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Well done Lynda, for coming to the rescue.

I agree with those who have been looking at the mumsnet spoilers - it could be an interesting week. The wheel of fortune seems to be turning for Rob ... oh please let it be!

Thought it may have been Robert dead, poor old Scruff is a better option.

Rather see Toby/Rob dead than dear old Scruff, welling up as I write. Need a stiff gin -well any excuse

Thanks for the new thread, Phoenix

It's going to be an interesting month.

Scruff dead?? I suspect Rob

Oh yes. He had a free afternoon

Thanks Phoenix for the new thread. rIp Scruff, I feel for Lyndi she's had a tough time recently but Robert really is a love so far as Lyndi is concerned. Are they going to lose their money and their lifestyle next?

ayjayF he could well have been a witness.
Poor Scruff, if there is one thing I can't do it is dead dogs in fiction. Does anybody remember Eddie's dog?
It must have been 1997(?) I had just taken my father back to Scotland after spending a week with us after Mum's funeral. I vividly remember driving south through the Lakes as Eddie mourned his dog and I simply CRIED MY EYES OUT letting out all the grief of Mum's sudden death, Dad's total sense of loss and the news that my DH had to have a liver transplant or works not have survived 6 months.

Or "would not survive 6 months"

*PLEASE.. WHAT HAS HAPPENED? I've missed it.

How could the scriptwriters kill off Scruff! After he went missing for so long and then miraculously returned on Christmas Eve. That made my Christmas and now they kill him off. I'm seriously pissed off.

Galen, there have been hints for a couple of weeks about Scruff sleeping more, dozing happily next to Lyndi in the garden. He died peacefully, with her on Sunday evening (well, during the Sunday evening episode). It seems that Lyndi and Fallon may be forging a friendship, which can only be a Good Thing.

There are also hints from Robert, that financially things aren't as secure as they previously have been.

Alas, poor Scruff. I've always felt he could tell us a lot about the flood and what happened to Stephan.
In fact, until Scruff's return, I'd feared it was half his body that was above the feed at Berrow Farm, causing the illness amongst the cows. Such is my dislike of Rob, I'd believed he'd deliberately put half a dogs body above the feed to cause problems for Charlie.

I aways find it quite touching that Linda does get on well with a few unlikely people dispute her manner. She has always been able to tolerate the hapless Kate and she bore no grudges with Fallon.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p042n9lr?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=the_archers&ns_source=facebook&ns_linkname=radio_and_music

If you can bear to listen.
Tissue alert

I agree LullyDully,she seems to forge friendships with younger people, often the difficult ones. Was't Scruff Dan's dog? I seem to remember she homed a dog for a child with asthma or some such.

Although 'Lindi' is a snob, underneath that she is very well meaning. I can see people getting to value her and then to like her - but probably in that order She obviously suits Robert very well indeed. They have had money problems in the past though; I think Robert was made redundant.

Name dropping alert
We knew Carole Boyd (Lynda Snell) 47 or so years ago when as a young actress she was at The Byre Theatre in St Andrews. It (the old theatre, since replaced) was so small I think there was only one way on or off the stage and the audience in the front row were asked not to put their feet up on the edge of the stage!
Met her again briefly in London when she was on Waggoners Walk and have always followed her career with interest. Recent pics of her show she still looks amazing and I am so pleased her pension is taken care of!
Go, Lyndie!!

Then there was Jack Wolley's "Captain" a Staffie I think.
I think everyone was expecting a very OTT funeral oration and in the end it was very dignified eulogy.

Happy Birthday Johnny - 18 Today!

The character has been a good addition to TA imo so hope we hear more from him in the next year.

He'll have a full time job if Tom goes swanning off again.

Yes, Johnny is a good addition, Henry needs him too!
I loved that the fete went well on Sunday. Fallon coped with the unavailability of the Brazilian footballer by showing appreciation to Lynda - a SW master stroke. Instead of feeling past it Lynda was right at the centre of things. Poor old Scruff, drifting off while asleep in the sun isn't the worst way to go but I guess his time was up.

Yes, good episode on Sunday. I agree that Johnny is a good addition to the family, he's grounded and sensible (unlike that *** Josh). Rob tried to persuade him to do the management bit of his college course, knowing he'd fail. Thank goodness for Jazzer and Tom who talked sense into Johnny but I don't expect Johnny will forget that and no doubt he'll realise that Rob was trying to undermine him
Now that Mr O'Connor has returned to eastenders, it feels like Ambridge is coming home at last.

Well, what an absolute git! Telling Henry that Granny & Grandad ,"only want to see you on Sundays"

I do love the continuity comments

I think Emma will remain loyal. She's no pushover.