How are we going to cope without The Archers?

Don’t panic! I started the thread at the beginning of lockdown and perhaps it now needs to be deleted.....or replaced with one wondering when the programme will ever revert to its six night a week format? The BBC have managed to bring back plenty of other shows, including Strictly for goodness sake!

I didn’t know there was an Archers thread on here, and the headline ‘how are we going to cope without the Archers’ alarmed me. Then I realised it was an old thread. Phew!
We just listened to this evening’s episode - we have it as our bedtime story- and yes, well done Jazzer! It must have been a bit different to delivering piglets,

Absolutely but was I imagining it or did he utter the F-word as the baby was born?! Not a great episode, quite put us off our dinner!

Three cheers for Jazzer?

It’s always a real time /slow burn to most of their story lines, just as in life. The Helen/Rob coercive control story slowly opened up as did Jack and dementia, which went gently on for about 10 years and his story matched my mums dementia journey.
I always wondered about Hannah but she came up trumps helping Kirsty with her hunt fir the Philips ‘boys’ That’s the joy of the Archers. It has just celebrated its first 70 years.

I have never listened to the Archers,i think iv`e missed out on something good.

With you on that merlot. Tony is 70 next week - help. The local press is only going to get hold of the Philip story next week according to RT. A slow burn this story and it is not going to go away like Natasha’s spending

It's a very good story line and I look forward (actually not but you know what I mean) to us learning more about how she copes with him as time (the months and years) goes by.

I think they need to revisit Natasha's wild spending, running up credit cards, buying expensive clothes and presents etc. There was even a hint that her behaviour could affect the running of Bridge farm.

It drives me nuts when storylines are abandoned.

Funny how Natasha's problems seem to have been swept under the carpet. It was a good storyline.

I wonder if they had to tailor the scripts to the actors that could work from home?

I have a bit of a soft spot for natasha, Tom drives me up the wall though.

It's a very good story line and I look forward (actually not but you know what I mean) to us learning more about how she copes with him as time (the months and years) goes by.

It's a very interesting facet of her character and I think the Archer's drip drip method gives us very rounded and believable characters.

PippaZ

That was a surprise. Did we know Natasha's Dad was bipolar?

I think it was hinted at when Natasha had her own issues with running up credit card bills and then she went home for a few weeks because her father was ill.

Funny how Natasha's problems seem to have been swept under the carpet. It was a good storyline.

Ok then, forgiven LDx

LullyDully

Sadly doodledog many of us are life long addicts and care about the characters.

Oh, nothing wrong with that - I am the same with Corrie .

It is just the thread title that reminds me of the music hall song.

That was a surprise. Did we know Natasha's Dad was bipolar?

The Philip story line is most interesting to me. He is behaving exactly like my recently departed son in law - re-writing the narrative to suit his own self interest. Luckily - just as in The Archers - no-one is buying it. Extraordinary how these narcissistic people try to manipulate the truth to suit themselves. Very good script writing.

LullyDully, how poignant and true!
Actually, it is Shula I've never been keen on - when she talks about being non-judgemental, she really is the opposite - and that 'put upon' Shula sigh!
And yes, she visited because Philip asked - to manipulate the only person he could persuade to visit.

Sadly doodledog many of us are life long addicts and care about the characters.

I don't listen unless I accidentally catch a bit of the omnibus (usually in the car), but am I the only one who sees this thread title and starts singing it to the tune of the end credits of Upstairs Downstairs?

(What are we going to do with Uncle Arthur?)

Have been a listener since the beginning (yes I am ancient!) with periods of absence when living abroad but have always picked up the threads again.

When, if ever will they incorporate non-socialising because of Covid or include it in any way. Difficult for the script writers to cover I suppose.

Shula was visiting because she was asked to by Philip, not officially as clergy I thought.
Kirsty could visit Gav, he knows what happened to Blake, Jordan, and Kenzie. Has anyone told her, or his mother, that Gav is in prison?

Natasha won’t be pleased that Tom’s helping Kirsty....lots of promising plot lines emerging so, once again, come on BBC and get back to six days!

eGJ exactly, perfectly put. I agree.

Shula is in her first year of ordination training. The Archers used to research their religious topics thoroughly, but so far it has been ridiculous! Prison visiting at this stage?

Yes, six days please and Kirsty sorted and Natasha written out and Jazzer and Tracy together please as well!

Yes, St Shula really lost it I thought. She might be better visiting Gav who must be terrified of reprisals from Victoria and actually cared about the wretched ‘horses’.