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He may not be a bad person but he is very unreconstructed for someone of his age. Am I being a bit weird in worrying what his relationship with Henry will actually be?

No, you aren't gracesgran, my feeling it he's keen to develop a special relationship with Henry, one in which men are good and brave,and women just a bit silly.

Standing by for another large basinfull of steaming passion in the morning down on the farm. Will it all end in tears?

Ode to Mungo

'Twas on a bright and sparkly morn
To celebrate that he was born
That Leony his doting mum
Decided homeward they would come
To Linda's verdant country pad
To name the lad, and all be glad
With guide-parents(?) and assorted mummies
They gathered clutching gifts and dummies
To celebrate his special name
That was the object of the game
To gasps of pleasure
That all would treasure
Little Mungo took his place
Never again to show his face
(I hope!)

Well done Papaoscar you could be our equivalent of Pam Ayres on Gransnet.

Baffled by the Archers yet again. Would an American gospel song (Bringing in the Sheaves) really have been a favourite of Doris Archer's?

I was convinced we used to sing it at Sunday School, then my DH said he'd only heard it on westerns and The Little House on the Prairie and I now think that is where I know it from. Perhaps Doris used to enjoy a good cowboy film too?

Who was Doris' husband? Was it Dan?

Yes Galen Dan`s the man. Doris and Dan were the original couple in the series. Good point about Bringing in the Sheaves grumppa didn`t spot that one

Doris and Dan......Those were the days.

Ruth had better not drag the lovely David up to Prudhoe or she'll have me to answer to.

What didn't I spot? Mind you, the tune is very similar to Brennan on the Moor. Perhaps Doris was into Irish highwaymen.

I met Dan Archer once at a GP friend of mines funeral. He was a charming man in real life.

Bringing in the Sheaves was written in 1874 so I can well imagine it was used in Protestant Churches - particularly Methodist ones as they love a good sing - in this country.

Ambridge church has never seemed very "high" to me and when Doris was young it would just have been the church of a small farming village so I can imagine it could have been used in the church services she attended.

Doris was played by Gwen Berryman. When I was about 8 I presented a bouquet to Harry Oakes wife (he was opening a Scout fete) and was quite surprised to find she wasn't Doris Archer

Am I hearing things or is Charlie finally making a play for Adam?

Would David really consider moving to Northumberland? seems very unlikely to me, what would happen when frail MIL pops her clogs?

What has happened to Jess n Rob storyline? are the writers dragging it out?
hmm...

I also think the move up north storyline is very flimsy. It makes no sense at all.

suzied Charlie did tell Adam he fancied him.

I did enjoy Pat Archers feminist rant at Helen and Tony That was so Pat. I would not have expected anything else from her.

That "American" folk song could have easily have been in use over here as well. I would be very hesitant about where that originated. Folk songs and tunes travel all over the place.

Icannot see Ruth and David moving to Prudhoe or Mike Tucker really wanting to move to Birmingham.
I am quite sure rural Borsetshire must have have proper educational facilities for children with special needs. I wonder if Borsetshire council has website.

It has a map.

www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/wallpaper/borsetshire_1024.shtml

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Told you so.

So poor old Hayley packs her trunk and says goodbye to the circus. Will Roy now whip out his tent again and seek to regain his former position with Elizabeth? Who would be on top this time? Who will be the next celebrity to turn up in Ambridge? Where is Prudhoe? Where are Jennifer and Brian? Has Jazzer gone off to join the SNP? Are they all leaving to avoid getting dragged in to Linda's next Christmas production? I think we need to know!

Great an Archers thread. I don't listen anymore,but heard a snippet regarding Ruth and David moving. Please, please can someone, briefly, fill me in on the background

Have a look at the Archers website, littleflo and all will be revealed.

The David/Ruth/Prudhoe storyline can easily be resolved by killing off Heather. Expect a phone call any day.

Thanks Merlotgran. I must be dense have spent the last 10 mins searching but could not see an explanation of the story line.

Littleflo- there are 2 strands to the Ruth/David story - one is a proposed new road which would negatively affect Brookfield and change the nature of the farm and the second is Ruth's mum's fall and her resultant poor health . The two together have resulted in the completely unbelievable storyline of a plan to move oop North - as if! I'm with Merlot regarding the imminent demise of Heather

Sorry, littleflo. I could have sworn I saw a bit about it the last time I looked.

Ruth's mother, Heather, is very old and frail and Ruth's been travelling to Prudhoe to see what can be done about getting her into assisted care. The stubborn old biddy ain't having it so Ruth expects David to sell up and move to Northumberland just so she can be near her mum!

One of the daftest storylines ever.

Thank you merlotgran and grannytwice. When I read your post at first merlotgran I thought you were going to fill yourself up with the red stuff, get a shotgun from the cowshed and do the dirty on Heather yourself!

I agree it's totally unbelievable. Ruth expects David, kids and his mum to move up north to be with her mum for what may be a very limited time. Mad. If she's that frail she could come down to Brookfield whether she likes it or not,

Archers' summaries can be found on www.lowfield.co.uk/archers/. I have it on good authority that when the time comes Heather is to be immortalised by the erection at public expense of a statue of her adjacent to the Angel of the North on the A1, and that a local motorway service centre will be named after her, subject to whichever plan for the Ambridge bypass is decided upon.