The Archers Wed 16th March 2011: No – not Andy Smith!!!

• “Not too many hangovers and thick heads”
• Jolene is still apologising
• No 3 The Green
• Catering therapy
• Topper!
• And the mole is unmasked as …
• Jamie has a night out with women who laugh at his jokes

“Not too many hangovers and thick heads”

Oh.

That’s a tad disappointing.

The Grundy’s have a day out, and no-one is feeling a tad poorly the next day.

The healthy living craze has finally got to them?


Jolene is still apologising

To Lilian for now not wanting to sell The Bull.

But Lilian’s more than happy.

[Lilian] “I don’t want the pub to close”

No 3 The Green

So instead of worrying about the lost opportunity of The Bull for Amside, Lilian seems particularly chirpy about going to see No 3 The Green.

Some of the Horrobins live at number 6, Tom and Brenda at number 1 – but no idea of who has lived in number 3.

And also surprised Lillian’s even interested in an ex-Council house.

Not quite her style.

(and that’s not me being snobbish, by the way. I live in an ex-Council in the country. It’s not exactly the best looking of places, but it’s a right proper, toasty home inside. Bless the Council builders of the 60s!).


Catering therapy

Lily’s been having nightmares, it being a bit sharp and short with Jill and Freddie – and Freddie is withdrawing into himself.

But not to worry, Jill’s on-hand to look after them while Elizabeth is in hospital. She’s decided that they way to get them to calm down and chat is to make a lemon drizzle cake.

Fair do – and it has the desired results.

Although I was worried about Freddie doing the maths for the recipe, Jill did manage to get home to talk about how he feels it’s his fault that Elizabeth was so stressed – because he made such a fuss about Topper.

But Jill had news for Freddie.


Topper!

Is being stabled at Shula’s, so Freddie can go and see him anytime he likes.

Things is – why did no-one think to mention that to Freddie before?

A tad cruel, if you ask me.


And the mole is unmasked as …

Adam Smith!

Well, I never! Not in a million years did I think it could be Adam.

BUT actually – have we ever really heard from Adam? I don’t think so, so the whole ‘who is the mole’ turned about to be ‘what is Adam Smith’.

A pfffff rather than a bang.

However – I did hate the way Lilian was then setup to make an arse of herself.

Brian knew feel well that she’d question them about the blokes they’d pretended (for their mole’s sake) had been spoken to about the Project Manager’s job.

Fair do, she was involved in the subterfuge, but I don’t think she should have been made to feel so small. She’s not the only they really need to go after – Matt's their man!

And Jennifer – Adam’s a “mole”. Mole is the word, not “weasel”.


Jamie has a night out with women who laugh at his jokes

Which is very nice of Jolene and Fallon.

We now also know that Jamie likes Aliens, Fallon likes The Abyss and Terminator, and reckons James Cameron is “a legend”.

Ho hum.