Keep it to yourself. The Archers Spoilers Thread 4

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She wouldn’t be going to Freshers week, surely?

I’m awfully afraid that Lily returning to Manchester is too much to hope for. The SWs absolutely, definitely have some sort of rolled up trouser leg, funny handshake and a wink pact to deny Ambridge women any decent education away from home. On the rare occasions when they’re allowed out everything eventually comes crashing down and drags them back to Ambridge. (Peggy’s half mil. is just another Felpersham Uni ...)

Well the ads for Freshers bands seem to be aimed at all years.

Maybe it is Lexi who leaves? Joe?
Pip (please)?

If it IS Lily (I still think it will be something trivial), it would be good if she and Phoebe could have a chat and have Lily point out that Lower Loxley has rather a lot of farm land that could be ripe for rewilding (unless it got sold after Nigel died - I don't think it did). The Pargetters could do with some cash while they get the place back on its feet.

Alas, Elizabeth knocked that one on the head tonight.

One-line BBC spoilers
22 Sep Jill attempts to avert a scandal and Ian struggles to remain calm.
23 Sep It’s an emotional night for the Aldridge family and Kirsty is shocked by an unexpected request.
24 Sep Lilian finds herself charmed and Eddie’s plan backfires.
25 Sep Lexi has a confession to make and there is light at the end of the tunnel for Will.
26 Sep Justin’s nose is pushed out of joint and Rex attempts to play Cupid.
27 Sep Jennifer fears the worst and Pip announces her latest idea.

Credits
Sun 22/9/2019, Mon 23/9/2019, Tue 24/9/2019, Wed 25/9/2019, Thu 26/9/2019, Fri 27/9/2019
Writer: Daniel Thurman
Director: Dave Payne
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
Jennifer Aldridge: Angela Piper
Jill Archer: Patricia Greene
Pip Archer: Daisy Badger
Ruth Archer: Felicity Finch
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Leonard Berry: Paul Copley
Brett: Sargon Yelda
Vince Casey: Tony Turner
Ian Craig: Stephen Kennedy
Justin Elliot: Simon Williams
Rex Fairbrother: Nick Barber
Toby Fairbrother: Rhys Bevan
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Will Grundy: Philip Molloy
Adam Macy: Andrew Wincott
Kirsty Miller: Annabelle Dowler
Roy Tucker: Ian Pepperell
Lexi Viktorova: Ania Sowinski
Peggy Woolley: June Spencer

Radio Times Ambridge Diary Sep 22-27
Lexi goes into labour, so it’s panic stations for the Aldridge clan. But while Adam and Ian are full of nervous excitement, another member of the family can’t help but feel anxious. Will events go to plan as Lexi finds things getting increasingly fraught?
We also have potential scandal at the Flower and Produce Show as Jill fears that Leonard’s masterplan is actually a huge mistake that will end up having major ramifications.
Lilian finds herself charmed when she’s invited out to dinner by Vince Casey - but does he have an ulterior motive for wining and dining her?
And Clarrie and Eddie fear for Will’s mental health and race against the clock to halt his return to gamekeeping.
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Who is Daniel Thurman? We have had fifteen different script writers so far this year....

And why in the name of whatever is Vince Casey (the owner of a slaughterhouse) even remotely interested in Lilian Bellamy (a septuagenarian who runs a glorified estate agent's business)? Or in Ambridge? Does his turning up in Ambridge and in her orbit mean he is in touch with Justin, who is planning to take over Crowthers' abattoir?

Thanks Asking.

Hmm, Lexi, is she going to say she wants to keep the baby?

Of course Lil will be charmed by Vince, he'll remind her of Matt, she likes a bit of rough, but I've no idea why he's interested in her. Is it to do with Justin? He won't want Justin reopening Crowther's.

Who is Brett? Why all the new characters.
What's happened to TA?

Thanks Asking.

Might Brett be something to do with Lexi? Doctor, midwife, boyfriend?

Brett might be someone Lily has met at the call centre?

Thanks Asking

I like that idea.

Sargon Yelda must be about the age she likes them: twice her own or more.

What a fine name - Sargon Yelda! I am vaguely aware of Sargon of Akkad, had no idea it was a name still in use.

Thanks, Asking!

15 SWs this year! That is not a good thing. We need stability, not constant change. There's enough of that IRL at the moment, surely.

Thank you, Asking.

I have googled. And am now very much looking forward to the introduction of Brett to Archerland ... (Although, lacking a surname, it seems unlikely he’ll be around for long.)

15 SW? No wonder the characters keep doing things that are out of character.

Why can't they (whoever's in charge) keep any SW?

For some reason I keep hearing the name 'Brett' said with a Northern Irish accent - does he work in the GG kitchen?

I haven't missed Lillian at all!

What is Lexi's confession? She talked about letting Adam and Ian down tonight, and making a mistake. It's surely more than just being about having Kirsty present. Could the baby is actually be Roys?! Is that possible?

Or that she decides to keep the baby?

Yes, I just think that might be too obvious, that we're all expecting that.

Lexi's "confession" is probably something inconsequential like never having liked Kirsty's rug. I am invariably disappointed by the dramatic spoiler/one-liners when they come to fruition.

Odd that they haven't added a mid-wife/health visitor to the cast. I used to like Amy

Madcats, Brett was the midwife, but I doubt we'll be hearing from him again unless he and Lexi have a heart to heart while she's on the postnatal ward (implausibly - I never saw the midwives I had in labour again).

Yes Brett was delivery midwife, but I had another midwife pitch up at home for several days before handing us over to the Health Visitor. I remember it because she never managed to turn up at the arranged time (think how much sighing Adam could do).

Perhaps they don't do that any more.

Community midwife? Ours was wonderful. She assumed I would be in and just turned up when she got to that point in her rounds. This is probably a sensible way of going about things. Postnatal mothers should be resting as much as possible and it's best for the baby not to go out in public too much being exposed to other people's germs, so home is often going to be the best place for a while.

I remember when my son was born (second child) our community midwife said when she went to see mothers who'd just had their first child they talked nonstop about the baby. Second time mothers talked about the effect on the first child. Third+ time mothers said 'The baby? Oh yes, the baby ...' I liked that. Exactly how we felt. Relaxed about the new baby, a lot more concerned about our toddler.

I don't even remember the midwife coming round, after my third baby, let alone what I talked about to her!

After the first time I had a Health Visitor rather than a midwife, I think. She checked up on me once, said I was fine and would I mind if she didn't come again unless I rang up and asked for her to come because she had several new mums in her area who needed a lot of help just then, and left me the number to call.

I can't see that Adam and Ian ought to need a midwife: neither of them has recently given birth.