The Archers

I hope Alistair doesn't try suicide Nfk, only because the idea of anyone reaching that point is so distressing. I haven't heard the episode where he fails to respond to Shula's emergency call and Topper dies but that will add to Shula's fire, as well as to Alistair's growing feeling that he's got nothing positive to keep anyone in his life.
loopy loo - no I'm not delighted Brian is having to sell "his" house. It's the family home, 50% of it belongs legally to Jenny Darling. I'm very sad for Jenny and for the rest of the family. Adult children usually return to the family home whenever there is something to celebrate or commiserate about. If the house sale does go ahead, the impact on every family member is negative.

Is anyone else delighted that Brian is having to sell his house? He has got away with all sorts of things over the years. I hope he doesn't get rescued somehow.

It did sound a bit far fetched. I think Chris will tell Alice who’ll spill the beans.

Anyone else thinks Alistair is going to try and top himself?

I wondered whether Harrison was winding Chris up?

It's so long since he was around that I can't remember much about Robin Fairbrother. Was he always a pretentious wine bore?
He also doesn't seem to grasp that farmers have to work. Is Jill going to start stockpiling flapjacks?
I'm smirking at the thought of Harrison's extracurricular little earner when at uni. It's all going to come out, isn't it?

I have a friend called Rosie, she's 65 and her name suits her well. I like the use of Ruth as her middle name and appreciate she will be called Rosie Ruth Archer - great choice.

I think Rosie is a 'happy' name.

Scribbles - my DGD has a one syllable surname that also begins with R!!!!! - you are in a hole - stop digging!!!!

Wosie Woof. ??

Hope this bubs is going to be able to say her 'R's' correctly!!!

Only just come across this thread.

No-one is as villainous as Matt is being portrayed...……...I have never met anyone who encapsulates evil to this degree.

George Warleggan?

I think either name is fine on its own, Luckygirl but, for me, the alliterative juxtaposition of Rosie and Ruth is jarring.

I have a GD called Rosie.

I think anyone called Rosie Ruth might well grow up to hate her parents! It may be cute for a new born but it's a bit twee for an adult.

My money’s on Jill. Do we know the sex of the baby?

Rosie Ruth. That's lovely.?

Aww! I'm all disappointed now. I think Juniper's a lovely name.

I have a niece called Jennifer Juniper. Born in the early seventies, in case you hadn't guessed.

That's what TA does Scribbles. If you listen for long enough it "recycles". Come to think of it most soaps do I suppose. Meredith is definitely just a made up alibi (gay one) for Lily's frolickin.

I don't think there is a Meredith. It was a name Lily plucked out of the air.

Does Meredith know she is being used as cover for Lily’s affair with the lecherer.? Has she been heard?

But isn't the torn-between-two-brothers scenario a bit stale now (thinking of Emmur and the Grundys)?

Shall we start a book on Heather or Grace? Definitely Pip will end up with "uncle" Rex suzied

PS: So it would be quite tactless to call the baby Grace (which doesn't mean it won't happen!)

Not just an affair, she had a termination - very distressing for Shula who was desperate to conceive at the time.
I have a soft spot for Jill and know she has struggled with so many of the Fairbrothers. I still remember the episode when Phil revealed that he had been saving money left to him by Grace, so that the children (his and Jill's of course, could be educated privately). I totally understood Jill's angry reaction - Grace cast a long shadow.......

Think you're right suzied, I read that the Fairbrother dad , played by Anthony Head, is to return. Didn't he have an affair with Elizabeth when he was married?