43. Ruth Jones on bellringing, blacksmithing and Ambridge loose ends
Ruth Jones meets Chris and Susan Carter and Archers scriptwriter Sarah McDonald Hughes.
Ruth Jones, actress, writer, co-creator of Gavin and Stacey and passionate Archers fan, is in the presenter's chair this week.
Ruth talks to Chris Carter - played by Wilf Scolding - about his tumultuous relationship with Alice and what made him remain loyal for so long. Also, can he shoe a horse in real life? And how do the team recreate the belfry at St Stephen's?
Susan Carter - played by Charlotte Martin - reflects on motherhood and we revisit the heartbreaking scene from 1988 when Susan learns of Christopher's cleft lip for the first time.
Sarah McDonald Hughes, writer of this week's episodes, discusses the power of a succession story and reveals what her first day in The Archers script room felt like - terrifying!
And Ruth Jones shares some of her favourite character quirks, including Lilian's famous cackle., and recalls some plot points which she feels were never fully resolved - what did Rob get up to in the flood?
Presented by Ruth Jones
Produced by Jessica Bunch
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