08/05/2026
Brian has to fend off questions, and Tom gets a shock.
3rd-8th May 2026
Writer: Sarah McDonald Hughes
Director: Marina Caldarone
Editor: Jeremy Howe
Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood
Ben Archer … Ben Norris
Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch
Natasha Archer … Mali Harries
Tom Archer … William Troughton
Lilian Bellamy … Sunny Ormonde
Leonard Berry … Paul Copley
Ruairi Donovan … Arthur Hughes
George Grundy … Angus Stobie
Bert Horrobin… David Sterne
Brad Horrobin … Taylor Uttley
Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell
Adam Macy … Andrew Wincott
Akram Malik ... Asif Khan
Dr Azra Malik … Yasmin Wilde
Carol Tregorran … Mia Soteriou
Anna Tregorran … Isobel Middleton
On radio
Broadcast
- Fri 8 May 202619:00BBC Radio 4
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