The Archers trial. Unlike television soaps, "The Archers" actors are not held on retainers and work on the series usually for a few days a month. By the nature of the storylines concentrating on particular groups of characters, in any one week out of a cast of about 60, the episodes include approximately 2030 speaking-characters. Most of the cast do acting work on other projects and can disappear for long periods if they are working on commitments such as films or television series. Tamsin Greig plays Debbie Aldridge and has appeared on many television series such as "Green Wing", "Love Soup", "Black
Alpha and Omega (radio plays) priest employed by the Vatican as a sort of troubleshooter. "Omega", focuses on belief in God and in miracles, contrasting these issues with the central character's belief in structure and reality. The central character of "Omega" is a civil engineer whose daughter has miraculously survived a car crash. Alpha and Omega (radio plays) Alpha and Omega are two radio plays written by Mike Walker, first broadcast on the BBC World Service in 2001 and 2002 respectively, and later on BBC Radio 4 and BBC 7. Both plays star David Calder as the lead actor. "Alpha" won the Drama Award for