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We usually add the BBC teasers and cast lists for forthcoming episodes as they become available, plus the Radio Times and Daily Mail previews when possible. Feel free to add anything else you come across, e.g. cast news, scriptwriter tweets!

True, but that could come later. It’ll be a while until Jack’s even granted a regular voice (probably). So he could come back once he’s 18, while Helen remains … erm, on TV.

Jack will get a whole ten acres; less than Grundys' field, I think.

Was that it - about 200m square? That's just a bit bigger than "the green" across the road from us, which is great for letting dogs have a bit of a romp and as a short-cut for humans and foxes, and gives the seagulls somewhere to hang out. I do remember thinking it didn't sound like very much, but I hadn't related it to an area I know!

Oliver sold ten of the fifty acres that he owned, in order to keep Grey Gables afloat. Eddie had a hissy-fit: how dare Oliver sell something belonging to Oliver! Ed was no longer able to feed his Texels and had to graze them on the cricket pitch. And so on.

If it was only ten acres he sold, it can't be more than ten acres that were bought for Jack.

Thanks, @AskingQuestionsAllTheTime - I wonder if that land is being used. Maybe that's where Henry's goats live?

I think in the end Emma talked Rob's brother into letting Ed farm it rather than it lying fallow and going over to nettles and brambles.

"to benefit the land by grazing it for eleven months of the year" was the phrase I was remembering. So perhaps they are not even paying rent for it! If it were for twelve months of the year it would be a tenancy, which Miles didn't want.

More spoilers.

15th February 2026 - 20th February 2026
Sun 15/2 - Alice has a suggestion to put to Rex, and at Berrow Farm, Hannah is sceptical
Mon 16/2 - Akram challenges the system, and a new arrival at Brookfield shakes the tree
Tue 17/2 - Ruairi exceeds expectations, and Rex gets the wrong end of the stick
Wed 18/2 - Brookfield’s guest continues to stir the pot, and Ruairi steps up
Thu 19/2 - Tom has reservations, and Stella has some mopping up to do
Fri 20/2 - It’s party time in the events barn, and Rex looks for clarity.
[The RT teaser for Fri 20/2 is different: Josh drops a bombshell, while Alice takes her chance.]

Writer: Keri Davies
Director: Peter Leslie Wild
Editor: Jeremy Howe

Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood
Josh Archer … Angus Imrie
Pip Archer … Daisy Badger
Ruth Archer … Felicity Finch
Tony Archer - David Troughton
Tom Archer - William Troughton
Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman
Neil Carter - Brian Hewlett
Ruairi Donovan … Arthur Hughes
Rex Fairbrother - Nick Barber
Akram Malik - Asif Khan
Stella Pryor … Lucy Speed
Hannah Riley - Helen Longworth
Lynda Snell - Carole Boyd
Zach Pryor - Alex Austin

Radio Times 14th - 20th February
Rex needs help with a mystery that threatens his livelihood. Alice comes to his rescue, but will they find what they’re looking for ? A visitor to Brookfield causes upset around Pip and Stella’s engagement plans, Akram’s enthusiasm at Bridge Farm doesn’t yield quite the right results, and Tony plans to spread the love for his 75th birthday. Elsewhere, there are grumblings about Ruairi’s appointment at Berrow. Can he keep everyone, including Brian, on side?

Total TV Guide - February 15th-20th 2026
Rex proves to be a puzzled pig farmer this week, when a time-sensitive problem crops up that could threaten his livelihood. Can Alice help him root out a solution? Meanwhile, Rex’s former love interest Pip wants to celebrate her engagement to Stella, but their happiness is thrown off course by a visitor’s unsettling revelation. There are more problematic piggies over at Berrow Farm as Ruairi struggles with his porcine responsibilities. if only Dad Brian would stop pursing his lips like that … Elsewhere, eager beaver Akram’s efforts to impress at Bridge Farm fall wide of the mark with one family member, leaving Tom to deal with the fallout, and love, like hope, springs eternal for Tony as he plans his 75th birthday.

Daily Mail Weekend Magazine Archers Update - February 15th-20th 2026
Alice comes to the rescue when Rex needs help. Josh drops a bombshell, and Lynda's on a mission.

22nd February 2026 - 27th February 2026
22 Feb Chelsea’s getting more hopeful about her business plans, and David is reluctantly learning how to recruit volunteers.
23 Feb Susan and Helen are on a quest to find new staff for the dairy, and Chris and Hannah despair for the future of Ambridge Cricket.
24 Feb Lilian throws a spanner in the works, and there’s a glimmer of hope for David in his quest for volunteers.
25 Feb Chelsea follows Susan’s advice, and Brian is grateful to Rex.
26 Feb Brian tries his hand at matchmaking, and Helen has the time of her life.
27 Feb Helen is in reflective mood, and Chris and Hannah are looking for a challenge.

Writer: Liz John
Director: Kim Greengrass
Editor: Jeremy Howe

Brian Aldridge … Charles Collingwood
David Archer … Timothy Bentinck
Helen Archer … Louiza Patikas
Lilian Bellamy … Sunny Ormonde
Alice Carter … Hollie Chapman
Chris Carter … Wilf Scolding
Susan Carter … Charlotte Martin
Rex Fairbrother … Nick Barber
Chelsea Horrobin … Madeleine Leslay
Tracy Horrobin … Susie Riddell
Akram Malik … Asif Khan
Jazzer McCreary … Ryan Kelly
Kirsty Miller … Annabelle Dowler
Hannah Riley … Helen Longworth
Lynda Snell … Carole Boyd
Finlay … Mark Bonnar

1st March 2026 - 6th March 2026
Sun 1/3 - There’s tension at Bridge Farm, and Rex and Alice finally make it on a date
Mon 2/3 - George wants to make amends, and Ruairi’s in a state
Tue 3/3 - Brian is economical with the truth, and Helen gets an unexpected offer
Wed 4/3 - There’s an upset at Bridge Farm, and Amber is anxious
Thu 5/3 - It all comes down to heard or heart for Helen, and Amber and George have the first pregnancy scan
Fri 6/3 - Alice gives Ruairi some loving care, and George and Amber hatch a plan
No cast list for this week on the BBC site at the moment.

So is Zach Stella's brother, invited for the sole purpose of impregnating Pip with a little brother for Row-Zee? Or is he her not-yet divorced husband because neither of them remembered to apply for the decree absolute? Either way, does he plan to move in with them?

The revelation will be Justin-related.

Zach will be the brother that Stella mentioned would be coming to see her, I'd have thought.

Ah ... this must have been one of the 90% of Archers scenes that I don't seem to send into even short-term memory.

The other siblings are Isabel and Lila. They might be spelt differently.

HCat has eaten my almond croissant. Evil bastard. I was really looking forward to it. Either that or it's evaporated. Strange that the crumbs didn't evaporate.
He can open doors and cupboards. It's like living with Wile E Coyote.

I'll be Skinny Rosie at this rate.

Given that the Archers wives/husbands seldom have siblings, the Pryor siblings must exist for a reason.

To bring her to her senses?

Finlay!

Yes indeed.

I don't think the sibling set of the Pryors sounds likely; Isabelle, Stella, Lyla are very L, Lyla Pryor is a weird assonance like being called Duncan Monkton or Andrew Pandrew. I don't think the Mumsnet baby names board would approve!

They'd be fine with them as long as they were Isobella Rose, Estella May, Delilah Grace and Zachariah James on their BC.

Many characters seem to have names that don't fit their age group. Assuming they were born in the UK around 1980, would they have been given those names?

Aha you're right!

The characters we have known from birth, apart from Kenton and Shula, have fairly age-typical names, but others don't.

Harrison is one. He's about 40 but the name seems much younger.
Esme is how old but it would have been very unusual for a millennial.

Baby names posters tend to focus on the flow of first and middle names and disregard the need to go with the surname, so it would be suggested that Keira Susan was Susanna Kiera, Josh was Mateo Joshua etc.

James Michael would flow so much better as Michael James, which would be gorgeous but the OP's surname is Hunt

I've always thought Brenda and Roy's names don't suit their ages.

I do, however, know two Millennials called Esme.

The only Brenda I know (I think she's the only Brenda I've ever known) is a neighbour in her 90s. I don't think I've ever known an Esme or a Roy. Ditto a Kenton or a Shula. Those two just sound like an attempt to be different, especially when David and Elizabeth are such frequently-used names.

@Gladtimeslady , it would have been unusual for a millennial. I find that an unusual name will often occur a few times in the same area. Someone might pick an unusual name then it won't seem unusual to other parents. See the many threads like 'Friend/SIL stole my baby name'.

I know a millennial called Brenda and her sibling has a similarly dated name. It probably helps that they're both intelligent and attractive, which of course the Tucker siblings also were.

There's not much of an age gap between the twins and David (just over a year), but Elizabeth is about 8 years younger.