The Archers (1 Jan. 2007)

On 7 November 2006,"The Archers" hit the headlines of every national newspaper when it brought to a climax one of its biggest ever story-lines - the love triangle between David Archer (Tim ... See full summary »

Director:

Emily Kennedy

Stars:

Stephen Fry, Dilly Barlow, Godfrey Baseley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Stephen Fry	...	Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dilly Barlow	...	Listeners' Comments (voice)
Godfrey Baseley	...	Himself - Creator / Editor 1951-1972 (archive footage)
Julie Beckett	...	Herself - Producer
Judy Bennett	...	Herself
Tim Bentinck	...	David Archer (as Timothy Bentinck)
Loren Cafferty	...	Listeners' Comments (voice)
Charles Collingwood	...	Himself
Mary Cutler	...	Herself - Scriptwriter 1979-present
Keri Davies	...	Himself - Scriptwriter
Barry Farrimond	...	Himself
Felicity Finch	...	Ruth Archer
Camilla Fisher	...	Herself - Archivist
Adrian Flynn	...	Himself - Scriptwriter
Simon Frith	...	Himself - Scriptwriter 1983-present

Storyline

On 7 November 2006,"The Archers" hit the headlines of every national newspaper when it brought to a climax one of its biggest ever story-lines - the love triangle between David Archer (Tim Bentinck), his wife Ruth Archer (Felicity Finch) and herdsman Sam Batton. In the final seconds of the 15,000th episode of the soap, Ruth decided not to consummate her relationship with Sam, and five million listeners across Britain either heaved a collective sigh of relief, or felt cruelly disappointed. In the days that followed, the official Archers website received 1.2 million page impressions. The Ruth/Sam/David storyline is an important one, but it is only the latest in a long line of stories that stretch back to 1 January 1951, when "The Archers" was first broadcast to the nation. As things start to return to normal at Brookfield, who knows what new stories will unfold for the 60-odd other Ambridge residents on whose lives we eavesdrop every weekday, just after 7pm? In this film, broadcast 56 ...

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Release Date:

1 January 2007 (UK)

Company Credits

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Soundtracks

"Barwick Green"
(Archer's theme tune)

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