Yes, so do I. Adam may have a part in it though, especially if he finds out that Rob told Ian about his game of hide the sausage with Charlie.

Thank you, and the other posters who replied to me! Sorry I don't know how to multi quote. Rob is a piece of work, poor Helen.

Don't tempt fate!

Hi and welcome Sandgrounder1, by the way

Did they actually hide the sausage then? I thought they'd just had a New Year kiss, with Charlie in his kilt

Thank you! It's about 8 years since I last listened to the Archers omnibus so I've a bit of catching up to do...

I've only been listening since the end of November so I'm a newbie really

I wonder whether the relationship will last as far as Spawn's birth?
Kirsty cottoning on seems a seminal moment in the plot so far.


Yes. She'll whistle-blow on the abuse, and those dopey Bridge Farm Archers won't believe her. Helen will go into a cowering denial and New Tom will lay into Kirsty, saying she's attacking his family in revenge for the jilting.

Probably not, as it's before the watershed (although given the filth you hear on I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue, the watershed might not apply to radio). The intention was there though!

Good call. Maybe she'll get Adam and possibly Ian onside.

Pat will eventually be filled with remorse for not trusting her instincts initially. She couldn't stand Rob at the start, now he can do no wrong in her eyes.

Yes, Kirsty's on the case .... watch out, Rob!

Wassailing? How medieval.
Oh and there's a barn (or something) on fire too. Nothing like a good blaze to dry out the last traces of that dampness since the flood.

May as well go the full Emmerdale now and drop an aeroplane on them all.

Lol. It still goes on down here - East Sussex, twinned with Summer Isle.

Ahh - good old Humph (RIP) and crew

"Seasoned Give Us a Clue player Lionel Blair was heartbroken not to be allowed the use of his mouth to finish off Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Una Stubbs stared openmouthed as he tried to pull off Twelve Angry Men in under two minutes."

The constant insinuations about Lionel Blair were very upsetting for him and unpleasant to listen to. I do like ISIHAC and I think Jack Dee was an inspired replacement for Humph.

I am out wassailing this weekend ....

Nothing wrong with keeping up old traditions.

Are you?! Cool I had to look it up as I didn't know exactly what it was!
Cold snap due this weekend so you will have to drink enough mulled goodness to keep your spirits up

Oh well. He's a fame-seeking celebrity (did Big Brother etc) he should roll with the punches. Was nearly weekly publicity anyway.
I remember the 'finishing off Two Gentlemen of Verona" one because Sandi Toksvig was on the panel and she completely corpsed. She has a distinctive hooty laugh anyway and they broadcast it going on and on and on till the whole audience and the rest of the panel were in fits!

Unfortunatley, I think this story line will run for a long time. I hate it, this is not what the Archers is about. It's not remotely to do with farming.

Ooh stroppy Ian tonight (with reason). I do hope this storyline isn't dragged on too long.

Did anyone take note of what the announcer said at the end about tomorrow's episode including Rob helping Helen move on? I dread to think what that is about

I really hope there's no chance of Roy and Hayley ever getting back together - her voice is so odd; she sounds like there's something wrong with her

I'm afraid I can't stand Phoebe either. I want her to get into Oxford now and become a never heard character when she comes home for the holidays.

I wonder if Ian will ever let on to Adam what Rob told him. It doesn't seem very healthy bottling it up, and it's almost like Ian has one over on Adam now. He was quite hard on Helen I thought, though the daft bint deserved it - he was very short with Adam tonight too. And Adam probably thinks he's still Mr Nice Guy

What a horrible man Rob is. I hope Justin does sue him for libel.

ETA - The way Ruth says 'sentimental'

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I wondered about that too. Move on from having any friends or a normal life maybe

Sadly this could be the case

Just when we thought it was all done and dusted with Charlie and Adam

Evil Rob was very funny when he was on about Kirsty shacking up with Roy

I was a bit shocked by how angry he was with Kirsty. She needs to watch her back - I wouldn't put it past Rob to meddle with her brakes or something.