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

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A horse helped Chelsea?

Human horse. He had learning difficulties and was one of Philip Moss's slaves.

Was that Blake? He was a kind lad.

Oh!

Blake, of course. I remember Kirsty looking for him and Natasha showed her really lovely side by helping with the search. I can’t remember what happened to him in the end, I think he was ‘resettled’ somewhere and it involved him using his carpentry skills in a a new job but it’s all a hazy memory.

Just occasionally they have a character who is not in the cast list until after they have appeared. I think they most recently did this with Rob.

@MTistheDB , She's either going to be taken hostage by Geowurge or a ONS with Harrison.

Most likely - a ONS with poor, put upon Fallon.

Less likely but more fun - a ONS turned lifelong relationship with Stella …

He’ll run away. I keep hoping for Canada but not sure if he has that sort of money. Bridge Farm are sucked in because they’ll be (inexplicably) short handed without him.

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(Thankfully he doesn’t appear to have stolen from them.)

Emma will have done well in her GCSE but the celebration will be combined with Ed finding out about Geowurge, and he'll be furious.

Emma will get an opportunity to do OU at his majesty's pleasure.

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Given the focus on Carters and Horrobins in the next couple of weeks, I'm guessing the surprise visitor is one of the criminal Horrobins who has been sheltering George.

Oh, I’m hoping for Shula!

Or Dan.

Shula is always welcome. I have a feeling it will be Meg or Blake who will have been harbouring Geowurge.

Dan will be back sometime. Maybe he'll be curious about his new 'stepmother'.(IIRC Alistair adopted Daniel). Dan will be 30 in November.

It's not Dan or Shula is it. Clive Horrobin?

Why would George have Blake's number? I reckon Meg.

Talking of horses (or was that the other thread!) isn't about time that Philip was thrown into the early release scheme?

No.

Philip Moss was sentenced to eight years in prison in March 2021; Gavin got five years. So Gavin might be out by now but I doubt that Philip would be, and since his crimes were not crimes of violence that put the public at risk he might be considered for early release. He hasn't served 40% of his sentence, though.

He hasn't served 40% of his sentence, though.

If Philip went to prison for 8 years in March 2021 then I think he has served 40% of his sentence, which would = about 38.5 months. So he'd have been eligible for early release in early summer this year.

Not that I hope he is. But (in hopeless optimist mode here) perhaps the SWs have realised that the listeners don't want to hear of him ever again!

40% of eight years is 3.2 (3 years and 2.4 months) - if he was sentenced in March 2021 then that takes us to around June 2024?

And was he on remand before sentence?

Yes. And fair enough, he might be inflicted on us again Real Soon Now, though I do hope he won't be.

Well, well. I was right.
Why couldn't it have been Shula or Dan?

That would be weird. But Meg would have been ok!!