

(So probably empty and boarded up now as hipsters can't afford that kind of lifestyle.)

Whhaatt? She didn't conclude that she needs to tell someone? How the Hell can those two sit atop their horses and privilege, sneering at the Grundys, while blithely ignoring their moral duty? Fucking fuckwits.

Hope Joe Grundy fills the range with Bartleby shit before he goes.

yes fucking ridiculous story line.

Scruff????? Have I missed something (evidently)...where did he reappear from?

Nooooooooooooooooo .....

Everyone cross their fingers.

...and 'Sonj'....where do they get these stupid names?

italics fail

Go Ian!