Friday 20 August 2010

19th August 2010



The Archers: Pip gets her exam results … Brian shows Debbie his project site … Kathy’s in a panic … Jennifer’s making special preparations for the party

  • Pip’s not being a madam!
  • “Catering company is the least of my worries”
  • A party on Friday, picnic on Sunday
  • Debbie couldn’t be happier
  • Kathy goes bonkers


Pip’s not being a madam!

Pip took her rather disastrous exam results really well. There wasn’t a shout or whine to be heard!

B music
C chemistry
B one of biology
D in the other
E business studies

David took it quite calmly as well, but he was right in saying:

“Things would be pretty bleak if this was really the best you could do”

Let’s just hope there’s no other Jude characters lurking to put Pip off this term at College.


Catering company is the least of my worries


After all that fuss about Tom’s burger van, Jennifer seems to be utterly preoccupied by the chance that Clive might be coming to the party.

After Brian discovered his malt whisky had been moved, then noticed a painting had also disappeared, Jennifer confessed that she’s been locking “things of value” out of sight.

Claiming it was to avoid damage, Brian pointed out that the Horrobin’s will only be getting drunk, and that

“The only Horrobin who’s a real head case is safely banged up in jail”

Isn’t he?

Jennifer didn’t seem convinced …


A party on Friday, picnic on Sunday

How spoilt we shall be!

Especially after the fillers of the last few episodes. Brian showing Debbie round his project site, and Kathy’s calls to Kenton and Jamie, were a bit of a waste of time.


Debbie couldn’t be happier


Hmmm. What’s the catch?


Kathy goes bonkers


Kathy wasn’t able to get Jamie on his phone. He’d left in the house. Shame Kathy didn’t notice the ringing as she was trying to call him – we could have had at least 2 minutes of our life not wasted!).

Also unable to get Kenton on his phone (quell surprise!), Kathy goes completely doolally. Lucky Clarrie was around to calm her down.

As Jamie calmly pointed out later on, she knew where he was. He was just a bit late. I’m just grateful that neither he nor Kathy ended up shouting at each other again – nice to see them being a bit reasonable with each other.

This has been building for some time, but Kathy’s becoming increasingly open about Kenton just not being up to Sid’s standard.

Where Kenton is “like a big kid himself” and is “not solid and dependable”, Sid was “so good with Jamie …always there”.

Kathy’s seemingly lonely and lost without Sid.

“You Mustn’t talk yourself into believing it can’t be mended”

Says Clarrie.

I don’t think Kenton can compete with the sheer height of the pedestal Kathy’s put Sid onto. What’s more, I don’t think he’ll even try to fight for Kathy against a dead man.

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