The Archers No. 94: Freddie’s doing porridge, Tom gets his oats, but will Home Farm be toast? We’ll have to wheat and see ... Serial production is in full swing in Ambridge

[witchmountain]

Thanks to LilG for the title, and DDD for starting the last thread and the tradition of the thread starter nominating the next thread starter

Lurkers are always welcome to unlurk and join in, including asking questions of the many very knowledgeable posters with a long Archers-listening history.

Don't post spoilers based on forthcoming plot synopses that you've read, there's another thread for that (and we'd love to see you over there). Once an episode has aired then it's fair game.

[MrsArthurShappey]

Hello you two!

Thanks for stepping up to the plate witch (is it you gruach?)

I'd like to repeat Volant's point from the end of the last thread. The contrast between Josh (immediately and genuinely contrite, telling Jill himself and taking full responsibilty) and Pip (keeping schtum even as the IBR crisis got worse) and David's reaction to both is striking.

Josh is a bit of a selfish git, but I don't particularly blame him for being so. No one else is looking out for him!

[ppeatfruit]

I did like the scene with Lynda at the Cider Club, with her talking about
smoking Gouloises "et Gitanes" and pretending to be Simone De Bouvoir at 'Les Deux Magots'.

Slightly above the heads of the 'horny handed men of the soil' is she doing Cold Comfort Farm or Midsummer Night's Dream? Any ideas?

[DadDadDad]

Ah, but at least Lynda had Robert as her local guide to provide interpretation to the natives. Although even he gave up with the de Beauvoir reference.

MS Night's Dream would be an unusual choice for Christmas. Lynda's been writing a script, hasn't she, so presume it's not an existing play.

[MereDintofPandiculation]

MS Night's Dream would be an unusual choice for Christmas. Lynda's been writing a script, hasn't she, so presume it's not an existing play. She always writes the script - you have to really for pantomime, to get all the topical local references in. Keep the same plot and characters, but new script.

[witchmountain]

MrsArthurShappey I'm flattered to be mistaken for her, but no. Maybe cast your eyes over DDD's analysis again, she's still very much with us.

[MrsArthurShappey]

Aha witch, I think I know. And I think I know who Tiger used to be. So are you a namechanger too?

[TigerDrankAllTheWaterInTheTap]

[cheminotte]

We were listening to yesterday’s episode at breakfast this morning and when Lynda spoke DS asked ‘is that the Queen?’

[R4]

Missed a trick there!

Jill: We must support Elizabeth.
David: You're right. Well volunteered, Mum.

[Fink]

Well volunteered, Mum.

R4, David's too canny to try that. If he got Jill doing any more jobs, he'd start to go without meals, washing, ironing, house cleaning (I assume Jill does most of the cleaning at Brookfield since Emma left), home baked cakes ...

[MereDintofPandiculation]

It's all very well giving Lizzie moral support by going along with her idea of appealing, but what if it risks making things worse? (Though she can't appeal on Freddie's behalf if he doesn't want to, she might talk him into it). This article says something I didn't know- if you bring an appeal which is considered frivolous (no chance of succeeding), the judge can issue a "loss of time" order - any prison time up to the date of the appeal no longer counts towards time served - you effectively start again from day 1.
www.defence-barrister.co.uk/appealing-against-a-crown-court-sentence/

[Volant]

What I'm not clear about is whether Freddie actually wants to appeal - because surely it has to be his decision. We haven't heard him say so, have we? And he's likely to have found out from his current associates that there is a danger of his sentence being increased.

[ANutAsBigAsABoulder]

Bull jam for harvest time - enough for everyone

[witchmountain]

MrsArthurShappey I'm not. A long time lurker who posted infrequently a while back, then wandered off, and has posted a lot more recently.

[witchmountain]

Your bull jam sounds, er, like quite a delicacy, Nut. What a shame you missed the Flower & Produce Show.

[EBearhug]

What I'm not clear about is whether Freddie actually wants to appeal - because surely it has to be his decision.

I thought he was pretty clear he didn't want to appeal.

[LillianGish]

David: You're right. Well volunteered, Mum Well apart from Usha, Jill only knows one solicitor. I wondered why Carole had suddenly made a reappearance.

[BertrandRussell]

Time for the reappearance of Max the Super Lawyer?

[ppeatfruit]

But Mere The actual word pantomime has not been mentioned (taps side of nose mysteriously in Lynda like way) I assume

[BertrandRussell]

I still think it's going to be Antigone.

[QuaterMiss]

I still think it's going to be Antigone.

Now, that is the funniest thing I've read all year!

Thank you for the beautiful new thread peeps.

[ppeatfruit]

I think it's going to be Lysisrita (sp) ? with the 'mechanicals' appearing wearing 'ahem' attachments

[DadDadDad]

Oh yes, Lysistrata, the one where the women of Greece stage a sex-strike. I remember seeing that (in Liverpool, I think) more that 20 years ago. I wonder how that would go down in Ambridge?

Anyway, got to go now and dig a grave for a hamster.

[MrsArthurShappey]

RIP hammy DDD, my thoughts are with you at this difficult time

[ppeatfruit]

Ahh poor hammy Dad Thanks for correcting my spelling, the computer certainly wasn't up to it. I remember being in a very bad production of said play. ! I hope Lynda doesn't go for Ancient Greek drama but I wouldn't put it past her.

Why are the cast of TA agreeing to be in an unknown anonymous play\panto\reading\concert? Don't they remember Lynda's little Hitler direction technique last year?