Brian is over a barrel, Alice has drained the barrel and Shula has given it to Alistair with both barrels - The Archers is not exactly a barrel of laughs at the moment.

[PseudoBadger]

Thanks to @LillianGish for the thread title.

Oh purleeeeese the rosette has been won folks !!!!!!!!!!

Just had a thought, could the scriptwriters be playing a really long game with Harrison and Fallon. I assume loves young dream is a compare and contrast with Shula and Alistairs relationship. So in 20 years time will Fallon be test driving a sports car as she dreams of a more thrilling life.

Surely, not, ppeat, I'm still working on my complete Harry Setter series including The Chihuahua of Secrets and The Boarder of the Phoenix. But, I'll be a good boy and stop now.

I note that @PseudoBadger hasn't been on this thread since 28 March - I hope she's OK and ready to swoop in with a new thread soon.

Any suggestions for a new thread title?

Pip’s back after a pregnant pause - let’s hope she’s no longer labouring her delivery
Can’t believe I missed the dog books - anything by Pat Barker.

Oh thank the lord Dx3 . Now see what you've done! Start racking your brains! Of course it could be canine centric!

You're allowed one more! How about "The dog days of summer are almost upon us, Brian is still in the dog house, Lynda and Lady are in the shxx! Harrison and Fallon are like dogs with 2 tails! " Any one else?

I’m here! Will have a think.

Hi Psuedo So why would Lily have a 'secret' boyfriend who wears a tasteless zippy pleather jacket? Oops now even Lily isn't the angel that Lizzie thinks she is!

I don't think Lily has a secret boyfriend.

I fear we are about to be treated to a gender-identity storyline.

Ooh, Bore, didn't you predict a trans-gender storyline some time ago?

I agree that the way she was being cagey suggested it was more than just a secret boyfriend, but hard to say what.

On 25 Feb, Bore wrote:

Anyway, here is a Mystic Bore™️ prediction for you all - Ambridge will soon have its very first transgender character. Unfortunately, the 🔮is unclear about who it will be.

Some of us are keeping notes.

Who was first-born, Lily or Freddy? Because if Lily is first and she self-identities as a man that makes things very interesting ...

Bore, please tell me this is a bad dream you had and you're now convinced is true. I don't think I could take the Archers trying to tackle trans stuff.

Can't believe I missed the dog puns.

Now I can't contribute Spaniel Deronda.

Puns are always welcome.

Can I say how much I am enjoying Freddie's work at the moment, I think he is my favourite actor amongst the young 'uns. I loved his teenage-ery, outraged (and slightly high-pitched ) "WHAT!!??"s being thrown at Lily tonight.

Good God. That would be dreadful. It’s already dreadful - if correct. Lily - in fake leather, being all coy and startled? Utter nonsense. (Can only hope it’s one of her friends who is considering this, not Lily herself. The SWs are Not Up To It.)

Spaniel Deronda

Love the title suggestions (Although, to be picky, isn’t it just a little early for the dog days of summer?)

I'm disgusted by Freddie - he nearly kills his friend/cousin and doesn't learn a thing. I hope he gets a thorough hiding from Ellis's bigger friends.

doesn't learn a thing

Of course he did. That was shrooms. He's now doing smart drugs and that's totes different.
Allegedly.

but I still love Freddie, even though I would hate him IRL

No, that was ecstasy!

I like Freddie too he's just a teenager behaving like the the entitled little rich boy he is.

ref. Lily If she was really gender confused why would she keep her jacket in her car? Lizzie doesn't go through her wardrobe like Joan Crawford does she?

Er how on earth does a leather jacket indicate gender confusion.

birdsdestiny I typed almost exactly the same words! (But was distracted by Ocado.)

Honestly if the sw think that a jacket indicates gender confusion they are not capable of that storyline and need to STOP. I wondered if she was shoplifting.

On another topic, how can Will be kicked out of his home next week? I thought tenants had more protection than that, and this article just caught my eye - 2 months' notice required.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44041999

Freddie was very sniffy about the quality of the jacket. Are we going to have a posh totty / lad from the wrong side of the tracks SL?
Although that doesn't sound likely as Lily is as snobby as they get.