The Archers Sunday 19th June 2011: Not a happy Father’s Day for David

• Washing, walking cows and warble fly
• 25 years of The Snells
• Joe likes Llamas?
• Jill sounds more annoyed than worried
• Will Ambridge beat Darrington?
• Sensual oils for Robert
• James and Leonie are still an item
• “A lovely villagey event”
• Elizabeth takes being unreasonable to a whole new level

Washing, walking cows and warble fly

David’s still at the Three Counties show – and is delighted when Josh. Ben (and Ruth) turn up with a card for him (pip is still studying).

[Josh, eloquent as ever] “Yeah, happy dad’s day and all that”

Seemingly Josh hosed down, while Ben and Ruth walked the cows, to be able to get to see David early.

And David was in splendid mood.

He’d stayed up later having a yarn with other farmers – with some bloke called Len (who was showing a Welsh Black) telling a very funny story about warble fly.

[Ruth] “Sounds hilarious”

Guess you just had to be there.

Later on, David and Ruth hit the ice cream.

Steady on!


25 years of The Snells

Blimey!

[Lynda] “Then we drove into Ambridge, and our fate was sealed”

(could say the same for all of us eavesdroppers as well!).

Enjoying a day gardening, Robert and Lynda are reflecting how they came to live in Ambridge (they drove around, and found it).

Robert had been worried at first about the move – whether they’d fit in – but Lynda reckons they’re now a fair few steps assimilated than folks like the Noakes and the Thwaites.

Hmmm.


Joe likes Llamas?

[Lynda] “Joe’s an old friend now, he often drops by to say hello to the Llamas”

Really?


Jill sounds more annoyed than worried

Chatting to Shula about Elizabeth, Jill’s starting to seem more frustrated and angry than concerned:

[Jill] “Only because she needs me for the children”

But Jill is delighted that Elizabeth has asked Shula to go and see her tomorrow. Jill reckons it might be Elizabeth asking Shula for advice on how she can make things up with David.

Even if I didn’t know what happened later on today, I wouldn’t have put money on it.


Will Ambridge beat Darrington?

(at cricket, this afternoon)

No-one’s sure.

It’s a worry.



Sensual oils for Robert

Ah – see, Lynda does care.

Robert’s a bit stiff after gardening, so Lynda offers to run him a nice hot bath, with some of her sensual oils, to sooth his pain and as a treat for father’s day.

Lucky boy.


James and Leonie are still an item

[Robert] “James still seems to be working his magic on Leonie”

I would quite like more of Lilian, Matt, Lynda and Snell having to hob-nob as in laws.

You just know they won’t agree on whether to have plain or chocolate …


“A lovely villagey event”

Is what Robert came up with, in answer to Lynda’s concerns about what the Britain in Bloom committee could do to raise funds.

[Robert] “Open gardens, in the village”

[Lynda] “A lovely villagey event, oh you are clever Robert!”

And what’s more, Lynda can also have their 25th Ambridge anniversary as a garden party.

Simply superb.


Elizabeth takes being unreasonable to a whole new level

(I would have said ‘to a whole new height’, but that would have been crass …)

When Ruth and David get home, David finds a letter from Elizabeth in their post.

[David] “Oh my god … oh no …”

[Ruth, reading the letter] “ …’changing my will’ … ‘remove you and Ruth as Freddie’s and Lily’s guardians’ …”

My word.

Elizabeth is now verging on hysterically evil.