The Archers Omnibus

The residents of Ambridge take us on a journey back in time, acting as our guides in this sparkling new adaptation of Flora Thompson’s classic novels about a rural childhood in the late nineteenth century. Born in Lark Rise, an Oxfordshire hamlet some thirty miles from Ambridge, Laura Timmins is an earnest, bookish girl with a vivid imagination, who struggles to fit in with the local children. They have little money but Laura’s parents have big aspirations for Laura and her brother, Edmund, and they are determined to move their family away from the remote hamlet as soon as they have the opportunity. Somehow the opportunity never arises, and Laura's father dies in the same tiny house fifty years later. Even though the community of Lark Rise may offer warmth and friendship, Laura begins to realise that it can also be stifling and claustrophobic. Laura’s parents may have failed to make the break with the past, but Laura herself must take charge of her own destiny and seek pastures new. Steeped in a world where small things matter, the cast of The Archers tells the story of Laura's epic, life-changing passage from Lark Rise to Candleford. Written by Flora Thompson Adapted by Katie Hims Producer & Director: Kim Greengrass Executive Editor: Jeremy Howe Technical Producers: Andy Partington & Vanessa Nuttall Musical Director: Rosemary Watts Production Coordinators: Sally Lloyd & Julie Sadler Ambridge narrators: Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell Chelsea Horrobin … Madeleine Leslay Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly Neil Carter … Brian Hewlett Lark Rise residents: Laura … Molly Pipe Young Laura … Beatrice White Mother … Emerald O’Hanrahan Father … Barry Farrimond Edmund … Blayke Darby Dorcas and Queenie … Louiza Patikas Twister and Algy … Wilf Scolding Nellie … Charlotte Martin Other roles played by members of the company. A BBC Audio Drama Birmingham production.

Writer, Naylah Ahmed Director, Pip Swallow Editor, Jeremy Howe Josh Archer ...... Angus Imrie Pip Archer ..... Daisy Badger Lilian Bellamy ….. Sunny Ormonde Neil Carter…. Brian Hewlett Susan Carter….. Charlotte Martin Toby Fairbrother ….. Rhys Bevan Eddie Grundy ….. Trevor Harrison Clarrie Grundy ….. Heather Bell Will Grundy ….. Philip Molloy Mia Grundy ….. Molly Pipe George Grundy ..... Angus Stobie Chelsea Horrobin ….. Madeleine Leslay Jim Lloyd ….. John Rowe Jazzer McCreary ….. Ryan Kelly Lily Pargetter ….. Katie Redford Stella Pryor ….. Lucy Speed

Writer, Sarah McDonald Hughes Director, Gwenda Hughes Editor, Jeremy Howe David Archer ...... Timothy Bentinck Ruth Archer ..... Felicity Finch Josh Archer ...... Angus Imrie Pip Archer ..... Daisy Badger Jolene Archer ...... Buffy Davis Natasha Archer ..... Mali Harries Tom Archer ...... William Troughton Harrison Burns ..... James Cartwright Vince Casey ..... Tony Turner Emma Grundy ..... Emerald O'Hanrahan George Grundy ..... Angus Stobie Elizabeth Pargetter ..... Alison Dowling Freddie Pargetter ..... Toby Laurence Stella Pryor ..... Lucy Speed Fallon Rogers ..... Joanna Van Kampen

Writer, Katie Hims Director, Jess Bunch Editor, Jeremy Howe David Archer ….. Timothy Bentinck Josh Archer ….. Angus Imrie Pip Archer ….. Daisy Badger Ruth Archer ….. Felicity Finch Helen Archer ….. Louiza Patikas Natasha Archer ….. Mali Harries Pat Archer ….. Patricia Gallimore Lee Bryce ….. Ryan Early Ian Craig ….. Stephen Kennedy Usha Franks ….. Souad Faress Jim Lloyd ….. John Rowe Paul Mack ….. Joshua Riley Azra Malik ….. Yasmin Wilde Stella Pryor ….. Lucy Speed Lottie ….. Bonnie Badoo

Writer, Katie Hims Director, Rosemary Watts Editor, Jeremy Howe Ben Archer ..... Ben Norris Pip Archer ..... Daisy Badger Ruth Archer ..... Felicity Finch Helen Archer ..... Louiza Patikas Henry Archer ..... Blayke Darby Natasha Archer ..... Mali Harries Pat Archer ..... Patricia Gallimore Susan Carter ..... Charlotte Martin George Grundy ..... Angus Stobie Mia Grundy ..... Molly Pipe Brad Horrobin ..... Taylor Uttley Chelsea Horrobin ..... Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin ..... Susie Riddell Stella Pryor ..... Lucy Speed Sykesy ..... Jasper Carrott

Writer, Caroline Jester Director, Dave Payne Editor, Jeremy Howe David Archer ….. Timothy Bentinck Ruth Archer ….. Felicity Finch Pip Archer ….. Daisy Badger Neil Carter ….. Brian Hewlett Susan Carter ….. Charlotte Martin Rex Fairbrother ….. Nick Barber Emma Grundy ….. Emerald O'Hanrahan Mia Grundy ….. Molly Pipe Brad Horrobin ….. Taylor Uttley Chelsea Horrobin ….. Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin ….. Susie Riddell Jazzer McCreary ….. Ryan Kelly Stella Pryor ….. Lucy Speed Lynda Snell ….. Carole Boyd Oliver Sterling ….. Michael Cochrane Hannah Riley ….. Helen Longworth Adil Shah ….. Ronny Jhutti

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/actionline Helen 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 Havers Narrator: Annabelle Dowler Written and produced by Mel Ward The Archers Editor is Jeremy Howe A BBC Audio Drama Birmingham production

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