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merlotgran Mon 25-Mar-19 19:47:18

I'm starting this new thread as apparently our other one was over a year old!! shock

We'll have to do more gossiping to prevent this happening again.

Here's a link to the old one.

www.gransnet.com/forums/tv_radio_film_arts/1241862-The-Archers?msgid=27150464#27150464

merlotgran Tue 24-Mar-20 08:11:09

I'm sure they will, LullyDully.

I predict Susan and Neeyull will be the first to test positive for coronavirus but they'll live on a diet of chilli and make a speedy recovery.

silverlining48 Tue 24-Mar-20 08:57:27

I have never been sure about Philip who turns out to be a gang master and a bully.
I hope Ed and Em get together,
Roy and Kirsty too, she certainly deserves happiness.
I want to be in cv free ambridge NOW!

grumppa Tue 24-Mar-20 09:05:53

Derek Jacobi would agree with you, MawB. In a recent interview he commented that Coronation Street nowadays is plot driven rather than character driven. This seems to be true of all soaps, whether on radio or television.

It is hard to see how any soap can build coronavirus convincingly into it's scripts. It would be reduced to family rows in individual houses and yelling down the telephone.

Franbern Tue 24-Mar-20 09:32:47

Does appear as if there has been a definite decision for Soaps to avoid any mention of CV. As they are all likely to be stopping very soon, suppose they feel they should just continue their present storylines at present as there is nothing they could really add with regard to the current crisis.
Once back to some semblence of normal suppose it would be an excellent time for them to be able easily to get rid of some of the characters.

Greeneyedgirl Tue 24-Mar-20 10:29:49

You would think that shysal but if they move on to the present situation it couldn't work.
It would be hard to develop storylines whilst all in social isolation, and if they totally ignored present sitation wouldn't it be a bit weird?

GracesGranMK3 Tue 24-Mar-20 10:58:33

They usually do manage to refer to real-life events. I would have thought we might have got an "aren't we lucky no one in the village has been affected" or "I can't have Mungo because of our ages". It just keeps them in the real world and they have done this in the past. Perhaps they are already programming to stop the soaps as others have said.

LullyDully Tue 24-Mar-20 11:14:34

However The Archers is the only soap I indulge in theses days so I will miss my 19.00 slot upstairs in peace .

LullyDully Wed 25-Mar-20 19:31:45

I have tried to write to Radio 4 to suggest that we have some vintage Archers to fill the Friday slot. I would like to hear Nelson/ Walter or Nigel for a bit.of fun. If you think this is a good idea could you also try to ask? I am not sure if my request went through.

katie1 Wed 25-Mar-20 19:52:53

They might lockdown Ambridge like the village of Eyam during the plague.?

MawB Wed 25-Mar-20 19:59:10

Tempting prospect!

LullyDully Thu 26-Mar-20 19:12:43

Peggy wouldn't want her visiting me in hospital.

eGJ Thu 26-Mar-20 19:15:53

Is it just me or is Linda not being played by Carole Boyd at present? Radio Times doesn’t help! btw no mention of Philip Moss in next week’s cast, though Gavin’s there and Chloe!

merlotgran Thu 26-Mar-20 19:16:29

I'd think I'd shoot Peggy and Jill.

Luckygirl Thu 26-Mar-20 22:28:01

eGJ - I too wondered if there had been a change of actress for Linda Snell.

LullyDully Fri 27-Mar-20 08:14:10

Better to kill her off than replace her. She has such a strident voice.

Iam64 Fri 27-Mar-20 08:15:07

Nooo keep Linda Snell, her sniff and voice are part of her wonderful character.

Greeneyedgirl Fri 27-Mar-20 20:46:19

Oh no! I tuned in tonight and of course it's not on on Fridays now. I didn't realise how I relied on it for a bit of escapism from our surreal world at the moment.

eGJ Fri 27-Mar-20 20:50:52

Suffering from withdrawal symptoms too!grin

phoenix Fri 27-Mar-20 22:08:54

The Snell Sniff is sublime, in its own way, conveys so much in one nasal inhalation!

Franbern Sat 28-Mar-20 09:50:55

I also, waited at 7 pm for my daily shot last night.....why have they decided to drop down to five instead of six episodes?

Greeneyedgirl Sat 28-Mar-20 13:35:13

S t r e t c h i n g out their present recordings Franbern?

LullyDully Sun 29-Mar-20 12:29:54

Why not give us " best of" like I suggested. Could be a great time to remember old characters.

vegansrock Sun 29-Mar-20 12:32:08

They've got enough episodes to last till the end of April, then they are going to have some episodes reflecting the virus situation. Heard on Radio 4 this morning.

GracesGranMK3 Sun 29-Mar-20 14:09:22

I heard it too Vegansrock. They were saying that they would be recording from home for those programmes. Lots of telephone calls and peoples thoughts apparently. Sounds like my life at the moment. They mustn't forget the Skyping - has anyone in the village got relatives abroad. Kenton has, hasn't he but anyone else?

Iam64 Sun 29-Mar-20 14:52:20

Elizabeth has two children in South Africa. If they're in Cape Town, it's total lock down I hear