BBC The Archers

01/05/2026

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26th April – 1st May 2026
Writer: Tim Stimpson
Director: Mel Ward
Editor: Jeremy Howe

Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood
Ben Archer … Ben Norris
David Archer …Timothy Bentinck
Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch
Helen Archer … Louiza Patikas 
Natasha Archer … Mali Harries 
Tom Archer … William Troughton 
Lilian Bellamy … Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman 
Chris Carter … Wilf Scolding
Susan Carter … Charlotte Martin
Ian Craig …  Stephen Kennedy 
Amber Gordon … Olivia Bernstone
George Grundy … Angus Stobie
Bert Horrobin…  David Sterne
Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell 
Adam Macy … Andrew Wincott  
Kirsty Miller …. Annabelle Dowler 
Lottie Summers ... Bonnie Baddoo
Erik Hakansson … Steven Hartley
Debbie Aldridge ... Tamsin Greig
1 May 2PM English United Kingdom Arts

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