Jill and Phil Archer (1975)
Jill's strangely rattled by the arrival of the Fairbrother boys and their presence at Hollowtree.
Jill and Phil began their married life at Coombe Farm. But Phil had lived there with his first wife Grace (Fairbrother), who was later killed in a fire. Hollowtree was Jill and Phil’s first home together . But now it has been claimed by Rex and Toby Fairbrother...
Listen to a clip, in which Jill explains why she feels unsettled.
Jill on the ghost of Grace Archer.
In one of Hollowtree’s most memorable moments, Phil Archer was discovered there playing a piano that Joe and Eddie had abandoned in a shower of rain. Jethro Larkin, who had previously accidentally dropped a bale of hay on Phil’s head, became convinced that his employer was temporarily disturbed, but the pigs munching nearby recorded no complaint. Indeed, productivity at Hollowtree may even have gone up.
Jethro Larkin and Tom Forrest - The Archers
Latterly, Hollowtree stood empty and silent, its contentedly grunting inhabitants disposed of when Brookfield went out of pigs. But with David’s beef scheme, the buildings were once again pressed to use.
Take a look at Hollowtree in our guide to Ambridge Locations.
A new Radio 4 drama about Grace Archer - Dead Girls Tell No Tales - airs on 19th September
