Spoiling The Archers one week at a time. Thread 3

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Long-time lurker here, finally plucked up the courage to sign up. Really nervous joining in with you all. Feels a bit like the first day at a new school!

@Bekabeech when they re cast the actors

Welcome Baxter! Tell us how long you've been listening ... And who your third favourite character is. And exactly what Bert Fry's sister in law was doing at 3.45 pm on Wednesday 19th November ...

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*Radio Times
28 October to 2 November

Halloween Night at Lower Loxley will end in horror (but for all the wrong reasons) when Elizabeth makes a costly error after getting distracted by Freddie’s latest crisis. Meanwhile teen tear away s Ben and Ruairi make their mark on Ambridge but their behaviour quickly lands them in hot water. Will Brian discover the truth about what his son has been up to?*

Neil is forced to take it easy following a mishap at Berrow Farm - leaving Hannah in charge. And Lynda makes her presence felt as the first rehearsals for the Christmas show commence. But surely nobody should be surprised by this? It happens every year ...

Cast

*David, Ruth, Pip, Josh, Ben
Tony, Helen, Tom
Brian, Jennifer, Ruairi
Will, Emma
Jim, Jazzer
Elizabeth, Roy, Johnny
Hannah, Lee, Geraldine *

*Ben is played by Ben Norris
Ruairi is Arthur Hughes. *

Thanks, Gump!

And Geraldine speaks too!! How exciting! So what 🎃 Hallowe'en disaster at LL? Fire caused by out of control candles? Child falls through the treetop walk due to lack of maintenance? Everyone gets let in to the Hallowe'en evening free due to Lizzie making a mistake on a money-off coupon in the Borchester Echo?

It'll be the fire. Rumour and the 🔮 have been right so far.

Though if LL is completely lost I may have to stop listening.

Thanks for updates, btw.

Thanks Gump! And welcome over here Baxter!

I don’t think I can bear Hannah being in charge of anything.

I can’t see it burning down completely. That would just be too much, surely? It already feels like they’ve got too many stories on the go. As well as Lexi, I want to know what’s happening with Lily.

Come and speculate about Ben here

I’m interested in how he’ll turn out. I think he’s less involved in the farm, isn’t he? And all we’ve heard recently is that he got really good GCSE results. That’s a good set up for him going off and doing something quite different and there being drama about him being reintegrated into the farm later.

I fear Neil is going to be elbowed out by Horrible Hannah.

Yes. I’m not looking forward to her carping about whatever the “mishap” is either. Still, hopefully Susan will exact a bloody revenge.

Has Susan met her match in Hannah!

Welcome Baxter! And thanks as ever Gump

The 🔮 also welcomes Baxter. It says it knew you would be joining us

It also says Lexi will stay in Bulgaria and Roy will join her there and they will run a hotel together.

It has no opinion on whether Ruaruariiiii's always-improbable Irish accent is still present.

That would be an excellent outcome for Roy! He's rather hanging on by his fingernails (re First-Family connectedness) now Phoebe is self-supporting as a character.

Oh that's a good idea 🔮 . I'd like Roy to go an be happy somewhere else where I don't have to hear from him.

www.bennorris.net/
www.scottmarshall.co.uk/male-actors/arthur-hughes/

These two, I assume, both of whom are best part of a decade older than Ben and Ruairi. Arthur Hughes comes from Aylesbury so I hope there will be no attempt to have Ruairi speaking with an Irish accent now.

All the actors playing young characters are a lot older than their characters. Angus Imrie is 24 and Josh is only about 20/21, I think. That's probably the shortest gap.

I'm not sure that is them. There is a Benjamin Norris who is a teenager, he was in some film recently. The other Ben Norris started stand up in 1993 so must be nearly 40

www.rwcmd.ac.uk/profiles/acting/2015/details/ben_norris.aspx

Think this is the right Ben Norris. Looks like they both went to RWCMD. (So did my cousin!)

www.rwcmd.ac.uk/profiles/acting/2013/details/arthur_hughes.aspx

Website update.
Jeremy Howe is shown as the editor for the w/e 9 Nov and Lexi is in the cast list for the same week.

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26 Oct. Johnny has cause for concern and Jazzer has some harsh words

28 Oct. Ruairi is caught out and Johnny is torn.
29 Oct. Elizabeth makes a mistake and Hannah offers some tough love.
30 Oct. Josh has a brainwave and Tom attempts to make amends.
31 Oct. Helen struggles to get through to Henry and Brian lays down the law
1 Nov. Lynda makes her presence felt and Pip puts up a fight
2 Nov. Disaster strikes at Lower Loxley and Ben is guilt ridden

4 Nov. David has a bone to pick and Emma is on the warpath.
5 Nov. Tom issues an invitation and Jim offers some unwelcome advice
6 Nov. Ben looks to the future and there's an awkward first meeting for Tony.
7 Nov. Roy is left disappointed and Peggy has concerns.
8 Nov. Frustrations grow for Shula and Neil discovers what's happened in his absence
9 Nov. Elizabeth goes too far and Hannah has a change of heart

11 Nov. Johnny receives a lesson in life and Hannah has regrets,
12 Nov. Emma hatches a cunning plan and Adam fears for the future
13 Nov. Emotions run high on Peggy's birthday and Neil is not impressed
14 Nov. Helen gives out the wrong signals and Lynda offers a solution
15 Nov. Lexi drops a bombshell and Oliver causes a stir
16 Nov

Thanks, Gump! New Editor at last. Good luck to him.

Re Arthur Hughes (Ruairi) - I think that's the same one I linked to.

Re Ben Norris (Ben Archer) - pretty sure again that's the same one I meant. There is a Ben Norris who is a stand up comedian but he looks a lot older. Here's the young BN again in a rather poignant article: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/aug/01/on-the-road-in-search-of-dad

[WARNING: There are pictures on all these links! Doesn't bother me but I know it's anathema to some.]

Maybe Ruari and Ben will be found in lan and Adam’s hot tub. Naked. That wld shock Brine.

Lexi drops a bombshell.

Really? She's going to say or do something that not one single listener could possibly have anticipated?

All looks fun though! Thank you!

Ooh Lexi's coming back at last!