The Archers

George has a controversial brainwave, and Henry admits the truth.

There's trouble on the cricket pitch, and Robert has something on his mind.

Writer: Jessica Mitic Director: Peter Leslie Wild Editor: Jeremy HoweHenry Archer…Blayke Darby Chris Carter … Wilf Scolding Martyn Gibson … Jon Glover Amber Gordon … Charlotte Jordan Ed Grundy … Barry Farrimond Lawrence Harrington … Rupert Vansittart Brad Horrobin … Taylor Uttley Chelsea Horrobin … Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell Zainab Malik … Priyasasha Kumari Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly Freddie Pargetter … Toby Laurence Fallon Rogers … Joanna van Kampen Jenna … Nia Gwynne

Amber clears the air with Brad, after George told her he doesn’t want any hard feelings with Chelsea. They share stories of being bullied at school, before Amber agrees to forgive Chelsea, adding that George is looking for forgiveness too. When they go to the Tearoom Amber tells Chelsea she regrets the way she behaved, before asking Chelsea to admit she’s ashamed about what happened at school. Chelsea does and apologises to Amber who reckons Chelsea and Brad are lucky to have each other.While watching Martha at the playground Chris admits to Fallon that living with his parents is driving him mad. When Fallon asks if there’s any coconut milk amongst the excess stock Chris invites her to meet him at Ambridge View. Ed then asks Fallon if she can make the date for the swim in Buttermere, before Fallon admits she hasn’t swum for over a year and has a panic reaction whenever she goes near water. Ed apologises, feeling stupid for not realising how difficult it would be for Fallon. Later, when Fallon sees just how cr

Jazzer tells Chelsea he isn’t in the mood for socialising, but can’t get out of going to the driving range with Martyn. Chelsea then suggests tagging along with Zainab – they’ll make Martyn regret ever asking Jazzer. At the range Martyn explains tediously how to hit the ball, only for Zainab to drive it beautifully on her first attempt. Unlike Jazzer she has a natural talent for golf. Chelsea though is low in self-confidence after Amber’s insults, Martyn unwittingly adding to this by damning her with faint praise. Nevertheless Zainab and Chelsea console Martyn over being dumped by Marlene, advising him to focus on his wellbeing. Ironically, Jazzer then gets upset when he finds out Martyn hasn’t invited him next time, presuming Martyn thinks he’s rubbish. But Tracy knows better. Thinking of Ash, she reckons they should appreciate what they’ve got, because you never know how long it will last.Tracy scoffs at the idea of Jazzer doing cold water swimming. Freddie too thinks it would be a sight to see. They are bo

Tracy talks to Brad about what happened with Amber and Chelsea at Lower Loxley. Tracy’s proud that Brad stood up for his sister, even if he feels terrible about it now. Brad worries about what Amber’s said about him to George but Tracy tells him not to worry – this will work itself out.At Berrow, Martyn thanks Jazzer for last night, suggesting a session at the golf driving range, before agreeing to let Jazzer leave early to meet Ash’s wife. At The Bull, Fallon apologises for asking Tracy and Joy to cover her for the same reason. She assumes Jenna will tell them what happened to Ash, then muses on her own reaction to the trauma of nearly drowning in the Am. Fallon admits that she and Harrison don’t always have the time or energy to share their feelings. Later, Martyn tells Brad that he’s booked a session for Jazzer to join him on the driving range tomorrow. Brad is gobsmacked.When Jenna arrives she tells Jazzer and Ed she’s been on a pilgrimage to Ash’s old haunts. Fallon joins them and Jenna explains it was a

Martyn delivers a bottle of wine to Tracy in gratitude for her support over Marlene. Martyn then gives Tracy a sob story about the sadness of eating alone, so Tracy invites him to join her and Jazzer for tea. When Jazzer returns later he covers his irritation by helping himself to Martyn’s wine, before they all enjoy the meal and Martyn invites Jazzer to play golf. Jazzer then excuses himself to go to band practice, despite Tracy’s protestations that they have a guest. Once Jazzer’s gone Martyn is envious of Jazzer’s hobby and Tracy wishes Chelsea had one too. Martyn then extols the virtues of Tracy’s chaotic family life, lamenting his single status and supposing he puts women off by being too serious. Tracy reckons the best thing Martyn can do is just have fun. Fallon returns some shears she’s borrowed from Ed and suggests a drink before band practice tonight. She’s disappointed she hasn’t heard back from Ash about rejoining Dross, but Ed reckons he might just turn up anyway. At The Bull they mull over Stel

Amber wants to meet Brad to discuss the wedding and a party for George when he comes out of prison, but Chelsea is sceptical anyone would come. Brad pushes Chelsea to talk to Amber and make up with her. Later, when Amber turns up at Lower Loxley to meet Brad, he has to explain about Chelsea working in the Orangery. Chelsea is keen to work things out with Amber, but not while she’s at work, but hopes Brad can smooth things over in the meantime. However, Amber proves an awkward customer, changing her mind about the coffee she’s ordered after Chelsea’s already made it, then threatening to post a bad review. Chelsea seizes the moment, apologising to Amber for bullying her at school, but Amber rejects the apology, reducing Chelsea to tears in the process. Brad sees how upset Chelsea is and when she explains why, Brad heads off to confront Amber. Amber is stubbornly unrepentant, insisting Chelsea deserves her contempt after what happened between them at school. Angry Brad then tells Amber that she’s the bully now.T

Lynda drops entry forms in to Lilian at the Dower House, to be distributed for the Flower & Produce Show, which Grey Gables is hosting. Lynda admits she and Dane now make rather a good team; the show will retain the finest Ambridge tradition. She then reflects on the lessons learned from forgetting to thank Akram, and the current coolness between her and Robert. She gratefully accepts Lilian’s offer of a meal at The Bull. Brian bumps into them there and queries Lynda’s decision to leave Ambridge. Lynda tells him it was a joke – she’s not going anywhere. Inviting Brian to join them Lilian and Lynda play a lighthearted game about who should leave the village first, cheering each other up in the process.When Martyn tells Jazzer he can’t believe Marlene likes him, Jazzer assures Martyn that tonight’s double-date will be fine. They’ll have a good night. He tells a different story to Tracy though – he’s dreading every minute. Tracy tells him to shut up and make the best of it. But after an hour with Martyn at t

Tracy and Susan are discussing how long the shop might be at St Stephen’s when Alan joins them with news that the noises are positive – so long as the parochial church council agree. Tracy assumes that’ll be a doddle, but when Alan mentions a fee for hiring the space Susan’s horrified. Susan seeks Neil’s support but he can see the church’s point of view: they need to raise funds. He suggests the PCC might agree payment of a minimal fee for a specific purpose, like restoring the font. As Susan and Alan continue to thrash it out later Alan’s sympathetic but anticipates opposition to the shop idea from some parishioners. Susan suggests the compromise of covering font restoration costs and Alan agrees that could work.Over at Berrow Farm Jazzer’s shocked when he and Tracy are invited on a double date tomorrow night, with Martyn and Marlene. Neil thinks it’s funny, but Jazzer is determined they’re not going.Kirsty confides in Tracy that she’s been lonely since Roy left, but now worries Kate might not want to move i

Finding Adam doing more research in the office Brian recommends he leaves it for Stella when she’s back. But Adam’s discovered Stella’s quit and won’t be coming back – when was Brian planning to tell him this? Brian insists he can talk Stella round, but gets short shrift when he calls her. Undeterred, he arranges to meet her later. Trying a charm offensive Brian apologises for his reaction over her bringing in the BL harvest, but Stella reiterates that her patience has worn out and she won’t be coming back to Home Farm. She has other plans, including getting a new dog. She’s sure Brian will find a replacement for her. Later while relaxing at Grey Gables with Pip, Stella can’t avoid Adam, who takes his turn to try and change her mind, emphasising how much stress Brian is under. Stella’s answer is still no, backed up by Pip, and even Adam has to agree that the insults Brian threw at Stella last week were unforgivable. Kirsty and Pip agree the church could make a great new home for the shop if potential plan goe

On the phone to Robert Lynda confesses her shame over Akram, castigating herself for her thoughtlessness. He still hasn’t replied to her message. Robert suggests going to see Akram to clear things up. Meanwhile at the Maliks it’s Zainab who’s more worked up, while Akram claims he didn’t feel hurt in the first place. Nevertheless Akram hides when Lynda arrives, while Zainab gives Lynda a mouthful. When Akram emerges he assures Lynda he’s put the issue behind him. When Lynda explains how stressed she’s been Akram apologises for not responding to her message; he was so busy yesterday. He was only hiding because he hasn’t counted all the fete money yet. Relieved Lynda offers to do it for him. When she speaks to Robert later she’s distracted and not really listening. It’s his turn to feel put out, and he leaves mystified Lynda hanging.Running the shop at the village hall is proving more chaotic than Susan had hoped, as she tells Zainab. When Alan comes in and reminisces about how the church used to be the centre o

Adam’s grateful Brian eventually agreed to do the BL harvest and offers his thoughts on getting new contracts for the seed drill. Brian admits he and Stella have argued, but warns Adam off talking to her – he could help him out in her place. Later Adam tells Brian he now knows, via David, that it was Stella who decided to do the BL harvest, not Brian. Brian insists that not doing the harvest gave him some leverage over Justin, but now that’s gone. Adam’s astounded Brian risked losing the crop and drove Stella away in the process. He thinks Brian should apologise. Later Brian rows back on his obstinacy and thanks Adam for his work. Adam admits he’s enjoyed it. He’s sure once Stella returns things will settle down again.Lilian declares to Lynda how much she enjoyed yesterday’s fete, with its carousel and barrel organ. Lynda’s more effusive about the stalls which reflected rural heart and soul, like Kirsty’s craft area. She’s sent a photo of the summer wreaths to absent Robert. Lilian feels for James, so far awa

It’s the day of the village fête and a stressed Dane is struggling to enlist help with last minute tasks. Kenton’s pulled out of refereeing duties for the tug of war, and the Grey Gables team is looking patchy. Lynda boasts the Ambridge side has a full house. She extolls the virtues of mindfulness; good management starts with a calm mind.Susan’s bottle stall starts slowly, though Neil assures her it will pick up as the day goes on. She hopes so. The shop needs money coming in and a proper plan. Tracy comes up with the bright idea of selling the wine at a lower price with paper cups, to be consumed at the fête itself. Grateful, Susan runs with this and it’s a huge success. Lilian teases Susan that her stall has ruined the day for the Bull’s beer tent, until oblivious Tracy exclaims the beer tent’s rammed, blowing Lilian’s joke out of the water. Lilian picks up the baton as referee and the tug of war gets underway. After a close tussle and some motivational talk from Lynda, Ambridge are the victors. Lynda sees

Ruth’s having a great time doing the harvest despite despite finding the tractor seat uncomfortable. There’s still a big chunk left to do so after a break she and Stella get back to it. Stella continues filming on ‘combine cam’ and the two of them happily give a running commentary. However Stella’s stopped short by a hare leaping out in front of them. She’s reminded of her dog Weaver for a second. Ruth confesses she finds it hard not to beat herself up about the accident and his death. Stella reiterates Weaver was just following his instincts. Ruth knows Stella’s forgiven her – but wonders if she’s forgiven herself? Stella admits she’s not sure if she’s ready yet to get another dog. After a sumptuous picnic lunch with David the two women crack on with their task. Stopping to deal with a slow puncture on the trailer, they chat about Stella’s dad. She admits harvest time brings back the memory of when he died. Ruth feels similar about her mother, recalling the harvest before her death of a stroke. They agree it

Susan confesses to Oliver that his magazine has been found at Ambridge View; Martha was about to snip bits out of it. All magazines will be stored at Greenacres from now on. Oliver’s concerned that Susan’s not comfortable visiting Grange Farm. Susan admits it feels awkward after all the business over Ivy’s engagement ring. It’s still on Neil’s mind. She’s not sure they’ll ever get to know Amber now. She comments that Ambridge View’s bursting at the seams with stock from the shop – there’s a lot of money tied up in the stored alcohol but she can’t sell it without a licence. Oliver suggests she sells some at the fete, offering to work out the logistics with Dane. Susan’s grateful; it’s a wonderful idea.As they pause the harvest for refreshments Stella observes the yield yesterday was surprisingly good. Ruth loves the sounds, scents and rhythms of the harvest. Having listened to excerpts from the Farmwatch campaign on Radio Borsetshire Ruth reckons Stella should set up a camera in her cab. Stella sets her phone

Emma and Will meet Amber at a café near to where she works, Will maintaining it’ll help them get to know her if she’s in her own environment. He suggests to Emma that they pay for some elements of the wedding; they could cut costs on a car or maybe the flowers. But when Amber arrives she assures them she has everything they mention covered. Instead perhaps they can contribute towards the venue? Will says they’d be delighted, and suggests Lower Loxley. Amber resolves to put it on her list. When she’s gone Emma wonders what Will’s playing at. Lower Loxley will be extortionate – it’s popular and beautiful. Precisely, says Will, so it’ll be booked out and the wedding will be delayed, just as Emma wants. Emma thinks this is a risky strategy.Lily’s on to Ben straight away when he asks where the Grey Gables tug of war practice is taking place. She teases him about spying for the village. Ben admits he doesn’t care about the tug of war, it’s his dad who’s stressing. Ben’s more concerned with filling in nursing applic

Kate gives Kirsty the news that that Chris won’t require Rookery Cottage back after all, so Jakob can stay put. Kirsty asserts that’s absolutely fine with her. She’ll keep looking for a tenant. Later Kate laments there’s no sign Brian will change his mind about the harvest. He and Justin are as bad as each other. Kirsty counters that Justin’s capable of changing his mind in the blink of an eye – just take the beaver scheme for example. Kate suddenly wrongfoots Kirsty by suggesting she becomes Kirsty’s tenant. It would get her out of her dad’s hair. It’s the perfect solution; they’ll have so much fun!Oliver’s trying to track down his shooting magazine. Susan struggles to remember where it’s being stored; everyone’s magazines seem to be somewhere different. She tries Tracy’s house.Dane’s confident Leroy’s fete tug of war team will be victorious. Oliver declares Dane’s done a wonderful job. Oliver looks ahead to their autumn wedding fayre. He’s surprised to learn Dane’s advertising for a coordinator when he has

Kate informs Stella that Brian’s gone away with Miranda for the week. Stella didn’t know this, but acknowledged it was unlikely she’d have changed his mind about the stand he was taking against the harvest anyway.Jakob takes a dim view of having to view Willow Farm as a rental option, but goes along with it. He presents what at first appears to be a negative impression, with Kate attempting valiantly to turn all his downsides into positives. Relieved Kirsty’s fine with the potential outcome, but Jakob stops her in her tracks by declaring the room ideal. He’ll take it. Kate assures nonplussed Kirsty that Jakob won’t hide away in his room, but will spend lots of his time downstairs socialising. Isn’t it wonderful? Kirsty agrees that it is.It's the final week of Ben’s nursing course and he’s struggling to find a job. David asserts he can always come back to farming, but when Ben gets a soaking from a dirty water pipe he’s not impressed. David gives him an admin task instead, and asks him to gather information on

Kate’s ears prick up when she finds out Kirsty’s on the hunt for a lodger. She thinks she may know just the person. She suggests Chris Carter might need to take back Rookery Cottage while he’s out of the flat, leaving Jakob without a home. She volunteers him for a look round Willow Farm, while admitting to a crestfallen Kirsty that he can be annoyingly fussy. Brian’s determined to stick to his plan of refusing to harvest the BL wheat. Katie insists this is not a good idea – it’s bound to get messy if solicitors get involved. Brian doesn’t want to hear it. Stella also gets on Brian’s case, to no avail. She then suggests a meeting with Justin to try and iron things out, to which Brian grudgingly agrees. Having worked her persuasive magic on Justin by pointing out the awkwardness of her situation, he too accedes to her request to meet. Justin declares that Home Farm is contracted to harvest the wheat, and there’s a stalemate as Brian points out that any legal proceedings against him would take so long that the c