17/04/2026
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
12 – 17 April 2026
Writer: Shaun McKenna
Director: Pip Swallow and Rosemary Watts
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood
Pip Archer … Daisy Badger
Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch
Lilian Bellamy … Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter … Wilf Scolding
Rex Fairbrother ... Nick Barber
Chelsea Horrobin … Madeleine Leslay
Bert Horrobin… David Sterne
Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell
Adam Macy … Andrew Wincott
Azra Malik … Yasmin Wilde
Kirsty Miller …. Annabelle Dowler
Stella Pryor … Lucy Speed
Fallon Rogers …. Joanna Van Kampen
Lottie Summers … Bonnie Baddoo
Ms Shah … Sudha Bhuchar
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 17 Apr 202619:00BBC Radio 4
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Felicity Finch (Ruth Archer) delves into the The Archers BBC Oral History Collection
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The Archers: Truth and Lies
Claire Skinner stars in a new drama written to mark the 75th anniversary of The Archers.
Countryside Insights from The Archers
Leaf through extra information on rural issues that have featured in The Archers.
Podcast
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The Archers
Contemporary drama in a rural setting.
