Keep it to yourself. The Archers Spoilers Thread 4

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Spoiler thread for The Archers. Please keep all discussion in this thread and do not share spoilers on the main Archers Thread.

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Spoiling The Archers one week at a time. Thread 3 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/2958254-spoiling-the-archers-one-week-at-a-time-thread-3

It's been One Of Those Weeks. Sorry this is delayed bit. Still, that does mean the whole lot are all available at once!

One-line BBC spoilers
08 Dec Helen gets a surprise and Emma saves the day.
09 Dec Tracy’s card is marked and there’s congratulations for Pip.
10 Dec Robert gets a scare and Neil makes a tragic discovery.
11 Dec David gets fired up and Neil makes his case.
12 Dec Tony makes a mistake and Helen’s feeling loved up.
13 Dec David makes an intervention and the rewilders are thrown into disarray.

Credits
Sun 8/12/2019, Mon 9/12/2019, Tue 10/12/2019, Wed 11/12/2019, Thu 12/12/2019, Fri 13/12/2019
Writer: Naylah Ahmed
Director: Marina Caldarone
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
Phoebe Aldridge: Lucy Morris
David Archer: Timothy Bentinck
Helen Archer: Louiza Patikas
Jill Archer: Patricia Greene
Kenton Archer: Richard Attlee
Pat Archer: Patricia Gallimore
Pip Archer: Daisy Badger
Tony Archer: David Troughton
Neil Carter: Brian Hewlett
Justin Elliott: Simon Williams
Rex Fairbrother: Nick Barber
Martyn Gibson: Jon Glover
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Emma Grundy: Emerald O’Hanrahan
Ed Grundy: Barry Farrimond
Will Grundy: Philip Molloy
Tracy Horrobin: Susie Riddell
Joy Horville: Jackie Lye
Jim Lloyd: John Rowe
Elizabeth Pargetter: Alison Dowling
Hannah Riley: Helen Longworth
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
Robert Snell: Graham Blockey
Oliver Sterling: Michael Cochrane
Peggy Woolley: June Spencer

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 8th-13th December
As grown men, you’d have thought Ed and Will would be able to bake mince pies. But the kitchen is soon looking a mess, and when Eddie calls his sons away on important Grundy World of Christmas business, Clarrie has to pick up the pieces. Until a surprise visitor saves the day …
There are further unexpected events at Bridge Farm, where Helen gets a welcome shock. As old feelings rise to the surface, she makes a bold gesture that she hopes will be reciprocated.
And if it’s tension you’re after, tempers are fraying on the Grey Gables reception desk as Lynda grows increasingly exasperated with a loved-up Tracy, who keeps on receiving mystery phone calls.

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update Dec 8-13
Watch out - Pat’s cooking one of her special stews. Remember that vegetable slop she served up to the homeless of Borchester, sending them running back to the streets with their hands clamped to their mouths? Stay well away from her kitchen until the miasma dies down.
In fact,it’s best to steer clear of most Ambridge kitchens this week as Ed and Will cook up a storm making mince pies for the Grundy World of Christmas. It’s amazing just how far pastry can go.
Meanwhile, pots bang and plates crash over in the Grey Gables kitchens as a perked-up Tracy sends everyone up the wall.
Elsewhere, Helen gets all stirred up, Neil and Hannah boil over, and there’s a big plate of trouble for the rewilders.

Incidentally, I am not sure what

Lee Bryce: Ryan Early

may have done to deserve not being put into last week's cast list, but he ought to be in it; and I have a nasty feeling that the poor man is also going to turn up this week, if Helen making a bold gesture means what I fear it may do.

Run, Lee, Run! She set up a date with you and then she would have stood you up if Kirsty hadn't thrown her out of the car; you can do better than Helen.

Thanks, Asking! I'm sure you're right about Lee. Oh dear.

Emma = welcome visitor come to help with the mince pies?

Thanks Asking

Yes, it's looking like a 'Love Actually' Christmas for Hell and Lee.

Also looks like Neil's going to be vindicated over his stance on pigfeed - 'tragic discovery' surely = dead pig/s? Hope Hannah is about to get her comeuppance.

Presumably not a dead Hannah ...

Ooooh - I’d like that!

Thanks for all spoilers!

Thanks Asking.

Oh god, Hannah. I do hope she gets fired and we never have to hear from her again.

From the write up, it does look like Emma and Clarrie will be making the mince pies again this year, after Clarrie lamenting that she'll miss it this year.

It also looks like Lee will be back. I didn't want him to get back with Helen, she's not ready for a relationship. Lee deserves a nice, steady woman. And what's Helen going to tell Pat? Is she going to keep him a secret from her still? Is she going to continue to use Kirsty as an alibi? You'd think she was having an extra-marital affair, the way she's carrying on.

Has the actress who plays Gnasher left? She hasn't been heard from since the wedding, has she? July, wasn't it? Not that I liked her (she annoyed me too), but she's married to one of the main characters, so you'd have thought she'd have had at least a few lines, here and there.

Presumably not a dead Hannah ...

Ooh, yes! The pigs got hungry and ate her. Now that's a storyline I'd enjoy!

"Magic Time" must have prompted the actors and production staff to spray their coffee across the room at the first read through!

Some of these writers must have had rather strange upbringings. Poor Lynda and Robert with such character shifts.

I've never really recovered from the Sid/Jolene shower scene.

BBC Sounds sneaked in the dreadful 'Jill makes mince pies' episode into my catchup. What on earth was the point of that? That sounded like a very strange way to mix and make mince pies. Surely somebody could have brought in some proper kit and more convincing 'ingredients'. Was she talking to Leonard or was it supposed to be Ben?

Apologies- that should have been on the main Archers thread.

To redeem myself I bought the Xmas Radio Times.

Jim's stories are going to be on for 3 x 15 minute episodes on 30/12, 31/12 and 1/1 at 6:15pm.

Delayed again; yesterday was rather a long day and I didn't have time for anything much.

One-line BBC spoilers
15 Dec Lilian attempts to keep the peace and Helen issues an invitation.
16 Dec There’s trouble at Brookfield and Tracy digs her heels in.
17 Dec Helen braces herself for a difficult conversation and Lynda makes her presence felt.
18 Dec Phoebe tries to make amends and Brian issues some home truths.
19 Dec Tom discovers some worrying information and there’s an early Christmas present for Kirsty.
20 Dec The noose tightens on David and Will has a confession to make.

Credits
Sun 15/12/2019, Mon 16/12/2019, Tue 17/12/2019, Wed 18/12/2019, Thu 19/12/2019, Fri 20/12/2019
Writer: Liz John
Director: Julie Beckett
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
Phoebe Aldridge: Lucy Morris
David Archer: Timothy Bentinck
Helen Archer: Louiza Patikas
Natasha Archer: Mali Harries
Pip Archer: Daisy Badger
Ruth Archer: Felicity Finch
Tom Archer: William Troughton
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Lee Bryce: Ryan Early
Harrison Burns: James Cartwright
Susan Carter: Charlotte Martin
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Emma Grundy: Emerald O’Hanrahan
Will Grundy: Philip Molloy
Tracy Horrobin: Susie Riddell
Jim Lloyd: John Rowe
Adam Macy: Andrew Wincott
Kirsty Miller: Annabelle Dowler
Philip Moss: Andy Hockley
Robert Snell: Graham Blockey
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
DC Tanners: Jane Slavin
Roman Trench: Ewan Bailey

I haven't yet seen either RT or mail spoilers.

Police?!

(Thanks!)

Glad to hear about things going tits-up for the rewilders - let's hope this is the end of that ridiculous storyline and Phoebe gets a high-powered job on the back of that degree they all seem to have virtually forgotten about.

Thanks, Asking! More debt from Natasha, or is Tom's worrying discovery more of a police matter? I see she gets her voice back at last.

More and more I think Spar will get Mystic of the Year award for correctly predicting months ago that Philip is going to pop his clogs at Christmas. (It was Spar, wasn't it?) There's so much emphasis on how much he loves this time of the year. Ominous.

OTOH I’m gearing up for a sort-of-reprise of the epic Jenny v Brian / Debbie v Simon end of year celebrations ...

This Christmas will be too soon (if they build Joy up as gradually as I hope to her goat stew moment) but I’m seeing the Bridge Farm marriage crumble at exactly the moment they’re all being fitted for Lee and Helen’s wedding. Kirsty to the rescue!

Joy is scarier than any of Jim’s stories ...

In no way do I want to muscle in on Asking's brilliant spoiler service but I've bought the Christmas Radio Times:

One-line BBC Spoilers
22 Dec Rex gets an answer, meanwhile Kenton has another sleepless night
23 Dec It's Jim's big night and Jazzer comes to the rescue
24 Dec Tom gets suspicious and Joy makes a guest appearance
25 Dec Tom puts his foot in it
26 Dec There is upheaval at The Bull
27 Dec There is a shock in store for Philip
29 Dec There is trouble at Grey Gables and Pip has got to make her mind up
30 Dec Lee gets a lesson in farming
31 Dec It's New Year's Eve at The Bull and Helen is dressed to impress
1 Jan Kenton despairs and Jim is feeling green
2 Jan Kirsty speaks her mind. Phoebe is feeling low
3 Jan Jazzer gets some shocking news and faces a dilemma.

You aren't at all muscling in, Madcats. I have the one-liners and cast-lists to3rd January but I'm deliberately doing only doing one week at a time so that I'm not adding bits here and there all the time. I get those off the BBC website, and for ages the one-liner for 25th December was missing, for instance.

I have slightly different ones for 25th, 26th and 27th December, too. Maybe the RT doesn't get the same feed as the BBC website!

27/12 - defibrillator?

Thanks, Madcats!

So here is the rest of the listing for 22/12 - 3/1
Credits
Writers: Sarah McDonald-Hughes & Caroline Harrington
Directors: Kim Greengrass & Jessica Bunch
Editor: Jeremy Howe

David Archer: Timothy Bentinck
Pip Archer: Daisy Badger
Josh Archer: Angus Imrie
Jolene Archer: Buffy Davis
Kenton Archer: Richard Atlee
Tony Archer: David Troughton
Pat Archer: Patricia Gallimore
Helen Archer: Louiza Patikas
Tom Archer: William Troughton
Natasha Archer: Mali Harries
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
Phoebe Aldridge: Lucy Morris
Christine Barford: Lesley Sarweard
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Harrison Burns: James Cartwright
Justin Elliott: Simon Williams
Rex Fairbrother: Nick Barber
Toby Fairbrother: Rhys Bevan
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Tracy Horrobin: Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd: Michael Lumsden
Jim Lloyd: John Rowe
Jazzer McCrearey: Ryan Kelly
Kirsty Miller: Annabelle Dowler
Philip Moss: Andy Hockley
Elizabeth Pargetter: Alison Dowling
Robert Snell: Graham Blockey
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
Ruth Archer: Felicity Finch
Oliver Sterling: Michael Cochrane
Roy Tucker: Ian Pepperell
Joy Horville: Jackie Lye
Lee Bryce: Ryan Early
Angus Shrimpton: Leo Wan
Gavin: Gareth Pierce

It looks as if Ben will be eating Xmas lunch in the cereal cupboard!

Angus Shrimpton?

Why are the names odd? Roman Trench, Karate instructor Bryce Lee.
Angus Shrimpton.

Thanks Asking and Madcats

Looks like Tash has a run-in with the police for some reason and Tom possibly discovers her profligate ways.

Kirsty is upduffed and yes, looks like Philip has a heart attack/cardiac arrest but survives

As for Angus Shrimpton, I'm with Gasp0 -

Shall I go on giving them a week in advance, with the cast, writers and other credits divided by the week rather than the fortnight? Or is it not worth my doing that?

Any way you want to do it is fine by me Asking. Must admit, I do like the weekly cast list etc.

Then I will carry on -- so long as my duplicating information, which I won't be able to help doing, isn't just going to be boring.