Grace Archer Grace Archer Grace Archer (née Fairbrother) (April 2, 1930 – September 22, 1955) is a fictional character from the BBC's long-running radio soap, "The Archers". She was one of the original characters and was played by Monica Gray and then Ysanne Churchman. The episode depicting her death was broadcast by the BBC on the evening of the launch of ITV, so as to distract from it. Grace is the daughter of a wealthy English family. She falls in love with Phil Archer (Norman Painting), the son of a farmer, and they are married in April 1955. A few months later,
Grace Archer "Sunday Mercury" called Grace's death "One of the most controversial events in Ambridge history." Nick Collins, writing for "The Daily Telegraph", named Grace's death as one of "The Archers<nowiki>'</nowiki>" most shocking storylines In 2011, listeners voted Grace's death as their fifth most potent "Archers" memory in a poll conducted on the BBC's "Archers" website. The storyline received 9.7% of the vote. The scene is mentioned in the British comedy The Good Life series 3 episode 1. Grace Archer Grace Archer (née Fairbrother) (April 2, 1930 – September 22, 1955) is a fictional character from the BBC's long-running radio soap, "The