In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress).
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
john
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I >express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and >exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we >listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress).
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this >going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
On 14.9.26 11:14, john ashby wrote:
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I
express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and
exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we
listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress). >>
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this
going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
john
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not >believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not >without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little >contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a >personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid >confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:49:12 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:
On 14.9.26 11:14, john ashby wrote:
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I
express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and
exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we >>> listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress). >>>
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this
going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
john
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not
believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not
without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little
contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a
personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid
confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
I have to disagree over your first two choices and my memory of the
others is a little too hazy for me to agree or disagree without
listening again. It's only because the "Ablazing Grace" episode has
been repeated in modern times that I remember it.
I think of each of those first two on your list as very contrived. The
first came with the subtext that it was being performed expressly to
piss off ITV and the second was cobbled together for the n,000 episode
to fulfil the prediction that somebody nice was going to die. There
have been some great storylines and some great incidents but
storylines and incidents do not a great episode make IMO.
On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:49:12 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:--
On 14.9.26 11:14, john ashby wrote:
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I
express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and
exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was []
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this >>> going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery >>> would be one.
john
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not >> believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not
without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little Yes, good point - especially with his
contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a
personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid
confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
I have to disagree over your first two choices and my memory of the
others is a little too hazy for me to agree or disagree without
listening again. It's only because the "Ablazing Grace" episode has
been repeated in modern times that I remember it.
I think of each of those first two on your list as very contrived. The
first came with the subtext that it was being performed expressly to
piss off ITV and the second was cobbled together for the n,000 episode
to fulfil the prediction that somebody nice was going to die. There
have been some great storylines and some great incidents but
storylines and incidents do not a great episode make IMO.
Nick
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not
believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not
without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little
contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a
personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid
confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
I have to disagree over your first two choices and my memory of the
others is a little too hazy for me to agree or disagree without
listening again. It's only because the "Ablazing Grace" episode has
been repeated in modern times that I remember it.
I think of each of those first two on your list as very contrived. The
first came with the subtext that it was being performed expressly to
piss off ITV and the second was cobbled together for the n,000 episode
to fulfil the prediction that somebody nice was going to die. There
have been some great storylines and some great incidents butJohn
storylines and incidents do not a great episode make IMO.
Nick
On 14.9.26 11:14, john ashby wrote:
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I
express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and
exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we
listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress). >>
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this
going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
john
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not >believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not >without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little >contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a >personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid >confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:49:12 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:
On 14.9.26 11:14, john ashby wrote:
In contrast to the usual umratic moaning about the scriptwriters can I
express praise for Friday's episode which was beautifully crafted and
exceptionally well acted. It came as no surprise that the writer was
Katie Hims who can usually be relied upon to be above average (though we >>> listened to one of her standalone plays recently which failed to impress). >>>
Congratulations to all involved - I think there is an argument for this
going into a list of all-time great episodes. What would other umrats
put in such a list? Obviously the Great Ambridge Post Office Robbery
would be one.
john
I have one problem with the content of the script. I honestly do not
believe that Harrison would have mentioned Lily by name. At least not
without her approval which he did not have. I also felt it was a little
contrived; he had various opportunities to leave and did not take them -
yet was against a possible deadline for being elsewhere, but that is a
personal take - I would have left at the earliest opportunity to avoid
confrontation and it therefore reflects my own approach, not Harrison's.
Death of Grace must be on the list.
Niggle diving off the roof.
Elizabeth recounting being abandoned at the service station.
Jenny revealing her pregnancy.
Sid and Kathy's two hander?
Death of Polly by Pat really got me at the time.
Jill in the church following the death of Lady Di perhaps?
Thinking about it a little more, I'd like to add Rob and Helen's two
hander to any list. Well, three hander if you include The Knife. I
think that was really well done and kept us discussing events for days
later, Do you recall who wrote it? Oh, if only there was some kind of
usenet rewinder service one could use to find out stuff like that.
Nick
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