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The Archers

20/12/2022

The Archers

BBC

Fiction, Performing Arts, Arts, Drama

4.09K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2022

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Susan finds Brian outside Home Farm. They acknowledge the difference that change brings, with Brian raising Alice’s sensitivity over her recent divorce. Susan asserts it’s good for them all to have clarity, and Alice and Chris will be able to move on. She’s less than impressed when she discovers later that Brian’s invited Chris to Willow Cottage for Christmas lunch. She feels it muddies the waters now the divorce is through. Brian protests that as Martha’s father, Chris is still family, but Susan counters that he’s her son and she’d made her own arrangements with him. Brian points out that it’s up to Chris which invitation he accepts. Disconcerted Fallon’s determined to learn why Rex is being so off with her. Rex starts to rant about her sordid affair with Ed. He insists Emma’s confirmed it, and he has it all on camera. Bamboozled Fallon thinks Rex has gone mad. Emma approaches and Rex disappears. Fallon and Emma exchange stories about what they’ve each been accused of, and Emma twigs that their similar coats have caused a catastrophic case of mistaken identity. Fallon laughs, but Emma despairs. Fallon suggests an intervention before things get any more out of hand. Emma, Ed and Fallon explain the truth to Rex. Rex feels an idiot. He discloses that Tony also saw the footage. There are apologies all round. Rex promises to delete the footage. Fallon agrees not to tell Harrison, if the stolen wood’s returned to the rewilding site. Rex promises to put Tony straight, confident he won’t tell a soul.

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts

0:04.8

You're listening to Tuesday's episode of The Archers, from BBC Radio 4.

0:10.0

Music Radio Podcasts

0:28.0

Oh dear.

0:30.0

Everything alright Brian?

0:33.0

Brian?

0:34.0

Oh sorry, Susan, I was miles away.

0:37.0

I'm a car trouble and I saw you stood there alone.

0:40.0

You waiting for someone?

0:42.0

No, no, no, no, I'm just about to leave.

0:44.0

Oh, alright then. I better get off.

0:46.0

I was just passing by and stopped to see the old house.

0:50.0

It's never looked so bad this close to Christmas.

0:53.0

Yeah, it does a bit.

0:55.0

Family must be away.

0:57.0

You know what it's like with these city dwellers.

1:00.0

Mmm.

1:02.0

Gone are the days when Jenny would spend hour upon hour making a wreath for the door.

1:06.0

Of course I'm out collecting holly for my wreath.

1:10.0

Lights would be up, cards on the mantel piece, the tree visible in the front window.

1:15.0

She's always known how to celebrate Christmas, Jenny, for her.

1:19.0

Christopher always said very showy.

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