The Archers ?

[mikey4444]

What the bl**dy hell is happening in Ambridge ?

[UKSWF]

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Good though innit? //

Oh yes, great storyline poor Kirsty! Does anyone follow the Archers xtra on R4 xtra? I don't myself and I don't think it takes anything from the main programme (apart from the really silly Lillian, Paul & Matt mess up last year!)

[Ellipsis]

Very interesting interview with The Archers' editor, Sean O'Connor, on Feedback this week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01xyrmt

Recommended listening if you want to know what they're trying to achieve with the Tom and Kirsty stuff ...

[Ellipsis]

The key bit to listen to is between 11:00 and 12:00, in particular ...

The point of the story, in fact, is how you turn a boy into a man. That's what it's all about. It's about a moment of crisis where we try and work out who Tom Archer is - is he a worthy enough farmer to take over that farm? Because we're dealing with the future of the show, the future of the farm, it's a big dynastic dram ... we have to know - both the audience and the scriptwriter and the editor - we have to know that Tom Archer is worthy to take on the mantle at Bridge Farm, and that's a big thing to do.

[Ellipsis]

drama*

[Ric.ror]

I don't mind Tom really but most of the female characters are annoying - though I like Ruth - oh and, of course the saintly Clarrie

[mikey4444]

What about Linda Snell Ric.ror ? She is my favourite out of the lot of them.
She is simply wonderful ! Nobody can put more meaning into a sniff than our Linda.

I shall treasure the memory of her saying "chop-chop" to Brian Aldridge a few years ago, when he was helping out with the Panto. Its entirely possible that nobody had ever said that to him before, ever.....priceless !

I am getting the gist of this Tom/Kirsty non-wedding a bit more now, after the passage of a few days. Its still upsetting but I am beginning to see the sense in it now.