The role of Tom Archer in long-running BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers is going to be recast. Tom Graham, who has played the part for 17 years, revealed on Twitter: "My reign as sausage king of Ambridge has come to an end and I am being deposed."
The character has not featured on the show for several months after emigrating to Canada but is expected to return.
A BBC spokesman said: "Characters are frequently recast in The Archers. We never comment on future storylines."
