The Archers: The Crook, the Vet, His Wife & Her Lodger - discussion #80

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In full acknowledgement of PseudoBadger's great achievement in providing the previous 79 threads over the past 4 years (and credit to R4 for this thread's title)...

Discuss TA (The Archers). New posters encouraged - it's not (too) cliquey here and plenty of regulars are happy to answer questions.

One rule: no spoilers (ie no mentioning future plot teasers from Radio Times listings etc) - there's a separate thread for that.

So, is Phoebe pregnant? will Anisha dob in (dobbin - geddit?) Alistair?

PS I don't presume to take on PB's role permanently - hopefully the job of starting new threads will rotate among regulars until she returns

We heard Adam going on line before he spoke to Ian about adoption, Echt How's your garden btw?

But of course, being the Archers, they will either get matched with a "perfect" new-born, or if the child does have any issues, it will all be cured and forgotten about in no time at all.

Oh one thing that struck me - was about the Flower and Produce show. This new guy Cecil being "ill" in the Bull and giving the impression he hasn't got long to live. So Bert and Joe thinking of "letting him" win something.
I bet its all fake and thats how he managed to win so many prizes at the previous place he lived.

So now they are making Jennifer ridiculous.

Indeed - it's not like she's never walked in on any semi-naked people before. Probably most of her family at one point or another.

It's like a bloody farce. "Ooh-er missus"

Beka I thought similarly but I reckoned that Tony was milking it to make the plotters Bert and Jo feel guilty.

Bert JD CAN be ridiculous , her obsession with her new kitchen comes to mind.

Oooh you've set the cat among the pigeons haven't you? ! Were you influenced by Peggy's unreasonable love for her cat?

To derail this thread I agree with you!

I have been listening but clearly lve been letting my attention drift.. Who is Tobee's df?. Or ex as it is now. I have been listening!

Does df mean gf=girlfriend? She is Kit/Kitty, the high-maintenance marketing person that was previously and briefly with Roy, through OLD.

Toby's girlfriend was Kit, the mad, self-obsessed one who Roy had a date with.

Blimey, still not paying due attention. Yes, girlfriend is what l intended. So did Tobee do OLD? That sounds too much like hard work for him.

I quite liked the lan/JD convo.

Toby used to be a carefree love 'em and leave 'em type. A few months with Pip and he is no longer a babe magnet & he finds it difficult to dump his conquests now.

Please don't tell me that Tobee and Pip are going to hook up again.

ppeatfruit, hello. Not a huge amount in the garden, as it's very cold, and work is busy. The school holidays coming up will change both, I hope.

ZThe only one of Roy's OLDs l remember was the one who didn't like dating adulterous ex-husbands and rendered Roy speechless. l assume that wasn't Kitty. I think my ears glaze over more often than l care to admit. Have just read NBS's latest column - out loud to the patriarch. We both had a laugh.

Ebear from what I could gather Rory was more than semi naked he was soaked through from the hose that he'd lost control of or something, and you hear Lexi telling him to remove his underpants too!

On another SL; does anyone else wonder if Hilda has killed EVERY effing bird in TA (except the ones by the hide of course)..because there is't even a magpie squawking to tell us that we are in an outside scene, Pip was where yesterday? I'm guessing at Bert's helping Toby dress!! That really wasn't clear. The caravans must be underneath a few trees too. You wouldn't know it.

Even walking along a busy London street I can hear three different bird calls (& a plane & a tube).

Yes exactly East We never hear a plane either.

Anyone watching Farming Today? There don't seem to be any Aldridges on it ,just hard bloody graft . Beautiful scenery though.

Banitsa! I said it would be banitsa!

Mystic Bore strikes again 🔮😉

Nah, didn't need the crystal this time..I just did what I assume the scripties did - typed 'Bulgarian cuisine' into Wikipedia!

Did we all notice Lexi solving the Grey Gables 'Where To Put The Guests?' problem for Roy? She's going to be such an asset when she takes over front of house there.

Are Roy and Hayley still married?

Yes I noticed Lexi referring to the right way to help disabled people in a hotel conference. She's going to be an asset to GG whether Kathy will be pleased is another question!

I don't know the answer to that. LassWi

Is this pro eu propaganda about how wonderful Eastern Europeans are?

Not saying their not but Lexie is being portrayed as a bit too perfect

I guess her daughters will add some more life although it is quite young woman heavy at the moment. And the fairbrothers weren't great

They're not their!!