Archers thread #182: The Shit hits the Am! Discuss The Archers here.

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Credit for the title goes to @echt. Can't think of anything much to say about current storylines. Credulity is strained to its limit on many fronts, unfortunately, but there are a few nuggets in the slurry. I did enjoy hearing Natasha's outrage that Fallon is doing obvious, sensible things at The Bull even though it might hit Terum. I thought Natasha was supposed to be an entrepreneur!

Over to you!

I'm thinking that because she's turned down dates, and working in a pub, it's because she has 'traditional' Muslim views about dating and alcohol.

Ok, I like that idea.

why would he think a house that stinks of shit better than the house opposite which stinks of shit, though?

Because owning a house that stinks of shit is much better than renting one?

so am I to understand Art has appeared or was this all by phone?

I think he turned up at chez Snell but I was fast forwarding on iplayer.

Right just speed listened

Akram is less Art than I was hoping.

after doing a bit of a heavy handed intro of the maliks it’s a bit odd they’ve given us a cliffhanger of will they or won’t they go elsewhere? I mean we all know they won’t

I detested the lecturing tone of this episode, though liked the utterly convincing gift of the scarf from Adil to Lynda. It's just what he would do.

So are we all loyally staying up to support George’s Other Mother at the Oscars?

(Felicity Jones - nominated for Best Supporting Actress in The Brutalist!)

With the exception of tonight's heavy handed episode I'm quite enjoying it at the moment. Quite the comeback after all the scam week and pantomime nonsense.

Mind you I'm not enjoying it as much I am the Beaver Chronicles. (I originally wrote Gasp's Beaver Chronicles but that sounded utterly inappropriate).

Wow it sounded as if Lynda is really having a mini gap year in her own house, trying to really UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE/get the right scarf but without any subtlety whatsoever. I don’t remember her being like this with her erstwhile lodger at all.

Oh another Malik - what joy! Aren't there any actual Archers around?

Are we sure Khalil isn't being voiced by Ben?

Update on the script probably coming to Lower Loxley sometime soon. Because the SWs can’t avoid it for ever …

Aristocrats in bitter feud over £85m estate ‘told son to dump bride’

https://www.thetimes.com/article/234027d4-8af8-48f4-a0be-f23978f9424c?shareToken=97a77bc2f311f7a81d60042e2c7eb977

My sleep deprived mind wondered if the Maliks might have something to do with Grey Gables as Ardil was working there.

So why would Ardil send Robert a hat he wouldn't wear, I can understand the scarf for Lynda, I would of thought a nice Elephant statue or something like that. Ardil must know that Robert wouldn't wear that around the village or in his Hyde.
Also there was no mention of Ramadam when Ardil stayed with Lynda all that time, so why now?.
I think that Mr Malik will try and get his family to go to Pakistan and every one will refuse and he will go back alone leaving the doc and kids to fend for themselves ( which he has done for months anyway). Hope they stop with the Religious education soon. You never hear any one say Grace in any other home, and most of the Archers go to Church.

I normally relisten if I’m awake in the wee small hours but …..

I don't remember hearing anyone say grace since the late 60s, and that was before lunch at school. In fact I think school was the only place I ever heard it. When I moved to a Quaker school, it stopped.

Got to own your own shit!

If you own it you own the problems too. If you rent it you can walk away.

I have church-going friends and family who do, before every meal.

I obviously live in utterly godless circles! One of my cousins was married to a vicar (he wasn't a vicar when they married, so his decision came as something of a shock to her) and even they didn't do it.

@Nettleteaser101 , the level of ignorance in your post is shocking.

Pakistan has some interesting birds so a gift along those lines would have been better. But ultimately it was a gift to show he was thinking of them

i think it would be incredibly hard for them to move to Pakistan because they are all British born and it would be a big culture shock. Perhaps it’s what Zainab needs - a bit of perspective on life and the world and her heritage. But if I was azra I think my bigger concern would be health care given khalils history

Well that was cringe. I was interested by the veiled reference to Palestine though. And WTF to the dad turning up right at iftar and without Azra speaking to Lynda about it first!

Urgh nope, sorry this is not for me. I don't listen to TA for a RE lesson.

And yes exactly! How rude to not let Lynda know he was turning up! One thing keeping a surprise for the kids but just basic manners to check with your very generous host first.