The Archers

[eldar]

Doofus said:

So the evidence of your own eyes on this thread tells you that people listen to it, and yet you don't believe they do?

[MC Bodge]

Doofus said:

MC Bodge said:

I can't believe that anybody actively listens to the guff that is The Archers.

It is dreary, hammy background noise in our house before Front Row starts.

So the evidence of your own eyes on this thread tells you that people listen to it, and yet you don't believe they do?

I'm assuming that it is some sort of in-joke.

[nonsequitur]

Doofus said:

And there's still not been a peep out of the people who bought Brian and Jennifer's house...

I'm sure they will...eventually. Jennifer will pop round just to be nosy when there is a strange smell coming from within. All is quiet. She sees a window without any curtains and peers in. The glass is warm and covered in condensation. She can just make out lots of pots with green plants being grown. There is plenty of lighting.

Oh, she thinks they must be very active gardeners with all that greenery, I wonder if they are selling them?...to be continued.

[james_TW]

Doofus said:

And there's still not been a peep out of the people who bought Brian and Jennifer's house...

Didn't they host parties and the like - Or was that a one off?

[Doofus]

james_TW said:

Doofus said:

And there's still not been a peep out of the people who bought Brian and Jennifer's house...

Didn't they host parties and the like - Or was that a one off?

I think they had a housewarming, to which none of the locals were invited, but I've not heard of them since.

[MajorMantra]

surveyor said:

Alice is turning alcoholic, and is also pregnant.

Alice being an alcoholic was first floated aaaaages ago (anyone remember when?), but I guess it was parked until it became a useful device. Remember when she made a scene at Nic's wake?

[surveyor]

Another emotionally brilliantly played episode.

[blueg33]

Paul Dishman said:

nikaiyo2 said:

Also, the accents why can’t they get actors from the West Country who speak with a “country” accent as opposed to people putting on stupid, clearly false accents.

Because its set in Worcestershire

Felpersham = Evesham, Borchester=Worcester

I live in a village 6 miles from Evesham. Tbh it’s pretty accurate. Ambridge is the real village of Inkberrow IIRC

[nonsequitur]

blueg33 said:

Paul Dishman said:

nikaiyo2 said:

Also, the accents why can’t they get actors from the West Country who speak with a “country” accent as opposed to people putting on stupid, clearly false accents.

Because its set in Worcestershire

Felpersham = Evesham, Borchester=Worcester

I live in a village 6 miles from Evesham. Tbh it’s pretty accurate. Ambridge is the real village of Inkberrow IIRC

I would say that Eddie and Clarrie have accurate 'country' accents. If it's not their own voice then great acting !

[pzero64]

Well this booze storyline is all a bit weird. Flippin’ heck, what a fruit cake!

[Doofus]

pzero64 said:

Well this booze storyline is all a bit weird. Flippin’ heck, what a fruit cake!

It escalated quick, didn't it!

One minute she's having a secret drink, the next she can't spend five minutes in the bathroom without screaming the place down.

I reckon it'll be like Eastenders, and she be right as rain inside a month.

[pzero64]

Ha ha ha, too right.

[The Don of Croy]

She’s a chip off the old block.

Wasn’t it Peggy that had an alcoholic husband?

[Desiderata]

What's the story about Philip's 'slaves' ? I've missed a few episodes (work getting in the way of my listening schedule) then I tune in to hear Philip and Gavin discussing selling their workforce! WTF!
Is this a normal thing in Wales/Ambridge, or have I missed something?

[surveyor]

The slaves appear to belong to Phillip.

It’s a story line that I don’t recognise. Is it really a problem in the country? Not that I’m aware of, but perhaps that’s the point...

[Doofus]

Desiderata said:

What's the story about Philip's 'slaves' ? I've missed a few episodes (work getting in the way of my listening schedule) then I tune in to hear Philip and Gavin discussing selling their workforce! WTF!
Is this a normal thing in Wales/Ambridge, or have I missed something?

He's been using slave labour for years. The fire at the hotel was caused by one of them who was starving hungry through not being fed properly, so he tried to make himself some cheese on toast.

If I was starving hungry, I'd have just eaten bread and cheese, but perhaps that's just me...

Gavin's been pretending to have a gambling problem because Kirsty overheard him talking to his dad about 'the horses', which is what they call their slaves.

And now Philip's decided he's broke, so he's going to sell the slaves and retire to Wales with Kirsty. Only Gavin's decided the slave who started the fire is actually a nice bloke (and bought him a Gameboy or something), and he's finding that morality and slave-mastery do not happy bedfellows make.

[eldar]

In short, an everyday story of country folk. Or something.

[coppice]

surveyor said:

The slaves appear to belong to Phillip.

It’s a story line that I don’t recognise. Is it really a problem in the country? Not that I’m aware of, but perhaps that’s the point...

It appears to be ; I've read about a number of cases of individuals being kept , literally as slave labour . Typically, they have learning difficulties or are illegal immigrants

[1602Mark]

coppice said:

surveyor said:

The slaves appear to belong to Phillip.

It’s a story line that I don’t recognise. Is it really a problem in the country? Not that I’m aware of, but perhaps that’s the point...

It appears to be ; I've read about a number of cases of individuals being kept , literally as slave labour . Typically, they have learning difficulties or are illegal immigrants

It's an issue here in Cornwall. Last year 4 people were charged after smuggling in 29 "workers" from Vietnam. There's even a Modern Slavery task force within Devon & Cornwall Police. As you say, it's often our most vulnerable people.

[loafer123]

Where do you all think nail bar and car wash employees come from?