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The Archers: 29/03/2023

29/03/2023

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 29/03/2023

Will is reminded of some painful history, and there’s life in the old dogs yet, Freddie.

Neil and Oliver discover that their visitors are not a from retirement village but a school. Instead of a pensioners’ tour group, Oliver and Neil are hosting Year Sixes! Oliver’s relieved to know there’s a similarly named retirement village and he’s not going mad. Oliver and Neil try to find a way out but Elizabeth says they’ll just have to do the best they can. After the tour, Oliver and Neil catch their breath. Oliver feels like it didn’t go well but Neil says one of the teachers was impressed with how engaged the children were. They made them laugh. They report back to Elizabeth that the tour was a success. Elizabeth can see there’s no harm done. Oliver hopes Freddie will see that he and Neil can handle anything. 
As Will and Ed clean the limo they talk about Oliver’s investment offer for George. They’re in awe of Oliver’s generosity and Will confirms they’re going to tell him yes. George comes to test the limo’s sound system but when the engine’s started there’s an unhealthy noise. George is devastated that the limo won’t be fixed in time for his eighteenth. Embarrassed by his family, he’d rather cancel the whole thing than have Will and Ed drive him and his mates. Will seeks out George who reveals that some of his friends tease him about Ed being both his uncle and the husband of his mum. George can’t understand how Will can be okay with Ed and Emma being a couple. He thinks the whole thing is weird.

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