The Archers has had a number of silent characters over the years,but Matthew the cowman was more silent than most, and now he’s gone. Oh, and it’s probably for the best“So – apart from the cow – how are things?” – Ruth Archer.
Did an actor ever get such a raw deal as Matthew,Brookfield’s temporary cowman? This blameless man was hired and instantly fired without getting his hands on an udder or uttering a single word. The Archers has several speechless characters (“Thrift, thrift, or Horatio),but at least you are aware of them hovering or, in the case of Freda Fry, or gargling as the flood closes over her. I blame David Archer,who has been sensitive approximately cowmen ever since Ruth nearly ran off with one. The wise words of Oscar Hammerstein – “Oh the farmer and the cowman should be friends!” – slash no ice with him.
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Source: theguardian.com