I confess that I am looking forward to listening to the court case involving Rob and Helen
Tichner from BBC 4's The Archers next week.
Briefly, Rob (Helen's husband) is a control freak and Helen is currently in
prison awaiting trial for attempting to murder him.
So traumatised by the incident, Helen has blocked out what actually happened and is unable to
inform her "brief" of the truth of the situation.
(He discovered she was trying to leave him, they argued, he goaded her into holding a
knife, he then attempted to assault her young child Henry. She did what came naturally, and in trying
to defend the boy, ended up stabbing her husband.)
All very dramatic from the gentle drama in the fictional village of Ambridge.
Sadly though, this is so true in "real life" which is what makes this storyline so fascinating.
The story is exceptionally well written, the characters plausible and believable and we are all
left wondering if Helen will actually end up behind bars.....
The Archers BBC Radio 4 7 pm daily
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