Who let the cows out? Moo, moo, moo moo! Will Pip be caught out, and will Matt or Justin bowl a maiden over? Discuss The Archers here

[PseudoBadger]

'Ello pusscat!
I am eagerly anticipating Pip's downfall.

What Vango said. What's Tom got to be cross about?

Years ago Mrs A had a female lodger. Who was it? Ruth or Hayley?

It was Ruth at first when she was doing her placement year at Brookfield - Phil was getting stick from David for recruiting a 'gurl' for the farm at the time and Ruth lodged with Mrs A instead of staying at the farm.

Mrs A's afghans were generally referred to as 'the girls' in my memory although one was called Portia.

Does anyone remember a character in Trumpton or Camberwick Green who had several dogs? I always picture Mrs Antrobus looking like her.

I might have a look later. For now I have ear-wormed myself with "Time Flies By When You're The Driver of a Train" and the rhythmic noise of Windy Miller's blades. And I have work to do.

Yes it was Mrs Honeyman Francis, famously referenced in The Trumpton Riots.

Tom needs to put on a pair of looser underpants. His current pair appear to have his bollocks up near his brain, allowing them to speak for him.

Tom! Kirsty is WELL out of that one.

Oh, yes, Francis, keeeer kuk de-dum, keeer kuk de-dum...

Has anyone seen the episode when Windy gets drunk on cider? That wouldn't be allowed now!

Ha, just googled Windy Miller and the first YouTube video that comes up is him getting drunk on cider.

I cherish fond memories of Victor Lewis-Smith's 'Kith and Kin' - unlikely family connections - one of the best being Windy and Henry Miller.

There are few things more comforting in times than of stress than a nice episode of Trumpton. Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb

Imbroglio That's exactly what I was thinking. He's unhinged.

Gosh I'm so happy to read all the Trumpton references

Fond memories of Chippy Minton here ... .

The windmill sound effects.......

OK boop Shula, Alastair and Lynda (not that Lynda needs a boop, I do like her)

Do we have any idea how many ponies there are? Alistair sounded a little hesitant, I thought - presumably vets sometimes get landed with footing the bill for animals in this sort of situation?

5 I think. I assume it is possible to re-home 5 ponies in Ambridge. I don't think we need to worry about them. Unless the story line is someone does try to claim them..
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Injured pony to replace Bartlby? (sp?) Just a thought.

Does Ed know nothing about bio security?

Yes, but in these circumstances, road safety overrides biosecurity. He got them off the road and told the owner at the first possible moment. It was Pip's decision not to tell anyone, and she knew as she was asking Ed not to tell anyone that she was in the wrong, and was gambling on getting away with it, because they didn't know about IBR at that point.

I think Ed's, "oh, I'm glad Pip owned up at last," is going to be good - Carrier, Adam, Brian, Tom, probably not Tony, all having a go at him - "What?! You knew all this time?" and just as David and Ruth agreed to cover up for Pip, it all comes out anyway, so they look like they've colluded in it all.

Not that it excuses Tom being an utter git. Anyway, surely they have an inkling at Bridge Farm about the cost of lawyers? I assume veg box profits aren't so great that all Helen's legal fees would all be cleared yet.

Thanks for the responses on Afghan hounds of yore!

Bertrand that's exactly what I said about Tom. Who made him such an aggro little prick? This is his dad's cousin's family farm he's talking about here not some faceless corporation. And after he had the cheek to tell David that Tony was the one who was upset! Tom needs to get off his high horse and remember some of the minor errors he may have made himself in the past.

Of course David and Rooth don't know Pip made Ed complicit in her cover up. I do hope Ed blurts something out.

The others might be angry initially but it would only take seconds to work out that Ed telling them would have made no difference.

It was never Ed's responsibility to tell Home Farm and Bridge Farm about the break out. He doesn't have responsibility for the cows on any of the farms he would not have spotted it soon enough to make a difference .

It won't hurt ed but it will reveal that it was Pip who lied and David who covered up for her.

Tony should have reminded Tom about the recent threat to the farm's organic status!