Tamsin Greig Tamsin Greig Tamsin Margaret Mary Greig (; born 12 July 1966) is an English actress. She played Fran Katzenjammer in "Black Books", Dr Caroline Todd in "Green Wing" and Beverly Lincoln in the British-American sitcom "Episodes". She currently stars as Jackie in the Channel 4 sitcom "Friday Night Dinner". Other roles include Alice Chenery in BBC One's comedy drama "Love Soup", Debbie Aldridge in BBC Radio 4's soap opera "The Archers", Miss Bates in the 2009 BBC version of Jane Austen's "Emma", and Beth Hardiment in the 2010 film version of "Tamara Drewe". Greig is also an acclaimed stage actress;
The Archers in in London on 27 July 2012, where the theme tune was played at the beginning of a segment celebrating British culture: the sound of a radio could be heard being tuned in as "Barwick Green" was played. BBC Radio 4 Extra ran an occasional short supplement, "Ambridge Extra", between 2011 and 2013, featuring characters away from the Ambridge environs. Series 1 and 2 had 26 episodes and series 3, 4 and 5 had 20. The reason offered for non-renewal was limited resources. Two organisations dedicated to the programme were established in the 1990s. Archers Addicts was the official body,