Archers thread #156: Fireworks in Ambridge! Helen gave Lee a rocket, but Grey Gables is a damp squib. Is the writing on the (church) wall?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, and of course we are always delighted to welcome back former or occasional listeners/posters. We don't all agree on all points, although we do mostly try to be civil about it. Most of us are posting tongue in cheek a lot of the time, so don't worry about revealing that you're irresistibly attracted to George Grundy, 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/4636789-the-archers-spoilers-thread-7-cant-wait-for-702pm-join-us-here, 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 @OverArmour for the title suggestion, which I have tweaked a bit. I was strongly tempted by Less GGP (Grey Gables Peril) More GPP (Guinea Pig Plot), which was a plaintive cry from @PuppyPerson some days ago, but if Poppy has found new homes for the baby guinea pigs that may be the last we hear of them for some time, sadly.

Surely in the life of the next thread we must hear more from or of Rob, or Ron as some on this thread prefer to call him? <taps foot> Will Kirsty snap and tell Helen a few home truths? Will Pat's shotgun finally be brought into play? We can only hope ...

Also, will we ever find out who owns the other 60% of Grey Gables? Why is Adil AWOL (to use the other bit of OverArmour's title idea!)? Why aren't we hearing from Roy? Will GG ever re-open and will Emma get her Big Chance at last?

So many questions! Over to you.

I think it’s perhaps an American version that I’ve picked up in my prior life. But I love that this is the word we’re being picky about

Can we have something in the next thread title about come and bicker about The Archers here

<makes note>

You're one of my favourites @HumanWetWipe 😊

Based on teachers picking up the relevance to what he’s written in his exercise book there’s some suggestion they’re aware, for sure!

. I'm still the same poster but played by the Alistair/Adam/Kenton actor with a cold.

It is the way of the thread but it does feel nice when you get a string of posts agreeing with you!!

New thread. https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/radio_addicts/4941335-archers-thread-157-how-sharper-than-a-serpents-tooth-it-is-to-have-a-thankless-clan-discuss-the-grundys-here-bicker-about-the-archers-as-well-if-you-like?latest=1

Shall we all agree on things to fill this thread? I'll start.
TA seems to be really rubbish at the moment.

No, it's not. It's the best it's ever been.

Helen’s imprisonment was not ‘wrongful’.

Of course it was. All she did was stab her husband.

True.

Just vindicated I suppose in non legal parlance.

See @HumanWetWipe -
I'm always being contradicted! Some cba, others not!

I assumed you mean safeguarding teams as in social work. The school safeguarding leads might be aware of them because of their history but it WAS very old history (jack was a baby) and unless he was showing behavioural issues at school there's really no reason why they would be involved. Same for Henry.
I'm a social worker :)

I have to confess that in my time I have more than once got over-excited by wanting to get fancy-dress just right Kate and Jakob are so sweet, I have a tear in my eye.

Game, set, and match to Usha. And a BOOP.

I've only just tuned in.

Joy could give cake-making classes.

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g Maybe bicker AND persnickety ( to persnicker ??) in the next title?

@Sidebeforeself , the next thread is already live.

@HumanWetWipe Story of my life! Thanks

Peggy Woolley is 99 tomorrow

Happy Birthday!

@HumanWetWipe my aunt, DM's older sister, turned 99 earlier this year. It is her DM who was an Archers fanatic since day one, so it's all my DGM's fault that I'm the way I am!

Happy Birthday Mrs Woolley!

Rats! 13 Nov 1924 was a Thursday. I was so hoping it was a Friday