The Archers

Yes poor Emma, she is one if my favourite characters, although I know lots of people aren't keen on her.

Very intriguing tasters on the website this week……hints about crises and hospital vigils …….

Is George going to attack Brad and put him in hospital ?

The threads are more interesting at present, and the acting is so good…….poor Emma, poor Will…….

Hearing Harrison’s voice on the omnibus yesterday was chilling for this Corrie fan - it’s now firmly established with me as the voice of the awful Theo.

I was half expecting George to be found attacked and unconscious at the end of the episode. He’s going downhill fast!

Looking at the snippets that the BBC give you we are into an interesting new year plot with George. Is he a real bad’un?

I think she is going off George because she has fallen for Brad, who has also fallen for Amber.

I don't think she has gone off George - I think she is pregnant.

And pip sounds different too

Delila I thought that too. I think she is going off George!

Has the actress playing Amber changed? Her voice sounds very different.

Thought he must be! Thanks

Amber is a mere plot device: why else introduce such a cartoon character?

Think he introduced himself as the chaplain.

Who on earth was that talking to George in prison tonight? He was ( sensibly) attempting to talk him out of rushing into marriage. A chaplain perhaps? Sounded more like a cell mate ( apologies for stereotyping prisoners!)

You are always right on the button merlot. Wonder when Amber’s parents will show!

I think the scriptwriters have been watching Clarkson’s Farm.

Have you listened to The Archers podcast this week? Entertaining and pours a little water on Amber. You will be proved right, (as always) merlot - tears are going to be shed. A reformed Martin Gibson is a bit tacky. No Jazzer it’s not Lillian, though I don’t think he has a real chance with his chosen target!

It’ll all end in tears. 😂

Goodness….. how George has changed during his incarceration! He’s completely transformed. Instead of the inarticulate lump he was before, he’s now a mature, confident young man on the brink of marriage. It’s ridiculous miraculous!

They met at Borchester Green and Amber is back next week as is George, but not Ed, William or Emma. Those scriptwriters are playing with us !

Lots of women write to prisoners.

I have worked both with women who have been doing this and with ex offenders who were called and written to whilst in prison.

It crosses my mind that Amber is not really needed but a cat among the pigeons may be interesting. A match made online?

I'm wondering how long it will be before some chunk of Ambridge farmland is sold off for a €!**&@ solar farm.
With rewilding and beavers, that had to be next on the eco-agenda.

Yes, I take your point, it was rather clumsy and patronising, but the racist remarks were thoroughly addressed for what they were by the character Linda Snell, and the man concerned was eventually publicly outed as the racist he was. All rather predictable.

I gave up listening to the Archers when it became preachy, and to the extent that it appeared to be teaching listeners how to behave.

The episode that really got me angry was some time ago, when an elderly man asked Lynda Snell about her Muslim house guests. When he enquired 'what kind are they?' his further elaboration of this question was just so awful and insulting that I found it hard to believe that it had been passed for broadcasting.

Added to this, the writers seemed to think that it was perfectly OK to depict an elderly, presumably middle class man as inevitably racist and crass. Thanks but no thanks, Archers writers. Perhaps take on board the average listener already knows the difference between right and wrong?

Just heard tonight's epi. A pretty silly storyline really but... well, aaaaaaaaahh. That's lovely💕.
(Soppy old romantic? Me? Never!)