Archers thread #192: Village of the Dammed. Discuss the beavers here. Throw in the odd word about the Archers if you must.

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I'm more excited about the arrival of the beavers than anything else going on in Ambridge at the moment. I hope there will be a webcam.

Bets on how much of next week is set in the castle or on the way there/back? I'm bracing myself for at least 50%.

I've only lurked in here till now, can I join in? I only wondered if that frightful old trout Peggy might have left all her money to Phoebe. All the others seemed to feel there was a lot unaccounted for?

Jennifer had peaks in top girls name in about 1940 and then about 1980 if I'm seeing this right.

I got a stray Nicola reference in there as well. My fat fingers

https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/dvc363/babyindex.html#1,Jennifer,Nicola

Whenever I hear the name Peggy I always think of "toothy pegs" as they were called in my childhood. And not in a good way. For a long time it's made me think of stumpy little teeth which I know the owner cannot help (and I'm far form perfection myself) but still.

Welcome @Scotiasdarling !

They found out Peggy left a chunk of her money to some dodgy dementia charity.

Completely believable I know ...

Whenever I hear the name Peggy I always think of "toothy pegs" as they were called in my childhood

When we started losing our milk teeth, mum would say to my sister and me (Lancashire accent required) "you favour Peggy bout teeth."

Thank you! I can't have been paying it due attention. I missed that nugget!

I also missed that intel. It's been keeping me awake at night worrying about that money!

It was odd, even by TA standards.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I think Lilian and Tony went to The Laurels and met some bloke who had a small dementia charity. Peggy had got to know him and, as her late husband had suffered from Alzheimers (sp?), decided to leave them a chunk of her own children's inheritance.

As you do.

Might be a primer for another BBC ISHOOZ themed week and tie in with something on inheritance fraud

I miss Jennifer too, she was one of my favourite characters. I am pleased they didn't recast though, that voice was so distinctive and a huge part of the character.

She reminded me of someone I know who has a daughter who I always think a bit like Kate 😱

I would have quite liked a baby Hayley, for the hurt it would cause Kate.

Apparently next week is BBC's Scam Safe week... Maybe they'll try to claim the castle/stable money back.

The most unrealistic aspect of Peggy’s inheritance give away is the fact her children just accepted it. I was expecting uproar, talk of undue influence etc and a hasty call to Usha who is apparently a master of all specialisms when it comes to legal matters.

@Agapornis I was hoping Haley for a least a middle name and precisely because I wanted to hear Kate’s hurt and bewilderment (“Hayley? But why wouldn’t you name her after meeee?”)

Actually … I think Kate would be generous enough to understand that.

Jennifer. It's still in use in England & Wales,and Scotland.

Could be the name was popularised in the 90s/early 2000s by Jennifer Aniston. and Jennifer Lopez, plus a few other Jennifers.

@Maggiebell , the crofter is Finley not Angus.

I find it annoying that they all talked about Scotland as if it was just one big samey monocultural entity as opposed to a whole country with areas of wildly different character. The SWs seem to think it’s just ‘not England’. Even Pembrokeshire was differentiated by Tony in conversation with Tom, when it would have been fairly natural to say ‘we’re going to Wales’. And the incessant chuntering about the phone signal - plot-driven though it was - was so boring. I mean it’s boring in real life, I don’t need to hear it on the radio. Finally, I don’t for one moment believe that Justin would enjoy Blackpool under any circumstances whatsoever.

With all due respect to any locals, Blackpool is shit. And it actually stinks of shit. ‘‘Twas fabulous back in the day, and if you stay in your car and drive through the illuminations then get the hell out of there, you might have fun.

Otherwise just no.

ThreshAcre, the character is Finlay rather than Finley.

(Muphry's Law in action!)

Do I have to do 100 lines in Detention?

If you want to; that is up to you.

The BBC must be in really dire straits if they've decided The Archers needs to incorporate references to its most successful TV shows. What next, a Line of Duty crossover?

Don’t give them ideas!

ambers mum will be the head of an OCG and George will end up involved 🙄

and who is going to Stacey to sort their life out

I was surprised he wasn't spelling it Fionnlagh

Maybe he was. @WorriedRelative .

Even Pembrokeshire was differentiated by Tony in conversation with Tom, when it would have been fairly natural to say ‘we’re going to Wales’. Ambridge isn't very far from Wales, so a trip to Pembrokeshire would imply a longer stay than a day trip to somewhere like Hay-on-Wye @SisterTeatime .

@ExitPursuedByABare , I've not been to Blackpool for decades. I grew up near a seaside town (like a cheaper, smaller, crappier Blackpool) and last went to it about 20 years ago in midwinter. It seemed bleak. It's been cleaned up since then - I saw it on tv, and I thought it looked great, but there's not much there.

Okay, I may have imagined Lilian using the word ‘marriage’ in relation to James and Leonie. Which is a relief.