The Archers

Ridiculous storyline. Surely Elizabeth would put her foot down and show him the door. Or is she too in debt to Russ for Freddie's reference?

I think Elizabeth's thinking of the mistakes she made herself in the past and trying to play it cool in the hope it will all fizzle out. Which no doubt it will after a few tense hysterical episodes, with the odd pregnancy thrown in. But hey, it's only entertainment. Am off to France for a week so hope I can follow it whilst away. Sad eh?

Elizabeth isn't at the top of her game. what a double whammy, one child arrested for drug dealing, lose your licence, then find your beloved daughter is in a ridiculous relationship with a married man, twice her age.
It's so easy to say you'd show him the door - I know I'd want to, but read the estrangement threads on gransnet and think carefully before acting in haste. You'd have years to regret at leisure. Lizzie will have picked up the uncertainty in Lily's voice when she realised it's actually happening, he's left his wife.... (do I really want this.... I'm a ditzy girl who was in love the romance of it all, not I'm seeing an unsophisticated rather working class side of him, shocked at the size of our home, terrified he'd brought the wrong colour wine, do I really want this....)

Off topic, but what happened with evil Hazel, Jill’s wicked step-daughter?

Do you mean Peggy's step daughter, Hazel, Daddima?

I suppose she's on the back burner now there are no storylines to include her.

I'm loving all the argy-bargy. Just like real village life and at last somebody (Tom) has noticed that Henry is a seven year old boy and not still kindergarten.

Thinking ahead... Russ seems to be displaying weird traits already but what if he and Lily move to Manchester and Lily comes to her senses and realises what a doddering old fart he seems next to her uni mates. And she dumps him. Will he turn into another manipulative stalker like Rob? Can we cope with yet another deranged man in the central role?

Yes,*merlotgran*! I find Jill & Peggy equally annoying, so get them mixed up!

Maybe Lily will dump Russ and Elizabeth will grab him for herself?

Imliked the scene with Lily and Elizabeth when Lily got Russ’s phone call. I agree, Iam64, that it showed that Lily is in love with the idea of being in love, and her voice showed her uncertainty when she realised it might actually happen. Yes, I think that when she goes to Manchester and realises her life will be very different from the other freshers, living in halls, making friends, staying up late putting the world to rights, when she has to go home to a fussy older man with his own special bread and, presumably, his own set-in-his-ways habits, the gilt will soon wear off the relationship.

I wonder if they will go to Manchester together. The script writers may want to continue this drama but I would enjoy a blow up during which it becomes clear that russ is a serial offender. the current Mrs Russ may well be a former student, now too old and too wise to put up with his nonsense.

Listening to Lizzie unburdening herself to Kenton made me hope he'll seek out Russ and give him a few home truths and then maybe he'll find out he's wrong about Freddy making just the one mistake.

This is a great storyline. Good to have another villain.

I agree merlotgran, it's a great story line, though many disagree with us.
I like the slow burn, it reflects what happens in RL. It's such a shock that it takes a while for the individuals then the wider family to make sense of what's going on. It's also better to take time, rather than simply reacting. I do hope Kenton finds out from Freddie that Russ offered to keep quiet about his drug dealing in college, providing Freddie kept quiet about the relationship between Lily and Russ. Creep!

Go, Kenton!!

Just listened to tonight's episode -I think today's script writer has a sense of humour.

Peggy, commenting on the slowness of the traffic, indicates that it is caused by ?Derek Fletcher on his bike - I had a vision of a middle-aged gentleman in cycling shorts.

She then went on to say that she had seen his garden and his raspberries were very large and his sweetcorn very firm - phew!!

Phew! I have a friend who occasionally refers to Archers porn.

Has anyone else seen the Ambridge Observer now it has returned from its summer break? I love their 'How Old is Your Heart' health quiz.

ambridgeobserver.blogspot.com/

I predict that Henry will throw his weight around (but not in a good way) at Karate, Sensei (teacher) will sort him out and a smitten Helen will start learning Japanese.

Merlotgran- I suspect you are an Archers’ scriptwriter!

Russ is obviously a gold digger out to live off Lily’s money ( trust fund?) perhaps he got th sack from the college which would explain why he can’t work and hasn’t needed to hand in his notice, hopefully Lily’s eyes will be open before he sells her painting.....

merlot thank you for the pointer to the blog.
Loved it and intend to be a regular reader!

The Ambridge Observer blog is such fun!!

I haven't heard "The Archers" regularly for - I think its over a year now, so I don't really know whats going on. I still get little pieces from other people and magazines and things but I haven't listened to it for ages. Sometimes I'm just not in either, I still like it though and dip into it occasionally. I do agree tho, the last time I heard it. it was getting a bit too OTT and unbeleiveable. But I suppose most what is popularly known as soap operas (I hate that word though)are aren't they - BIG COL

Henry really needs some help.
Getting a bit fed up with Helen. She has constant, free childcare but is always SO busy/ tired. She is planning a new herd of cows to be brought in but naturally will not be looking after them. Ggrrr

Helen is pretty annoying but her brother is worse!