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!

Ooh! I haven't heard last night's yet and am not hopeful that I will enjoy it, based on what I've read on the other thread. Maybe the SW dashed it off in 10 minutes because there was little time left after creating a masterpiece of an episode for Friday. <Pollyanna mode ON>

As a reminder, the spoilers for tonight and tomorrow are:
01.8 Things are eventful at Brookfield, and Chelsea gives some advice.
02.8 George accepts an invitation, and Emma tries to help.

@MollyButton, do you have a 🔮or a mole on the production team?

Is it the hen do tonight?

I have a friend of a friend of someone involved in the production. I hope the hint is even vaguely as accurate as the overheard conversation in a coffee shop that started the spoiler threads.

If they go by what they've advertised on air (through the mouthpiece of Pip) it is. So Chelsea's advice may not be to George about his sex life, just to one of the hens about her hair.

Oh god, the hen do. My hopes are not high. Now back from listening to the excruciating actors-do-drunk scenes. Why, just why? I've had enough of Paul too.

Please, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!! let the hen do take place off-air.

Do you think there will be a surprise stripper and a tipsy Jill will have a bit too much fun

Dayveed will perhaps come in and strip off in front of the sink.

After all that build-up?

I would sue.

Maybe Harrison will resume his old sideline.

C’mon, @MollyButton - spoiler us a bit more! ..

"George accepts an invitation"
To unburden himself?

Well, forewarned by this thread, I listened live for once. George, George, George. Emma, Emma, Emma! (Not often we get a two-hander. Now we know why there were so many people in last night's episode.)

That was good.

Spoilers update.

4th August - 9th August
4 Aug Ed forms a controversial plan, and Justin puts his money where his mouth is.
5 Aug Lilian puts her foot down, and Joy takes control.
6 Aug Alistair faces the consequences of his actions, and there’s an awkward encounter for Fallon.
7 Aug The spotlight falls on Emma, and there’s confusion for Chris.
8 Aug Kate takes a walk down memory lane, and Harrison considers his options.
9 Aug George clutches at straws, and Kirsty faces temptation.

Writer, Nick Warburton
Director, Pip Swallow
Editor, Jeremy Howe
Lilian Bellamy ….. Sunny Ormonde
Harrison Burns ….. James Cartwright
Alice Carter ….. Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter ….. Wilf Scolding
Justin Elliott ….. Simon Williams
Will Grundy ….. Philip Molloy
Emma Grundy ….. Emerald O'Hanrahan
Ed Grundy ….. Barry Farrimond
George Grundy ….. Angus Stobie
Joy Horville ….. Jackie Lye
Alistair Lloyd ….. Michael Lumsden
Kate Madikane ….. Perdita Avery
Kirsty Miller ….. Annabelle Dowler
Fallon Rogers ….. Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell ….. Carole Boyd
John Mack ….. Richard Pepple

Radio Times Ambridge Diary August 4th-9th
The strain on the Grundys increases this week. Emma looks as if she is about to crack, Ed is nervous, and Will's advice could make everything worse. George comes up with a scheme that could provide an answer to his desperate situation and get Alice off the hook - or prove disastrous. There are tensions over plans for the summer fete, meanwhile, and Alistair has a surprise visitor.

11th August - 16th August
11.8.24 Kate has questions to ask, and Lynda spots a golden opportunity.
12.8.24 Justin enters a tricky negotiation, and it’s a big day for Alice.
13.8.24 Alarm bells ring for Lily, and Emma puts her foot in it.
14.8.24 Paul finally goes too far, and tension mounts at the Stables.
15.8.24 Alistair finds himself in trouble, and there’s a crisis at Brookfield.
16.8.24 Memories are stirred for Alice, and George faces a race against time.

Writer: Avin Shah
Director: Kim Greengrass
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Ben Archer…. Ben Norris
David Archer…. Timothy Bentinck
Ruth Archer…. Felicity Finch
Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman
Justin Elliot…. Simon Williams
Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan
George Grundy…. Angus Stobie
Will Grundy…. Philip Malloy
Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden
Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley
Kate Madikane…. Perdita Avery
Azra Malik…. Yasmin Wilde
Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford
Lynda Snell…. Carole Boyd
Kieron…. Adam Young
Yasmin…. Suzanne Packer

18th August - 23rd August 2024
18/8 Alistair faces the consequences, and George takes shocking action.
19/8 Will is forced to improvise, and Jim makes a suggestion.
20/8 A mystery deepens for the Grundys, and the pressure mounts at Bridge Farm.
21/8 Ed attempts to do the right thing, and there’s light at the end of the tunnel for Denise.
22/8 An opportunity presents itself for Kirsty, while Susan offers some advice.
23/8 A surprise visitor causes chaos, and Paul comes to the rescue.

WRITER: SARAH HEHIR
DIRECTOR: PIP SWALLOW
EDITOR: JEREMY HOWE
Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries
Pat Archer…. Patricia Gallimore
Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde
Susan Carter…. Charlotte Martin
Ed Grundy…. Barry Farrimond
Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan
George Grundy…. Angus Stobie
Will Grundy…. Philip Molloy
Don James…. Thom Petty
Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden
Jim Lloyd…. John Rowe
Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley
Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly
Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins
Kirsty Miller…. Annabelle Dowler

Don James - senior partner in Lovell James? Thom Petty was in TA in 2022 talking to Alice in some capacity - social worker? Character name was Sam. Actor is also an anaesthetist, oddly enough.

I’m not sure I can face listening to this being dragged out

Do you think Paul goes to far and causes an animal to die

14.8.24 Paul finally goes too far ...

He can't go far enough for me. A day trip to Beachy Head, anyone?

Thanks @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g . Please can somebody make Paul and Denise go away.

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Don James…. Thom Petty
senior partner in Lovell James? Thom Petty was in TA in 2022 talking to Alice in some capacity - social worker? Character name was Sam.

I think Don was the abrasive one who turned up last time instead of Doug Lovell, whom they were expecting and all thought was a nice guy, as opposed to Don who was described by Denise as "having an edge". He didn't speak.

Sam was indeed a social worker.

Kate taking a walk down memory lane - will that be taking Alice along the road to the bridge, possibly triggering memories?

If they just don't try to pretend Kate and Alice spent time happily playing when they were children together. Kate was born in 1977 and Alice in 1988, and by the time Alice was wanting to ramble about without a parent or other adult, Kate was a rebellious teenager who wanted nothing to do with the brat who had got between her and the sun.

It's like the touching memories of Susan (born 1963) and Tracy (born 1975) playing together.

Thanks gasp

Kirsty to get a new housemate?

Will do a full round up of spoilers after tomorrow night's episode, but felt I had to share this now.

Radio Times Ambridge Diary August 11th-16th
More pressure for George as his lies escalate - when Emma puts her foot in it, he has to race to save his own skin. Meanwhile, Alice tries to better recall the crash and learn the truth before it's too late. Paul meets a new man on a night out, but it looks as if his attempt to block out his pain may backfire. Lynda spots a golden opportunity and there's a life-or-death emergency at Brookfield.

Life or death! Livestock or human?

😂 @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g Because of the line break on my screen, I read "Lynda spots a golden" and my brain inserted the word "retriever".