- It’s Pip’s driving tests in 2 weeks
- Henry’s in transition
- “Dressed like that bloke out of Asterix”
- Tom stands up for Brenda
- Miracle of science?
- Yikes! A broody Vicky
- Chips and supermarket quiche
- “There’s a great gap where Nigel should be”
It’s Pip’s driving tests in 2 weeks
Banned for speeding within a matter of weeks? Car crash? An additional door put into the Barn?!?
Henry’s in transition
Cripes, that was fast. I didn’t think wee ones could make those sort of decisions …
(sorry!)
Henry’s been moved to the transition unit, which Tom reckons is far nicer. There’s no tubes, “and stuff”.
As Helen changes Henry’s nappy:
[Tom] “Very undignified, being a baby isn’t it? … wait until I take him from his first pint and tell him I’ve seen him like this!”
And we’ll all remember it too, as Henry grows up. That’s part of the joy of eavesdropping into The Archers for years, upon years, upon years …
“Dressed like that bloke out of Asterix”
Is what Tom reckons Joe looks like.
Sounds like Joe has been having some success with his new Druid approach to selling mistletoe.
Well, whatever floats Joe’s (and his customers) boat.
Tom stands up for Brenda
As Tom’s organising the hotel for their trip to Berlin (4 nights from the 25th of Feb), he’s also doing his best to dissuade Vicky from making Brenda’s 30th birthday party a living hell.
(well, it would just be a tad rubbish to most of us, but we all know how Brenda loves an excuse to go a bit overboard about anything Vicky related)
As Vicky starts to tick off the games she wants to play at Brenda’s party (Murder in the Dark or Sardines), Tom manages to get a word in:
[Tom] “Perhaps I didn’t really make it clear. I really don’t think Brenda would like games at her party … when it’s mainly people of our age, all we want is a few drinks and a bit of music and the party will look after itself … believe me, Brenda wouldn’t want that sort if party, not for her 30th”
[Vicky, slightly deflated but not entirely giving up] “But I’m still going to do that memory thing”
Hmmm. As Tom tried to tell Vicky previously, Brenda might also not be that enamoured of having her baby pictures, and other embarrassing images, plastered all over her party.
[Helen] “You know the first thing that shot into my mind. Her being sacked from radio Borchester …”
Yup. There’s a definite flaw somewhere in Vicky’s plan there, methinks.
Miracle of science?
As Vicky’s in seeing Henry, while Helen and Tom are also visiting him, she reckons he’s:
[Vicky] “Your miracle baby”
[Helen] “It’s just good, medical science. That’s all”
I reckon Henry’s a bit of both. A wee miracle, helped by science.
And that he can fall asleep while being held, and yattered over, by Vicky … well, that just shows how very special he is indeed.
Yikes! A broody Vicky
Mike had better watch out …
She’s also adamant that Brenda with also get broody, what with a new baby in the family. Despite Tom’s protestations.
[Tom] “Not really”
[Vicky] “You’ll have to get a move on you know, both knocking on 30”
Cheeky mare!
[Tom] “You know what’s even worse … suppose Vicky goes onto Brenda about having babies. You know how she feels about that. She’ll hit the roof!”
So Vicky is going to ruin Brenda’s 30th party by not accepting that she just needs a few cans of special brew, a bowl of nuts and a few pals – AND Vicky’s going to top that off with annoying her with talk of babies.
Oh dear.
My question – when did Brenda get so anti-baby?
That surely must mean an unplanned pregnancy anytime now.
Chips and supermarket quiche
Yup – Ruth’s cooking again.
Both David and Pip seem quietly disappointed that it’s not “one of gran’s”.
Better than pizza, folks!
“There’s a great gap where Nigel should be”
Quite agree with Ruth – “it’s heart-breaking”
[David] “We’ve got a long road ahead”
And one which is going to takes years and years to fully play out.
Aw. I still miss Nigel.
The Archers: Kenton tries to fool Elizabeth ... Pip's planning for the Barn Dance ... Nigel is such a sweetheart!
- The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Kenton ...
- “who the hell are you?”
- The Harvester is on its way!
- Why the keen interest in driving lessons?
- Josh will have to be locked up
- Ruth signs cards for David
- Jamie’s picking on his nearest and dearest
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Kenton ...
... this time nearly went aft agley.
It never really struck me anyway that Kenton had devised a good scheme for getting Elizabeth out of the way so that Nigel could setup her anniversary surprise … but I do have to give him credit for trying.
Especially as he blames Elizabeth for telling Kathy about his shenanigans with Holly.
Kenton being part of Nigel’s master plan did:
"just seems a bit perverse"
(which was Elizabeth’s reaction to having to meet a client interested in hiring Lower Loxley anywhere other than Lower Loxley)
Kenton's plan of setting up a meeting with a potential lucrative client for Elizabeth didn't make sense from the off.
That a client would want to meet at a place other than Lower Loxley was decidedly odd. That Kenton also chose his mate Barry to play the client also seemed to be a critical mistake (as Kirsty had said it would be).
As Kenton's plan progressed (or actually began to fray and unravel), Kenton’s only saving grace was Elizabeth being incredibly slow to realise that all was not necessarily legitimate.
[Kenton on how this new client made his fortune] "selling ... stuff"
[Kenton trying to rescue Barry from giving Elizabeth an idea of how many delegates he’d have at his conference] “Barry can’t talk numbers”
[Kenton] “Duncan Bannatyne told Barry not to hide his light under a bushel”
[Barry] “I better ... um ... grasp the nettle”
(eh?)
Not even able to get their story straight about how they’d even met, Kenton and Barry stumble their way through the charade.
Just as Elizabeth is about to slap one of them for being such obvious idiots, Nigel calls Kenton to ask that he keeps Elizabeth busy for at least another hour.
[Nigel] “I got the measurements a bit wrong [for] the platform for the harpist”
(oh I do love you Nigel!)
[Kenton] “I’ve only given Barry material for another hour! And he’s hopeless!”
So Barry got drunk, Elizabeth was starting to smell a rat … and then Kenton had to drive home (very very slowly) with an increasingly irate Elizabeth.
[Elizabeth] “I think it’s revenge for telling Kathy about your nocturnal adventures”
Which meant all led up to:
“who the hell are you?”
Poor chap. He was only trying to be a butler!
Kenton had managed to wind Elizabeth up to the point that she initially spat abuse to the strange chap who opened her front door to let her in.
All the poor man said was:
“Good evening madam”
Nigel had to explain that he was “Fielding the Butler”. Then Elizabeth realised why Kenton had been even more of a pillock than usual, and also why she could hear harpist music in the background (Nigel seemingly sorted the platform out!).
[Elizabeth] “Does this mean you’ve forgiven me?”
I’ll repeat that:
[Elizabeth] “Does this mean you’ve forgiven me?”
Elizabeth. Asking for forgiveness for breaking Nigel’s’ confidence about Kenton and Holly.
Elizabeth. Realising she was wrong, while at the same time realising that Nigel is a gent and a saint for still pressing on with such a special surprise when she wasn’t exactly be best wife material.
[Nigel] “You know I can’t stay mad at you for more than 5 minutes … I love you far too much for that”
Aw!
We could all do with a Nigel in our lives.
The Harvester is on its way!
Huzzah and Hooray!
David also seems to have had a good harvest.
Good.
Why the keen interest in driving lessons?
David seems to be abnormally interested and keen that Pip does her driving lessons.
I know full well that young 'uns living in rural areas are desperate to get driving, but I haven’t ever heard of a parent so keen to get his child onto the road.
Where’s this all going?
Josh will have to be locked up
Pip’s plan for the Young Farmer’s Barn Dance seem to be going well.
She even managed to persuade Tom to do the catering, and make a donation (much to David’s surprise).
Pip’s only problem so far is Josh.
He’s been plotting with his mates to try and gatecrash the Dance, so Pip wants him under lock and key to make sure that doesn’t happen.
Seriously Pip. There are worse folk who could be gate crashing – maybe it’d be an idea to invite Josh to avoid any confrontations.
We’ve all heard what can happen when a party ends up as a ‘free for all’ invite on Facebook …
Ruth signs cards for David
David has heard about Kenton and Kathy splitting up, so calls Lower Loxley to speak to Elizabeth.
Nigel answers (Elizabeth is meeting ‘Barry’), and explains he’s a bit busy as it’s their anniversary.
David says he didn’t realise, which Nigel replies with:
“You sent us a card”
Which means Ruth doesn’t even make David sit down and sign his own name to a card for his own sister’s anniversary.
Come on David! I thought family meant more to you than that.
David also confirmed that Kathy and Jamie wouldn’t be going to Jill’s 80th.
Phew, but won’t that ruin Elizabeth’s seating plans?!?
Jamie’s picking on his nearest and dearest
Having already picked on Daniel for not being ‘one of the gang’ at their highly exciting and rebellious (!) time at the Bird Hide, Jamie’s now picking on Josh.
Jamie seemingly made fun of Josh in front of his makes.
And as we all know, school ground etiquette dictates that one should, not take the rip out of one’s friends in public.
It’s just not cricket.
It doesn’t bode well for Jamie calming down anytime soon (as naught as Josh can be, he really isn’t a stereotypical hoodie – he’s more of a Tom Brown’s Schooldays lad).
Josh would at least hold Jamie back from doing something completely idiotic. Now, who’s there to stop him?
