The Archers - 06/11/2008

Alistair's looking at ways of creating a waterfall for the panto. Shula's also been busy trying to sort out costumes with Jill. Alistair thinks the indoor rock-climbing event Pip went to sounds like a great idea for Daniel's birthday. But Shula senses he's preoccupied with something else. Alistair admits he's concerned about Ryan. Shula reminds him he doesn't have to do it on his own. David's surprised to hear that Josh wants to try bell-ringing - until he learns that Josh has heard they get paid to ring at weddings. As David expected, the council has decided not to make any changes to the street lighting, mainly on safety grounds. Ruth's been to see Peggy and was put to shame to see how tidy everything is. Peggy seems to be managing fine. Tom's finally had a reference for Gary. His ex-boss thinks Gary lacks concentration and mentioned a couple of mistakes. Gary begs Tom not to sack him. He pleads and pleads until Tom backs down and agrees to think about it. Jazzer thinks Gary deserves another chance. Tom decides to sleep on it. With problems like this, Jazzer sees no benefit in being the boss. Right now, Tom's feeling the same way. Episode written by Carole Simpson Solazzo.