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The Archers: 18/06/2024

18/06/2024

BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, 18/06/2024

The stress piles on Lilian, and there’s a near miss at Grey Gables.

Joy wakes up in Mick’s motorhome and they chat about last night’s after-hours venture into the Grey Gables Spa.  Joy hopes Oliver doesn’t check the CCTV as the spa is out of bounds at night.  Unfortunately they’re interrupted by Oliver ringing - a guest’s ring has been stolen and he needs to review the CCTV footage.  Mick needs to get to his office asap.

At The Stables, Lilian’s shocked when Justin explains he’s interviewing Carlotta Mayfield.  Lilian thought they were going to discreetly sound people out, not start a formal recruitment process.  Justin clarifies that they don’t know if or when Alice will be in a fit state to return to work.  In the meantime, Carlotta, or whoever they appoint, can be a stand-in temporary manager.  Then if Alice doesn’t come back, someone’s already trained up.

Jakob successfully carries out an emergency procedure on Oliver’s horse.  Justin passes on the news to Oliver, but they’re interrupted by Mick who’s found the missing ring.  Oliver criticises Mick’s rumpled appearance, reminding Mick that he’s still on probation.

Later Oliver turns up at Mick’s motorhome explaining that he’s discovered that the Health Club CCTV has a blind spot and wants Mick to sort it.  Afterwards Joy and Mick agree that they’ve had a narrow escape.

Jakob let’s Lilian know that Duke is responding well to treatment and along with no new cases of Strangles, it looks like The Stables outbreak has been contained.  But Jakob wonders whether with Alice off, Lilian might share the management workload.  Lilian says he’s not the first to mention that.

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