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The Archers

20/08/2023

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Arts, Drama, Performing Arts

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Pip apologises to Stella for being tetchy at the roller skating the other day – she’s just feeling a bit confused. Stella says their kiss was a stupid, drunken moment and didn’t mean anything. They agree not to let it ruin their friendship and head to the Tearoom. Helen worries about how she tore into Henry on Friday. She just wanted Henry to understand that Rob only cares about himself. Pat points out that Henry never wants to see Rob again and that whatever game Rob was playing has backfired. But Helen thinks it’s part of his plan; Rob wants Helen to know that if he can get to Henry, he can get to Jack too. Helen’s surprised when Pat reveals that Henry opened up to her about why he contacted Rob. He wanted to Rob to leave them alone, but then Rob got his hooks into him, saying Helen was unhinged when she was pregnant with Jack. Henry’s cross with himself for being taken in. Pat adds that Henry didn’t arrange the meeting by himself; George helped Henry contact Rob. Helen’s furious and storms over to the Tearoom where she confronts George. He retaliates with a stream of vitriol, and then starts filming Helen as she loses control and calls him crazy. When Helen says she hopes Emma’s proud of George, Emma demands she leaves and as she does so, Helen tells George to stay away from Henry. Afterwards, sobbing Helen tells Pat what happened in front of the whole Tearoom. Now everyone will know about Rob. Why can’t she ever escape?

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:05.0

You're listening to Sunday's episode of The Arches, from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.0

Music

0:26.0

They had hoped Henry might want to watch the football on the big TV, but no.

0:31.0

Here's your tea.

0:33.0

Oh, thanks.

0:35.0

So, what did you do?

0:37.0

In his room?

0:38.0

Yep.

0:39.0

He barely came out of there.

0:41.0

Even at me all the time, he just grabs his plate and disappears.

0:45.0

Oh, maybe you should insist he stays and eats with you, isn't it?

0:49.0

Okay, my mum.

0:50.0

After what I said to him on Friday.

0:52.0

And how many times?

0:53.0

I know, I can't keep beating myself up, but you didn't hear the way I tore into him.

0:58.0

I just wanted him to understand.

1:01.0

The only person Rob cares about is himself.

1:03.0

And he knows that now.

1:05.0

He never wants to see him again.

1:08.0

Oh, come on, love it.

1:10.0

It would be okay.

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