Lies and subterfuge in Ambridge - from a policeman? That's just not cricket! Discuss The Archers here.

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Thank you R4 for the title.

Please don't talk about him! His whiny tones used to set my teeth on edge!

Listening to the film, I can't understand (as has been said) how the grundies are so poor. Even if their rent is £1k a month, with 4 adults working that should be affordable. And maybe not rolling in money but Emma could surely have saved the extras from catering jobs for birthday presents. The b&b would bring in what £100 a night for a couple? It doesn't make a great deal of sense

I'd like it if Lillian binned both of them and grew up.

I'm not sure they would get £100

I fear the future will be. 'Allo Pusscat ' , 'Hello Helen', ' Hello Kate', Hello Tom. As various characters return, for good or ill.

I wouldn't pay £10 to stay at Grange Farm. I imagine an overwhelming stench of ferrets and having to fight my way through a forest of damp, off-white, moth-eaten long johns drying near the aga.

I was listening to the last part of the film earlier while my son (a determined non-listener ) was in the room. It was like one of John Finnemore's Accidental Archers skits.

That sketch is so accurate and so funny.

Indeed! The man is a genius. There are quite a few more you can Google.

I'd like to know about artisan gin please.

Not being of the right demographic to appreciate it - I'm more a glass of vino verde type myself - this fad has passed me by.

Anyway... this gin that Toby is getting excited about. Are you supposed to drink it neat, or in a G&T? In which case surely you can't taste the botanicals? And who wants to drink neat gin, on or off the rocks?

Whenever I hear Adam now, I can only think of The Men Who Always Sound Tired.

I am clearly mixing my G+Ts wrong, as they mainly taste of delicious Feverfew (is that right?) tonic!

I thought you were all being really nasty to DDD and was thinking harsh and judgmental thoughts before I realised that it was actually he who shall not be named who had a whiny voice and lived in a shed.

everything to do with cricket is balls

And the subsequent additions re bowling a maiden over, sticky wicket - cricket is far more fun as a source of wordplay than as either a participatory or spectator sport.

Thank you. The whole Darrell story must have taken place in the few years gap I had between giving up the Archers and getting back into it.

I'd like to know about artisan gin please.

A lot of pubs, particularly real ale type places, now have a gin menu. Warner Edwards do a nice rhubarb gin and an elderflower one. The rhubarb one is served with elderflower tonic and the elderflower plain with normal, you can still taste the different botanicals. Other makes, off the top of my head, are Sipsmith's, Adnam's Copperhouse Gin, Bath Tub gin and some lovely strawberry stuff we had in Spain. I'm a fan.

Whenever I hear Adam now, I can only think of The Men Who Always Sound Tired

Oh me too.

Ok, so the artisan gin is mixed with artisan tonic ? Might have to give it a try.

I somehow feel as though 'artisan' drinks are liable to contain wood shavings. Bread too, come to that.

Especially if Joe and Eddie make them.

I was at a gin bar the other week. One of my friends asked one of the barstaff what was in one of the very complicated gins on the menu. To be fair he tried to follow the script of ' mellow nature infused blah de blah' and then gave up and said look it's got bits of twig in it

Like others I wonder what excuse Matt will give for fucking off with the contents of Lil's bank account, and why he is back right now.

Yes, I am quite curious to see how Lilian will respond to Matt's reappearance. I've always thought of Lilian's one true love. Certainly of later years - l'm too young (I can't say that much these days!) to remember her with Ralph.

Scotland does not want HWMNBN. Charlie is fine here, for the time being at least.

I drink very rarely these days, but I'd love to dry the botanical gins. Since this is my birthday month, I think I'll look into it.

Ok I have a title with both a storyline reference and 2 cricketing terms ready to go. Get chatting people.

Okay but can't think of anything else to say.

Anyone think Jill and Kirsty's conversation sounded a bit elegiac. Hope Jill's not on her way out, leaving the bees to Kirsty.