Eddie and Joe.
Bit dusty in here……..genuinely got to me.
Indeed. Great piece of radio.
Yes I have to admit Eddie’s farewell to his dad was as moving a piece of radio as I’ve heard in a long time. I suspect there was genuine emotion there as well as good acting.
So, is it bye bye Linda, do we think? It certainly sounds like Gavin's stint in Ambridge is likely to be short.
Predictions?
Na, Lynda's a major character and someone needs to look after the llamas - I reckon she'll be revived by the paramedics then spend some time recovering, but mostly be okay.
Gavin, on the other hand, is expendable and toast. Cue Philip and Kirsty beating themselves up about going away for the weekend.
Ambridge is short on disabled characters so my prediction is that Linda will become a quadriplegic surviver and as part of his rehabilitation process Freddie will offer a couple of limbs for transplant. In his PTSD Oliver starts molesting Tracy calling her Caroline.
Never mind about Gav and Lynda . . . . if this thread doesn't bring Flashy back to the forum, we'd better send out a search party!
Looks like Gavin has dodged the bullet then. Blake? Who's Blake?
Dunno, but I know how old he is.
Looks like Gavin has dodged the bullet then. Blake? Who’s Blake?
He'll be some off-the-books incompetent with a bad chain-smoking habit who Gav sub-contracted the job to so he could spend his weekend moping around with a hangover feeling sorry for himself. Blake will have caused the explosion by hacking through the gas main with a lit fag hanging out of the corner of his mouth. Blake will have been unsupervised and probably invalidated Philip Moss's liability insurance.
I think Gavin is in all sorts of trouble even if he hasn't been blown up 🙂
Never mind about Gav and Lynda . . . . if this thread doesn’t bring Flashy back to the forum, we’d better send out a search party!
He's appeared on the Basingstoke thread.
He’s appeared on the Basingstoke thread.
Flash posting on a Basingstoke thread?
Wasn't that one of the 'Help, I've been kidnapped!' triggers he'd specified?
Back on topic: How long until someone gives Robert a slap and tells him to get a grip?
Freddie to get back on the hard stuff because of his PTSD
Gav to be exiled over the bridge, hope Lynda makes a full recovery
Ffs, come on Lyndy....
Notice no one has mentioned Kathy?
You know, the hotel manager?
Edgeley Exciter, eh?
😀
Eh?
Philip, wt actual f?
Slavery?!?!?
Poor ole' Cursedy. Yet again she gets the fuzzy end of the lollipop.
Well Mr Moss is a bit of a cad, poor Kirsty
I didn't see that one coming... Likeable character to arch-baddy in the space of three lines! 😮
Yes, Kirsty is in for a bit of a surprise. Will it be pre or post wedding do you reckon?
Wondered why he called his workers “ horses” apparently it’s a modern slavery term for people forced to work.
Everyday is a school day
Is it anti Welsh 😂
Well will he get found out before or after the wedding?
He's got everyone fooled!
Kirsty is going to be wrecked.
He’s got everyone fooled!
Kirsty is going to be wrecked.
He's got the gas lit like Titchner...
Will we get to the end of this story before the end of 'normal' broadcasts?
Who knows Flashy, who knows.....
Can anyone remember who actually left the gas on?
I seem to remember an employee saying something about making bacon butties on the morning of the explosion, but I can't remember who.
Freddy, Tracy, Roy?
Anyone shed some light?
Thought the gas was Blake because he hadn't been fed by gav.
There was definitely a bacon reference from a staff member. I remember those important details.
Please don't make me have to trawl through mumsnet.
So have they ran out of episodes then?
How are they going to restart this when things get back to normal?
Will there be no mention of Cvd 19? Will Ambridge be in an Alternative Universe where it never happened?
Will they start again from April with everyone in lockdown and play catch up?
Will there be a Bobby Ewing moment to reset?
Not sure I am that impressed with the “monologues” but I do like Tracy becoming a bigger character, I am prepared for some truly daft storylines involving her.
The monologues just don't work for me, i find it difficult to keep listening to it. I'm amazed with todays technology that they have to do something like that.
As an aside what happened to Matt Crawford?
He is on the run from Harrison, a fugitive if I remember correctly
I thought he died in the hit and run?
Dodgy memory......
I quite like the monologues, the Tracy Horrorbag one was hilarious, such a great character.
Friction Burns has turned out to be a bit wet hasn't he?
Well, that was a bit of a cliffhanger for a Thursday!
I am pretty sure the radio was on but I seem to have completely filtered an entire episode (well the last five months to be more accurate). I registered a couple of monologue episode but concluded that they were all deeply irritating unsympathetic characters. After forty years of listening (sometimes consciously) it's going to take a major reset to contemplate listening again
It's back to being good now!
Is it safe to start listening again?
Yes. A good mix of silliness and some pretty hard hitting stuff at the moment. The human slavery story is bubbling under at the moment as well...
How long before the horses bolt? It was going ok before the gambling angle, now it is daft with Kursty getting involved.
Great to hear the Snells back on form
When did the monologue stuff end? Want to start listening again but drifted away during that period!
Wow last night’s episode was brilliant, Siobhan from beyond the grave, very moving.
Rory being bi is just rubbish.
Holy sheeeeeet.
(No spoilers for omnibussers)
It's Ruairi by the way!
Wowzer that was full on 😳😳😳
Much debate about it being realistic on various forums. Why didn't Chris call help earlier etc... In my view the shock factor means people don't always do what somebody external sees as obvious. The only thing that didn't ring true was Alice say that she was alcoholic. Its incredibly rare for someone to say that they are a gambler, alcoholic, addict at an early stage of being exposed. Great radio.
That Philip is just ****ing evil!
Having watched a mate really struggle with alcoholism over the last few years, that episode with Alice was a very hard listen. There was some of it that didn't ring true (in my experience) but lots of it did. One thing they didn't mention was total abstinence can be very dangerous one you've been drinking heavily for some time.
Siobhan from beyond the grave was also a blinding episode - lovely but very, very emotional. I have a 3 year old and couldn't help wonder what it would be like if I had to record a message for him. Doesn't bear thinking about.
What has Kirsty done now!
