The Archers

Don't fret all. Nic alive and well. Heard her on Today prog this am.

Although I completely agree that a lot of Archers'pacing is not true to life- the sepsis one was.

It was a surprise and all seemed very fast in the story, but that’s what it is, fast.
I heard the item on r4 today and if it’s as obvious as the Archers producer was describing then how is it 44,000 people die from it every year. Unfortunately Its not that easy to diagnose.

When did 'blood poisoning' become 'sepsis'?

I managed to miss Nic’s demise and Brian’s confession - but I did know Nic had scratched her wrist as I remember thinking she was silly not to wash it. Blood vessels, dirty old rust not being compatible.

Please can someone tell me what Brian did? Did he actually dump the rubbish or just know about it?

Its 'proper' name used to be septicaemia, blood poisoning being the 'lay' term.
It has become shortened to 'sepsis' and I'm not sure exactly why, but I think in line with international terms that make understanding research much easier.

I think but am not certain that Brian took money to allow the rubbish to be dumped.

Aha, so Brian didn’t actually know (or care) what was in the drums. So he hasn’t actually lied as such, just economical with the truth and Jenny caught him out?

I thought he confessed to Jenny that he did know what was in the drums and was paid to allow them to be dumped. He did it because he was empire building so a bit financially stretched although he was at pains to point out to Jenny that he was supporting her children at the time.

That must be the episode I missed. Thanks. I may look back to find it, I think I may have enjoyed it - don’t want to hear the Nic one though, much too upsetting. I’m going to miss her.

I think he started to talk to Jenny on one episode and then we heard what it was about from Jenny in on another episode. Otherwise I think a few of us missed one particular episode which seems unlikely - but not impossible

'As Pat leaves Home Farm, Brian rolls in. She takes the opportunity to tell him how her family feel that he's being badly treated. She gets only a grunt for in reply and leaves. He apologises again to his wife about his abominable behaviour towards her. She tries to understand, he's a good man caught up in circumstances. But he has an admission to make, a secret to share. It's eating away at him. He's known all along that there was something nasty buried on his land.'

From Lowfied 22nd Feb.

But he only started to tell her in that episode, didn't he? Jenny filled in quite a bit more in her tirade.

He eventually told her he was paid by the people who dumped the waste but it might have been in the next episode.

Ah! Haven't listen again but I thought that was the bit Jenny repeated back to him which left me thinking "when did he say that". No matter - we know now. I wonder where that story line is going though?

So now we know what Nice told Joe with her dying breath........hard to be interested really apart from to wonder if Joe will tell Harrison
I almost felt sorry for Shula tonight - she didn't seem impressed with the curry idea!

This'll send Will over the edge when it gets out!

I think Shula held up very well! I'd have been expecting a surprise weekend in Paris at the very least!

Sorry if that was too much of a spoiler - it's early and I wasn't thinking.

I never thought Shula and Alistair were that well suited. Looking at my village they need more older single women - unless we just happen to attract them.

The image of David and Alistair sorting through Shulas' knicker drawer is just too much for a Sunday morning.??

I would be agog with indifference at Shula’s and Alastair’s marital problems, except for the fact that as the two dullest people in Ambridge/on earth, they deserve each other.

Anyone else remember when Shula + Neil spent a night together on Lakey Hill??

Yes Shula and Alistair were always very earnest and boring and came over as terribly respectable.
I do suspect that the scriptwriters might just have felt the same and gone out of their way to be a little spiteful to them.

It is something I could imagine script writers might just feel inclined to do with a character that annoys them.
(Well I would be inclined to do this. )

I remember the night on Lakey Hill with Neil and more annoyingly Shulas moral anguish about her "immorality" with a fling (I think with Dr Locke,) when Daniel had his juvenile arthritis.

Silly Shula. Such a boring character.

Poor Alistair. There's a lot to be said for a boring, well paid husband who doesn't interfere. I hope he has a fling and makes Shula realise what she had.