The Archers: Live at 75 Cast Announced Ahead of Bournemouth Show

The cast has been announced for The Archers: Live at 75, the special stage production celebrating 75 years of the iconic BBC Radio 4 drama, coming to Bournemouth this November.

BBC Radio 4’s The Archers will mark its 75th anniversary this summer with a major live stage tour and 
today Fane Productions are delighted to announce which much-loved and iconic members of the Radio 4 
cast will be appearing live on stage. 

Joining the tour are eight of Ambridge's most beloved voices, performing in two rotating casts of four. 
Named in a nod to the show's setting, the Flower Cast brings together Timothy Bentinck (David Archer), 
Charlotte Martin (Susan Carter), Ben Norris (Ben Archer) and Annabelle Dowler (Kirsty Miller), while the 
Produce Cast features Charles Collingwood (Brian Aldridge), Ryan Kelly (Jazzer McCreary),  Susie 
Riddell (Tracy Horrobin) and Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy). For the full date list of cast appearances, 
see below, or fane.co.uk/the-archers.

Produced by Fane Productions and licensed by the BBC, The Archers: Live at 75 tours from June to 
November 2026. Hosted by award-winning comedian and Archers devotee Angela Barnes, each 
performance will feature a cast of four actors and Vanessa Nuttall, The Archers’ live sound-effects 
specialist. 

First broadcast on 1st January 1951, The Archers is the world’s longest-running drama. Broadcasting six 
times a week to millions of listeners, the programme follows the lives, loves and evolving fortunes of the 
residents of the fictional village of Ambridge. Over more than 20,000 episodes, it has reflected social 
change in Britain while remaining rooted in the rhythms of rural life, and continues to be one of the BBC’s 
most popular titles on BBC Sounds. 

Set within a playful reimagining of the Ambridge Flower & Produce Show, the live production blends 
theatricality, nostalgia and behind-the-scenes insight. The evening includes on-stage interviews, insider 
stories, live performances of a specially written episode created exclusively by The Archers’ scriptwriters 
for the tour, demonstrations of the foley artistry that creates Ambridge’s distinctive soundscape, archive 
material from the BBC vaults, audience questions, a pub quiz inspired by The Bull, and a sing-along to the 
programme’s theme tune. 

Quote from Charlotte Martin (Susan Carter): “I’m so thrilled to be part of The Archers tour - bringing 75 
magical years of Ambridge to the stage is an absolute dream come true! Can’t wait to share the laughter, 
tears and heart of Ambridge with fans everywhere!” 

Quote from Timothy Bentinck (David Archer): “I’m so excited to be part of the upcoming The Archers 
national tour of the UK. We’ll be on stage but the show will be very interactive, and Archers listeners and 
fans will be just as much a part of it as us. So come and join us at the Flower and Produce Show, and as an 
added treat get to see how the clever sound effects are achieved. Hint, it’s all done with yoghurt and ironing 
boards!” 

Quote from Serena Brett and James Albrecht, Directors at Fane Productions: “When we put our 
minds to the casting for this tour, we knew it had to truly represent the world of Ambridge. We worked 
closely with the programme’s Editor, Jeremy Howe, and the wider team at the BBC to bring together 
actors whose characters span generations of village life - from the Archer family at its heart, to the 
Aldridges, the Horrobins and beyond. We’ve aimed to reflect the full breadth of the programme: heritage 
and newer voices, different ages and perspectives, and some of the most iconic characters alongside 
those driving its current storylines. We hope audiences feel we have done Ambridge justice - and we can’t 
wait to bring them together on stage!”