Thursday 10 November 2011

Ambridge Extra Thursday 10th November 2011: Happy Birthday for Clive

(he is easily pleased …)

  • Stealing scrap metal … how schemie
  • Something inappropriate about to happen between Alistair and Erin?
  • Flukes are not funny
  • Clive only has to dangle to get Matt



Stealing scrap metal … how schemie

Clive really has no class.

He has a proposal for Matt.

It involves Matt taking him on to strip the metal out of a house he’s developing. Once it’s stripped, Clive breaks in to steal it. Matt claims on insurance, Clive sells the metal and splits the cash from that with Matt.

Clive - to himself – oh come on, give me a break, it’s my birthday

What a piece of work. No one to share a birthday with – no one cares – so all he’s got is a possible scam.


Something inappropriate about to happen between Alistair and Erin?

First it was Erin, going on about talking about driving tight lanes (!)

Then we hear Alistair talking to himself that it’s okay if she answers her phone – it doesn’t mean he’s boring her.

And then, Erin says she’s going to give Daniel a night he “won’t forget” for his birthday.

That nearly made Alistair miss his turn when driving.

And finally – when they part for the day (Erin was helping Alistair on his rounds after Shula suggested it – Erin wants to be a vet) – Alistair reflects to himself that Erin really is a charming young girl … as she’s leaving, he calls her back to ask her to come with him again.

Is it just me – or are there funny things afoot?


Flukes are not funny

Certainly not to sheep.

Mr Purves’ sheep has them.

Seems sheep ingest them, the flukes tunnel thought gut wall and get into the liver.

Nasty.

Alistair reckons it’s because Mr Purves grazed his sheep on wet marshy land. And now some of his sheep have died. He’ll have to treat all of the rest. Post mortem. Surveys. The lot.

Mr Purves is not happy. He reckons it’s all a rouse to make more money out of him.

(all of which was very similar to many a moment from All Creatures Great and Small).

But not to worry.

Seems Erin has charm when it comes to the male of the species, regardless of age or station in life.

She tells him that he’s respected and that they’ll work together on the most cost effective solution.

Which he agrees to, and they all go off for a cup of tea.

Blimey. Erin must have some eye-catching assets …


Clive only has to dangle to get Matt

Doing a deal with that bloke Bernie, Clive’s worked put that he could probably get £1,800 from all the metal in Matt’s house.

But he later tells Matt it’s only worth about £1,000. Which, after a bit of a stare out, Matt accepts.

[Bernie] “So you’ve really got old Crawford on the hook have you?”

[Clive] “I only have to dangle the bait. He’s thinks he’s so much better. He’s just a player like the rest of us”

Hmmm. My money is still on Matt.

2 comments:

Hugo said...

Re:Something inappropriate about to happen between Alistair and Erin?
Nah, I don't think it's just you. One thing about the "unheard thoughts" this series, we can tell what a character's thinking.
It's clear that Alistair has thoughts on his mind that even his unheard thoughts dare not enunciate!
He is a man, after all.

Inga McVicar said...

Was more perturbed that I might be being unfair to Alistair – but yup, looks like his thoughts did say it all! A young lass who his son is clearly interested in is not fair game, though. And just imagine the fall-out …