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Did I miss them somehow?

Mrs McT

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On 28/07/2026 09:04, Chris wrote:

Did I miss them somehow?

Mrs McT

Possibly. Cut and pasted from CaroleT's earlier post:


Note that spoilers are included below the cast and crew.

Cast :
Jolene Archer - Buffy Davis
Kenton Archer - Richard Attlee
Harrison Burns - James Cartwright
Alice Carter - Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter - Wilf Scolding
Neil Carter - Brian Hewlett
Susan Carter - Charlotte Martin
Rex Fairbrother - Nick Barber
Alan Franks - John Telfer
Ed Grundy - Barry Farrimond
Bert Horrobin - David Sterne
Brad Horrobin - Taylor Uttley
Fallon Rogers - Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell - Carole Boyd
Robert Snell - Michael Bertenshaw
Lottie Summers - Bonnie Baddoo

Writer : Tim Stimpson
Director : Pip Swallow
Editor : Jeremy Howe

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Spoilers:
Sunday 26th - Jolene is left devastated, and Chris attempts a recruitment. Monday 27th - Fallon has concerns for a loved one, and the summer fete
causes controversy.
Tuesday 28th - ThererCOs an awkward moment for Alice, and Harrison seeks
the advice of a mate.
Wednesday 29th - Chris takes it a step too far, and Fallon puts her foot
down.
Thursday 30th - Tempers flare for the Carter family, and Lynda has a brainwave.
Friday 31st - Harrison doesnrCOt know where to turn, and Neil attempts to
keep the peace





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RT Review by David Crawford

Shocking news! Lynda Snell (MBE) fears she may be in over her head with
the f|-te over the decision to charge for entry. Whatever next, someone ordering a pint of ale other than Shires at the Bull? Meanwhile,
Harrison and Fallon have reverted to type over recent events, and while
he spirals, JolenerCOs attempts to help have the opposite effect.

At the Carters, Chris is furious after Bert makes an error of judgement.
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CaroleT

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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

Sunday 26th - Jolene is left devastated, and Chris attempts a recruitment.

Jolene devastated? Miffed maybe but she has heard some bad news.
Kenton was the individual who went off on one for no good reason.

Chris did not attempt recruitment - he tried to palm Brad off on the Not
Outs and the decided he had to play anyway.

It seems the spoilers are getting misleading.
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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

Fallon has concerns for a loved one, and the summer fete causes
controversy.

Reasonably accurate. Fallon loves Harrison and Chris knows that last
week Harrison needed his mates round him and yet this week not having
heard from him he does not get the mates round. So inconsistent.

Summer fete entrance charges - why should there be concessions for OAPs
- there are for children.

This is supposed to be a rural setting. But all of the problems are
urban - people splitting up, charging for entrance. What has happened
to rural stories? And how many miles is Carter Towers from the village?
Surely it is entirely reasonable to have people on scooter trikes
getting around these days - after all why have a speedwatch?
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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

ThererCOs an awkward moment for Alice, and Harrison seeks the advice of a mate.

I cannot believe that there was an awkward moment for Alice having
listened to it. Perhaps when Fallon asked to pop round on Rex's first residential night - but really?

Harrison did not seek any advice, he merely told Chris the story so far.
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Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

ThererCOs an awkward moment for Alice, and Harrison seeks the advice of a >> mate.

I cannot believe that there was an awkward moment for Alice having
listened to it. Perhaps when Fallon asked to pop round on Rex's first residential night - but really?

Harrison did not seek any advice, he merely told Chris the story so far.

Alice is always apologising. Her close friend must be wondering when she's going to get better lines.

And I'm fed up with Bert. Odd we haven't heard Neil's view on having his father in law moving in.

Mrs McT

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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

Chris takes it a step too far, and Fallon puts her foot down.

No Chris did not take it too far, Bert did and needed telling. Fallon
did not stomp once that I heard.
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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

Tempers flare for the Carter family, and Lynda has a brainwave.

Lynda's brainwave was mentioned but not explained. And Bert forgot to
ask Chris if Martha could have a drinky poo like most grandparents would.
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On 28.7.26 09:24, john ashby wrote:

Harrison doesnrCOt know where to turn, and Neil attempts to keep the peace

Harrison does not turn anywhere - why is he not at work? Neil listens
to his wife moaning instead of supporting her over Bert.
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On 2026/8/1 12:22:35, Chris wrote:
[]

And I'm fed up with Bert.[]

YANA - though I'm aware he's written in such a way that we're _supposed_
to get fed up with him.

Has his health - or some other aspect of his life - got worse recently
(last few months, maybe as much as a year)? I presume he's always been
around, him being various characters' dad after all, but I've only been
aware of his obnoxious/whining/freeloading aspect in the last few
months, as if he's an introduced character.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

There's no place like 127.0.0.1
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On 01/08/2026 15:44, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2026/8/1 12:22:35, Chris wrote:
[]

And I'm fed up with Bert.[]

YANA - though I'm aware he's written in such a way that we're _supposed_
to get fed up with him.

Has his health - or some other aspect of his life - got worse recently
(last few months, maybe as much as a year)? I presume he's always been around, him being various characters' dad after all, but I've only been
aware of his obnoxious/whining/freeloading aspect in the last few
months, as if he's an introduced character.

I disagree; I can really not remember anything good about Bert at all,
over all the years he's been mentioned. Ivy, on the other hand ...
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On 2026/8/1 17:7:46, Jane Vernon wrote:

On 01/08/2026 15:44, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2026/8/1 12:22:35, Chris wrote:
[]

And I'm fed up with Bert.[]

YANA - though I'm aware he's written in such a way that we're _supposed_
to get fed up with him.

Has his health - or some other aspect of his life - got worse recently
(last few months, maybe as much as a year)? I presume he's always been
around, him being various characters' dad after all, but I've only been
aware of his obnoxious/whining/freeloading aspect in the last few
months, as if he's an introduced character.

I disagree; I can really not remember anything good about Bert at all,
over all the years he's been mentioned. Ivy, on the other hand ...

I wasn't saying he used to be nice - only that I wasn't really aware of
him at all until recently.
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J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack
of confidence. D McLeod
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On 01/08/2026 19:48, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2026/8/1 17:7:46, Jane Vernon wrote:

On 01/08/2026 15:44, J. P. Gilliver wrote:

On 2026/8/1 12:22:35, Chris wrote:
[]

And I'm fed up with Bert.[]

YANA - though I'm aware he's written in such a way that we're _supposed_ >>> to get fed up with him.

Has his health - or some other aspect of his life - got worse recently
(last few months, maybe as much as a year)? I presume he's always been
around, him being various characters' dad after all, but I've only been
aware of his obnoxious/whining/freeloading aspect in the last few
months, as if he's an introduced character.

I disagree; I can really not remember anything good about Bert at all,
over all the years he's been mentioned. Ivy, on the other hand ...

I wasn't saying he used to be nice - only that I wasn't really aware of
him at all until recently.

We haven't heard much directly from Bert in recent years. David Sterne
has been voicing him since April. Martyn Read did so for a while early
in 2012. Apart from that, he hasn't appearred since 2009 (when my
records begin).

According to TAE (published 2001) he was played by William Eedle, but I
don't know how frequently or long lasting that was.

I would say that over the years most of our information about him has
come from people talking about him, and that most of that has been unfavourable
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CaroleT

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