Episode
Day 3912
Day 3912 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Hattie Whitlow has come down with a very sore back and is being kept in for observation. The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly. Cole Whitlow and Mabel Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. The Fish Pie Question 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.
07:31Cole Whitlow and Mabel Tidewater have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
09:00Hattie Whitlow has come down with a very sore back and is being kept in for observation.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:00The morning mail has arrived. Bram Tidewater received a mysterious postcard.
11:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
12:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
13:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
13:35Mabel Tidewater and Dell Tanner no longer need a reason to call round.
14:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
14:01Milo Ferris prefers the old one. Ned Ferris has switched sides publicly.
15:00Cass Tanner has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
16:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
17:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
18:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
19:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
20:48Truman Beaumont and Bea Callahan kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
21:59Ned Ferris has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
22:07Alma Callahan has ordered one for the road and then forgotten which road.
22:08Perry Gorse has declared this the finest town in the world. Twice.
22:12Dell Tanner is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
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.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Mabel! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
Mabel! The fishermen will call this ideal and pretend they did not.
07:04Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Norma's House
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Linus. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:05Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Opal, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:17Milo Ferris, Dell Tanner, Lark Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
07:20Ewan Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:27Abel Callahan, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:48Lark Ferris, Marla Finch, Abel Callahan, Wilf Tanner, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
Morning, Marla. Everything feels possible at this hour.★
08:26Wilf Tanner, Perry Gorse · Sunrise Café
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
08:45Dell Tanner, Alma Callahan · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:46Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:00Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Town Hall
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.