The Archers - 18/12/2009

Vicky and Joe set the cruck barn up for 'Deck the Hall'. She's unsure what he means when he says he doesn't want to spoil the surprise for the customers, but spots that Joe has hidden some cider punch in a box. Elizabeth is delighted at Vicky's and Joe's hard work and is just wondering what's in the box when Bert distracts her with a request from Nigel to go to the office. Elizabeth discovers that Father Christmas is double-booked. She asks Bert if he would be Lower Loxley's Father Christmas. When he realises he'll be paid, he's more than willing to give up his Charles Dickens role! Helen persuades Annette to go out, but then springs the surprise that she's invited Leon to join them. When Helen asks Leon what he's doing for Christmas, he tells her that he's meeting up with some mates. As soon as Helen's busy at the bar, Leon tells Annette how pretty she is and that they can have as much fun again as they'd had the other night, if Annette is up for it. Annette tells him to get stuffed. She wouldn't touch him again if her life depended on it. Episode written by Carole Simpson Solazzo.