Fans of popular soap fear fictional village is set to be hit by a swingers scandal

HORRIFIED fans of The Archers fear the fictional village of Ambridge is about to be shaken by a swingers scandal.

Listeners were left reeling after characters in the BBC Radio 4 soap invited neighbours for a drink and to join them in their new hot tub.

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Horrified fans were left reeling after characters in the soap invited neighbours to join them in their new hot tub[/caption]

The storyline saw Joy Horville and boyfriend Mick go for dinner, letting pals Helen Archer and Lee Bryce try the tub alone — before surprising them by coming home early to get in.

One fan said: “I’ve a terrible feeling that Mick might be a swinger and hopes Helen will get frisky.”

A second added: “And so began The Ambridge Swingers Society (ASS for short . . . ).”

After one episode last week, a stunned listener wrote on social media: “Omg, Joy and Mick are swingers aren’t they.”

Fears of a sex scandal soared after another character described the hot tub as a “nasty, germy, sex pond”.

The Archers, which turned 70 last year, is promoted as “a contemporary drama in a rural setting”.

The BBC declined to comment.