Dead Girls Tell No Tales
4 Extra Debut. The backstage story of ITV鈥檚 launch night when thousands of listeners to The Archers were distraught. Stars Eleanor Tomlinson.
It's media folklore that the death of 成人快手 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
成人快手 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
First broadcast on 成人快手 Radio 4 in September 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Joanna Toye |
| Director | Sean O'Connor |
| 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 Streatfield |
| 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 |
| 成人快手 Announcer | Zebedee Soanes |
| TV Interviewer | Paddy O'Connell |
| Ysanne Churchman | Ysanne Churchman |
| Actor | David Hounslow |
| Actor | Sam Dale |
| Actor | Chris Pavlo |
| Actor | Jessica Turner |
| Actor | Alex Tregear |
Broadcasts
- Sat 19 Sep 2015 14:30成人快手 Radio 4 FM
Mon 23 Sep 2019 10:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra- Mon 23 Sep 2019 15:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 24 Sep 2019 03:00成人快手 Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 2 Nov 2024 15:00成人快手 Radio 4 FM
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