05/05/2024

WRITER: Sarah Hehir DIRECTOR: Rosemary Watts EDITOR: Jeremy HoweJolene Archer…. Buffy Davis Kenton Archer…. Richard Attlee Pip Archer…. Daisy Badger Harrison Burns…. James Cartwright Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Chris Carter…. Wilf Scolding Ruairi Donovan…. Arthur Hughes George Grundy…. Angus Stobie Jakob Hakansson…. Paul Venables Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin…. Susie Riddell Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley Adam Macy…. Andrew Wincott Kirsty Miller…. Annabelle Dowler Freddie Pargetter…. Toby Laurence Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen Mick…. Martin Barrass Lisa…. Rhiannon Neads

Writer: Naylah Ahmed Director: Kim Greengrass & Mel Ward Editor: Jeremy HoweBrian Aldridge…. Charles Collingwood Harrison Burns…. James Cartwright Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Chris Carter…. Wilf Scolding Alan Franks…. John Telfer George Grundy…. Angus Stobie Will Grundy…. Philip Malloy Jakob Hakansson…. Paul Venables Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden Paul Mack…. Joshua Riley Adam Macy…. Andrew Wincott Kate Madikane…. Perdita Avery Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen Mick…. Martin Barrass Dr Ghanam…. Philip Arditti

Writer: Caroline Jester Director: Rosemary Watts and Pip SwallowBrian Aldridge…. Charles Collingwood Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Eddie Grundy…. Trevor Harrison Emma Grundy…. Emerald O’Hanrahan George Grundy…. Angus Stobie Will Grundy…. Philip Molloy Miranda Elliott…. Lucy Fleming Jakob Hakansson…. Paul Venables Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden Jim Lloyd…. John Rowe Kate Madikane…. Perdita Avery Dr Azra Malik…. Yasmin Wilde Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins Lynda Snell…. Carole Boyd Robert Snell…. Michael Bertenshaw Mick…. Martin Barrass

Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes Director: Kim GreengrassHelen Archer…. Louiza Patikas Henry Archer…. Blayke Darby Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Harrison Burns…. James Cartwright Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Eve Chilcott…. Juliet Aubrey Harry Chilcott…. Jack Ashton Joy Horville…. Jackie Lye Ed Grundy…. Barry Farrimond Alistair Lloyd…. Michael Lumsden Dr Azra Malik…. Yasmin Wilde Denise Metcalf…. Clare Perkins Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen Laura…. Claire Cage

Writer: Nick Warburton Director: David PayneKenton Archer…. Richard Attlee Natasha Archer…. Mali Harries Lilian Bellamy…. Sunny Ormonde Harrison Burns…. James Cartwright Alice Carter…. Hollie Chapman Chris Carter…. Wilf Scolding Harry Chilcott…. Jack Ashton Brad Horrobin…. Taylor Uttley Chelsea Horrobin…. Madeleine Leslay Kate Madikane…. Perdita Avery Dr Azra Malik…. Yasmin Wilde Jazzer McCreary…. Ryan Kelly Kirsty Miller…. Annabelle Dowler Lily Pargetter…. Katie Redford Hannah Riley…. Helen Longworth Fallon Rogers…. Joanna Van Kampen Oliver Sterling…. Michael Cochrane Mick…. Martin Barrass Ruby Cosse…. Helen Atkinson Wood

In April 2016 Helen Archer was arrested for stabbing her husband Rob Titchener during a row. One of the most closely followed trials in British radio drama history saw calls to domestic abuse helplines increase by 17%. This bonus catch-up edition charts the romance and the emerging coercive control, including Rob’s physical abuse of Helen, through to Helen taking her life in her own hands and stabbing Rob, and the insidious impact of Rob’s return on the family at Bridge Farm.If you are suffering domestic abuse or violence, a list of organisations that can provide help and support in the UK is available at bbc.co.uk/actionlineHelen Archer ….. Louiza Patikas Rob Titchener ….. Timothy Watson Kirsty Miller ….. Annabelle Dowler Tony Archer ….. David Troughton Pat Archer ….. Patricia Gallimore Tom Archer ..... William Troughton Johnny Phillips ….. Tom Gibbons Anna Tregorran ….. Isobel Middleton Lee Bryce ….. Ryan Early Jury foreman ….. Nigel HaversNarrator: Annabelle Dowler Written and produced by Mel Ward The Archers Editor is Jeremy HoweA BBC Audio Drama Birmingham production

Join Jill at Brookfield as she bakes a batch of her much-loved mince pies in the Aga