Pictured: Ruth Archer played by Felicity Finch] Sources have told the Mail on Sunday that the move, which has prompted unrest among the cast, means the most popular characters, who are paid more, are being used less.
BBC cuts the number of Archers' episodes featuring top stars as fans fear for future of long-running rural drama series It's the genteel rural drama that brings smiles to the faces of its millions of listeners each week.
But it appears that all may not be well in The Archers’ fictional village of Ambridge after bosses cut the number of episodes featuring its top stars, in what they see as a drive to reduce costs.
It appears that all may not be well in The Archers’ fictional village of Ambridge after bosses cut the number of episodes featuring its top stars.
Pictured: Jill Archer played by Patricia Greene] One said: ‘The actors were always guaranteed a minimum number of episodes, but that’s all changed and the cast are furious.
