Sunday 26 June 2011

The Archers Sunday 26th June 2011: Pip’s plans for Brookfield

  • Walking the barley?
  • Three Lambs for Borchester show
  • No room at Brookfield for Pip?
  • “Sometimes I wonder where all the nice times went”
  • Harry takes Zofia for a ride
  • Zofia, strawberries coming out of her ears, but Adam’s cherry isn’t ready
  • Harry’s banter beats Jazzer’s letching
  • Pip and Spencer … the new Morse and Lewis



Walking the barley?

[David] “It’s fine, I can walk the barley later”

I assume that would mean checking that the barley is doing well, but one never does know with David being in his current state of mind …


Three Lambs for Borchester show

Pip is entering lambs into the Borchester show. She does seem to know what she’s doing, but she wants David’s help to choose the three that she will take.

They seemingly need to have:

[Pip] “Good topline, decent loin width and muscling … squared hipped, flat wide racks”

[David] “Structural correctness, the judges call it …”

[Pip] “Steady legs and not too deep a chest”

Although Pip and David choose their prospective winners, Pip can’t help but ask Spencer his opinion (even though it’s not his area of expertise):

[Pip] “Which ones have got the X Factor?”

No room at Brookfield for Pip?

As they’re choosing lambs, Pip happens to mention that she would like to take over the marketing of Brookfield’s meat.

David sounds very unsure about that.

Not that Pip isn’t good enough to work with him and Ruth – but he’s worried about whether the farm can actually support another wage.

[Pip] “You don’t have to be gloomy about everything … three years is a long way off, things will get better, you’ll see”

Pip does have to go to Uni first (assuming she gets in), so has hope that the market will improve by the time she’s done.

Especially as she has to watch Spencer already working his parent’s farm.

Even though he reckons he’s just a tractor driver, as least he gets to go round with the agronomist.


“Sometimes I wonder where all the nice times went”

Chatting to Usha about how her ‘chat’ with Elizabeth went on Friday, Ruth seems quite taken aback by how vehement Elizabeth was about David, and about the very idea of her going to counselling.

[Ruth] “I was so stunned, I just sort of slunk away”

But, David did seem to be fine with Ruth telling him that she’d been to see Elizabeth, so it wasn’t a total loss.

Usha’s in reflective mood about what’s happening between her friends:

[Usha] “Especially with Elizabeth and in the frame of mind she’s in, poor thing … if she won’t listen, she won’t listen .. you’ve done everything you can”

So, Ruth’s new resolve is to concentrate on David and the farm.

[Ruth] “Sometimes I wonder where all the nice times went”

Harry takes Zofia for a ride

[Harry] “I want you to enjoy yourself, it’s not meant to be an ordeal”

Harry claims that his bike ride with Zofia is meant to be fun, but also slightly obvious that he’s training (and thinking) about his impeding bike race with Rhys.

Zofia seems fine with the ride, and is also keen to support Harry.

[Zofia] “Should I pledge for you?”

So – Rhys may have The Bull’s regulars supporting him – but Harry now has the Polish vote (as Zofia is also going to get her friends to pledge).




Zofia, strawberries coming out of her ears, but Adam’s cherry isn’t ready

Well … cherries not cherry … but I couldn’t resist that one …



Harry’s banter beats Jazzer’s letching

Zofia is quite surprised to hear Harry even think that Jazzer has a chance with her.

[Zofia] “Really, he has no conversation”

[Harry] “He’s not usually after their minds”

Then it all gets a tad saucy.

Harry did get intimate with Zofia the other night, and it sounded like his manhood was arising today.

Blimey.

Again – no showers, please …


Pip and Spencer … the new Morse and Lewis

Not sure who would be Morse and who would be Lewis, but Pip and Spencer took mere moments to work out who was behind the terrorising of Lynda’s Llamas.

Josh had been in the frame, because of his ‘tagging’ last year. But he was tucked up in his bed.

Pip remembers Jamie had also been tagging.

Spencer knows that this sort of caper is right up his brother Steve’s street.

Et voila!

[Spencer] “Best not to say anything, though. Can’t be sure”

Aw, that’s a shame.

But maybe Spencer is right.

Better to beat it out of them …

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