The Archers

The Archers

Contemporary drama in a rural setting.

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Episode's summary

Writer: Shaun Mckenna Director: Peter Leslie Wild Editor: Jeremy Howe Helen Archer … Louiza Patikas Rex Fairbrother … Nick Barber Alan Franks … John Telfer Martyn Gibson … Jon Glover Amber Gordon … Olivia Bernstone Eddie Grundy … Trevor Harrison Ed Grundy … Barry Farrimond George Grundy … Angus Stobie Keira Grundy … Mollie Kruczek Will Grundy … Philip Molloy Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell Akram Malik … Asif Khan Azra Malik … Yasmin Wilde Zainab Malik … Priyasasha Kumari Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly Kirsty Miller … Annabelle Dowler Elizabeth Pargetter … Alison Dowling Archdeacon Ray … David Leonard

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30/10/2026

Writer: Shaun Mckenna Director: Peter Leslie Wild Editor: Jeremy Howe Helen Archer … Louiza Patikas Rex Fairbrother … Nick Barber Alan Franks … John Telfer Martyn Gibson … Jon Glover Amber Gordon … Olivia Bernstone Eddie Grundy … Trevor Harrison Ed Grundy … Barry Farrimond George Grundy … Angus Stobie Keira Grundy … Mollie Kruczek Will Grundy … Philip Molloy Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell Akram Malik … Asif Khan Azra Malik … Yasmin Wilde Zainab Malik … Priyasasha Kumari Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly Kirsty Miller … Annabelle Dowler Elizabeth Pargetter … Alison Dowling Archdeacon Ray … David Leonard

30 Oct 2026
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29/10/2026

George arrives at Little Grange to check if Keira has gone to school. He offers to give her a lift, but Keira says the bus is fine. George says it is if she was actually going to school. Keira says all that time in A&E tired her out, and George points out they couldn’t find anything actually wrong with her. George makes her a cup of tea and forces her to talk. She says he’s being horrible. He argues that Will was in a state yesterday and it took an hour to calm him down; Keira knows what happened to Nic and isn’t a kid anymore. Keira says she didn’t mean to panic Will, she just hates school. She can’t bear it. George tries to question why she doesn’t want to go to school. He threw away the opportunities school gave him, and he doesn’t want Keira to do the same. At Rewilding, Martyn Gibson is demanding copies of all the files relating to tree maintenance. He says if there is a claim, they’ll need to prove that BL and Rewilding Ambridge are completely in the clear. Martyn says he tried to visit Vince but got…

29 Oct 2026
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28/10/2026

Zainab thinks her dad is avoiding her. Azra says he’s just on a plumbing job in Penny Hassett. Zainab says she can protect herself and that she’s already dealt with racism, recently from Lawrence at the golf club. Azra says she might have to arrest people she’s sympathetic to, but Zainab says she’s hardly the first Muslim woman to join the police. Azra says she would be the first in the family, to which Zainab points out their cousin Usman is a detective. Later, Azra says they’ll support Zainab’s decision. Will is driving Keira to school as she doesn’t want anyone seeing her on the bus and knowing she’s having to take catch-up classes. Will tells Keira to wave to Alan as they pass but she says there’s something going on with him. News that he got chucked out of Carol’s funeral has spread. Keira says she’s got a headache and pleads with Will to pull over. Will gives her water and painkillers, but Keira says she just needs to lie down. Will wants to check her cuts aren’t sore. One looks particularly red, so…

28 Oct 2026
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27/10/2026

Ed calls Storm a “little bruiser” whilst George recounts some of Will’s storm puns. Keira pulls a face at having to go to catch-up classes during half term. Storm then needs changing, getting them off the topic of school. As Ed double checks Keira has everything, she becomes teary and begs not to go. Keira says she’s getting flashbacks and can’t be around people. She pleads for one more day at home to recover as Ed says he’ll call the surgery. Ed and Emma agree she must go in tomorrow but can have today off. George says he’ll teach Keira how to change Storm’s nappy as payment. Confused, Keira plays dumb, but George says he knows she’s just skiving. At Rewilding Ambridge, Helen’s checking on Peggy’s artwork. It has survived. Helen is chatting whilst Rex’s mind is clearly elsewhere. He asks if there’s any news about Vince, but Helen’s vague update brings him no relief. Kirsty arrives, to Rex’s surprise. She’s meant to be resting but has grown bored. Helen says they could grab a smoothie later. Rex had said he…

27 Oct 2026
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26/10/2026

There’s chaos in the kitchen at No. 1 The Green with baby things everywhere. Ed and Will discuss baby Storm’s name. Will says he’d be besotted even if the baby was called Donut. Akram proposes a family breakfast as Azra doesn’t have work until lunchtime, but Zainab says she wants to talk to them both. She has been thinking about her future, and she wants to help people for a career. Akram keeps interrupting until Zainab says she’d like to join the police. Akram is worried about the possible hostility she might face from the world and from within the police. He asks who she’s spoken to about this, whilst Zainab says she’s only done research and spoken to them. Zainab says they’re clearly against it. Akram says he’s not but just to take her time with it. Azra agrees that she needs to be sure before she commits. Martyn is visiting Rewilding worried about the tree that fell on Vince Casey. Rex says everything is up to date as Kirsty is always on top of things. Martyn thinks they should be prepared in case Vince…

26 Oct 2026