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And for next week what I have is
BBC One-Liners
14 Nov Roy’s walking on egg shells while Jennifer’s feelings are bruised.
15 Nov Elizabeth comes bearing gifts and Adam attempts to settle in.
16 Nov Lynda has a tall order for Kirsty while Fallon is left reeling.
17 Nov Mia puts her foot down while Natasha’s feeling claustrophobic.
18 Nov Tony lends his shoulder, and Eddie has a brainwave.

Credits
Sun 14/11/2021, Mon 15/11/2021, Tue 16/11/2021, Wed 17/11/2021, Thu 18/11/2021
Writer: Adrian Flynn
Directors: Kim Greengrass & Gwenda Hughes
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Jennifer Aldridge: Angela Piper
Ben Archer: Ben Norris
Natasha Archer: Mali Harries
Pat Archer: Patricia Gallimore
Tom Archer: William Troughton
Tony Archer: David Troughton
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Mia Grundy: Molly Pipe
Adam Macy: Andrew Wincott
Kirsty Miller: Annabelle Dowler
Elizabeth Pargetter: Alison Dowling
Fallon Rogers: Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
Oliver Sterling: Michael Cochrane
Roy Tucker: Ian Pepperell

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 14th - 18th November 2021
Ambridge is going all out to make Eddie and Clarrie's vow renewal celebrations sing. But despite everyone going the extra mile, there's the risk that the event will end up careering out of control. Hence Mia making an attempt to save the day - but will anyone listen to her?
Willow Farm becomes a scene of tension after Kirsty drops a bombshell, but how will Roy react to her decision? And as Kirsty continues to struggle, the effects will also be felt at rehearsals for the Mysteries, where Lynda ends up having to play her trump card.
Meanwhile, the new boy at Bridge Farm gets his feet under the table, leaving others in fear of being trampled. And Elizabeth offers a gift that's too good to refuse.

Thanks, Asking! I wonder if Elizabeth's gift is for Rex, i.e. accommodation somewhere near his pigs.

Has to happen!

In fifty years Rex will be the new Bert. Only so much better connected.

Thank you for the various teasers, Asking.

Thanks Asking. The Grundy stuff isn't making me look forward to it.

On the positive side, no Pip

I do hope Mia is going to put her foot down effectively. Not sure I can bear to listen to several episodes of Eddie blagging even more outrageous freebies, poor Oliver worrying about his ballroom, Grundy guests trashing the place and Clarrie working her fingers to the bone cleaning up.

What I was sent today may be of help, or not.

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update 14th - 18th November 2021
Clarrie’s hands are red and swollen from her years of hard toil. It’s a struggle for her to get the engagement ring, that she had to buy for herself, over her finger - and her years trying to keep the Grundy family afloat have taken their toll.
Despite all this and not forgetting Eddie’s various dodgy schemes and infatuation with Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jo-lee-ee-ene Clarrie’s still throwing herself into the whole vow renewal farrago. The rest of the village, desperate for some light relief, are also behind the caper, which means that things quickly start to spiral out of control.
Meanwhile, there’s little to celebrate at Willow Farm, where Kirsty, burdened with worries, drops a bombshell. Will Lynda’s efforts to help the much put-upon Kirsty do more harm than good?

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Gosh, it's going to be such a wonderful week, isn't it.

(Said with the enthusiasm normally accorded to finding a dead hedgehog in the fridge.)

Thanks AQATT

The vow renewal stuff is dire

Somebody I saw at the weekend has tested positive for covid, and I am feeling a bit ropey but haven't got test result back yet, so I shall post this now in case I feel like not doing anything tomorrow.

BBC One-Liners
21 Nov It’s a big day for Eddie and Clarrie, and Oliver steps up to the mark.
22 Nov Lynda’s feeling a cut above the rest while Jazzer and Will hatch a plan.
23 Nov Chelsea strikes a deal and Ruth feels bogged down.
24 Nov Ed tries to keep a lid on it while the cat’s out of the bag for Alan.
25 Nov Jazzer asks for help and Chelsea lends a hand.

Credits
Sun 21/11/2021, Mon 22/11/2021, Tue 23/11/2021, Wed 24/11/2021, Thu 25/11/2021
Writer: Sarah McDonald-Hughes
Director: Gwenda Hughes
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Josh Archer: Angus Imrie
Ruth Archer: Felicity Finch
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Alan Franks: John Telfer
Blake Goddard: Luke MacGregor
Clarrie Grundy: Heather Bell
Ed Grundy: Barry Farrimond
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Mia Grundy: Molly Pipe
Will Grundy: Philip Molloy
Chelsea Horrobin: Madeleine Leslay
Jim Lloyd: John Rowe
Jazzer McCreary: Ryan Kelly
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
Oliver Sterling: Jim Lloyd

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 21st - 25th November 2021
Preparing for her appointment with royalty, Lynda decides to put her trust in Chelsea. But will doing so ensure that Lilian gets the last laugh? At the Mysteries, meanwhile, we get Mia and Chelsea thrown together, which lends proceedings a definite air of mischief.
Eddie is determined that everything will run smoothly as he and Clarrie prepare to renew their vows. But his first mistake is to entrust Ed with keeping things shipshape in his absence. Despite Ed’s steady steering, it doesn’t take much to rock the boat.
Also this week, Josh has to work hard to keep his temper in check. And can Blake be convinced to accept help from a very unexpected source?

Thanks Asking

And just in:

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update 21st - 25th November 2021 Lynda prepares to meet royalty this week, but is royalty prepared to meet La Snell? Should we be alerting the Palace? Will she try to recruit some blue blood for her Ambridge Mysteries? And should Lynda really be putting her trust in Chelsea, giving Lilian the chance to have the last laugh? While we brood on these matters, Ed steadies himself to take over the running of the various ramshackle Grundy enterprises so that Eddie and Clarrie get through the whole wedding vows renewal shindig and second honeymoon without a hitch. Good luck with that. Meanwhile, Oliver ruffles Grange Farm feathers, and Josh has to bite his tongue.

Oh, do tell me Oliver has just realised he said the Grundys could stay at Grange Farm until Joe died there, and that has now happened so he can sling them out....

Thanks Asking

Fingers crossed for you to stay well AQATT. (I’m in London for the first time since the first lockdown and can’t imagine how I might possibly escape the viral consequences. The few people here who still possess a mask own only a ragged, chewed up thing designed to warm their chin and not touch any other part of their face. And I’m spending an inordinate amount of time in a (very nice indeed) work cafeteria, where everyone necessarily has to remove said chin decoration, almost more for conversation than consumption.)

Liking the sound of Chelsea and Mia sharing an episode. Wonder how they’ll develop over the next fifty years …

(Oh, name changed. Too shattered for even a desultory twirl.)

LiterallyKnowsBest
Fingers crossed for you to stay well AQATT.

Can't be done, I fear; positive antigen test this morning, and an appointment tomorrow morning for a PCR test which I expect to be positive; I have all the symptoms of a stinking cold at the moment. Nothing worse, though, so far. Having had two doses (and the booster was to have been on Tuesday, spit!) I might be lucky enough to have a mild bout. OH says gloomily that this is something that might kill me and would I please be careful but I am not sure how to do that retrospectively.

Oh dear … Well I’ll cross my fingers for a mild illness and a swift recovery. (Though that sounds a bit glib.) Sorry it’s caught up with you.

I’d hoped to get my booster before my First Trip Out Since - but couldn’t book it for earlier than next week.

It really is time for someone in Ambridge - a few someones, in fact - to encounter the virus. Though it would perhaps be in poor taste to wonder what was on Bert’s death certificate …

Sorry to hear you're under the weather, Asking. Fingers crossed for a very speedy recovery and an extremely mild illness. Thanks for the spoilers.

Hoping for a better week on TA than last. Glass half full ...

Hope you get better soon Asking

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

Sorry to hear you're under the weather, Asking. Fingers crossed for a very speedy recovery and an extremely mild illness. Thanks for the spoilers.

Hoping for a better week on TA than last. Glass half full ...

I am gloomily not looking forward to a week written by Sarah McDonald-Hughes, whose work has not impressed me much so far. But then, this week is liable to be a bit meh anyway; coldiness continues with horrid sore throat. Ice cream is clearly called for, and luckily we have some in the house.

Who is the unexpected source of help for Blake ?

Jim Lloyd - the Jazzer connection
Peggy - how would he cross paths with her?
David - he could do work on the Barn (again)

Far out thought - Natasha !

@BeaLola

Who is the unexpected source of help for Blake ?

Jim Lloyd - the Jazzer connection
Peggy - how would he cross paths with her?
David - he could do work on the Barn (again)

Far out thought - Natasha !

Tracy.

I just popped over to see whether I should bother to listen in Sounds or wait for Sunday.

Wishing Asking a speedy recovery.

Drink lots, take some paracetamol, top up your zinc and vitamin D levels and get an oximeter.

I have done the drag-out-of-bed bit just for you, so I hope you are all grateful! Not that there is much to be grateful for at the moment; still, at least next week's writer is not Sarah McDonald-Hughes. But is Stimpson any better?

BBC One-Liners
28 Nov Chelsea struggles to keep control and Peggy faces a ghost from the past.
29 Nov Lynda finds it hard to let go of the reins and Lilian has a crisis of confidence
30 Nov Eddie finds himself doing the donkey work and Kate has her suspicions.
01 Dec Harrison attempts to get to the truth and Mia faces a personal struggle.
02 Dec Rex has reservations and Lynda is on a mission.

Credits
Sun 28/11/2021, Mon 29/11/2021, Tue 30/11/2021, Wed 1/12/2021, Thu 2/12/2021
Writer: Tim Stimpson
Director: Marina Caldarone
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Harrison Burns: James Cartwright
Rex Fairbrother: Nick Barber
Toby Fairbrother: Rhys Bevan
Blake Goddard: Luke MacGregor
Eddie Grundy: Trevor Harrison
Mia Grundy: Molly Pipe
Will Grundy: Philip Molloy
Chelsea Horrobin: Madeleine Leslay
Kate Madikane: Perdita Avery
Lynda Snell: Carole Boyd
Robert Snell: Graham Blockey
Hazel Woolley: Annette Badland
Peggy Woolley: June Spencer
Yvonne: Grace Cooper Milton

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 28th November - 2nd December 2021
It’s the moment for which Lynda has been waiting the whole year (and maybe her entire life) as she collects her MBE. But first, we have the rehearsals for the Mysteries growing ever-more complicated. Then there’s Lilian’s last-minute crisis of confidence to deal with. Will Lynda be able to let go of the reins long enough to receive her honour?
Elsewhere, one villager is left reeling when he’s faced with some uncomfortable truths in a newspaper article, but can Harrison rescue the situation? Meanwhile, Mia discovers that she has a kindred spirit. Rex has reservations and Peggy finds herself face to face with a ghost from her past. But what does it want?

Glad to see your latest instalment, Asking! I can’t be the only person loitering here who has wondered been hoping you’re ok. Thank you.

Why’s nasty Hazel sniffing around?

- both wondering and hoping, evidently!

Thank you Asking. Hope you'll soon be rstored to full health