The Archers - Cameo Appearances

Cameo Appearances

Many famous people have made cameo appearances on the programme:

• Princess Margaret and the Duke of Westminster appeared in 1984 in connection with a fashion show to commemorate the centenary of the NSPCC.
• Dame Judi Dench made an appearance as the (hitherto usually silent) Pru Forrest in 1989 for the 10,000th episode. Terry Wogan was featured and Esther Rantzen was responsible for the sound effects.
• Radio presenter John Peel appeared as himself in 1991.
• Celebrity gardener Alan Titchmarsh judged Ambridge's entries in the National Gardens Scheme open gardens competition in May 2003.
• Radio presenter Chris Moyles appeared in June 2004 as a random customer—and suspected National Pub of the Year judge—in The Bull.
• Comedian and presenter Griff Rhys Jones appeared as himself in July 2004, when he was drafted into Lynda's campaign to restore the Cat and Fiddle pub.
• Stephen Fry, although not appearing in an official episode, took part in Victoria Wood Goes to Ambridge, a series of five mini-episodes written by Victoria Wood for Comic Relief in March 2005. Also making fleeting appearances were Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen and Liza Tarbuck.
• Zandra Rhodes played herself in an episode in September 2006 in connection with a charity fashion show.
• Robert Winston appeared as a fertility specialist consulted by Hayley and Roy Tucker in January and February 2007.
• Mike Gatting appeared as himself in September 2007 at the centre of a misunderstanding between Sid and Jolene Perks during the npower Village Cup final at Lord's Cricket Ground.
• Crime novelist Colin Dexter made a cameo in 2010.
• Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall appeared on 16 February 2011 in connection with the National Osteoporosis Society's 25th anniversary as well as the show's 60th anniversary.
• Others who have made appearances include Britt Ekland, Humphrey Lyttelton (1956), Anneka Rice, Dame Edna Everage and Antony Gormley (2009).