Thursday 19 August 2010

18th August 2010



The Archers: Slow day in Ambridge … Fallon needs to go to the hairdressers, Brenda has a sandwich, Jamie wants “spag bol”, Kathy runs out of petrol, Adam/Kate/Debbie buy Alice/Chris a hotel room …

  • Did we need the entire job description read out?
  • Jamie finds a kindred spirit in Fallon
  • Alice’s alternative favours
  • So that’s what was wrong with Marshall
  • Kenton is second best


Did we need the entire job description read out?

This will be a recurring theme throughout today’s posting, but why such a  slow day in Ambridge?

After helping Fallon to write the job advert for a new barperson, Brenda then read out the thing in entirety.

I thought that only happened in the old days with new instructions from the Agriculture Department …

It doesn’t seem like Fallon had heard Jolene might be selling up, but at least she has a ‘girls night out’ to look forward to at some point.


Jamie finds a kindred spirit in Fallon

It seems like more and more people are starting to understand what Jamie’s going through.

Last night Kenton, tonight Fallon.

“you got your guitar from your dad - I got my cricket bat”

Over a plate of spaghetti, Fallon’s able to coax Jamie a bit more out of himself, and encourages him to writer (a song, poem or story) to deal with what’s going on.

Now that Jamie is able to talk to folks, does it mean that Kenton is about to split with Kathy, and Fallon has to leave because Jolene sells her share in the pub? That’d send Jamie right over the edge …


Alice’s alternative favours

Which are a donation to an Alzheimer charity on behalf of each guest.

Debbie, Adam and Kate have also gifted Alice and Chris a couple of nights in the honeymoon suite at Grey Gables.

It was a nice chat between Alice and Debbie (hurrah to Debbie being home!), but not exactly the most scintillating of conversations (I’m most perturbed to report!).


So that’s what was wrong with Marshall

Is it just me, or do we really care that Marshall’s gone?

Anyway, Debbie split up with him because his

“agenda was different than mine”

Seemingly, his baking cakes and ‘new man’ attributes were all an act to

“get him where he wanted to go”

In other words, he was playing nice with the aim of getting Debbie pregnant, then barefoot in the kitchen.

Ah well. At least they split up quietly and away from our ears. Maybe Kathy and Kenton could learn a few things from them.


Kenton is second best


After the drama of running out of petrol (steady!), Kathy finally admits that Kenton is not the same as Sid. And that Sid was the “real hub”.

Maybe time for her now to realise that they need to split up? (at last!)

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