Episode
Day 5550
Day 5550 in Seahaven Springs, under rainy skies. Milo Ferris has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome 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. Posy Gorse and Edie Gorse have got into the habit of each other. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. A Wager on the Weather 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
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
07:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
07:20Posy Gorse and Edie Gorse have got into the habit of each other.
08:00The lights of Seahaven Springs flickered for exactly three seconds. The town clock is unbothered.
08:37Wren Gorse's small gathering has come together, with just enough chairs and no speeches.
09:00Elaine Whitlow has arrived at the store without the list. This has happened before.
09:09Whatever Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle were circling, they have landed on it.
10:00Saturday orchard morning is under way. Opinions about ladders are plentiful.
10:59The weather does something nobody predicted, which is somehow typical of this place.
11:00The puddle outside the Sunrise Café has returned to its usual dimensions.
12:00Somebody has repainted their front door overnight. Opinions are being gathered.
12:00Something glinted in the hedge at eye height, tracking Truman Beaumont as he passed.
13:00Milo Ferris has come down with a headache that has outstayed its welcome and is being kept in for observation.
13:21Gil Ferris and Linus Tidewater no longer need a reason to call round.
14:00An unclaimed umbrella has been standing by the café door for three days.
14:19Perry Gorse's evening happened, ran long, and is still being talked about.
14:45Hal Brody has turned practising stories worth telling into a real part of life.
16:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
18:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
18:47Ewan Callahan has got good enough at learning the orchard properly to be quietly smug about it.
20:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
20:59Truman Beaumont and Ike Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
21:27Hal Brody is conducting an imaginary orchestra near the dartboard.
21:54Ewan Callahan has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:05Hattie Whitlow has sworn undying friendship to somebody met twenty minutes ago.
22:10Bea Callahan is negotiating with a bar stool and appears to be losing.
22:14Wren Gorse has begun a heartfelt speech with no clear subject.
What was said
00:11Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
This? This right here is the finest establishment in the whole town.
This? This right here is the finest establishment in the whole town.
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:03Edie Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:20Fern Gorse, Ewan Callahan, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:26Bea Callahan, Linus Tidewater · Sunrise Café
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
You have not changed since we were knee-high.
08:13Bea Callahan, Wren Gorse · Sunrise Café
Wren! Forgot my umbrella again.
Wren! Forgot my umbrella again.
08:43Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
Ned, quick question: how much do you trust a seagull?
08:45Marla Finch, Iris Brody, Cole Whitlow · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
08:48Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Hattie. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
09:00Elaine Whitlow, Truman Beaumont · Sunrise Café
Well if it isn't Truman. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Truman. How's the day treating you?
09:04Sal Marino, Ike Tidewater · The Dune House
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
09:05Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Cass. Everything feels possible at this hour.