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20/03/2018

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 20/03/2018

Alice goes too far, and Will attempts a brave face.

It's Nic's funeral and the village is grieving. Emma is nervous about her eulogy. Will breaks down before entering the church but Clarrie is there to support him.

Eddie and Joe comment on the lovely service, half of Ambridge must have been there. Joe tells Ed that he still has Nic's last words on his mind, and can't help thinking that it should have been him. He'd swap places with her in a heartbeat. 

Alice turns up at the wake wanting to apologise to Will for not being at the service but Emma suggests she leave it a while as Will is struggling to cope. Alice gets increasingly drunk, telling everyone how close she and Nic were. 

Later Alice accosts Will and explains that she knows exactly what he is going through. When Chris was kicked by the horse she really thought he was a gonner. Emma tries to shut Alice up but she's on a roll. She tells Will that it's not his fault he didn't notice Nic was dying. Clarrie intervenes and tells Alice to leave immediately. Alice then turns to Bev, not knowing she's Nic's mom, and demands to know why she's staring at her. Eddie marches Alice out. Clarrie is fuming. Alice has ruined an already impossible day. Clarrie wonders where this is going to leave William now.

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