Episode
Day 1980
Day 1980 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Linus Tidewater has come down with a spectacular head cold and is being kept in for observation. Rex Callahan has decided to let bygones be bygones. Ned Ferris was born to Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Bench at The Pond begins. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Rex Callahan has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Linus Tidewater has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:19Milo Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
09:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
10:00Linus Tidewater has come down with a spectacular head cold and is being kept in for observation.
11:00The morning mail has arrived. Orson Ferris received a mysterious postcard.
13:00A seagull has stolen Opal Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
13:00Every car, gull and passer-by around Truman Beaumont paused at once, as though waiting for a cue.
14:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Milo Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
15:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
15:00For four seconds Truman Beaumont's radio carried a voice describing exactly where Truman Beaumont was standing.
15:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
17:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
17:00Kip Doyle called Truman Beaumont by the wrong name mid-sentence, then laughed a little too quickly.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
19:11Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:00Sal Marino noticed the greetings had gone identical and improvised badly but successfully.
22:20Abel Callahan has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:20Cole Whitlow has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Linus! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
Linus! The rain has polished Main Street nicely.
07:19Lark Ferris, Toby Tanner, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:47Lark Ferris, Toby Tanner, Cole Whitlow, Abel Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
08:00Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
Marla! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:47Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
There you are! I was just defending your honour. From nobody in particular.
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:51Marla Finch, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Truman. I'll bring that right over.
08:59Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Truman Beaumont, Hal Brody · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
09:05Bev Tanner, Toby Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Toby. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
10:10Cole Whitlow, Opal Ferris · Seahaven General
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Opal. Everything feels possible at this hour.