The Archers: Nic’s getting a lot of male attention … The Strange Affair at Ambridge Towers' final rehearsal … Kenton apologises … that’s who the celebrity is!
- What’s Nic being set up for?
- More gardening clues to The Strange Affair at Ambridge Towers
- Joe’s one man boycott
- “If that was a bear I’d be dead meat”
- Kenton was being “responsible”
- Lilian’s bringing her riding crop
- Wagner …red Jaguar … famous crime writer
What’s Nic being set up for?
First Lilian tells Will that Nic is a ‘big hit’ with the male customers, then one of those customers turns up at Will and Nic’s day out.
We all know Will doesn’t like Nic working in The Bull, and that he has had a bit of bad luck when it comes to another man whisking away his woman (to say the very least!).
So where is this all leading? Is Nic about to stray? Or, is Will about to come out all caveman style?
Did Lilian sound a bit different today?
It took a fair few lines before I realised that it was Lilian speaking at the start. Or, was that just me?
More gardening clues to the The Strange Affair at Ambridge Towers
“Mrs Perkins replanting the hanging baskets on the village green”
I won’t even try to say that I spotted the murderer (as I am writing this after listening to Sunday’s reveal), but this was the only other clue I noted down.
And a new gravestone name: Simone Tregorran – which I think is Simone Archer (Ben Archer’s wife) and Janet Tregorran (as far as I know, Carol and John are still alive in Bristol)
Joe’s one man boycott
Bless.
The bigger worry is just where he will get his baccy from. Surely not Borchester?
“If that was a bear I’d be dead meat”
Indeed you would Nic, but those shooting skills might come in handy soon if anything does go awry with Will. He isn’t exactly the calm and collected type.
Kenton was being “responsible”
Aha. So he was. It’s completely responsible to get tiddly, text your partner and sleep on your employees settee.
But, while it’s not exactly responsible, it’s also not exactly a heinous act.
Still, one too many for Kenton – one time too many for Kathy.
And do we think Kenton will listen to his own argument about the ridiculousness of the idea of him and Kirsty?
Will the age difference and employment status matter if Kirsty is interested?
Had Kathy only managed to out the idea into Kenton’s head?
Lilian’s bringing her riding crop
Yay!
Wagner …red Jaguar … famous crime writer
Even I managed to work that one out from the ‘Lewis’ quote – though I was still 50/50 on whether it was Colin Dexter or Kevin Whatley.
Here comes Colin!
The Archers: Pip goes back to College … Clue about the Fete’s celebrity … Elizabeth and David fall out (again) … Kenton and Nigel have a lads eighties night at Jaxx
- Ruth’s in tears over Pip
- Kirsty is a fruit snob
- Nigel’s celebrity clue
- Elizabeth and David telling each other ‘I told you so’
- Kenton lets it all out
- How will Kirsty’s sofa be of any help!?!?
Ruth’s in tears over Pip
But – at long, long, long last – it’s tears of joy!
Pip‘s off back to College next term, so her return to ‘the old Pip’ is more or less complete.
Big sigh of relief from us all. Here’s hoping her next choice of suitor can be a tad more suitable, and much less infuriating.
Kirsty is a fruit snob.
So says Kenton
Nigel’s celebrity clue
“I can always rely on Lewis to do the driving”
First in mind has to be Lewis of Inspector Morse fame.
It can’t be John Thaw (obviously – unless he’s returned a la Sid twitter.com/SidPerksGhost), and Nigel’s clue doesn’t lend itself to it being Kevin Whately.
So maybe Colin Dexter? Is he to be found cruising?!?
Elizabeth and David telling each other ‘I told you so’
All’s well that ends well with Pip, but both Elizabeth and David decide to have a row about how each other handled the whole sorry (and long) situation with Jude.
David:
“I saw this months ago. I did my best to stop her getting hurt”
Elizabeth
“If you handled it better, she might have realised herself”
I still don’t understand why Elizabeth got so involved. After all, Jude was so bland that Pip wasn’t in any real danger. And it was just a case of ‘first love’.
David could have been more reasonable, but I personally don’t blame him for loathing Jude and wanting desperately for Pip to stop seeing him.
Didn’t we all?
And what was Elizabeth on about when she said the following about David:
“It must be in his DNA. He won’t admit he’s wrong”
Doesn’t Elizabeth share (more or less) the same DNA? Or have I been getting it wrong all these years?
Or, if there a different father story in there somewhere … Yikes!
Kenton lets it all out
After persuading a Nigel (who didn’t really need that much persuading) to come to Jaxx for the 80s night, Kenton has a honest chat about his relationship with Kathy.
As Kathy spotted, Kenton also feels that he’s happier when he’s not at home, and that they’re living separate lives.
Claiming that he does still love her (really?), he did admit that it’s Jamie that he really cares about.
Whoops. Isn’t it generally a really bad idea to stay together for the ‘sake of the kid’?
Nigel gave Kenton the same advice that Pat gave to Kathy – to let it “ride” for a while, to let the dust settle after Sid’s death (or should that be ‘let the ashes settle’? Maybe not. That’d be crass …).
So we get months of strained silences and outburst of fury. But I think it’s going to go the same way whether now or later – a Kenton and Kathy split.
How will Kirsty’s sofa be of any help!?!?
Maybe Kirsty is the subtlest seducer that ever graced Borchester, but if she isn’t, what on earth was she thinking encouraging Kenton to sleep on her sofa?
So Kenton was late home (again) and a tad tiddly (again), but at least he was with Nigel.
Surely it’s better to go home and face the banshee (that is currently Kathy) straight away, than to delay it – make Kathy even more infuriated – AND open up the idea that Kenton’s sleeping with Kirsty?
To add insult to injury, it also sounded like Kenton was just going to text rather than phone.
Ouch.
Even if it is all perfectly innocent, I would like to be Kirsty when this gets round …
