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An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

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The Archers: 31/03/2024

31/03/2024

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Tension mounts at the Easter egg race, and Lilian is forced to play nicely.

The village green is packed and Fallon and Lilian are highly amused by Martha’s efforts to get a head start collecting chocolate eggs – the ones Easter hunt contestants are supposed to find. Jolene seems down and distracted though, despite the large turnout and brilliant weather. Despite Lillian’s efforts to buck her up Jolene’s mood remains sombre. On top of everything else she’s worried about staffing now that Emma has handed in her notice, despite Lilian’s breezy assurances that they’ll cope. Lilian’s own good mood evaporates when Miranda Elliott turns up with Brian - and wins a bottle of fizz in the raffle. When Miranda starts talking about spending more time at The Bull, Lilian pleads with Jolene to talk Emma out of leaving. But Jolene is too exhausted to think about Lilian’s concerns.

Harrison also has a load on his mind – the police hearing on Tuesday could mean the end of his career. Fallon is rattled enough to have asked Kenton if he might loan them some cash should they need it. The only certainty is they’ll face what comes together.

George has a sure-fire plan to win the race and is already planning an early birthday celebration with Tilly Button. More importantly, a win will be sweet revenge against Jolene for barring him; Hannah, for breaking his phone, and his uncle Chris for hogging the limelight on YouTube. He seems set to win when Lilian smells a rat – George has used chewing gum to cement his egg to his spoon. Robbed of this advantage he loses. To make matters worse, Chris takes the winner’s prize.

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