Welcome to the weekly roundup on Archerdom. Lucy was depressed by an unremitting prozac driven week when the village hall fell down alongside the flooding, the loneliness, the blackmailing, the lying, the sobbing from Jill, the ranting from Kenton, the domestic abuse, alcoholism, depression and bankruptcy all of which made this week the week you wanted to stick your head in a gas oven (only that doesn’t work any longer). Bleak does not even cover it.

Lots of callers. Rob is called many, many names whilst Helen has turned into a moron (© Lucy who then went on to point out how conflicted Helen is over everything in her life, so can never be at rest). The consensus view on Kenton is starting to soften and Witherspoon kindly provided a full analysis of his clinical depression which touched Lucy deeply and her bravery was outstanding. The marked silence of Ambridge children in the school holidays was noted.

To offset some of the criticism it was admitted that the developing storylines for the older generation – cohabitation, caring needs and support – reflect the ageing population in the country at large and the team are applauded for that.

Kosmo

On this week’s show we have calls from
Maeve who agrees with Ruth
Scarlett Sparrow who thinks Rob’s a bigamist
Ryan Schofield who’s got a problem
Witherspoon says David is reasonable
Clare from Scotland via Canada who says the Rob cant speak to men
Jennifer Turner who thinks the end is nigh for Bridge Farm organics
Yokelbear who’s feeling remorseful
Blithe Spirit thinks that Ambridge needs to style up
Morgan Johnson who is worried about Kenton
Catherine Baigent who worries that she is bad parent.