Episode
Day 5799
Day 5799 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Hattie Whitlow has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake. Ike Tidewater is not currently speaking to Alma Callahan. Ike Tidewater is cooling off in the Sheriff's holding cell after the business at The Anchor. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
00:00Hattie Whitlow has been released from the Sheriff's office with a stern word and a handshake.
00:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
05:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
06:57Bea Callahan is teaching the room a song that appears to have no chorus.
06:58Kip Doyle and Dot Ferris have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
07:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
07:22Perry Gorse and Posy Gorse have got into the habit of each other.
08:00Fog has come in off the bay and stopped, very precisely, at the edge of town.
09:14Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle no longer need a reason to call round.
10:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
10:00Perry Gorse answered a question Truman Beaumont had not asked out loud.
10:59The perfect loaf enters local legend, where it will improve every year.
10:59Perry Gorse and Mabel Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
10:59And so concludes: The Loaf That Cannot Be Repeated. The town will live with how it ended.
12:00It is Wednesday lunch in Founders Park. Benches are being claimed diplomatically.
12:00The photocopier at Seahaven Mutual is making the noise again. Dell Tanner has been elected to deal with it.
13:00A seagull has stolen Jonah Ferris's sandwich near the dock. Again.
14:00The tide is out further than usual. Iris Brody has gone to look at what it left behind.
15:00The sun breaks through over Seahaven Springs, precisely on cue.
16:00A hedge has been trimmed one inch past a boundary. Diplomacy is under way.
17:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
18:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
20:00The rain has driven everyone indoors, and the café is doing the best trade of the week.
21:00Faint harmonica music was heard from the dock. Everybody denies everything.
21:57Ike Tidewater is telling the same story again, now with improved weather.
22:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
22:02Linus Tidewater is explaining boats to anyone who will listen down at The Anchor.
22:09Perry Gorse has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
22:09Alma Callahan has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:10Posy Gorse has proposed a toast to the concept of Thursdays.
22:13Cass Tanner has begun issuing compliments in alphabetical order.
23:00Commotion at The Anchor! Alma Callahan and Ike Tidewater came to (very gentle) blows over a heated debate over the last pickled egg.
23:00Sheriff Brody has invited Ike Tidewater to spend the night in the cells. Everyone agrees this is for the best.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
Well if it isn't Kip. How's the day treating you?
07:03Cole Whitlow, Nell Tidewater · Rex's House
Nell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
Nell, you look like someone with five minutes to spare.
07:03Perry Gorse, Posy Gorse · The Gorse House
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Posy. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:04Gil Ferris, Flo Ferris · June's House
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Flo. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
07:18Bev Tanner, Cass Tanner · Bev's House
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
Cass! Just the person I wanted to see.
07:18Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Milo. Everything behaving itself?
Good to see you, Milo. Everything behaving itself?
07:20Ewan Callahan, Bea Callahan, Opal Ferris · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
07:47Edie Gorse, Bea Callahan · Sunrise Café
Morning, Bea. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Bea. Everything feels possible at this hour.
08:12Milo Ferris, Ike Tidewater · Sunrise Café
Good to see you, Ike. Everything behaving itself?
Good to see you, Ike. Everything behaving itself?
08:43Bram Tidewater, Hattie Whitlow · Founders Park
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:46Marla Finch, Opal Ferris, Iris Brody · Sunrise Café
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
Right, cups down for one moment. Something has happened.
08:48Kip Doyle, Milo Ferris, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Milo. Everything feels possible at this hour.