The Archers

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An intense and gripping week of events unfolds in Ambridge. Listen to all the drama here.

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29/03/2023

03.29.2023

Neil and Oliver discover that their visitors are not a from retirement village but a school. Instead of a pensioners’ tour group, Oliver and Neil are hosting Year Sixes! Oliver’s relieved to know there’s a similarly named retirement village and ...

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03.29.2023 29/03/2023 Neil and Oliver discover that their visitors are not a from retirement village but a school. Instead of a pensioners’ tour group, Oliver and Neil are hosting Year Sixes! Oliver’s relieved to know there’s a similarly named retirement village and ...
03.28.2023 28/03/2023 Ed and Will weigh the Texel lambs. Will mentions Clarrie’s still trying to persuade him to allow George to have an eighteenth birthday party. Ed says Susan’s been doing the same with him and Emma. George must have been coaching ...
03.27.2023 27/03/2023 Oliver complains to Elizabeth that he’s been allocated the scullery for the next month as a Lower Loxley guide. Elizabeth thinks it’s best he speaks to Freddie. Neil joins them – Oliver’s surprised to find Neil’s task today is even ...
03.26.2023 26/03/2023 Tom, Natasha, Helen and Lee have a day out at Netherbourne Hall with the kids and the agreement that they won’t talk about work at Bridge Farm. Tom and Natasha report the approach they’ve had for a modelling job for ...
03.24.2023 24/03/2023 David shows the latest video Jim’s posted online of himself giving updates from the Brookfield guest room. No-one’s been able to coax him out. Then Ruth spots one of the replies online. She may have just found someone who can ...
03.23.2023 23/03/2023 Harrison reminds Justin about tonight’s meeting. Justin hasn’t forgotten; he’s looking forward to it. At the meeting he joins in enthusiastically. This is the sort of thing that brings not just villages but whole nations together. Paul gives Justin a ...
03.22.2023 22/03/2023 George wants an eighteenth birthday party and when he asks Susan if it could be at Ambridge View, she says Grange Farm would be much more suitable. George reckons they don’t want it there either. They chat about the new ...
03.21.2023 21/03/2023 Harrison drops into the vet surgery and tells Paul about the spate of dog attacks on sheep. Paul promises they’ll do their bit to spread the word among their clients regarding keeping dogs on a lead. Paul knows from Denise ...
03.20.2023 20/03/2023 Clarrie’s not liking the new window in the Bridge Farm dairy at all. Susan soothes her. They’ll get used to it and it will be good for business. She suggests they have a practice with the microphone, and poses Clarrie ...
03.19.2023 19/03/2023 Adam welcomes Debbie, who apologises for leaving in haste after the funeral. She’s enjoyed spending some time in Scotland with her father, Roger. She’s thrown by Brian’s intention to move from Willow Cottage. Adam remarks wryly that they all are. ...
03.17.2023 17/03/2023 Paul, Jakob and Alistair are at an escape room, Paul’s choice for his leaving event. They’re having great fun and Jakob’s a whizz at it. As they solve the riddles Jakob’s put off by both Alistair and Paul’s phones buzzing. ...
03.16.2023 16/03/2023 Susan’s looking forward to her new summer house, and is pleased for Clarrie that she’s loving the pergola. Susan’s new Bridge Farm uniform has arrived. It’s smaller than the last and she frets. Neil assures her it looks good on ...
03.15.2023 15/03/2023 Ben gets curmudgeonly Sykesy talking about his memories of Brookfield. As he warms to his subject Ben uses the moment to announce it’s his birthday, and Sykesy should join them for tea and cake in the residents’ dining room. After ...
03.14.2023 14/03/2023 Clarrie’s attempting to fix a leaking pipe. Susan suggests escaping to a craft fair. If Eddie thinks she’s at work he’ll be none the wiser, and she can leave him a to do list. Clarrie capitulates. She has a great ...
03.13.2023 13/03/2023 Paul’s delighted to witness his first Brookfield lamb birth. It’s his last week in Ambridge. He’ll miss the farming side of vetting very much, but Denise is due back at the practice. He’s in no hurry to go back to ...
03.12.2023 12/03/2023 Clarrie has a list of outstanding jobs for Eddie, who protests it’s Sunday. Irritated Clarrie’s weighed down with things to do, and still anxious about the installation of the observation window at the dairy. Later she comments to Susan that ...
03.10.2023 10/03/2023 Lily finally tells Freddie she’s moving to The Stables and begs him not to take the third room. To her relief he’s not interested. Elizabeth tells Susan she’s got a special meal planned to mark Lily’s departure. They touch on ...
03.09.2023 09/03/2023 Ian reports to Susan his pizza van business is doing alright; he’s on his way to cater an office party while Adam sorts Jennifer’s belongings. There’s still a lot to get through. Susan’s reminded of how she couldn’t face sorting ...
03.08.2023 08/03/2023 Kate admits to Noluthando she’s still not feeling fully committed to Spiritual Home. Noluthando reports she might have found a new flat share in Durban. Freddie wants to try out his revamped tour of Lower Loxley on Noluthando. He’s recruited ...
03.07.2023 07/03/2023 Helen and Tony discuss the planned electric vehicle charging station. They can see both sides of the argument and agree to keep a close eye on how things progress. Helen turns the conversation to her new idea for the dairy. ...
03.06.2023 06/03/2023 Lily complains to Ben about living with Freddie and Ben suggests he could move to The Stables as he’s staying at Brookfield for the time being. Freddie would be out of her hair. However, Lily tracks down Josh to say ...
03.05.2023 05/03/2023 Ben wants a quiet birthday even though it’s his 21st. He confirms with Josh that he won’t be moving back to The Stables. When Josh says he’ll start looking for another housemate, Ben panics about Josh coping with the rent ...
03.03.2023 03/03/2023 Jennifer’s family and friends prepare for the funeral St Stephen’s. Kate is grateful that Tony and Lilian have taken on the tribute. Lilian is wearing the perfume Jennifer always wore to try to keep her close. Meanwhile Brian wants to ...
03.02.2023 02/03/2023 Chelsea finally finds a piece of Lower Loxley history that she doesn’t find boring for the guide interview. Neil takes her through the details while Susan and Alice discuss arrangements for Jennifer’s funeral. Susan has made one of Jennifer’s classic ...
03.01.2023 01/03/2023 Susan’s surprised to learn that Lee isn’t against the plans to build an electric car charging station in Ambridge. Susan doesn’t have a chance to put her view across as Tony interrupts them and she is encouraged back to the ...
02.28.2023 28/02/2023 While Josh cleans at Hollowtree, Ben talks to him about working at The Laurels. Josh congratulates him – it’s not something he could do himself. It’s hard work but Ben doesn’t mind it. The worst thing is being interrupted by ...
02.27.2023 27/02/2023 Before Kate and Alan discuss details for Jennifer’s funeral, Alan clears the air over the friction between him and some of Jennifer’s family over Peggy’s desire to redesign a church window. Kate’s happy to move on. It seems so trivial ...
02.26.2023 26/02/2023 Harrison and Alan discuss Lent. This year Harrison’s giving up being a slave to his work. He can see how much Fallon gets out of community activities but he has so little time to take part at the moment. Neil ...
02.24.2023 24/02/2023 Writer, Naylah Ahmed Director, Gwenda Hughes Editor, Jeremy Howe Brian Aldridge ….. Charles Collingwood Ben Archer ….. Ben Norris David Archer ….. Timothy Bentinck Ruth Archer ….. Felicity Finch Helen Archer ….. Louiza Patikas Tony Archer ….. David Troughton Lilian ...
02.23.2023 23/02/2023 Brookfield welcomes their first ‘mock’ official booking at the B and B; Ms Innis Pectre-Goole, aka Lynda Snell. Ben’s really keen for Lynda to test out their facilities, but David’s not so sure. Especially when Lynda criticises half-naked David for ...
02.22.2023 22/02/2023 David asks Lynda’s advice on running the Brookfield B and B and reluctantly agrees to her making a visit. Lynda has a very critical eye and when David’s defensive about her suggestions, Lynda tells him Brookfield needs a real guest ...
02.21.2023 21/02/2023 Kirsty tells Roy that Brian was waiting outside their house with a shepherd’s pie as a thank you for having him over the other night. But now he’s going to help decorate Phoebe’s room. All Kirsty wants is some quiet ...
02.20.2023 20/02/2023 David and Ruth chat about how much they’ve got on with calving, Ben and the B and B. They really want Ben to make a go of the B and B, although he’s starting at the Laurels next week. They ...
02.17.2023 17/02/2023 Alice meets up with her buddy Lisa, apologising for not being in touch over the past few weeks. She tearfully admits everything’s been getting on top of her. Lisa counsels that at times like this, Alice needs to avoid getting ...
02.16.2023 16/02/2023 Brian and Alice chat about the situation between Lilian and Tony. Lilian changed the subject when Alice tried to broach it. Ruairi’s still not answering Brian’s texts. Alice insists he’s not sulking, he just needs space. Alice brings up Roy ...
02.15.2023 15/02/2023 Freddie, Ruairi and Noluthando catch up on gossip from Freddie’s DJing night at The Bull. When Noluthando asks whether Freddie’s heard from Mina, he says they’ve messaged a bit and then hurries off. Later Freddie admits to Noluthando that he ...
02.14.2023 14/02/2023 Freddie’s DJing at the Young Farmers’ party at The Bull, with Noluthando as his sidekick. Freddie introduces her to Paul, explaining that Paul and Ruairi went to the Hunt Ball together. When Noluthando presumes they’re an item, Paul says it’s ...
02.13.2023 13/02/2023 David and Ruth get a letter from the council about the land sale; the buyers have requested a change of use to an electric vehicle charging station. They agree not to worry about it for now. Later Ruth’s surprised by ...
02.12.2023 12/02/2023 Alice persuades Brian to go for a walk to blow away the cobwebs. Brian wonders how Ruairi is since their row as he’s not answering Brian’s texts. Alice fields the question by saying that Ruairi’s finding his way through his ...
02.10.2023 10/02/2023 Ruairi feels better after going for a hack with Alice. Julianne has sent him some money labelled ‘Final Payment’. He’s starting to see now that she wasn’t good for him. Alice encourages him to feel positive about himself. Adam still ...
02.09.2023 09/02/2023 Julianne needs Ruairi to join her at a business event in Felpersham. He’s not sure but then agrees when he feels hopeful that he and Julianne could repair things. Alice is outraged when Ruairi tells her. Can’t he see how ...
02.08.2023 08/02/2023 Ian’s eager to tell Xander that Jennifer has died but Adam’s unsure about how to phrase it. Adam admits to Ian that he's struggling to process his mum’s death himself and is yet to shed a single tear. Ian coaxes ...
02.07.2023 07/02/2023 With Justin failing to turn up for his shift at the Village Shop, Susan is struggling. Joy clocks this and toys with Susan’s need for more support. When Susan asks her politely if she will volunteer Joy heartily agrees and ...
02.06.2023 06/02/2023 Elizabeth is keen to clear the air with David but he’s proving hard to pin down. Freddie understands that Elizabeth wants to make amends, but when he suggests that Elizabeth might need to give David more time, Elizabeth says it’s ...
02.05.2023 05/02/2023 On a walk through the rewilding site, Jakob notices Kate is more upbeat. Kate is inspired by the photograph of her when she was at a protest in her eco-warrior days. It was a photo that Jennifer had particularly liked ...
02.03.2023 03/02/2023 When Lilian and Justin are left in charge of Mungo, Justin takes up the responsibility of entertaining him. Lilian doesn’t fancy his chances. Later, Lilian walks in on a breathless Justin and a dishevelled room. Lilian’s impressed by Justin’s ability ...
02.02.2023 02/02/2023 Tom and Natasha mull over how hard Jennifer’s death must be for Brian. Meanwhile, Natasha’s been doing more research into child modelling. She shares what she’s learned with Tom who comments she’s looked into it a lot for someone who ...
02.01.2023 01/02/2023 Tom asks Tony if he and Pat will babysit on Valentine’s Day. Tony quickly agrees while distracted by a phone call Adam is taking. Adam explains Brian has been reported to the police, but the details aren’t clear and heads ...
01.31.2023 31/01/2023 Alice interrupts Ruairi on the phone. He’s returning to London tomorrow. Alice tries to get him to stay until the weekend but he’s insistent he gets on with his life and will be back for the funeral. Over lunch Alice ...
01.30.2023 30/01/2023 Susan gently plies Lee with questions about the circumstances around Jennifer’s death. When Justin joins her, he ignores her mention of Jennifer and focuses on the shop’s stock layout. Susan isn’t sure about the changes but Justin convinces her to ...

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