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A CARTER FAMILY TOP THREE THIS MONTH WITH ALICE, SUSAN AND CHRIS ALL OCCUPYING THE TOP THREE PLACES. The month began with a two-character episode featuring just Philip Moss and Gavin Moss, but then things began to return to normal with more and more dialogue episodes with four or five characters per episode. We even had a couple of six-character episodes on the 16th and 29th September. (I wonder if, during the monologue episodes, there has been a rule for the scriptwriters similar to the RULE OF 39.) A new character appeared, although not one that is likely to become […]
Monologues Month 3 A clear leader this month with Alice Carter featuring in eleven episodes followed by Emma Grundy and Lynda Snell in six. We started to get some dialogue scenes in some episodes in August. Some face-to-face, some telephone calls and some via video conferencing. Even with these dialogue scenes, there was still not a “Right You Are” to be heard. Two characters appeared across a week in all four episodes: Alice Carter from Monday 10th to Thursday 13th August followed by Emma Grundy from Monday 17th to Thursday 20th August. POSITION CHARACTER EPISODES 1 Alice Carter 11 2 […]
The second full month of monologue episodes In my opinion, the most notable thing about July’s episodes was the return of Debbie Aldridge. I wonder whether her return had been planned had the current format not been necessary, or whether, like most in the acting profession, she found herself with time on her hands and jumped at the chance of an opportunity to be involved. Whatever brought it about, I welcomed her return – Debbie Aldridge is one of my favourite characters. This month saw the first four-character episode, with Chris Carter, Brian Aldridge, Alice Carter and Debbie Aldridge all […]
The first full month of monologue episodes. This temporary period in The Archers history began with episodes featuring only two characters. As the weeks have gone by, a third character has been introduced to most episodes. We have gone from the weekly quota of 39 characters to 8, 10, 10, 11 characters during June. During June, in total, there have been 45 character appearances. POSITION CHARACTER EPISODES 1 Susan Carter 5 2 Ben Archer 4 = Helen Archer 4 4 Emma Grundy 3 = Kate Madikane 3 = Kirsty Miller 3 = Lilian Bellamy 3 8 Ed Grundy 2 = […]
What a strange month! Most of May 2020 comprised the three weeks of The Archers Revisited episodes, broadcast to give the production team time to record new “Talking Heads” style episodes, with actors recording monologues from makeshift studios in their homes as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions preventing the usual recording process from taking place. None of the characters featured in the Revisited episodes is included in May’s Character Count. Only those who appeared in the final week of May ﹣ the first week of the new episodes ﹣ are listed in the chart. So it’s very short. […]
The following characters were heard during April 2020. Friday episodes had ceased on 27th March in order to lengthen the time that existing episodes, recorded before the Coronavirus lockdown, could be transmitted. The last ‘normal’ episode was transmitted on Thursday 30 April. Appearances This Month POSITION CHARACTER APPEARANCES 1 Robert Snell 11 2 Lynda Snell 10 = Roy Tucker 10 4 Emma Grundy 9 = Tracy Horrobin 9 6 Kirsty Miller 7 7 Ed Grundy 6 = Philip Moss 6 9 Gavin Moss 5 = Harrison Burns 5 = Lilian Bellamy 5 = Shula Hebden Lloyd 5 13 Adam Macy […]
The following characters were heard during March 2020. POSITION CHARACTER APPEARANCES 1 Kirsty Miller 11 Lynda Snell 11 3 Freddie Pargetter 10 Philip Moss 10 5 Robert Snell 9 Roy Tucker 9 7 Oliver Sterling 8 8 Lilian Bellamy 7 Pip Archer 7 10 Ben Archer 6 Emma Grundy 6 Josh Archer 6 13 Ed Grundy 5 Gavin Moss 5 15 Brian Aldridge 4 Doctor 4 Phoebe Aldridge 4 18 Adam Macy 3 Justin Elliott 3 Ruth Archer 3 Shula Hebden Lloyd 3 Tom Archer 3 Tracy Horrobin 3 24 Alistair Lloyd 2 Eddie Grundy 2 Jill Archer 2 Jolene […]
APPEARANCES THIS MONTH WHICH CHARACTERS WERE HEARD DURING FEBRUARY 2020? POSITION CHARACTER EPISODES 1 Lynda Snell 11 2 Jakob Hakansson 9 Lilian Bellamy 4 Alistair Lloyd 8 5 Freddie Pargetter 7 Kate Madikane 7 Johnny Phillips 6 Tracy Horrobin 9 Ben Archer 5 Jolene Archer Josh Archer Kirsty Miller Shula Hebden Lloyd 14 Jazzer McCreary 4 Jim Lloyd Kenton Archer Philip Moss Robert Snell 19 Alice Carter 3 David Archer Ed Grundy Emma […]
