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The Archers: 31/12/2013

31/12/2013

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 31/12/2013

There's a midnight surprise in Ambridge. Meanwhile, will Eddie's plot prove successful?

Keen to put his plan for a reconciliation into action, Eddie tries to coax Darrell out of the cider shed and into the Bull for a New Year's Eve drink. But he can only get him as far as Keeper's Cottage, where Darrell agrees to a bath and a change of clothes.

Eventually Eddie tricks Darrell into going to the Bull. Darrell finds it excruciating, and when he glimpses Rosa he's rooted to the spot. When at last he screws up his courage to speak to her, his fears melt away as they fall upon one another in relief and love.

Joyous Eddie declares he now knows how Father Christmas feels on Christmas morning. Happy Rosa concedes they've still got a lot of sorting out to do, but she's glad she's talking to her dad again.

As midnight approaches, Helen makes a sharp exit, and then receives a text. It's Rob. A tryst ensues, with each lamenting how awful it's been. They can't bear to be without one another. Rob entreats Helen to come back to his place... to come back to him. They embrace to the sound of fireworks and the New Year bells.

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