The Archers spoilers thread #9: Can't wait for 7.02pm? Join us here!

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Spoilers thread for The Archers. All Archers listeners are welcome here, whether you post on our main Archers thread or not. There's just one rule: please keep all spoiler-related discussion in this thread and do not spill the beans on the main Archers thread.

We usually add the BBC teasers and cast lists for forthcoming episodes as they
become available, plus the Radio Times and Daily Mail previews when possible.
Feel free to add anything else you come across, e.g. cast news, scriptwriter
tweets!

Something potentially having repercussions for Justin? Boop!

Well, now we know why Harry is in the cast list for this week. Sigh.

Couldn’t listen!! Why is the awful one back?

Yes but it surely means we're several steps closer to g being found out.
Will Chris beat H up?

No. He'll be nice about it. He's Neil's son like Emma is Susan's daughter.

He'll mention it to Alice and jog her memory, or Susan and Joy will discover that the only fruit cider they sold was to George and a few teenagers.

He's Neil's son like Emma is Susan's daughter.

Never a truer word spoken!

I wish I had a Chris or a Neil, but I'm not like Susan or Emma. I'm more like Alice but am not an alcoholic.

Chris believes Alice may be on to something when she says she doesn't think she would have driven her car in the state she was in. He wonders if Harry was with her, drove the car and then scarpered after the accident. He thinks this would explain Martha mentioning Harry's name recently - if Alice had gone on seeing Harry after she told Chris and the family she'd ended things with him. We know he's wrong, but it may spur Chris on. Given the person he will be landing in the soup eventually is his own nephew, this is not going to end well.

That’s wonderfully well observed and described, @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g. Will you be copying to the main thread?

Thanks! Won't C+P because it's currently a spoiler. We know Harry's in the cast list, the diehard spoiler avoiders don't and there would be blood on the tracks if I spilled the beans about that before he turns up.

Had forgotten that!

When is the village fete?

I'm wondering whether there will be a big showdown during which Joy and Jim confront George with "but we sold you some fruit cider that evening" and Chris says "even when she was at Uni Alice never touched cider".....

Anyway, I am delighted that Bartleby is off to fresh pastures. That was a very odd storyline.

It was there for a reason @Madcats . George will start to unravel if he hasn't already, and Bartleby hasn't gone for good.
George has nobody to confide in now.

Forgot all about the spoilers till there was some discussion about them on the main thread. Election mania and the loss of a night's sleep has clearly had more effect than I thought. Anyway, here we go:

7/7/24-12/7/24
7/7 Frustration grows for Chris, and Denise is in a quandary.
8/7 Lilian gets her hopes up, and Ben lends a helping hand.
9/7 Alistair finds himself in an uncomfortable position, and Pip makes a surprising discovery.
10/7 Denise has a confession to make, and Justin shows a different side to him.
11/7 Stella finds herself fighting a losing battle, and George loses his cool.
12/7 The tension mounts for one family, and David brings experience to the table.

WRITER: Naylah Ahmed
DIRECTOR: Rosemary Watts
EDITOR: Jeremy Howe
Ben Archer…. Ben Norris
David Archer…. Timothy Bentinck
Pip Archer… Daisy Badger
Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde
Chris Carter…. Wilf Scolding
Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett
Justin Elliot…. Simon Williams
Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan
George Grundy…. Angus Stobie
Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye
Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden
John Mack…. Richard Pepple
Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley
Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly
Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins
Stella Pryor…. Lucy Speed

Radio Times Ambridge Diary July 7th-12th
Is George finally going to be found out about his involvement in that fateful car crash? As Chris gets desperate to save Alice, he and Neil start to look more closely into the accident. Alistair and Denise realise they can't keep their secret for much longer, so she boldly confesses all to John. Stella struggles as she is stonewalled at a board meeting.

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine 7-12th July
As Denise and Alistair struggle to keep their secret, George is panicking that he too will be found out. Meanwhile, Lilian and Justin can still not see eye to eye at the Stables.

14/7-19/7 2024
14.7 Pip's brainwave may be the answer, and there’s a shock for Freddie.
15.7 Susan gets her hopes up, and Chelsea has a mountain to climb.
16.7 Lily is on a mission, and Denise is feeling the pressure.
17.7 Vince is put to the test, and Oliver issues an invitation.
18.7 The walls close in on Fallon, and Ruth attempts to cheer up a friend.
19.7 Lily goes on the attack, and there’s an opportunity on the cards for Natasha.

Writer: Tim Stimpson
Director: Dave Payne
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries
Pip Archer…. Daisy Badger
Ruth Archer…. Felicity Finch
Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett
Susan Carter…. Charlotte Martin
Vince Casey…. Tony Turner
Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay
Tracy Horrobin…. Susie Riddell
Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden
Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley
Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly
Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins
Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence
Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford
Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen
Stella Pryor…. Lucy Speed
Oliver Stirling…. Michael Cochrane
Lottie Summers…. Bonnie Baddoo

21/7-26/7 2024
21.7 Elizabeth offers a suggestion, and there’s a surprise for Tom.
22.7 There’s a shock at the vets, and the Grundys scale new heights.
23.7 Alistair faces humiliation, and Lily keeps something on the down-low.
24.7 Fallon wonders if the grass might be greener, and Lynda is thrown a curveball.
25.7 George goes too far for his own good, and battle lines are drawn over the summer fete.
26.7 Denise fears the worst, and Pat gets the wrong end of the stick.

Writer: Tim Stimpson
Director: Mel Ward
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Ben Archer…. Ben Norris
Pat Archer…. Pat Gallimore
Pip Archer…. Daisy Badger
Tom Archer…. William Troughton
Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde
Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett
Susan Carter…. Charlotte Martin
Vince Casey…. Tony Turner
Ed Grundy…. Barry Farrimond
Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan
George Grundy…. Angus Stobie
Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden
Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley
Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins
Elizabeth Pargetter…. Alison Dowling
Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford
Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell…. Carole Boyd

Pip is in the cast list for the next three weeks! Why, why, why?

Are things going to come unstuck with Stella, with the latter telling Pip that no, she doesn’t want to be a de facto stepmother to Fat Rosie, charming as she undoubtedly is?

I do hope so. Pip's friend Lottie is in the cast list for two weeks hence.

Alastair is going to be dumped isn’t he? With Denise making out it’s all in his head

I suppose quite a lot of older listeners will be going away on holiday (to avoid the rush when the schools break up), so perhaps the SWs are kindly making sure that they don't have to suffer?

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g , Thanks. As Chris gets desperate to save Alice, he and Neil start to look more closely into the accident. sounds promising.
I liked what we heard of John but Denise and Paul seem a bit tedious.

I wonder if Joy’s estrangement from her daughter was caused by a drink problem as she’s always been very sympathetic to Alice.

I really hope George gets his comeuppance, I fear it may be as long winded as Rob’s!

As Chris gets desperate to save Alice, he and Neil start to look more closely into the accident.

Oh I do hope so. Neil's quite a sensible, critical thinking sort and Chris knows Alice well, including the first time her drinking was out of control. I should imagine they're going to realise some more things don't add up, much as they'll have to keep it quiet from Susan.

Oh, and I do hope Alice and Chris get back together. Chris still loves her...

Is Carlotta Pip's friend Lottie?

Lottie is a Charlotte. She might be calling herself Carlotta though.