Episode
Day 3745
Day 3745 in Seahaven Springs, under cloudy skies. Wilf Tanner lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Hal Brody is in Seahaven General after they came down awkwardly off the orchard ladder. Wilf Tanner is in Seahaven General after they lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Visitor Is Expected takes a turn. 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 radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
02:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
04:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
08:28Elaine Whitlow and Marla Finch have stopped leaving their friendship to chance.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
10:00Wilf Tanner lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
13:00Marla Finch has received a postcard from somewhere far away. The handwriting is unfamiliar.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Lark Ferris has gone to look at what it left behind.
14:30Iris Brody has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
15:00Business is slow enough that Bram Tidewater has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Lark Ferris has been elected to deal with it.
17:00Sunday supper is drawing the town toward The Salty Gull.
17:03There were not enough plates at Ike Tidewater's, and nobody minded.
18:00Ike Tidewater has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
19:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:05Dell Tanner and Linus Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
22:20Linus Tidewater and Bea Callahan have got into the habit of each other.
What was said
08:04Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Bay View House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
09:05Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Elaine's House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:08Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Ned! You have come a long way for a pond.
Ned! You have come a long way for a pond.
09:46Mabel Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Rex's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:32Hattie Whitlow, Dell Tanner · Sal's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
10:36Hal Brody, Wilf Tanner · Seahaven General
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.★
10:54Kip Doyle, Wren Gorse · Norma's Grocery
Hi Wren — busy day at Norma's Grocery?
Hi Wren — busy day at Norma's Grocery?
11:10Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Sal's House
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
Remember when this whole street felt enormous?
11:22Alma Callahan, Wren Gorse · Norma's Grocery
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
12:23Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
Good afternoon. I was just taking the scenic route.
12:48Bea Callahan, Gil Ferris · Sunrise Café
Afternoon, Gil. Escaping the busy part of the day?
Afternoon, Gil. Escaping the busy part of the day?
13:01Truman Beaumont, Wren Gorse, Dell Tanner · Norma's Grocery
Wren! A good hour to run into you.
Wren! A good hour to run into you.