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The Archers: 29/02/2024

29/02/2024

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 29/02/2024

Susan and Neil scale the heights, and Adam is shocked by recent events.

Alice is uncomfortable when Jim mentions Harry was in the shop the other day and was singing her praises.  Jim’s pleased because he thinks Alice deserves some luck.  Later, Adam’s shocked when he hears that Alice and Harry have split up.  Alice explains how Harry’s in denial about his drinking and that she feels sorry for putting Harrison and Fallon in such a difficult position. She berates herself for not spotting Harry’s drinking – but it explains Harry’s mum’s behaviour.  She obviously didn’t want Harry in a relationship with another alcoholic.  Adam thinks that Alice did absolutely the right thing by breaking up with Harry.  He’s really proud of her.  But Alice thinks it confirms why she feels she doesn’t deserve good things happening to her.  She had something good with Chris but then destroyed it.  And when Jim said to her earlier about deserving some luck, she really doesn’t think she does.  Later Alice is moved when Jim tells her that she’s doing a wonderful job of raising Martha.

Neil and Susan sip champagne as they wait for Susan’s 60th birthday helicopter ride.  Susan feels like a billionaire’s wife but would choose Neil over a billionaire any day. They enjoy flying over Ambridge and spotting familiar landmarks but are shocked when they notice that one of the oldest oak trees in Ambridge is about to be chopped down at the EV Charging site.  Susan’s happy for Neil to ring Justin before their Afternoon Tea at Lower Loxley and Neil thanks Susan for caring as much about the tree as he does.

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