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

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It was consistent for Stella's character. She can be very patronising when talking about farming.

I can't remember the details but didn't she once talk down to Jill in a very condescending way to ?

Is Lily still working at Grey Gables? What happened about that job Oliver wanted her to apply for and she didn't because she had her mind set on greater enterprises?

I suspect Lillian has something up her sleeve to deal with Lawrence. I assume the club and the local association must need to keep attracting new members, so maybe pointing out that dinosaurs like him are putting off promising new players will sway the Borsetshire Golf Association or whatever it's called? Or maybe she will push Justin into complaining, with a quid pro quo that if he goes along with her she won't object to his new land acquisitions?

Ms Lily Pargetter, of Lower Loxley, is ‘saving up’ for a trip to (IIRC) Australia …

And it’s hilarious (not) that the SWs still have Mrs Ralph Bellamy ruining her nails working as a drudge at The Bull.

I genuinely think they just don’t understand who she is …

I wonder if Lily has passed (or will pass} her degree course at Felper-sham? She seems to have been off on some "work experience" frolic at GG forever.

She got a First. Oliver was mighty impressed.

Gosh, how on earth did I miss that? 😂

It was throw away. Introducing the fact that he and Dane wanted her to apply for the vacant position at GG. Which in itself was introducing her plan to see the world.

Yet another missed opportunity. I would have liked to hear Elizabeth learning the news - given how desperately neglected Lily felt at the time she received her A’ Level results. What with her bro being carted off to clink.

I agree, but I think based on Stella's lack of enthusiasm for fat Rosie dominating both their lives it seems more likely she will look for a job elsewhere. Pip will of course want to follow her, briefly putting the future of Brookfield in doubt in the style of the Great North Move, but ultimately Stella will break her heart and it will be interesting to see how TWFL reacts when she finds herself the only lesbian in the village. It's good to see the SWs tackling the issue of inheritance - it was always a foregone conclusion who would takeover from Dan and then who would takeover from Phil. Ben is now firmly following his own career path - albeit finding it tricky to find a permanent role, but I still couldn't really tell you what Josh does. Helen and Tom are carving out clearly defined roles at Bridge Farm and it's still all to play for at Home Farm. There's so much for the SWs to work with without inventing ridiculous backstories for Joy, the golf club bigot and the improbably named Marky. And let's move forward with Freddie's inheritance - that's an entire spin off series on its own!

Indeed!

I think Josh is still quietly buying, renovating and re-selling farm machinery? Plus the egg business?

What I found so compelling last night was David and Ruth’s Gollum-like grasping to the chest of their precioussssss small family farm. They don’t even like their children expressing opinions on it (though they’re quick to ask for their labour, whenever)!

This is what tells me the wresting of Brookfield from their grasp could be truly epic. If the right SWs get to write it.

And I loved Stella flexing her farming muscle. 😁 She was so fluent and sure. It was wonderful to hear.

This is what I mean about TA being about battling for proximity to Archers …

TWFL?

The World’s First Lesbian.

Thanks.

<Nervously wonders if context is required>

Riot Girls looks promising @TottersBlankly .

I'm sooo bored with the Lawrence storyline.

I'm sympathetic to David not being that keen on "I know everything about farming" Stella being around all the time.

But he’s being as sly as Brian! It’s a theme.

Good acting from Tim/David tonight.

I quite often enjoy Tim Bentinck - the performance rather than the character. Stella seems to have fallen for it, so we can only hope that David's master plan succeeds (would this be a first?) and that Pip is inspired to apply for the same job, gets it (based on her amazing social skills), and bogs off to wherever it's based, taking Fat Rosie with her and never to grace our airwaves again.

<edited to remove a superfluous comma - obsessive? moi?>

Some of the interactions between 2 characters like Lynda and Lilian work really well.
I think the Stella actor is good, especially with Brian or David.

Every Snell story is Lynda selflessy putting the heart and centre of Ambridge first, having faux self doubts at her ability to deliver whatever she took on and then being cheered on by a chorus of Ambridgers that, Lynda you're wonderful.

This year we've had Snell being wonderful at the pantomime, the village fete, the cricket (a failure but Snell was still wonderful) and now the nemesis of Lawrence

There's been far too much Snell recently.

Every Snell story is Lynda selflessy putting the heart and centre of Ambridge first, having faux self doubts at her ability to deliver whatever she took on and then being cheered on by a chorus of Ambridgers that, Lynda you're wonderful.
This year we've had Snell being wonderful at the pantomime, the village fete, the cricket (a failure but Snell was still wonderful) and now the nemesis of Lawrence
There's been far too much Snell recently.
Faaaar too much of the Snell. You are forgetting how she also threw open her home to the Maliks and embraced Islam by showboating her fasting skills. I think she adds nothing to the show except a consistent reason to irritate/even sometimes lose listeners. I have turned off many times when she features too heavily in the SL.

My feelings exactly!