Archers thread #172: Come on, Clive! Spill the beans and put us all out of our misery. 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 Clive sounds deeply misunderstood, 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 https://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.)

Fete over, cricket season over - can the Flower and Produce show be far behind? I don't think I've heard a mention of it this year. Have I not been paying attention?

In any real village, preparations for the Christmas show would already be under way, but not in Ambridge, of course. I am probably in a minority of one in regretting this.

With any luck, though, by Christmas this incredibly protracted tale of Alice, George and the crash will be behind us at last. Do we think Clive's really gone? I don't believe it. We won't be rid of him that easily. Will he go to the police himself? Will he attempt to blackmail his family or extort money from the Aldridges in return for information that would secure Alice's acquittal? Do we care? I find I don't really, unfortunately. I did enjoy hearing Clive for those few brief exchanges but I've had enough now. Unrelieved nastiness is not really what I want from TA.

Over to you!

And we still have the excuse he checked her before the rescue and chucked the bottle in then

Half crown. Wrong design for George VI crown

Checking in - haven’t heard tonight’s yet but looking forward to the sound of a copper descending

(even if it’s not Harrison falling in the Am)

No, he will crumple up like a damp paper tissue when Susan questions him about it. Or Emma will when Susan questions Emma.

Well, at least we have Neil in the mix now. That should make things interesting

Fwiw I reckon it's a Geo V half crown. But still. Good point well made.
https://www.wheelerantiques.co.uk/silver-coins/great-britain-george-v-1934-silver-half-crown-coin

And with Neil on the case, who's never been a George fan (or an Alice fan either) we can expect some interesting questions.

Will Joy tell anyone about this?

I don't think she had quite put two and two together yet. She might when she does. Mentioning it to Susan again in a puzzled way seems on the cards.

Fwiw I reckon it's a Geo V half crown. It’s definitely George VI. If as described above you blink rapidly in synch with the spin, or alternately wave your open fingers back and forth in front of your face, you can see George VI’’s image

Neil loves Alice as his (now ex) daughter in law. He was very affected by their breaking up. And definitely wants the best for her as Martha’s mother and the love of his poor son’s life.

Also he hates to see Susan distressed, so …

Though maybe I’m not that definite. I don’t think I can see a beard on the George. But it depends whether that date is 1948 or 1918, and I’ve a feeling it might be 1918.

Dear lord, please make Ian shut up! Does Adam have no access to duct tape?

I'm a newbie on/ off Archers listener - can someone explain if George was breathalysed after accident? Was he over the limit as well as Alice?

No because he wasn't driving as far as anyone knew. He wasn't even in the car as far as anyone knew.

I doubt if he was over the limit. I may be wrong - I'd need to listen again, and life is too short for that - but my impression was that he hadn't drunk more than one can/bottle of that cider. In any event, if he was over the limit they can't prove it.

What he (arguably) has done is attempted to pervert the course of justice, which is probably more serious.

What he (arguably) has done is attempted to pervert the course of justice, which is probably more serious.

There's no arguably about it.

Ian is insufferable. How did he get the phone numbers of all those parents he doesn’t even know in order to invite them to join his WhatsApp group?

Also, Xander’s teacher would not have taken his number in real life so that bit was ridiculous.

Lol at Adam being mistaken for Xander’s grandfather. ‘Older’ parents are quite common where I live and it’s not unusual to meet a late 40s/50 something parent of a Reception/Yr 1 child.

I’m a bit confused by what the editor is doing. Have the audiences of corrie and eastenders been going up because of the stupidly dramatic SL?

can they not accept that archers listeners are older and may start listening at an older age? Are the listenership numbers that bad?

Nor any probably.

He wasn’t breathalysed since as far as anyone knew he was a passer-by who had come to help, and not a part of the accident.

I don’t think it has occurred to the SW that you need phone nos to set up a WhatsApp group. It’s all a device to allow Adam to wallow in his memories of not fitting in at school.

Quoting the original or a long post is particularly irritating, but those Giphy things are even worse.

But the 1918 half crown had a different design, so it must be 1948 and George VI.

I feel happier having sorted that out, and no doubt you all feel happier knowing I’ll now shut up about it.

What’s a Giphy thing?

@MereDintofPandiculation , they are animated .gif images.
(was tempted to use Quote )

The episode was so exciting that speculating on the contents of a gif was more enjoyable!!

Am absolutely HERE for the currency identification chat