🤐 The Archers spoilers thread #6: Can't wait for 7.02pm? Join us here!

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Spoiler thread for The Archers. Please keep all spoiler-related discussion in this thread and do not spill the beans on the main Archers Thread (hence the zipped mouth on the emoji!). Last thread here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/radio_addicts/3853783--The-Archers-spoilers-thread-5-Cant-wait-for-7-02pm-Join-us-here

Next week is the first of the six-day weeks; Friday episodes start again on 3rd June. Remember to switch the radio on at 7 that day, having just trained yourself not to bother on Fridays...

BBC One-Liners
22 May Chris faces some home truths, and Tracy feels stuck.
23 May Jazzer has an elaborate plan, and Stella gets the wrong idea.
24 May Chris demands answers, and Justin's just in demand.
25 May Brian is put on the back foot, and should Alistair be worried about a friend?
26 May Neil knows what’s best for his family, and Lily’s caught in the middle.

Credits
Sun 22/5/22, Mon 23/5/22, Tue 24/5/22, Wed 25/5/22, Thu 26/5/22
Writer: Adrian Flynn
Director: Kim Greengrass
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
Lilian Bellamy: Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter: Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter: Wilf Scolding
Neil Carter: Brian Hewlett
Denise: Clare Perkins
Justin Elliott: Simon Williams
Fern: Joanna Gay
Jakob Hakansson: Paul Venables
Shula Hebden Lloyd: Judy Bennett
Tracy Horrobin: Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd: Michael Lumsden
Jazzer McCreary: Ryan Kelly
Lily Pargetter: Katie Redford
Stella Pryor: Lucy Speed
Fallon Rogers: Joanna Van Kampen

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 22nd - 26th May 2022
Misery continues to be heaped on beleaguered Tracy. A sympathetic Jazzer wants better for her, but he too is anxious as he tries to find his feet in a new role. In the end, he ropes in some help - but will his scheme pay off?
Plans are also taking shape for the bank holiday picnic, but Fallon has her work cut out after Stella comes up with a community-minded idea. Not all the villagers, though, think of Ambridge as one happy neighbourhood, with mystery still surrounding the identity of the graffiti artist whose offensive daub has targeted one of the locals. Mind you, the victim isn't exactly in everybody's good books right now....

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update May 22nd - 26th May
How right have we been never to park in Ambridge. The high accident rate, plus the lurking threat of Alice with a brick, has put many of us off. Now there’s another reason to keep your wheels away from the village. A graffiti artist with a grudge and a bucket of paint is at work, and although some are sympathetic about the cause, the identity of the phantom dauber remains a mystery.
On a happier note, Jazzer appears to be finding his feet in his role as a kitchen salesman; presumably none of his potential customers have seen the domestic arrangements over at Greenacres.
Meanwhile, under the Carter roof, things take a turn for the bitter as Neil tires of Aldridge games.

Thanks Asking. Must say I'm looking forward to getting back to 'normal' with the return to six episodes.

Thanks Asking. I'll probably forget to listen to the Friday episode when it happens

All I can say is "I tried!" -- and I'll try to remember to say it again next week.

Wonder if Stella is lined up for Alistair

Yes, I said that a while ago, Whopping. At 60, he's a bit old for her though, I'd have thought. She must be 30-40 ish?

That makes them about right for TA: David and Ruth, Elizabeth and Nigel, Lily and Russ?

She is pally with Ruth so might be older.
The actor is 45, but it's TA so that doesn't mean that the character is about the same age

Belated thanks, Asking! I was just speculating about Stalistair (apols) over on the main thread. It does look very much as it that might be a possibility.

Stalistair
Seems more likely than Willella [Willa? Still?]

I'd in the Team Stella & Will camp. Mia could do with having a successful role model to encourage to her to go to university and make a success of her life.

Maybe Will could make something of his life, too. He would have probably been really good in a re-wilding role, having had to manage the shoot woodlands/ground cover etc.. I wonder why the SW didn't think of that.

I'm please that Alistair's sister is coming back for a bit (double checks we're on Spoilers, though it was the main thread discussion that prompted me to google).

Thanks Asking!

Where does it say Fiona is coming back, Madcats? I know I mentioned her on the main thread - but that was only because I’d had the pleasure of meeting the actress in her new academic role. Have you been reading ahead on the TA site?

Fiona is not in the cast list next week or the one after. Julianne is, though.

In fact, here are the spoilers and cast for next week; I'll add the Mail's if I get them. After this week they seem to have gone back to putting up the cast alphabetical-by-surname, which saves me a small chore every time.

BBC One-Liners
29 May Brian feels hard done by, and Jim has advice for Jazzer.
30 May Roy has a troubling flashback. Can Chelsea face her phobia?
31 May What’s the story with Adil? David tries his hand at photography.
01 Jun Tracy knows when she’s on to a good thing, and the numbers don’t add up for Ruth.
02 Jun It’s all work and no play for Brian, and why is Jazzer keeping everyone waiting?
03 Jun On a welcome return to Friday night, Ruairi faces a dilemma, and Alistair takes the initiative.

Credits
Sun 29/5/22, Mon 30/5/22, Tue 31/5/22, Wed 1/6/22, Thu 2/6/22, Fri 3/6/22
Writer: Tim Stimpson
Director: Marina Caldarone
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge: Charles Collingwood
David Archer: Timothy Bentinck
Ruth Archer: Felicity Finch
Alice Carter: Hollie Chapman
Steph Casey: Kerry Gooderson
Ruairi Donovan: Arthur Hughes
Chelsea Horrobin: Madeleine Leslay
Tracy Horrobin: Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd: Michael Lumsden
Jim Lloyd: John Rowe
Jazzer McCreary: Ryan Kelly
Stella Pryor: Lucy Speed
Adil Shah: Ronny Jhutti
Roy Tucker: Ian Pepperell
Julianne: Lisa Bowerman

Radio Times Ambridge Diary 29th May - 3rd June
Archers fans, take note: this is when the soap returns to its full complement of 6 episodes each week. So, once again, we can spend 15 minutes of our Friday evenings in Ambridge.
A cause for celebration, for sure. And we’re not alone, as Brian and Jennifer should also be raising a glass - only for them, it’s to mark 46 years of marriage. The trouble is, Brian still has Alice and Chris’s messy divorce on his mind and is working hard to protect his assets.
Elsewhere, Chelsea makes no secret of her arachnophobia. But is it the spider she doesn’t want to live with or its owner, Jazzer? Alice is keen for Ruairi to spend more time at home, but professional commitments have a hold on him. Just what is he up to?

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I suppose Alice is keen to have Ruairi around so that she can torment him some more and not let up until he says wearily, "All right, I forgive you, you unremitting bore, even if you have no idea what you actually said. Now will you just shut the fuck up and leave me alone?"

Tail between my legs time.

I landed on 2019's Ambridge Reporter's cast list for 1st week of June. It's a shame that she doesn't have a couple of parts/year.

Presumably something "noteworthy" (hopefully something pleasant) will happen on the first Friday episode. The write up doesn't sound promising.

Thanks Asking
Julianne is Ruairi's lady friend, so I wonder what we will find out.

Julianne actress is on Twitter
twitter.com/TheLisaBowerman/status/1529814363753914368?s=20&t=MUE_WwmOpEVWxdblfTpwlQ

My forebodings were correct...

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update 29th May - 3rd June
Brian, like some demon king, can make vast swathes of Ambridge disappear. Three Home Farm cottages, one spiritual home and a sizeable farmhouse appeared to have been wiped off the map during Brian’s encounter with Aaron, the forensic accountant. Those properties have been dragged back from the invisible world, thanks to Chris, and while Brian scowls, weddings and Jubilee jubilations steam ahead, with merriment filling the air, broken only by the occasional scream from Chelsea, who’s been working on her arachnophobia.
Meanwhile, Jim reacts oddly to some news, leaving Alistair trying to get to the bottom of the matter, while Roy worries that an honest admission may come back to bite him.

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... we are going to be dragged kicking and screaming to a Jubilee party.

It's not that Brian caused a sizeable farmhouse to disappear; it never existed in the programme in the first place. Brian did not buy the Valley Farm farmhouse; and if he'd owned a spare house, why on earth would he have needed to rent a small semi? And furthermore, if he owned a sizeable farmhouse why not sell that instead of Home Farm farmhouse?

Thanks, Asking! I'd forgotten about Webster. I'm rather with Chelsea on the idea of sharing a home with a large spider.

How big is the Horrobin house? If Tracey, Gary, Bert, Chelsea and Brad were living there who shared with who?

There were six Horrobin children living in that house with their parents Ivy and Bert, after Clive was born in November 1972 and until Susan moved out in February 1984. We know that Tracy and Susan shared a room (that came out when Susan was helping Tracy clear out things from the house before moving in) but the four boys must have been a bit cramped!

That's if the council houses on that road were all the same size, and they certainly look it in the illustrations:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w47v9/p00w1rxr
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00w47v9/p00w1s03

We know that 1, the Green had a room each for Tom, Johnny and Hannah, making three bedrooms, and there wasn't another room there.

One of my schoolfriends was one of 6 and IIRC they had a three bedroom council house. There was quite a difference in age between the eldest and youngest, so it's possible that the eldest two were married when DFriend was born.

XP was one of four. Brought up in a 3 bedroom council house. Bunk beds and a single bed in one bedroom, smallest bedroom had a single bed.

It was common to share a bedroom when I was a child. I remember neighbours had a 2 bed and 3 kids. Largest bedroom was divided into two when the eldest was about 8 so that girl and boy didn't have to share

Horrobin house would have Bert, Gary, Brad, Chelsea and Tracey.

If 3 bedroom maybe Bert slept in the dining/front room, leaving 3 bedrooms, but someone would be sharing

IIRC, Tracey had a downstairs loo added.

Horrobin House is in Ambridge, so the number of bedrooms may vary.

We lived in a three bedroom council house when my brother and I were little. Decent amount of space for us, but next door there was a family with at least three children, might have been four, and three adults, and they all crammed in. The grandfather slept in what we used as a dining room. I assume upstairs all the boys were in one room and all the girls in another, with the third for the parents.

We know that Neil turned the dining-room into a bedroom for Bert with an en suite bathroom (I assumed shower and lavatory) over Christmas one year in the spaceof abut a fortnight -- without any planning or Housing Association permission, but details, details. That would leave three upstairs bedrooms, one being Gary's and the other two divvied out between Tracy, Chelsea and Brad.

I am not sure it's legal to rent out a bedroom to two children over the age of twelve and of different sexes (it used not to be in my council area at the time, but if it still isn't someone here will know!), but maybe Brad identifies as female for accommodation purposes. Or maybe Tracy and Chelsea share the largest of the rooms.

A girl of 17 and a boy of 16 would not be sharing a bedroom