The Archers

6th – 11th September 2026
Writer: Katie Hims
Director: Dave Payne
Editor: Jeremy Howe
David Archer … Timothy Bentinck
Jolene Archer … Buffy Davis
Tony Archer … David Troughton
Leonard Berry … Paul Copley
Harrison Burns … James Cartwright
Alan Franks … John Telfer
Usha Franks … Souad Faress
Martyn Gibson … Jon Glover
Clarrie Grundy … Heather Bell
Keira Grundy … Mollie Kruczek
Khalil Malik … Krish Bassi
Lily Pargetter … Katie Redford
Fallon Rogers … Joanna Van Kampen
Lynda Snell … Carole Boyd
Robert Snell … Michael Bertenshaw
Anna Tregorran … Isobel Middleton
Carol Tregorran … Mia Soteriou

Khalil calls in at Ambridge Hall to see how Lynda and Robert are doing. Robert says that they were about to play Scrabble and invites Khalil to join them. Lynda says that’s the last thing a young person would want to do on an afternoon. Khalil says he actually would like to play. Scrabble shark Robert gets a triple word score. Khalil becomes nervous over a word, but Robert and Lynda say to play it. Lynda becomes emotional when seeing the word MONTY and Khalil tries to apologise. Lynda insists it’s fine, she just misses him. Robert says he’ll allow a proper name just this once. As Khalil leaves, Robert and Lynda admit that he’s made them feel better.
Anna is sitting by Carol’s bedside in hospital as she comes round. When Carol asks to go home, Anna reminds her that she must have an operation for her broken hip. Carol says she wants to speak to the consultant again. When asked why she was in the graveyard, Carol admits she went out to look for the baby bat. Later, Anna asks Carol about whether she filled in the medical forms right and whether Carol would want resuscitating. Alan arrives to check how Carol is doing and is heavily praised by Carol. Carol asks Alan to pray with her but harshly insists Anna must leave. Carol asks Alan to help her feel less afraid of death. She can’t say that in front of Anna. She doesn’t want Anna to know she’s a coward.

On the school bus, Keira says she’s jealous of Henry’s sickness bug to an amused Khalil. He says he enjoys learning and Keira can’t believe they’re even friends. Keira becomes self-conscious after a girl at the school gives her a look. Khalil tries to cheer her up but doesn’t get why Keira would worry over someone she doesn’t know. He jokes that he expects everyone just to like him. Later Khalil finds Keira, who’s worries she’s got Henry’s bug. Khalil says he always goes to school even if he’s ill, so his mum doesn’t worry. When Keira questions why, Khalil reveals he had cancer twice as a child but is in remission now. Keira says she’s really glad he’s okay now.
Alan is enjoying a rare leisurely breakfast with Usha. He praises her winning Flower and Produce tableau. Usha thinks Alan will be forgiven for the fete and thinks there’s too much pressure on him. When Anna rings, worried about Carol who is ignoring her calls, Alan volunteers to go over to check. Finding Glebe Cottage empty, Alan calls Anna to ask where else Carol might be. Usha goes to look further afield. Anna is panicking when Usha rushes back. She’s found Carol, she’s lying unconscious in the graveyard. Alan and Usha try to make her comfortable with blankets, but she won’t wake up. They hear the ambulance approaching.
In hospital, Alan and Usha are waiting for news when Anna rushes in. Usha offers to get a pale Anna something to eat. All Anna wants is to see her mum.

Lily’s alarm goes off waking up her and Harrison. They debate whether he needs to hide from Ben and Paul. Harrison tells her he's not ashamed of what they've done. Neither is Lily. Harrison worries about how Fallon might find out, though. Lily confesses she’s always fancied Harrison. Harrison puts his foot in it whilst worrying about being like Russ. Harrison sneaks back into The Bull claiming he was out for an early morning walk. Jolene says she’ll join him one morning and offers him a bacon sandwich. Fallon then arrives to collect some of her things from The Bull’s kitchen. Harrison starts acting nervously when Jolene tells Fallon he’s been out walking, before Lily calls saying she’d like to see him again.
Early morning, Carol calls Anna concerned over an injured baby bat. Anna’s confusion is met by Carol’s focus on getting a shoe box to take the bat to the vets. Anna says she’ll drive over straight away. Arriving at Glebe cottage, Anna finds Carol talking to the swaddled bat. She offers to take the bat so Carol can call Alistair for advice. When Anna releases the baby bat outside, enraged Carol says that she might have broken the law. Anna points out how the bat just flew away. The pair descend into an argument as Carol asks if Anna’s behaving this way because of Richard’s memorial. Anna just says she’s tired. Carol tells Anna to leave. She doesn’t need her caring for her anymore.

Cancellations are coming through for Robert and Lynda. With fallout from the online comments continuing, they debate whether they should ask their regular guests why they are now cancelling. Lynda questions if she wants to run the B&B anymore. All the cooked breakfasts and the sheer constant presentation involved are tiring, plus dealing with the tricky guests they sometimes get. She feels jealous of people who can go on long holidays, like Jim has. Robert reminds her they need the B&B money to supplement their income, before wondering how much Lynda’s funk or malaise has to do with the loss of Monty.
David swings by The Bull to return Jolene’s lost rosette for her winning smoothie entry. They chat about the Flower and Produce show, plus how Harrison has moved in. Later, Lily arrives to meet Paul and decides to grab a drink. Whilst she’s waiting, Harrison gets back from work. Lily complains that Paul is supposed to be deciding if they want to have a couple of chairs The Bull is throwing out, but he’s not replying to her messages. Harrison points out Paul being unreliable previously, when he didn’t turn up to the tango dance class. Harrison then volunteers to help carry the chairs back to The Stables in Paul’s absence.
Back in the kitchen at The Stables, Lily asks Harrison what he thinks of the chairs in their new home. It becomes clear that Paul forgot. Lily rants a little about her housemates before offering Harrison a cocktail. Lily says she would like him to stay.