Archers thread #189: Brian reaps what he sows, in spite of himself. Discuss The Archers here.

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It might be interesting to list the sane/non-dim/not unpleasant characters in Ambridge. Nobody immediately springs to mind ... Jakob, perhaps? Though he does tolerate Kate!

The Adam/Brian/Pat kerfuffle is presumably so Brain can kick Adam in the balls when he hands the farm to Alice with nary a backward glance.

Inevitably …

George still fancies Fallon, that’s his motivation here.

I think Pat has been very rude to Adam.

Yes Pat is being uncharacteristically rude. Plot driven not character driven writing this week for her.

Would they really put Marley and the other man in the same prison as the snitch? Seems unlikely. Why didn't Fallon say that. Ses obvious to me .

George will get shived by a mate of Marky's and there will be even more falling out between the various families.

Regarding Linda's hair colour. I very much doubt a good hairdresser/colourist would suggest a client goes from ash based highlights (cooled toned) to caramel (warm toned). These colours suit very different skin tones. Of course Linda's ash could have been totally inappropriate for her and Chelsea is steering her towards a colour that suits her skin much more. Frankly I don't think that is the case, just poorly researched script writing.

And why does Adam sound so angry all the time. Always aggressive loud voice, I find him a very unpleasant character.

I think Adam should tell Brian to get a new manager or offer him the job.
I know Brian wants Alice but to be fair she will not know what to do and I can't she her planting and mowing and in the end it will be too much and she will start drinking again because she can't take the pressure, then Brian will he up the Am without a paddle as Adam would have been furious that Brian gave Alice the job in the first place. Also why if he wants Alice dosnt Brian get her to help him instead of Adam. I can see Pats point but it's Adam she should have a go at not Brian

Why justifiable? I wanted Kenton and the others to point out fairly forcefully to Emma that they were perfectly entitled to consider their own safety, and to put it ahead of that of her criminal son.

Would Alice even want to do it? She seems happy at the Stables and it works reasonably well with looking after Marthurrr. Why give that up in favour of all the stresses and strains of working with Brian? And why should she let Lilian down?

It seems foolish to give Alice a high pressure job when she struggles to control her alcoholism tbh

But Alice clearly was interested, theoretically. And Chris was excited by the idea. I can very clearly see a story where that would bring the two of them back together - and they’d probably make a really stupendous team; as good as Brian and Jenny were at running the farm and everything that went with it.

As a matter of fairness I’d much rather they agreed to apprentice themselves to Adam for, say seven years - by which time he might be glad to retire from full time farming and they could take over properly.

As a matter of fairness I’d much rather they agreed to apprentice themselves to Adam ....

Fairness to whom? Not to the listeners - at least, not to this one! I'd like to hear Adam being pushed into a bottomless pit, whining languidly as he fell, until he was out of earshot.

Pat needs to, in the modern parlance, "use her words" to Adam.

tbh i think she feels kindly towards Adam - she clearly thinks Brian likes him least of all the children - and was telling Brian in order to give Adam a slightly easier ride.

I loved that bit at the end "am i the pain in the neck in this scenario"

she's his boss. She has been too forbearing/patient, tbh. He is there to work. Plenty of bosses in her position would have given a final warning, fired him... at the least made him leave his phone in the office.

I may be the only listener who actually likes Adam. But if he works for Bridge Farm, he works for Bridge Farm. I doubt he’d think it would be okay for Susan to abandon the dairy to go and help out Neil at Berrow or something, but he clearly thinks he can potter in and out of work as he likes! Pat has been pretty patient IMO.

I don’t blame Emma for being angry with Kenton. I do think she is silly to shout about it in the pub itself.

I like Adam too, @SisterTeatime . He's not likeable but his character is generally consistent, and there's the dynamic of him not being an Aldridge.
I used to like Debbie but she's no longer around.
I like Kate and Alice more, but I've known them since they were born.

@Gonners , sane/non-dim/not unpleasant characters in Ambridge
Neil
Jim
Jakob
Brian
Tony
Kirsty
Alistair
Kristiffur
Stella
Leonard
Ruth
David
Alan
Usha
Azra
Joy
Mere
Khalil
Oliver (generally)
Will (generally)
Chelsea (generally)
Brad (generally)
Lynda (generally)
Tracy (generally)
Robert (generally)

I happened to have Radio 4 Extra on in the car the other day and someone was emoting in a 19thc drama (recorded in 1995). I thought 'hmmm…..that sounds like Adam'. And indeed it was - he was a sergeant in Prosper Mérimée's Mateo Falcone, set in rural Corsica. Much more dynamic than usual - well, he was 30 years younger, I suppose - but with a telltale languid edge that gave him away.

Oooooh, languid edge is superb!

Catching up… where is Harrison?

Omnibus listening.😂

Stella and Brian are never, ever, eveeeeeeeeeer - getting baaack together!

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Harrison was sent on a secret police surveillance mission (in Yorkshire?) so that he could have a part in Corrie.

We’d though he would be deaded, as it sounded as if it would be impossible for him to attempt a 3 hour drive each way back to Ambridge, but he’s a tough cookie and has managed it once since mid-February.

Weatherfield.

From whence Amber came.

A shame they can't meet there and settle down: they'd make a wonderful couple.