The Archers Sun 9th Jan 2011: Shula and Usha!

• Elizabeth can’t really have everything she’d like …
• When Shula met Usha
• Email etiquette after a death?
• Trust David?
• When being a solicitor isn’t that useful
• What’s not grown up about All Things Bright and Beautiful?

Elizabeth can’t really have everything she’d like …

Usha’s round seeing Elizabeth, and seems to be making way headway in encouraging Elizabeth to talk more.

[Elizabeth] “It’s so unreal Usha … how can I be planning Nigel’s funeral. It can’t be right. We should have had years and years together”

Helping Elizabeth work on the service for Nigel’s funeral:

[Usha] “Elizabeth – you can have everything you like”

Well, I know what you mean Usha, but Elizabeth can’t quite have everything …



When Shula met Usha

You could hear the crackle of frost …

But, just as Usha was about to leave, Shula asked her to stay.

Shula was aware that Elizabeth had opened up to Usha (as she’s a friend, rather than a family member), and was asking if there was anything she should know.

And Shula asked nicely. And purely out of concern for Elizabeth. Plus she even made sure that Usha knew she wasn’t asking her to betray any confidences.

The only alluding to their ‘differences’ (well – Shula’s issues with Usha) was a bit of a subtle one from Usha:

[Usha] “I wasn’t much help with the hymns … that’s still a bit of a stumbling block, I’m afraid …”

Interesting.

Shall we soon see Shula back at St Stephen’s every Sunday?


Email etiquette after a death?

That’s a tough one.

David’s got the fairly horrific task of going through all of Nigel’s new emails.

Problem is – who already knows – doesn’t know – should be called to be told – should just be emailed to be told???

Difficult.


Trust David?

With Lower Loxley opening tomorrow, Elizabeth’s stressing that David and Lewis won’t have done everything right.

[David] “I’ll do it. Elizabeth please. Trust me”

I suppose David can be trusted to be organised enough to run the business.

Just a shame he can’t be trusted not to make the daft idea of going up onto a roof. In the dark. While it’s frosty …




When being a solicitor isn’t that useful

Bless Usha for offering, but the law is an ass when it comes to farming …


What’s not grown up about All Things Bright and Beautiful?

I know it’s more of a children’s hymn – but I think it would have been perfectly apt for Nigel.