*The Archers thread

[Shirl]

Poor old Joe and Edward Kelsey too obviously

 

[a_chap]

I'm saddened that another deeply unique and charismatic voice has been lost from the series

So many of the new character voices are barely distinguishable from one another

 

[weltweit]

I wonder how they are going to explain his absence in the show?

And RIP also obviously.

 

[Chilli.s]

RIP Edward Kelsey, will miss old Joe.

 

[Shirl]

I wonder how they are going to explain his absence in the show?

And RIP also obviously.

Don't you think they might just let him die in his chair?

 

[weltweit]

Don't you think they might just let him die in his chair?

An idea certainly.

It made me wonder how many future shows they already have in the can?

 

[belboid]

They have been preparing us for his death for a while now. I believe he may have mentioned his farmer's lung once or twice

 

[belboid]

An idea certainly.

It made me wonder how many future shows they already have in the can?

3-6 weeks, apparently BBC Radio 4 - The Archers - Frequently Asked Questions

 

[pennimania]

Joe Grundy was one of my least favourite characters because I found his lumbering malapropisms excruciatingly unfunny.

But at least you could recognise his voice.

RIP Edward Kelsey

 

[wiskey]

Spoiler

So your daughter gets the bailiffs called to your house (within weeks of doing a runner from the flat which must be the quickest eviction process ever) and after you stump up £5k you have the heart to heart where she admits that 'I just couldn't keep up' and somehow you manage not to say 'what do you mean you couldn't keep up? What was that freeloading idiot you were living with contributing?'

 

[rubbershoes]

At least he's with his ferrets now

 

[belboid]

Blimey, didn't realise she'd been around that long

Archers star: 'I'll keep going after 100'

June Spencer who plays Peggy Woolley will be 100-years-old on Friday.

She has been performing in The Archers since the very first episode in 1950.

 

[trashpony]

I have to say I won’t miss Joe’s throat clearing.
June Spencer sounds much less quavery in her real voice

 

[wiskey]

June Spencer sounds much less quavery in her real voice

I thought that too, I wonder why she's made Peggy so irritating to listen to...

 

[sparkling]

Oh no I can’t bear it! Poor Ed!!
Why oh why can’t Ed and Emma have a happy story line?
I am seriously thinking of boycotting The Archers now as this never ending misery for Ed is seriously depressing.

 

[a_chap]

It was inevitable given the long, hopeful build-up.

A depressing storyline nonetheless

 

[kalmatthew]

I half thought he was going to get busted and end up in prison. But I never believed they were going to get the house. Also it must be time for them to Kill Joe off taking the situation from bad to worse.

 

[a_chap]

What puzzled me is that, given how imminent their moving in is, Ed'n'Em must have at least applied for and been granted a mortgage.

So I assume that one possible story-line is that it will drive Ed to be a full-time crim leading to many more depressing and serious future options for the scriptwriters.

 

[RubyToogood]

At the beginning I thought they were going to make this storyline about Emma being a parish councillor. Corruption etc.

 

[pennimania]

What bugs me about the Ed storyline is that he's been sitting on the saintly Nic nearly killing Matt storyline for over a year. Presumably Will (or the scriptwriters have forgotten about that).

 

[a_chap]

What puzzled me is that, given how imminent their moving in is, Ed'n'Em must have at least applied for and been granted a mortgage.

So I assume that one possible story-line is that it will drive Ed to be a full-time crim leading to many more depressing and serious future options for the scriptwriters.

After tonight's episode does anyone want to bet against this being how it goes?

 

[wiskey]

Emma appears to have completely lost the plot, how can you be upset that people don't want to lend you 250k!

 

[kalmatthew]

Listening to Emma begging made for such uncomfortable listening I nearly turned off.

 

[weltweit]

Blimey, plenty of drama tonight.

 

[a_chap]

Have to admire the quality of the performance from Emerald O'Hanrahan (Emma) tonight

 

[RubyToogood]

Caught up today. <3 Tracey Horrobin and her takedown of Ambridge's financial base. I'm so glad they've made her a speaking character.

 

[sparkling]

I’ve not listened to it all week.
Just tell me when it’s all over

 

[bluescreen]

I’ve not listened to it all week.
Just tell me when it’s all over

It's been a bit cringe all week but tonight was epic.

 

[kalmatthew]

Will seems to be heading for a disaster as well, and with Joe being due to die its all getting a bit dramatic. The only bonus recently was listening to people tell Susan she was being unreasonable.

 

[Mogden]

Blimey. That was quite an episode. What will happen next?