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JaniceJanuary 13, 2026 at 9:54 AM
ReplyDeleteThat latter will be an interesting one. I suspect Pip will benefit most and Josh iunlikely to be happy. Also the ramifications for Ruth and David are huge in that once it is gifted then they can no longer benefit in any way from the income from the farm or retain any controĺ. If the farmhouse is included and they remained living in it then they would have to pay a market rent for it. And what about Gill?
They could retain a portion of the farm and not pass it all over, but doubt that would be enough for David and Ruth to live on.
I think it is nice that the Archers are continuing their educational role.
I know that my brother (retired with land rented out) has been taking advice about it. It is helpful for small farms that the iht level has been increased.
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AmbridgesMrsPJanuary 13, 2026 at 12:44 PM
That’s very interesting Janice.
I had no idea of those restrictions once the farm had been passed over.
Huge ramifications as you say.
Not criticising the Uturn ARCHERPHILE is probably the TA team being circumspect.
ArcherphileJanuary 13, 2026 at 12:37 PM
ReplyDeleteI was surprised that when Ruth was talking about IHT and farms she didn’t mention that there had been something of a U-turn and that the rules are now less strict. Not sure how this would affect Brookfield but they may have to pay much less than they originally thought
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KPnutsJanuary 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I have to say that it a testament to both the acting and the scriptwriters that I am thoroughly conflicted regarding George. On the one hand I wouldlove to see some sort of redemption for him, but at the same time I suspect he’s a lying manipulative piece of ****
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AmbridgesMrsPJanuary 13, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Your not alone KP, I too find it very hard to come down to one side or the other re G Grundy, and find each day how ambivalent I am about him.
BasiaJanuary 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
ReplyDeleteJakob mentioned a missing bottle of wine from the Bull...
Also - George Grundy wants a meeting at the Aldriges. He'd also like one at the Bull?
How about one with the Grundy clan, who all denounced him and now after he's been attacked, some have relented but some have not.
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maryellenJanuary 14, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Well done, George! And Brian was surprisingly reasonable too, I almost got to like him. But I've had to cross Rory Donovan off my Christmas card list.
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BasiaJanuary 15, 2026 at 7:21 PM
What was all that about? First George turning on people, then the inspector going through the lives of characters and now followed by Clive, very off putting.
More Clive tonight and even worse if that’s possible.
DeleteClive used to be a favourite name for me, but this character put me off the name a long long time ago.
Also…… that probation officer accepted Kenton’s explanation without question. I found that very odd behaviour on his part.
DeleteGiving George the Benefit of Doubt, perhaps?
DeletePlus, can he believe 100%, the content of an anonymous phone call without any real evidence? This is, as far as he is concerned, might be just malicious without any true foundation, which Kenton sort of implied.
DeleteI wonder why the scriptwriters aren’t letting Chris back into the flat? It would only take one sentence’s worth of airtime......
ReplyDeleteThe other thing that I've thought about this, is that Susan would know if work was being done in the flat. She would see the workmen going back + forth, plus hear them. Again nothing mentioned.
DeleteNothing to do with the Archers but I really like the heading picture KP. I know some artists work with broken glass bottles and am wondering who did this arrangement.
ReplyDeleteWhen Emma and Amber compared notes, we saw it coming.
ReplyDeleteFallon and Harrison break up over criminal procedure.
I do hope not. But it doesn't look good for Fallon : (
DeleteAnother complicated love triangle then, as several folk here predicted.
ReplyDeleteDoes George know about the pregnancy yet? I wonder when Amber found out.
I wonder if that was why she, Amber, was so confused that she needed to go to Ireland for a short while ?
DeleteBut then again, if she suspected that she might be pregnant, would she have ‘ fallen ‘ into Brads arms on C’mas eve ?
Sunday evening is usually boring ‘stuff ‘. Not tonight though.
DeleteNot one but two revelations or perhaps even three.
Amber and Brad needing to share a walk and talk.
Amber revealing a pregnancy.
And Fallon and Harrison combined in suspicions around the circumstances of George’s attack.
And possibly four, realising that Fallon is responsible for deleting the CCTV.
Quite an episode !
MARYELLEN
ReplyDeletePlease read a message I’ve left for you on the other thread.
MrsP
I really like the image too.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why we are having to endure another Grundy lust triangle. If Amber has the baby, this might be the twenty-year story-line. I didn't expect an unplanned pregnancy though.
The only pregnancy I was waiting for, was Natasha, meaning Helen + boys having to find alternative accommodation.
DeleteAmber took me by surprise.
I think it’s likely to be about family patterns repeating themselves.
DeleteIt’s a subject that fascinates me.
Could the father be Irish?
DeleteAbsolutely loved hearing Eddie doing what he does best, which is doing things to his advantage.
ReplyDeleteThis time it's his hay, knowing farms + establishments are so in need of it.
And where does it come from? Eddie has no meadow. I remember when he sold Brian a christmas tree from his own land.
DeleteHe does and remember how Amber helped Will + Eddie with the harvest, when she dressed in George's jeans, held up by a piece of string.
DeleteTo add, the meadow might be part of the land Miles bought from Oliver, but allows the Grundy's to use it FOC but I'm not sure though.This land is where Ed has his texcels, not that we hear about these now.
DeleteThanks Miriam and there might be even a barn to store hay now that I think of it.
DeleteI am not sure if this is of interest to any-one, but there was an article in The Washington Times (USA and dated 18th Jan) about TA and its 75yrs.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good read.
Thanks for that Miriam I have just googled and read it. Quite a piece! I enjoyed it 😀 and it may even pick up new American listeners from it’s publication 🤔
DeletePre recorded door bells though? I’m sure they are all on a board ready to be ding donged as required or tinkle if village shop…..same set up for doors/latches!
Did you pay the Washington Post to read it?
DeleteNO maryellen I would not have done that, just straight on from google.
DeleteI get more and more depressed by Brad and more and more impressed by Chelsea At first I thought she was going take after her horrible mother - but no!
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DeleteI thought Chelsea was absolutely brilliant with her brother this evening.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I’m not depressed by Brad.
I have a very large soft spot for him.
He’s a drip.
DeleteAt some point the **** will hit the fan and George will not believe Brad and Amber just kissed and will accuse him of making Amber pregnant and a case of here we go again. Although if there had been a chance of who’s is it would Amber still have stayed with George in case he flipped 🤔🤔🤔
ReplyDeleteAmber feels she must stick with George because she is carrying his baby. But what if she miscarries? Would she stick with George, perhaps out of misplaced feelings of guilt that somehow the miscarriage was her fault? Or would she follow her heart and turn to Brad?
DeleteAll options have potentially explosive ramifications.
Amber hasn’t actually said it’s George’s baby.
DeleteI loved that episode with Chelsea supporting her brother so brilliantly. Both actors took their parts so well and were utterly believably.
ReplyDeleteA new castaway on the Islan thread
ReplyDeleteLet's see if Amber confides in Chelsea.
ReplyDeleteI'm more interested in how Fallon and Harrison are going to move forward.
Why did the police say the tape was wiped out remotely?
Who attacked George?
Chelsea told Amber she had a choice, ie an abortion, obviously she was going to say that because that's what her character was used for. How uncanny that like Amber she got pregnant on a one off, but Amber had already made a choice to get pregnant.
DeleteShe'll be no good for Brad if she can't make up her mind what she wants.
Just like Emma marrying William because she was pregnant, thinking the baby was Ed's.
What a stupid idea to be having a discussion about a relationship during a driving lesson while Paul is scared of being on the road, just as well he didn't crash the car.
Is it just me, or my radio, that is having Archers speech all but drowned out by music going on and on throughout the episode? It started last night in Tracy’s house & I thought their radio was on in the kitchen. But it went on in other places too, during discussions between other people & tonight, even while Paul was having a driving lesson.
ReplyDeleteIt’s infuriating. Surely it’s not intentional, to ramp up sentiment? I am amazed nobody else has mentioned it
Perhaps it is just my iPad and Sounds! 🤫
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ReplyDeleteI wasn’t conscious of it.
DeleteAnother red herring? Amber deliberately having unprotected sex with George? (Did I get that right?) Using him as a cover for a fling with someone else???
There will have to be a DNA test, because George will want to know if he is the father, as said here endless permutations - boring - more of who attacked George please.
DeleteBefore William, Roy insisted on a DNA test because Kate wasn't sure and wanted to keep the baby. Emma was sure George was Ed's and William knew he was the father...
No background noise for me either.
So does this mean in 20 years time we are going to have another young George still disturbed about his parentage and the complications around it? Think very carefully Brad, think very carefully Amber.
ReplyDeleteMaybe best if she quietly vanishes back to Ireland again.
The only thing we learn from history is that no one learns anything from history - one of my favourite quotes. And it’s George who would suffer once again.
DeleteWondering if my musical accompaniment to TA could be something to do with a recent major Apple update to my iPad. Has anyone else had one? It’s actually very nice soothing music but not appropriate in some scenes!
ReplyDeleteI have done the update Archerphile but no background music for me 🤔 is it some local interference I wonder - it seems very odd. What about turning your iPad right off and on again used to work in the old days!
DeletePS is it happening on other Sounds programmes or just TA 🤔
ReplyDeleteIt’s not the first time Brad has pushed away someone who loves him. Now he’s just got his sister and mother Will he end up a solitary old man? I’d like him to reunite with Mia.
ReplyDeleteI'd like Brad to get a good degree, a good job and get on with his life minus George and Amber. Unlikely to happen though.
ReplyDeleteBrad needs to try + integrate more into uni. life but at least he does have his work at Grey Gables. I would hate for him to turn into a loner, as he has a lot to give.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great actor 'Emma' is! Brilliant characterisation. Emma is still my favourite character (after Toby and Henry of course!)
ReplyDeleteShe just gets better and better !
ReplyDeleteYes Emerald is a brilliant actor, but Emma really annoyed me with her attitude to news of the baby. Why is she so furious, someone asked. “Because it’s not what I wanted for him”. Once again it’s all about what Emma wants, her ambitions for George, how his behaviour will reflect on her.
ReplyDeleteThat seems perfectly understandable to me. Why should their lives be dictated by Amber’s whim?
DeletePerhaps she isn't ready to be a grandma!!
ReplyDeleteI think that Emma was worried that she would end up being expected to do childcare just as she and Ed are getting their tree surgery going.
ReplyDeleteEmma probably realises that their relationship is far from a stable one at the moment, and it's definitely not the right time to have a baby. This just might put more of a strain on them, rather than becoming a close and happy family unit.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine George complaining about the baby crying and disturbing him, when he's "gaming"!
DeleteThe five different reasons given above - for Emma’s reaction to the news of ‘a baby ‘ - are all relevant, and all reasonable reasons for her obvious dismay at hearing this news.
DeleteGeorge would not appear to be good husband or father material at this time, but of course it’s up to the SWs to work out a positive or negative result over the years to come.
And for us to continue to speculate !
George has a track record of being good with and around small children and animals and there's no reason to suppose that wouldn't extend to being with and around a baby. ( In contrast, Brad has no similar experience and there's the distinct possibility that if he was involved he might find it too demanding and need space) I think Amber would be less likely to adapt to parenthood's demands than George, especially if it affects her time for influencing. I used to think she was more sensible and confident than she sounded, now I think the opposite.
DeleteThe only two babies George would have been in close contact with are Poppy + Keira. When these were born he would have been 8yrs + 6yrs, so would have had very little or even nothing to do with their care and attention.
DeletePlaying with younger siblings + cousins is different from a new baby.
I'm not saying he won't be a good hands-on Dad, just that it will be new to him and how he does is unknown.
He's a farmer's boy and knows his way around newborns so is likely to be a quick learner with the nappies and talc. We do know how good he is with Martha and how popular he is with his little cousin. (Chris jealous, maybe ?) Credit where credit's due! (Smiley face.)
DeleteLooking after a child needs money as well and George hasn't got that.
DeleteTrue - but the baby’s grandfather does.
DeleteMaryellen. As a TA expert can you clarify something for me. Emma said that they couldn't afford to help George + Amber out as money was tight, despite her + Ed's numerous jobs.
DeleteWill said that he could, so my question is why? Doesn't he just drive the Bridge Farm delivery van?
He did put money into the tree surgery business but remortgaged No#1 to do so, which implies he had no savings.
I don’t know, Miriam. I assume Will’s delivery job is full time, and presumably he’s getting something back on the tree surgery, so that just leaves what’s left of his savings. Finances in TA. are always a mystery!
DeleteME, I am now imagining wee Texel lambs gambolling around with little talked bottoms neatly covered by Pampas! (Or would they wear washable ones?)
DeleteAs for the baby's grandfather, I presumed you meant the other one - would the new arrival mend the rifts in Amber's family, do you think?
Yes, I meant Baby Gordon's maternal grandfather, and since the TA scriptwriters aren't afraid of a cliche - yes, I guess her/his/their arrival might heal rifts. On the other hand, Amber's pregnancy hasn't been medically confirmed, (has it?) and there may be no Baby Gordon. As Basia says, there are a lot of ways this storyline could go......
DeletePS. Gordon + Grundy - the old rhyme just popped into my head: Change the name but not the letter, Change for worse and not for better. Oh dear!
DeleteLet the baby be the making of them - they have where to live, Amber can do influencing and George his drone business and he can make money from gaming. The only problem is this love between Brad and Amber - let them fall out of it.
ReplyDeleteWhere will they live? And who will look after baby while they are both working….
DeleteHas Amber taken a pregnancy test? If not maybe all current stress may just have delayed her period. When the news of Brad breaks if their is a baby George will assume it’s Brads and finish with Amber and sort Brad out and here we will go again!
They can stay where they are and work from home.
DeleteAmber did say the thin blue line.
So far so good, but Brad and Amber - trouble.
A meal to heal provided by Susan and Neil.
ReplyDeleteThey'll be delighted by the news and why not.
Fingers crossed for Susan’s ‘meal to heal’ tonight. She’s a good soul - and a good cook!
ReplyDeleteAmber will be ok but will George after Emma’s tirade the other day but 🤞🏼
ReplyDeleteI think that Susan will be thrilled, even though it'll make her a great-Nana, but Neil will be less so and far more pragmatic.
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ReplyDeleteFingers, toes and eyes crossed for Esme to do the right thing and offer the job to George. They'd be able to bond over web design as well as farming. She's free from Ambridge prejudices and who knows, may have been inside herself. Here's hoping!
ReplyDeleteI think she will because she has little choice but George mustn't put a foot wrong.
DeleteWhy should she have prison experience, I hope not.
Plus Esme is likely to have spare rooms and if George + Amber + ? initially lived in, it would get round the driving ban, at least to some .extent.
DeleteBasia, I just thought if she had been inside, she might be more sympathetic to George - and we’ve no proof either way apart from her absence prior to her father’s death. I was getting into the spirit of soap opera where the unlikely regularly happens!,
I think that it would have helped George's cause if he'd been up front with Esme about having been in prison.
DeleteRuth you b*****d I’ve not been George’s biggest fan but if an appointment comes through for assistance with his anger outbursts combined with getting the chance to do a job he loves and is even willing to cycle to then I think he should be given a chance at it. If not he will just continue in the same downward path of worthlessness once his high from hearing he is to be a dad bursts because he will not be able to provide as no one in church going Ambridge is willing to give him a chance. Well done Susan for trying (successfully it seems) your meal to heal venture and thanks to Akrim for sharing this part of his culture.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by Ruth’s quiet but negative reaction in telling Esme to be cautious.
ReplyDeleteI was expecting her to be honest but encouraging Esme to go ahead and hire George and in addition that she and David would be on hand to assist her in any difficulties arising from having George around.
Very disappointing Ruth !
I hope Esme follows her instincts and goes ahead and hires George.
But I do agree, he should have told her - explained, why he wasn’t able to drive.
I was surprised by Ruth’s negativity too. She was right about Ambridge’s attitude to George when he returned and Esme needed to know it, but there are signs of a thaw now, with Chris and Lilian beginning to regret their hostile behaviour. Not wanting to cast a slur on Ruth who I like, but was she influenced perhaps by Josh’s interest in Meadow Farm (and Esme?)
ReplyDeleteI wonder if he is going to be able to work for a woman without challenging her authority as with Hannah.
ReplyDeleteI think it might be possible Janice.
DeleteHis clash with Hannah was between two strong characters and in my ears a clash of two similar personalities.
Esme is a very different woman and certainly has not got the thrusting ambitious personality of Hannah.
I can imagine her using George as a sounding board and including him in decision making and leaning on his experience rather than just giving him orders.
I admit to being biased however, I don’t like Hannah.
I think it would be a rewarding exercise in expertise-sharing and respect for each other’s knowledge. George obviously knows more about farming than Esme (though both grew up on a farm) and she clearly knows more about web design than he does. So he could do for Meadow Farm what he did for Bridge Farm, managing their online presence with Esme’s support. Speaking of Bridge Farm, I hope he asks Pat to give him a reference for Esme.q.
DeleteThe final q is a typo I’m afraid!
DeleteAh, so we didn't see it coming, George might not pass on health grounds, Esme hardly wants another person passing out on the milking parlour floor.
ReplyDeleteWhat has Mick got to hide? He was very shifty about New Year's Eve.
Peggy's artwork saga is beyond the ridiculous.
Also, how many people has Susan fed over the years? She did nothing special last night, she didn't need any coaching. Humans have shared food from day one, sometimes eating from the same bowl.
That was a definite clue in Mick’s shifty reply this evening, plus the use of the word ‘smashing ‘ to describe his and Joy’s NY s evening.
DeleteA clue or a red herring ?
Perhaps it’s just as well that George is currently banned from driving.
The scan might have shown nothing, but dizzy spells don’t happen for no reason, and if he were to have another when driving the result could be disastrous.
Somethings up !
If it’s Mick - then poor Joy! Unless she was complicit and fibbed about falling asleep in front of the tv. Mick isn’t a particularly popular character, so I can see why the scriptwriters might choose him (and why it seemed to me his hostility to George suddenly ramped up); but would they inflict the consequences on Joy?
DeleteI don’t think it was him though. I’d like to know the answer to Miriam’s question- was it a man or woman who called the ambulance? There must be a record but I suppose it would mean involving the police again to get to it. Or it might come out in some random conversation.......
Your last sentence Maryellen……… the most likely I would think.
DeleteMick has always had issues with George. He refused to let George serve him in the shop, he stormed out even managing to slam the church door behind him, which is no easy feat. Joy also told someone that Mick has bottled his feelings up, never talks about it and he still had nightmares about it all. This was around the same time. He seems to have pent up anger which could easily have surfaced on NYE after witnessing George's behaviour in the Bull.
DeleteThat would be have been better written as:'
DeleteMick still has issues with George.....
I have decided to sit back and wait for George’s attacker to be unveiled (or not)
ReplyDeleteI am heartily fed up with all the speculation, could it be him, could it be her, could it have been a wicked phantom? We will probably find out in time and the person responsible might be punished.
Meanwhile, I’m only interested in the daily happenings, the pub, the farm, the pregnancy, the useless artwork and non-George gossip.
Oh, and I’m also fed up with the difficulty of getting to the blog and having to join Google every time & use passwords etc etc. Why have they made things so difficult?
I don’t watch EastEnders but I think I must be a natural EastEnders viewer because I prefer the George storyline to the subsidiary stories and events in TA which I can’t always see the point of. I’m not looking forward to another new baby so soon after the last one because babies are not my thing. (I think that’s a reaction to coming from a family of midwives!) Anyway, Shakespeare is even more EastEnders than EastEnders itself so I console myself with that.
DeleteAs per usual I'm enjoying it all. I'm intrigued as to "who dunnit" but I am equally enjoying all the other happenings in Ambridge, even Esme at Meadow Farm.
DeleteHowever I am so missing others, such as LL with Lizzie, Vince, Freddie + the abboitoir. Lily must be back from OZ soon, as she left on Dec 17th for about a month, and how is Josh recovering from his broken heart?
I just hope that with all the air-time giving clues + red herrings as to NYE it is concluded very soon, so normality returns.
At least it looks like Rochelle has left Ambridge behind and Rex, so he can be on his own.
ReplyDeleteI'm also interested in who attacked George and we'll get hints here and there for a long while it seems which doesn't interfere with other storylines.
So Rochelle came to see Joy, with all charges dropped, was in Ambridge on Dec.31st or early Jan 1st but this is only now known 4 weeks later, Joy suddenly tells some-one - just ridiculous!
DeleteJoy just wouldn't be able to keep quiet about how she met up with and saw her darling Rochelle again 🤔
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Yes, you're right, it seems both she and Mick can't get their story straight. Not only is Rochelle free but met a man, divorced, very good with children...As long as she's out of Ambridge I don't care what happens to her.
DeleteThe art work sounds lovely but very fragile. I hope it is protected with polycarbonate or exterior toughened glass. Kids from visiting school groups could wreak havoc with it. I thought it a nice touch that Peggy has a stained glass memorial as she wasn't allowed to commemorate the twins birth in a church window. I hope Alan was at the unveiling to see the kind of thing the church could have had.
ReplyDeleteYou are right Janice about the memorial window. It hadn’t occurred to me that the stained glass was a sort of compensation for not getting her window in church. Mind you, I always thought that was a very self-indulgent wish, having ones family depicted in a church window, just because you could afford it and think Alan was right to refuse.
DeleteYes. Peggy has got her stained glass memorial which she wanted to be remembered by.
DeleteIt might not be in St. Stephens but the rewilding site is just as good. She after all, set it all up, with her initial £500,000 to be given for a worthy + eco related scheme. The rewilding site is now thriving, just as what she imagined + hoped for.
It's a fitting place.
Will Lilian be undertaking the regular Peggy Woolley Memorial Clean Up? I hate to mention wood pigeons in this context but they immediately sprang to mind! Luckily the installation is now an easy height for maintenance.
ReplyDeleteIt seems Justin had to dig deep into his own pockets, to get the artist to use other materials to revamp the Peggy memorial, which were meant for other works.
DeleteIt serves him right!!
I do think this was done for both Lillian's approval and so he didn't lose face.
You are so right in your final sentence Miriam.
DeleteAnd I also agree…….. it serves him right !
I'm impressed Maryellen - Esme used to work with ex-offenders.
ReplyDeleteNow, let us not get too far ahead, it's only the first step, but it looks promising.
Thanks, Basia! Esme is growing on me. What does it say about Ambridge that it took a newcomer to give George a chance?
DeleteEsme is slowly growing on me too.
DeleteAnd I’m very pleased that she has decided to give G a two month probationary period.
Please don’t let yourself down George.
My thought for the day - is Jim doing a Jenny with his long unexplained absence from our airwaves? The shop has featured quite a lot, and I felt we might have heard from him when it reopened if nothing else. He is not one of my favourite characters but I still miss him. He improved-when he stopped quoting Latin.tags after Jazzer moved out.
DeleteI’ve not heard any reports about Jim’s actor, who is I think, quite elderly. But I miss him too. He always seemed to bring a touch of culture to Ambridge and had a really rich speaking voice.
DeleteBut then we hardly hear from Alistair or his vet nurse/lover either and several other characters have been left out in the cold for too long.
Just what I was thinking Archerfile. To me TA has become a series of sensational stories rather than a serial about village life.
DeleteJim's actor (John Rowe) was 85 this January. When we last heard him, with the shop in the church, talking to Alan, people commented he sounded quite strained, and as if he was just reading the script.
DeleteAP I agree. I want hear more about LL and GG.
DeleteBy that I mean, Lizzie, Vince, Freddie, Oliver, Dane. This includes the abbatoir and Lily taking on the Wedding planning job, as she must be back from OZ now or very soon as she's been away since Dec 17th.
DeleteThen there is Brad + Zainab who work together at GG and has Brad's work been affected by recent events
Is this too much to hope for?
I'm hoping Esme might be a good mentor for George. He certainly needs one!
ReplyDeleteAgree Miriam, and I think she will be.
ReplyDeleteI did think Saturdays episode sounded more positive and hopeful for the future, than of late.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised not to hear Lynda’s voice at the unveiling of Peggy’s memorial.
I’m sure she would have voiced an opinion, whether good or bad. Where has she been lately?
Another voice not hear much recently.
Lynda is played by a more senior actor who is now 84yrs. Perhaps she has a health issue or is she still caring for her husband?
DeleteI do miss Lynda and she's definitely one of my favourite characters. She says it as it is and not afraid to do so.
Robert was mentioned on Burns Night, but there was no mention of Lynda.
DeleteLynda was mentioned in passing at The Bull last night. I was pleased to hear Hannah again. As Miriam says about Lynda, Hannah says it like it is and isn’t afraid to speak out, but is more down to earth than Lynda
DeleteRuth has really gone down in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAll of a sudden she's organising every-one for Valentine's Day, even saying that Josh + Ben will run the Events Barn event, as after all they won't have anything else planned.
How dare she!
Yes, but David's doing it too and he's hoping that Josh and Ben will run the bar, so that he and Ruth can celebrate.
Deletebut who's going to be in the lambing shed?
DeleteEddie? He’s done it before..
DeleteEddie said Toby was good in the lambing shed, but I think Leonard has steered we’ll clear I expect George will be helping Ed with the Texels.
DeleteRe my last sentence, I hope the Grundys will take the necessary precautions because I don’t want this to be a build up to a storyline about Amber losing/not losing the baby she may be carrying..
DeleteOMG Josh leave George alone to try and make a success of his new hard earned job!
ReplyDelete& Ambers mum what’s that about are we to assume that Amber did have something to do with George’s attack after all?
Surely Ambers mum is a part of the new generation of Ambridge - and surrounding districts - cast of characters.
DeleteRecent comments have been relenting the silence from long loved residents of Ambridge and the age of the actors responsible for those characters.
It is inevitable that we will lose some of these and likely that new characters will be introduced. We also understand that new actors are paid less so spreading the cost of casting.
Of course I could be wrong and you Lady R may be correct, but I would be interested in knowing how you made the connection, as I simply heard a mothers concern, albeit a mother that the daughter has hitherto been pretty uncomplimentary about.
I got the impression that it was only Amber, not George, that was being invited to tea, and from the way her mother was so keen to find out if anyone knew of the pregnancy yet I suspect she will be trying to talk Amber out of going ahead with the pregnancy.
ReplyDeleteI gained the same impression Janice.
DeleteYes, so Amber should tell George and they both go to dinner or not.
DeleteI also agree that Mother is concerned for her daughter's pregnancy obviously but doesn't want a Grundy grandchild.
We had the will she/won't she scenario with Chelsea's termination. Surely not again!
DeleteThere's been a backlash from some of the Grundys and the Gordons may exert pressure, but Amber and George planned the pregnancy and are determined to go through with it.
DeleteWas Poppy the last.conventional birth Ambridge has seen?
DeleteWhat about The Terrible Twosome, the twins?
DeleteAh yes, the little stars!
DeleteNot quite anything to do with the current S/Ls, but why hasn't Freddie been in a romantic liasion?
ReplyDeleteI would love him to find his true love and produce another heir for LL.
It was excruciating as Pip and Stella usually are: it was nice, wasn't it, yes it was, they still need reassurance. After listening to too many dramas I thought Stella was going to be Pip's desert and I wasn't far off...
ReplyDeleteI am so disappointed. I quite like Stella and thought she and Hannah might be happy together.
ReplyDeleteRing-gate happened to my mum's cousin and his fiancee once (she'd taken the ring off to wash up). They retrieved it, washed it, then took it to the jewellers to be thoroughly cleaned. When they collected it and told the jeweller the tale he threw the ring across the shop!
ReplyDeleteSo will Pip + Stella's upcoming nuptials, affect David + Ruth as to their inheritance thoughts + plan for Brookfield?
ReplyDeleteThey did mention this is a previous conversation but not sure why + how.
I thought all four sibs had shares in Brookfield. What sort of voice does that give them in the farm’s future ownership?
ReplyDeleteIt was all very nice tonight and may it continue...
ReplyDeleteYes BASIA, George and Amber are sounding very comfortable together as a couple.
DeleteI think they are growing on me.
Oh no no no George, change of heart I don’t think so after Amber’s mum said “ I heard you got yourself into trouble - and you’re earlier on than I thought” yay good in terms of abortion timing if not the case then why not invite George anyway to express to both how pleased she is that they are having a baby…… I might be shot down in flames we shall find out tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteIt may be that Amber is being clever by allowing George to accompany her.
DeleteShe is not stupid, and although we have not heard it, she may likely, dare I say probably did, realise, as we did, that her mother was angling for a termination.
By having George by her side in a visit to her parents or mother, she is showing strength in her determination to make it clear that she knows the road she is on and is determined to tread that road.
Perhaps also she knows them well enough to guess that they will not be rude to G when face to face.
Amber has made it clear how comfortable she is with the extended Grundy family who are emotionally honest, in contrast to her own uptight and judgemental parents.
She might be banking on them to be too correct and polite to speak out of turn.
Interesting Mrs P 🤔
DeleteThen again what about Amber’s declared love for Brad I worry life is going to blow up in George’s face. Not long ago I couldn’t stand him now as he is really trying to get back on track I am rooting for him 🤣
Jill’s doing well for 95yrs such energy for all sorts of outings and events! Perhaps we should all move to Ambridge - yay!
I think listeners may be over-interpreting Anne Marie’s reaction to her daughter’s (still unconfirmed) pregnancy.
Delete'still unconfirmed'? I presume she did a pregnancy test weeks ago.
DeleteShe didn’t say (or I didn’t hear her!)
DeleteI wonder if Stella has an eye on Brookfield like Josh has an eye on Meadow Farm just the other side of the river? (Now who’s being over-interpretive!?) I’ve always felt she had an eye to the main chance.
Maryellen - re Stella, I agree.
DeleteNever felt too sure about her and Pip.
According to Google’s AI Assistant, home pregnancy tests are 99% accurate, so Amber’s baby seems to be a reality, and we are heading for another full blown storyline...
DeleteAmber did say "a thin blue line" when talking to Chelsea and how soon when others try so hard. For different reasons they both got pregnant immediately. She hasn't been to the doctor's.
ReplyDeleteThere'll be tension at the Gordons as they are not expecting George but he and Amber will present a united front.
Amber and Brad should be able to accept their feelings for each other and move on.
Hopefully Esme is perceptive enough to not let Josh interfere with George's work.
Esme perceptive enough BASIA ?
DeleteShe might not be aware as Josh will be clever enough to behave outside of her presence, and George won’t be telling her out of pride.
MrsP - I know that's not the end of it, but when Josh told Esme he was going to fix the gutter she told him it was now done and when he warned her off, she said she had to get on with her own work. Yes, there will be friction, but I'm hoping George will come out on top.
DeleteI certainly don’t want Josh to jeopardise George’s first chance to work his rehabilitation.
DeleteMy crystal ball has let me down! Those who prophesied Anne Marie would pressure Amber to terminate her pregnancy were absolutely right. What an unenjoyable scene. The two men came out of it best.
ReplyDeleteHow unpleasant it must have been for both Amber and her father to hear that her coming into this world thwarted her mother's ambitions for the future even though she probably didn't mean it in such a way, but people are people and say all sort of nonsense.
DeleteI'm glad that Kenton let Ruth in on David's secret, but if he's arranged for Ben and Josh to cover the event they could have a Saturday as well, may be there'll be some last minute hitch, but not too big.
ReplyDeleteI knew it, I knew it ,I knew it and it happened exactly as I thought it would - bloody mother. I gather she was saying she got trapped by Amber and her life’s dreams shattered. Well done Amber and George (especially) for not losing it and lashing out. Of course mother got near the mark regarding Amber and her commitment to George when as we know she has a fondness for Brad. In fact George is beginning to behave more like Brad - which is why his life probably will become like an open can of worms again at some point! If so a shame I am enjoying this nicer George 😉
ReplyDeleteLadyR - Yes, I was struck by the mother saying Amber didn't love George, but I think she does, as well as Brad, or is she trying to prove to her parents that she can be herself away from them. We'll see.
DeleteI don’t think we should read too much into Ambers mother saying that Amber did not love George. IMO that was just a remark in the fit of the moment, a mother being dismissive of her daughter’s ability to be an autonomous being without her - the mothers - authority.
DeleteShe is clearly a controlling woman, the controller in the family judging from how vile she was to her husband as well as to her daughter.
We have had hints of this from Amber, particularly when in the conversation with her father some time ago when he visited her and tried to reconcile matters between them.
George was very good, sitting quietly without very much intervention at all, taking it in and quietly in admiration of Ambers clear and focused performance.
A well targeted missile.
If Amber stays as a permanent resident of Ambridge, in whatever role, she strikes me as shaping up to be another Emma in the making.
I was surprised that when it came to drinks there was nothing said about Amber and alcohol.
ReplyDeleteWel, so that's gone all right, George and Josh reconciled and if he is interested in Esme, then he should make an effort to show it.
ReplyDeleteClarrie was right to stay where she is, much easier all round.