Summary
When Anna comes to check on her mum, she can’t find the new security camera, which is supposed to be in the hall. Carol confirms that Leonard fitted it in the loft because Carol wanted it somewhere she could watch her bats. And besides, what good would it do in the hall if she fell in the living room again? Frustrated Anna spots that Carol is still not wearing her pendant alarm either and Carol accuses her of ranting and raving. When Alan calls in, Anna notices that the living room rug has moved, before the truth emerges that Alan moved it and covered up Carol’s near miss earlier in the week. To keep the peace Carol suggests gin and tonics all round while promising to wear her pendant, as long as she can keep the camera trained on her bats.
Tracy’s rushing from job to job while caring for Bert in between. Keen to help, Brad offers to cook his grandad’s tea, but Bert wants fried egg and chips, not the turkey stir fry Tracy’s prepared. Bert reflects that Clive wouldn’t insist on exercise and all these healthy meal choices, before revealing that Clive has invited him to move in. Shocked, Tracy tries unsuccessfully to ring her brother to investigate. She can’t believe Clive will have everything set up suitably for Bert, reckoning he’ll be after his pension money. Tracy also thinks Bert will be lonely and Clive won’t have a clue how to care for him properly – it’ll be a disaster.
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| 0:36.9 | You're listening to Thursday's episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4. Hey, Mum. Hey, Anna. When did people start saying hey as a greeting? |
| 1:07.8 | About 30 years ago? Oh, I don't think I like it. Hmm, shocker. Oh, sorry, but I don't. Oh, you don't have to take it as a personal criticism. I'm worried there's something wrong with a new camera. Oh, really? Well, I've looked, and even though it's daytime, the footage is quite dark and grainy. Oh. Are you sure it's set up correctly? Oh. Can I have a look? Where is it? |
| 1:30.8 | I thought he was putting it in the hall. |
| 1:33.3 | Yes. So where is it? |
| 1:36.2 | I mean, look, you don't really know anything about cameras anyway, do you? It's not exactly your area of expertise. |
| 1:43.0 | But where is it? I mean, I just want to take a look, |
| 1:45.6 | see if it's something obvious, like it's facing the wrong way or something. It was supposed to be |
| 1:50.6 | in the hall, so if you fell, getting up or down the stairs, I could see you. I mean, is it in the |
| 1:56.4 | living room? It's in the loft. Sorry? I asked Leonard to put it in the loft. Why? So I could watch the bats. Are you joking? I mean, don't you think that was a rather genius idea? No, mum, I don't. Because the whole point of it was that if you had another fall, I'd be able to see you. Yeah, but the last time I fell it was in the living room, so what good would it do in the hallway? Well, more good than it's doing in the loft. Ah, well, I'm not sure about that, you see, because it means I can watch the bats there. Oh, no, they are fascinating. I'm rather in love with them. Mum. Why shouldn't I enjoy them? |
| 2:34.9 | They are my bats after all. |
| 2:36.9 | They are not your bats. |
| 2:39.0 | You are bats. |
| 2:40.3 | That's not very nice. |
| 2:41.7 | Surely you knew that I wouldn't be happy about this. |
| 2:44.7 | Yes, but I can't live my life trying to make you happy enough. |
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