Episode
Day 5500
Day 5500 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Ewan Callahan lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General. Whatever Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle were circling, they have landed on it. Ewan Callahan 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 Quiet Week for the Sheriff 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
06:57Whatever Dot Ferris and Kip Doyle were circling, they have landed on it.
07:00The tide is out further than usual. Hal Brody has gone to look at what it left behind.
07:29Wren Gorse and Edie Gorse no longer need a reason to call round.
08:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
09:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:00Ewan Callahan lost a disagreement with a deckchair on the promenade and is spending a few days in Seahaven General.
12:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
13:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
13:05A town-wide safety inspection is announced. Marla Finch is inspected first.
14:11Bram Tidewater's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
14:11Whatever Silas Tidewater and Bram Tidewater were circling, they have landed on it.
15:00Nothing whatsoever is happening in Seahaven Springs. Iris Brody appears to be enjoying it.
16:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Ewan Callahan has been elected to deal with it.
17:00The orchard is loud with bees. Nobody has been stung in living memory.
18:00Friday evening has begun at The Anchor. Rex is polishing the good glasses.
18:00Business is slow enough that Bev Tanner has been sent home early. Nobody argues.
19:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
19:14Rex Callahan and Sal Marino kept their word and finished what they started.
19:26Abel Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
19:32Hal Brody is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
19:38Jonah Ferris is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
20:05Flo Ferris has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
20:50Elaine Whitlow has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
20:51Truman Beaumont has explained the tides three times, differently each time.
21:00It is warm enough to sit outside. Half the town has done exactly that.
21:04Dot Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
21:07The Anchor's piano is being played by Fern Gorse, who cannot play piano.
21:29Silas Tidewater is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:14Gil Ferris has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:43Ned Ferris offered to buy the room a drink, then checked a pocket.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Kip. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:03Edie Gorse, Wren Gorse · The Gorse House
Good, a real person. Come in.
Good, a real person. Come in.
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:04Jonah Ferris, Ned Ferris · Dr. Pratt's House
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
Hello, Ned. Mind the bank, it is softer than it looks.
07:15Marla Finch, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Iris, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:21Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Well, well. The competition.
Well, well. The competition.
07:25Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Morning, Linus. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Linus. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:48Elaine Whitlow, Fern Gorse, Hattie Whitlow, Ewan Callahan, Marla Finch · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.★
07:59Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater, Truman Beaumont, Gil Ferris · Sunrise Café
Linus! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
Linus! Sit down, you have the look of somebody who needs a form.
09:04Opal Ferris, Mabel Tidewater · Seahaven General
Well if it isn't Mabel. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Mabel. How's the day treating you?
09:06Truman Beaumont, Nell Tidewater, Dell Tanner · Seahaven Mutual
Morning, Nell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Nell. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:41Abel Callahan, Nell Tidewater · The Salty Gull
Good to see you, Nell. I'll bring that right over.
Good to see you, Nell. I'll bring that right over.