The Archers - Freddie is getting OUT: will Russ hop it? Helen is falling DOWN: is Lee still in the frame? Tom is heading UP: will Natasha be the boost his sausage needs? (Thread no. 101

[DadDadDad]

We're still here and still discussing TA (The Archers). We welcome newcomers and old hands, so if you have a question or a point of view, please dive in. No spoilers - if you've seen info on future storylines, there's a separate Radio Addicts thread for that.

I loved all the name changes on the last thread. Don't forget to change back! (If you want to).

Who's going to get Russ out of LL? Freddie? Lily? Elizabeth? Or is it Freddie who will head off?

I assume you’re collecting him and bringing him back to Ambridge, George?

Absolutely. In my head.

In rl I'm waiting for a grocery delivery which is certain to arrive at 1 minute past 7pm.

Does anyone remember that Friday night a year ago when Nic died, and I later posted how I had been sitting outside a house to collect my son, and at 7:13pm he came out and said I was invited in. So, I had no choice and to add insult, the mum of the house had TA playing and switched it off when I walked in! I had to wait some time to find out what had happened.

I don't want to miss Freddie's return, so I'm going to get in the car now and hopefully be uninterrupted as I drive home.

What's that? Over-what? over-in...? don't know what you're saying.

Bloody hell George, have you not set off yet.

Worked out how to record on the V box!

He sounds ... perky.

Cowed and subdued ...

Billion BOOPS for his lovely voice back.

Fatality on the Felpersham bypass?

Far too perky!

Natasha is very odd. I thought Tom would have had to hide those nice new knives after last night She's being weirdly quiescent

I loved Freddie driving them home from prison! How wonderful it must have felt for him!

Yes, I'm over-infested, but I don't care.

Freddie's back - YAY!!

Freddie is by far one of the best actors on the show - I am so glad he’s back! Hopefully he can bring a bit of a distraction to Lower Loxley’s current negative state.

How lovely to hear Freddie again.
I hope he doesn't crash and burn - literally or figuratively.

Pleeease let Freddie have the Easter Bunny costume.

Good old Freddie. Welcome home!

He sounded wild though. Not ... repentant.

Pleeease let Freddie have the Easter Bunny costume.

Oh my goodness, don't need a crystal ball to see the mix-up potential! Lily saying something indiscreet to Russ not realising it's Freddie inside the costume...

Agree Freddie didn't sound repentant, possibly the wrong time and place to expect it. He is so not going to be thrilled about the prospect of CMR being around. While I'm on the topic of that whining git, he felt "abandoned" while the others went to pick up thread. A grown man voicing such a thing to a neighbour. He's certainly letting others get the measure of him.

I reckon Freddie could well stay at LL, and the alcohol licence be turned down again because of it, causing more musical chairs on the residence front.

I loved ‘Freddie’s back!’. He sounded gleeful and I was expecting ‘damaged goods’ which he may well be but I think they’ll do it slowly and cleverly.
I’m also enjoying (but saddened) by Lizzie’s favouritism. I have a narcissistic brother who is obscene to my parents, I tie the line and whilst I’m not loved less it sometimes leaves me astounded with what he gets away with. So interesting.

It's the contrast between Freddie and Lizzie. He should be the one subdued and even traumatised by his experience, maybe forcing himself to appear normal, when in reality it's Lizzie who has become a shell putting on a brittle air of happiness that may not last. (Tribute to great acting all round).

Lily isn't going to ditch CAR is she? She really is quite dim.

I seem to remember Freddie was repentant some while back. I think it’s fair enough now that he’s just pleased to be out!

I'm really, really bored of the Pargetters.

Did anyone else wonder if the continuity announcer is perhaps following this thread?

Remind us what the CA said. Also, anyone catch Natasha referring to Radio Carter?!

Yes to both! CA kicked off with “Freddie’s coming home”.

Yes to DDD and ThisLido... spooky??