The Cuckoo in the Nest

Now I wanted a picture of Alice - but all I could come up with is Amy her friend and confidente, whose phone must have been redhot recently. Today the lovechild arrived from Ireland and I'm sorry to say we had all the stereotypical conversations 'Are you my Mummy now?' 'Alice say hello', 'Yes this is your new brother'. Thank goodness we had time for Oliver and Ruth having conversations about cheese, and farmers markets.

Things can only get worse!

And Now Tony Weighs In

So Peggy told Lillian and Tony about the impending arrival. Lillian talked about 'support' and was on Jenny's side. Tony went berserk and decided to 'confront' Brian about him forcing Jenny to accept the result of his liaison with Mrs Hatthaway. Debbie returns from Hungary and she spends a lot of time trying to calm Alice down. Things can only get worse once the lovechild arrives from Ireland. Poor kid - little does he realise what is going to hit him once he enters the number one dysfunctional family.

The time of retribution

So most of the Aldridges now know about the new addition that will shortly arrive from Ireland.

But who is getting the fallout? Jennifer - naturally, because she is supposed to be the fount of all knowledge and wisdom. Alice believes that she should have been told about every gruesome detail as each event was occurring - not be Mr Teflon Brian, but by Jennifer. Of course her life isn't exactly pure as the driven snow, but this does seem a tad unfair. Naturally Peggy is on hand for 'comfort'. But my anticpated joy rests with Lillian's reaction. Her conversation with Brenda in the shop - attempting to get the daughter of her dance partner Mike 'on side' was hilarious. Instead of convincing Brenda that Lillian was well intentioned and merely joining Mike in a touch of Paso Doble, Brenda believes that Matt's partner in life is about to become her stepmother.

Kate spills the beans

The picture above is of Kate in the 'happy' time when she was involved with Roy (the father of her first offspring - abandoned in favour of a life in South Africa). Apologies to Anne who commented before I completed this post!
So Kate had a phone conversation with Debbie and revealed all about Brian's plan to gather his son by Siobahn into the Aldridge family. To say she was displeased was an understatement! A violent row with Brian on the phone was followed by explosions all over the place - Adam and Jenny getting the rough end of her opinions too.
THEN Brian and Jenny sat down with Alice to tell her the big secrests. Alice goes totally berserk and (not knowing until now about the affair nor that Rory is the result) declares her hatred for Brian, Jenny and Adam (poor boy he always gets it in the neck) because all this had been witheld from her!
Soon though things really will get exciting when said lovechild turns up in Ambridge - the village gossips will have a field day! Can't wait for Linda to get going on this topic, and Sid, and Lillian, and Matt, and Mike, and Roy & Hayley and everyone really!
Exciting times!

Underhand doings at the Cricket

Just to take our mind off Brian and the strange goings on at Home Farm there are dark dealings in the world of village cricket.

Ambridge lost out on their chance to appear at Lords by being defeated in the County Village Cup. Sid was apoplectic with rage, but has now discovered that one of the players in the victorious team was a professional. He intends to appeal and hopes thereby to get through to the next round by default. Do we care though?

Meanwhile Lillian is offering to be a matchmaker and find Mike a 'ladyfriend' to divert suspicions over the regular meetings the two of them are having. Village gossip has it that their 'dance sessions' are more romantic than reality.

Thursday is the Day

So finally the truth will come out - on Thursday. Debbie and Alice will be told - at least that will be before the lovechild is slipped in from Ireland. The village will have some distractions from Lillian and Mike's affair (not true) Nigel & Lizzie and the problem of Uncle Rupert, and Eddie playing music to the cows to improve the milk yield.

I'm not sure whether the storyline and treatment of Siobahn's was tasteful or not - it was fairly sensitive but at times a tad mawkish, especially at the time of the funeral. Exciting times ahead I think!