Bonus Episode: When Helen met Rob the story so far
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In April 2016 Helen Archer was arrested for stabbing her husband Rob Titchener during a row. One of the most closely followed trials in British radio drama history saw calls to domestic abuse helplines increase by 17%. This bonus catch-up edition charts the romance and the emerging coercive control, including Rob\\u2019s physical abuse of Helen, through to Helen taking her life in her own hands and stabbing Rob, and the insidious impact of Rob\\u2019s return on the family at Bridge Farm.
If you are suffering domestic abuse or violence, a list of organisations that can provide help and support in the UK is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline
Helen Archer \\u2026.. Louiza Patikas\\nRob Titchener \\u2026.. Timothy Watson\\nKirsty Miller \\u2026.. Annabelle Dowler\\nTony Archer \\u2026.. David Troughton\\nPat Archer \\u2026.. Patricia Gallimore\\nTom Archer ..... William Troughton\\nJohnny Phillips \\u2026.. Tom Gibbons\\nAnna Tregorran \\u2026.. Isobel Middleton\\nLee Bryce \\u2026.. Ryan Early\\nJury foreman \\u2026.. Nigel Havers
Narrator: Annabelle Dowler\\nWritten and produced by Mel Ward\\nThe Archers Editor is Jeremy Howe
A BBC Audio Drama Birmingham production
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