Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 20150919 | 20241102 (R4) |  It's media folklore that the death of BBC soap opera heroine Grace Archer was a ploy to thwart the launch night of ITV on 22 September 1955. But for the first time, this drama delves deep into The Archers' archives to reveal what really inspired 20 million people to tune in and left tens of thousands of listeners distraught. Starring Simon Russell Beale, Eleanor Tomlinson and Ysanne Churchman. Joanna Toye's drama explores the backstage story to a watershed moment in the history of broadcasting which became one of the defining cultural events of the 1950s. Dan Archer/Harry Oakes - Jon Culshaw Doris Archer/Gwen Berryman - Pam Ferris Phil Archer/Norman Painting - Lex Shrapnel Grace Archer/Ysanne Churchman - Eleanor Tomlinson Christine Archer/Lesley Saweard - Georgie Fuller John Tregorran /Basil Jones - Geoffrey Streatfeild Carol Grey/Anne Cullen - Sally Bretton Godfrey Baseley - Simon Russell Beale Tony Shryane - John Hopkins Valerie Hodgetts - Claudie Blakley Geoffrey Webb - David Reed Edward J Mason - Miles Jupp BBC Announcer - Zeb Soanes TV Interviewer - Paddy O'Connell Ysanne Churchman - Herself OTHER ROLES: David Hounslow, Sam Dale, Chris Pavlo, Jessica Turner, Alex Tregear. Director - Sean O'Connor The backstage story to one of broadcasting's historic moments. With Simon Russell Beale. The backstage story of ITV's launch night when thousands of listeners to The Archers were distraught. Stars Eleanor Tomlinson. |
| 20150919 | |