Episode
Day 2461
Day 2461 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Wonderful news: Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan are expecting a baby. Norma has already started knitting. The Bakery's flour delivery has not arrived. Kip is rationing, with the grim dignity of a man rationing something he baked himself. Lark Ferris is expecting a baby with Abel Callahan. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Visitor Is Expected runs into trouble. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00The Bakery's flour delivery has not arrived. Kip is rationing, with the grim dignity of a man rationing something he baked himself.
08:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
09:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
10:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
11:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
11:35Word goes round that someone is coming to Seahaven Springs. Nobody is sure who.
12:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
12:00Wonderful news: Lark Ferris and Abel Callahan are expecting a baby. Norma has already started knitting.
13:00Rex Callahan has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Edie Gorse has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:15Whatever Jonah Ferris and Dot Ferris were circling, they have landed on it.
15:00A kite is stuck in the big park tree. A committee is forming.
18:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
18:43Dot Ferris and Edie Gorse kept their word and finished what they started.
19:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
20:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
20:22Linus Tidewater and Edie Gorse have got into the habit of each other.
21:00The bakery sign flickered and, for a moment, read a different name entirely.
21:55Hattie Whitlow has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:05Wilf Tanner has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:07Milo Ferris is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
22:14Cole Whitlow is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:24Jonah Ferris has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
22:26Fern Gorse has thanked every chair in The Anchor for its service.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
Kip! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:14Marla Finch, Hattie Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hattie! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
Hattie! Sun's out again. Like clockwork.
07:20Elaine Whitlow, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Opal. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:25Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris, Rue Callahan, Edie Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
Morning, Ned. You are out before the town has finished yawning.★
08:21Fern Gorse, Ned Ferris, Dot Ferris, Opal Ferris, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Ned. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:46Marla Finch, Hal Brody, Iris Brody, Rue Callahan · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:00Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Hattie. How's the day treating you?
09:01Truman Beaumont, Toby Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Well if it isn't Toby. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Toby. How's the day treating you?
09:09Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
09:38Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
I call this extremely informal meeting to something resembling order.
I call this extremely informal meeting to something resembling order.
11:37Truman Beaumont, Iris Brody · Town Hall
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.
Before anyone proposes a subcommittee, let us hear the problem.
11:47Orson Ferris, Rue Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.