Archers Addict

Who's dead?

Frieda.

This was on the Archer's Facebook page (I know - I'm sad)

Bert started walking out with Freda after winning a ploughing competition.
They were married in 1956 - Bert was 19 and Freda was 17.
They went to Llandudno for their honeymoon, it rained all week.

Goodnight, Freda: 1939 - 2015.

Has she ever spoken?

No.

Will they move Ruth's mum into Bert and Freda's bungalow and then Bert can stay at Brookfield and eventually marry Jill perhaps?

RIP Freda - don't you just love the Archers

Who's up for the job at The Bull then?

Maybe it'll be Carol Tregorran so they can resurrect a storyline that seems to have fizzled out.

Food poisoning anyone??

I think Freda may have made some coughing noises when they pulled her out of the floating car but otherwise no, she has never spoken.

Lots of threads now that will have to be followed up.

Jolene and Kenton will not be able to buy Lilian out. They will, hopefully, have the insurance but will they make changes to the Bull while they have the chance or will they have got so far into debt they have to sell too? Will Liian have to sell the Dower house and move into one of the holiday cottages at Jennifer (her sister) and Brian's and will her mother change her will yet again and leave The Lodge to her?

The shop will no doubt get up and running again but will the experience of having it at Bridge Farm mean that they want to go for a Farm Shop there - it would be in keeping with what farms are doing; more so than the shop in town was really.

Does Rickyard Cottage now need rebuilding and would it make a good home for Ruth's mum? Will Bert want to stay in the bungalow. Could David and Ruth make enough money for the new parlour by knocking both down and building a small old peoples complex housing both Bert and Heather and renting out the rest?

Why does Brian not seem more worried about his change in fortunes with BL and will he do his usual and come up smelling of roses when he finds fortune exposed on his farm exposed by the flooding of his fields?

That will keep us addicts going for a while.

Bert and Heather could fall passionately in love, marry and live happily ever after.

I do like the Trip Advisor site for Grey Gables.

Ah endless possibilities for storylines - I too was thinking Rickyard Cottage would be a good home for Heather and do like your scenario Nelliemoser about Bert and Heather

They went to Llandudno for their honeymoon, it rained all week.

Too late, alas, I discover I had something in common with Frieda Fry.

Does this jolly discussion mean the dislike of the story lines has dropped off like all the other things damaged by the flood?

I thought the flood story was pretty good, as this did happen last year in parts of England . However, we all know it takes years to get over a devastating flood, so if it was being realistic the story will drag on... And on...

The flood story was disappointing because the Archers usually follows pretty closely what is going on in the real world and major floods in UK have not been in the news in the last week or so.

Well Kenton made his feelings clear, didn't he. I do sympathise with the fact that he promised Falon help and Meriel a trust fund but I have a feeling the David, Shula and Elizabeth, when making the decision not to let him know on holiday, had no idea of just what he could have spent.

I seem to remember Phil gave him some of his "inheritance" to bail him out in the past. Does anyone else remember that?

Yes Kenton has always been a bit feckless with money, so presumably has spent loads of money on the promise of his inheritance. Maybe the next storyline will be him forcing his share out of the estate, thus putting David and Ruth in financial bother.

I'm not sure, but I think Phil's will was written so that couldn't happen GillT57

Yay!! Tim Bentinck (David Archer) is going to do a Q&A for Gransnet.

Do you think he's read this thread?

Well! Kirsty's back!

When is David on?

Thanks for the heads up Merlotgran. Now ... what on earth can I ask?

Wasn't that a surprise Phoenix. I didn't see that coming.