21/05/2010
Lilian has a confession to make, and absence makes the heart feel anxious for Pip.
WRITTEN BY ..... CAROLE SIMPSON SOLAZZO
DIRECTED BY ..... NAYLAH AHMED
EDITOR ..... VANESSA WHITBURN
JILL ARCHER ..... PATRICIA GREENE
ALISTAIR LLOYD ..... MICHAEL LUMSDEN
DAVID ARCHER ..... TIMOTHY BENTINCK
RUTH ARCHER ..... FELICITY FINCH
PIP ARCHER ..... HELEN MONKS
TOM ARCHER ..... TOM GRAHAM
BRIAN ALDRIDGE ..... CHARLES COLLINGWOOD
JENNIFER ALDRIDGE ..... ANGELA PIPER
MATT CRAWFORD ..... KIM DURHAM
LILIAN BELLAMY ..... SUNNY ORMONDE
JOE GRUNDY ..... EDWARD KELSEY
EDDIE GRUNDY ..... TREVOR HARRISON
EDWARD GRUNDY ..... BARRY FARRIMOND
SUSAN CARTER ..... CHARLOTTE MARTIN
VICKY TURNER ..... RACHEL ATKINS
ROY TUCKER ..... IAN PEPPERELL
BRENDA TUCKER ..... AMY SHINDLER
JAZZER MCCREARY ..... RYAN KELLY
PAUL MORGAN ..... MICHAEL FENTON STEVENS.
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