Episode
Day 5146
Day 5146 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Bev Tanner lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it. Bev 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. Word of an Inspection 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
04:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
10:00The town ladder is on its fourth borrower this week and nobody is sure who owns it.
10:46Nobody can establish what is being inspected, or by whom, or when.
12:00The tide is out further than usual. Cass Tanner has gone to look at what it left behind.
12:00She started to tell Truman Beaumont something and then talked about the weather instead. Control has noted it.
13:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
13:00Bev Tanner lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
13:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
13:35Milo Ferris has got good enough at sketching the shoreline to be quietly smug about it.
13:42Ned Ferris's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.
14:00Wilf Tanner fumbled Truman Beaumont's name and recovered it smoothly. Nobody breathed.
17:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
18:00The community orchard is in blossom and briefly the best place in town.
19:49Dell Tanner and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
20:00Someone is practising the same eight bars of piano again. The town has grown fond of them.
22:01Cass Tanner has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:07Linus Tidewater is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
22:09Wren Gorse has reached the storytelling stage at The Anchor.
22:10Milo Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:10Jonah Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
22:16Hattie Whitlow has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:30The Anchor's piano is being played by Cole Whitlow, who cannot play piano.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
I knew the day would improve if I ran into you.
07:17Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Cass, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
There you are, Marla. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Marla. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:19Lark Ferris, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
Hello, Cole. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.
Hello, Cole. I am covered in orchard and entirely unrepentant.
07:21Truman Beaumont, Jonah Ferris, Bram Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Jonah! A good hour to run into you.
Jonah! A good hour to run into you.
07:27Bea Callahan, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
There you are, Wren. I was hoping we would cross paths.
There you are, Wren. I was hoping we would cross paths.
07:47Elaine Whitlow, Jonah Ferris, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:08Iris Brody, Mabel Tidewater, Bram Tidewater, Bea Callahan, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Mabel! Dad says you are allowed.
Mabel! Dad says you are allowed.
08:45Truman Beaumont, 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.
08:47Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris, Milo Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:51Bev Tanner, Wilf Tanner · Sunrise Café
Hello, Wilf. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Wilf. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
09:03Hattie Whitlow, Flo Ferris · Founders Park
Flo! Are you going to the park.
Flo! Are you going to the park.