Episode
Day 3699
Day 3699 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Ewan Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning. Iris Brody has decided to let bygones be bygones. Ned Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Pear Harvest reaches its conclusion. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Iris Brody has decided to let bygones be bygones.
00:00Ned Ferris has decided to let bygones be bygones.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Kip Doyle has gone to look at what it left behind.
09:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Bea Callahan has been elected to deal with it.
09:21Hattie Whitlow and Bram Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00A seagull has stolen Bea Callahan's sandwich near the dock. Again.
12:17Every kitchen in town now smells of pear. Nobody is complaining, exactly.
13:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
14:00Ewan Callahan is in a staring contest with a gull on the dock. The gull is winning.
15:40Truman Beaumont and Hal Brody kept their word and finished what they started.
16:00Business is slow enough that Orson Ferris has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
16:00Three separate neighbours greeted Truman Beaumont with the identical sentence this morning.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
19:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:20Linus Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:25Jonah Ferris has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
22:27Bea Callahan has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
22:27Wilf Tanner has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:30Iris Brody has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
What was said
07:04Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
07:19Bev Tanner, Orson Ferris · Bev's House
Orson! Not a cloud in the sky.
Orson! Not a cloud in the sky.
07:19Marla Finch, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Bram, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
Bram, sit down before you fall down. Tea?
07:20Milo Ferris, Cole Whitlow, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Cole. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Cole. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:33Lark Ferris, Flo Ferris · Dot's House
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Flo, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
08:14Dot Ferris, Cole Whitlow, Elaine Whitlow, Abel Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.★
08:24Edie Gorse, Orson Ferris, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
Nobody leave until we agree which version is most plausible.
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Iris. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Ned. I was hoping we would cross paths.
08:52Wilf Tanner, Perry Gorse · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Perry. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Perry. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:54Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.
Hattie! Just the person I wanted to see.