Norman Painting Norman Painting Norman George Painting (23 April 1924 – 29 October 2009) was an English actor, broadcaster and writer. He played Phil Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers" from the pilot episodes aired on the BBC Midlands Home Service in summer 1950, after the series went national on the Light Programme on 1 January 1951, until his death in 2009, when he was the longest-serving member of the cast. His last episode, recorded two days before he died, was broadcast on 22 November 2009. The character lived on until Phil was "found dead" in his armchair
Ruth Archer alongside him at Brookfield in 1987." On 18 November 2005, Finch and six of her co-stars appeared as their respective characters on the BBC's "Children in Need" broadcast, alongside presenter Terry Wogan. Ruth joined her husband, David, and friend, Lynda Snell (Carole Boyd), in one of three scenes written especially for the show. Ruth's renowned way of saying "ooooh nooooh" has been frequently parodied on the comedy programme "Dead Ringers". Bibliography Ruth Archer Ruth Archer (also Pritchard) is a fictional character from the British BBC Radio 4 soap opera "The Archers", played by English actress Felicity Finch. She made her