Archers thread #115: Johnny's in the gym, Josh is in a jam, Rex is riled, Kate's with child - discuss The Archers here

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Thank you, @PseudoBadger, for kicking off this long, long series of Archers threads.

All views on The Archers welcome here! New blood welcomed. We don't all agree on all points and most of us are posting tongue in cheek a lot of the time, so don't worry about revealing that you'd like to share a camomile tea with Kate, or other unusual views.

Spoilers: not on this thread, please. We don't wait for the omnibus to discuss the weeknight episodes, but we do try our best to avoid cross-contamination from www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3439443-keep-it-to-yourself-the-archers-spoilers-thread-4, where spoilers are positively welcomed!

For newer listeners, lurkers or those who just have no idea what we're talking about, @DadDadDad has created this useful thread: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3557323-For-Archers-fans-a-guide-to-acronyms-on-the-long-running-discussion-threads-and-any-other-meta-thread-questions-you-may-have - BOOP point for him! (See thread for explanation.)

Thanks to @LillianGish for the excellent Bert Fry tribute title!

I don't think this thread will get us to Easter, but we should be well into Lent before we need a new title. I wonder if St Stephen's will have a new oh-so-interesting Lent initiative this year. When did we last hear from Alan?

Please let it be Pip. Please. Please.

Apparently Hedli Niklaus said on Twitter that she wishes they'd just get rid of Kathy!

I have always been of the view that I dont like Freddie, however I have just discovered that I really don't want him to die.

I love Freddy but he isn't Nigel.
Don't like Pip.

It can't have been the archive shelf, they binned the archive a while ago.

I listened again and it sounded more as if a group of people were stood watching one of those old fashioned grey metal filing cabinets/stationery cupboards fall over, rather than an explosion. Why were there so many (young voiced) people screaming?

Not Freddie ... anyone but him. I love his whinging mutters and strident self defenciveness. And not Lynda. In fact only A Guest (probably that one they've been moaning about all week) can die.

The continuity presenter before PM said that time has been suspended in Ambridge so I guess we’re back to Sunday.

Poor Kirsty, will she ever go on holiday?

Why were there so many (young voiced) people screaming?
They were expecting a mini bus full of guests, it was probably them.

Yeah, I was thinking it’ll be Sunday still. I hate these episodes when time down. And wasn’t it only breakfast time? Maybe they can fast forward to Sunday evening but I bet it’ll be breakfast time still. And Tracy won’t have had her bacon butty.

We’ll need a new thread soon if we keep up the speculation.
Loving ‘for dramatic porpoises’ .

My theory is that the soil pipe exploded, showering guests in shit. Hence the screaming. Not sure Grey Gables could survive that after some of their previous disasters

miss! miss! I know!

oliver to give the grundys notice as he needs a home to live in

Perhaps a pig who had swallowed a pedometer wandered by and set fire to some explosive material?

www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/08/burning-calories-pig-starts-farm-fire-by-excreting-pedometer

@Clymene, I suppose that fits with my methane gas theory. Which was actually my husband’s theory. I’m not sure I have theories any more for TA. It feels ever so slightly tedious - though I am looking forward to tonight‘s.

We had that pig on the spoilers thread yesterday, Hornets!

I missed it!! I've just heard the big intro!

Whaaaaaat?

Shamelessly place marking here for later on. Waiting for the sniff!

Oh dear...

Oh my goodness!

LYNDAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Sniff. Sniff. Sniff.

If they've killed Lynda....

Very well acted.

Freddie is a brilliant actor. And I feel sick .