The Ambridge Socialist
9th January
The dialectic of Alice and Chris
BBC reports from Ambridge this week involved sweeping up after the Mystery Plays. The Ambridge Socialist has still not seen a picture of Sgt Knacker Burns nailed the cross as he claimed to be Jesus but we are sure there must be one.
However the main focus was on the still just about unhappily married Alice and Chris. Alice has generally been an unsympathetic character, a privileged member of the ruling elite. Her alcoholism has been treated sympathetically with only occasional nods towards temperance and this week was perhaps amongst the best of the storyline.
Chris deciding he must immediately have a divorce led Alice to be tempted to drink vodka again. She didn’t however and was helped through the crisis by Amy. Small victories like this matter in anyone’s life.
Chris meanwhile who as a Carter in invariably one-dimensional revealed again why he should stick to being the village blacksmith and avoid any interactions with other people. May be one day he will become human but he’s not there yet.
In Other News
Mike Tucker is painting Brookfield grey and enjoying pints down the Bull
Tony and Pat think Natasha’s coffee is undrinkable
A visitor to the Dairy mistook temporary hand Adam as the manager and Susan as a new hire. Sexist assumptions in the workplace remain far too common. Adam cant manage anything. Susan actually does a decent job at the village shop.
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