[59] When Amy asked Carl about moving into together, he broke up with her. After acquiring her second husband Ralph Bellamy in 1971, she left Ambridge to live with him in tax exile in the Channel Islands; she has by him a grown-up son James (rarely encountered except when he needs money). An attractive woman, she distinguished herself by successfully resisting the advances of erstwhile village Lothario, Brian Aldridge. [34] When younger Fallon was the lead singer of local rock band, Little White Lies, when not running the Upstairs@the Bull music venue and working as a barmaid. Her practical side was the perfect grounding for her eccentric and slightly scatty husband, who died in a fall on 2 January 2011. 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While on the Nuffield Scheme, Tom fell for a previous Nuffield Scholar and then mentor, Natasha. Eventually she left Will for Ed, taking George with her, although George was later shown by DNA paternity testing to be Will's child. Lilian told a still-recovering Lynda that the pub would be returning to the original name of The Bull. [23]. The show is the longest-running radio show, with 19,894 episodes as of 30 December 2022.. [46] Walter Gabriel's phrase "Me old pal, me old beauty" remains one of the most enduringly remembered phrases associated with The Archers. She works at the dairy at Bridge Farm, where Pat Archer is a good friend, and formerly worked behind the bar at the Bull. Brian has had several extramarital affairs during his marriage to Jennifer, including at least one with (the then) Caroline Bone (1985) and more recently with the Irish-born translator Siobhn Hathaway (Caroline Lennon), which produced his only son, Rairi. Shula Hebden Lloyd, ne Archer, previously Hebden (born Shula Mary Archer, 8 August 1958) (Judy Bennett) is the elder daughter of Phil and Jill and twin sister of Kenton. Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson) moved to Ambridge in January 2013 to manage Borchester Land's intensive dairy enterprise. WebPeggy Woolley, ne Perkins, formerly Archer (born Margaret Perkins, 13 November 1924) ( June Spencer, briefly played by Thelma Rogers) is the widow of Phil's elder brother, Now a farrier by occupation, a few years ago he had a brief relationship with Venetia, the daughter of a prominent Borsetshire family. Alistair refused, and Crawford increased the pressure, forcing Alistair and Shula to take out a mortgage on the stables, which they already owned. She lost her capital in a fraud perpetuated by associates of Matt Crawford. When Will discovered her infidelity with his brother, she moved with Ed and baby George to a caravan outside her parents' home. He had also attempted to rape Shula Archer. Clarrie spends much of her time sorting out problems created by her husband and sons. Kenton Archer started dating her, intermittently living with her, but they quarrelled when he brought his three-year-old daughter, Meriel, to Ambridge and expected Kathy to look after her. He was regarded as one of the most humourless characters in the village, even before the death of his beloved wife Betty in December 2005. Kathy Perks (Hedli Niklaus), formerly married to Sid, lived at April Cottage with her son Jamie. Kenton's former partner, Kathy Perks, is the ex-wife of Sid Perks, the late landlord of The Bull. Meanwhile Elizabeth seems to have gone all in with Dodgy Vince Casey, who has shown a sudden interest in contemporary art, airily discussing Jean-Michel Only 3 months later and despite passionate pleas from Helen, he ended it to "make a go of things" with his wife, Jess (Rina Mahoney). Some years after Mark's death, Shula had an affair with the village doctor (who was himself living with Shula's hitherto good friend Usha Gupta), thus two-timing her boyfriend Alistair (the local vet) whom she subsequently married. However, he was eventually offered a permanent job there. Now a silent and seldom mentioned character. However their misdeeds tend toward relatively harmless mischief-making rather than criminal activity (although on one occasion they committed criminal damage by vandalizing Rob Titchener's car and it was eventually established that they were the 'bunting thieves'). Trudy Porter silent for 34 years until 4 April 2006, when listener Christine Hunt played her in a charity special after her husband paid 17,000 to Children in Need. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September 1955. [20] and a former partnership in Tom Archer's sausage business. Susie Riddell had previously voiced Kate Aldridge but left the series to pursue other projects before returning as Tracey. [19] As of 2021[update] she is a vegetarian, climate change activist and opponent of hunting. In October 2018, Freddie was given a 12-month youth detention order for dealing in narcotics. The previous night, which happened to be the night that ITV, the UK's first commercial television channel was launched, she received fatal injuries while trying to rescue her horse, Midnight, from a fire. Lillian took a more active role than he expected which caused some friction. After another failed relationship she decided that she wanted a child more than she wanted a partner, and became pregnant by artificial insemination a decision which caused friction within the family, particularly alienating Tony. Amy Franks (born 1989) (Jennifer Daley,[63] formerly played by Vinette Robinson and Natalia Cappuccini) is the vicar's spirited daughter who is a friend to Alice Carter. Molly Button has a degree of terpsichorean talent and is often mentioned in the context of village performances. In this romance she calls him "Tiger" and he calls her "Pussy-cat". In 1979 Christine married George Barford, a gamekeeper, which was seen as a class transgression, even though her uncle, Tom Forrest was also a gamekeeper, and colleague of her future husband. He first came to Ambridge from Birmingham, where he had been sent to borstal for breaking and entering, which made obtaining his publican's licence difficult. Shane did the cooking at Nelson's wine bar in the 1980s. Much later, when she discovered that Locke had slept with her best friend Shula Hebden (on an occasion when Shula was vulnerable and he took advantage of his position as family doctor) she ended the relationship and threw him out, also ending her friendship with Shula (whom she told off with relish, they are now arch-enemies). Pemberton unsuccessfully attempted to end the Grundy's tenancy of Grange Farm following their farm fire in 1996. In April 2011 their daughter, Keira Susan, was born. During 2015, the increasing indications Rob was coercively controlling and emotionally abusing Helen, became a major plot line. Unusually the character comes from a real rather than fictional place, Prudhoe in Northumberland. Married to Elizabeth for some years and the father of twins Lily and Freddie (born 12 December 1999), he was convicted of drink-driving in 2003. A skilled horsewoman, she ran the local riding stables for many years. In February 2010 she suddenly disappeared from the series to stay with a grandmother in Sheffield. She had a relationship with Carl, a man who seemed too good to be true. Janet's time as vicar led the conservative Peggy Woolley to attend services at All Saints' in Borchester until she left the parish. Jethro Larkin (George Hart), Stereotypical yokel. A breeder of Afghan hounds, Marjorie let out her flat at Nightingale Farm to Ruth and later to Roy and Hayley. Pip has a clear interest in farming, and also caring for the environment. Since 2019, Christine has become a silent character. The series is led by known actors, including June Spencer as Peggy Woolley, Jill Archer as Patricia Greene, Angela Piper as Jennifer Aldridge, and Judy Bennett as Shula Hebden-Lloyd., Tony Turner plays Vince Casey in the radio drama The Archers. Their first child, Martha Carter, was born prematurely in March 2021. Jennifer Aldridge, ne Archer (7 January 1945-22 January 2023) (Jennifer Piper) was the elder daughter of Peggy Woolley by her first husband, Jack Archer. Others thought her immature self-centred vacillation was entirely in character, and it was the largely off-air rehabilitation of the marriage and the family's 'blind eye' that was unbelievable. Mr. Pullen died in late 2012. Upon Jack's retirement, she and partner Oliver Sterling managed to raise funds to buy the hotel and she became the proprietor. In 2013 Kirsty and Tom got back together and became engaged. During their engagement Jess had a baby, which she claimed was Rob's until he consented to a DNA test, which proved otherwise, and they were soon divorced. She married a travelling businessman, Roger Travers-Macy, in the late 1960s and had a daughter, Debbie. An outsider by birth, Matt often inveigled himself into positions of power, such as the parish council, but many villagers were suspicious of his motives. [51] After only seven months of marriage he suffered a fatal heart attack and left her the Dower House and a majority share in the Bull (which she sold to Lilian Bellamy, in order to raise funds to buy Grey Gables). She was originally a kitchen maid at Manor House, the ancestral home of the Lawson-Hope family, and she became lady's maid to Letty Lawson-Hope. The show was introduced to educate the farmers after the second world war. In 2001 she married John's best mate Roy Tucker and became stepmother to Phoebe; she found Kate Aldridge's visits from South Africa to Ambridge uncomfortable. Over the years some of the original cast members have died, left the show or retired and their characters have had to be replaced or killed off by the scriptwriters. When Tom took the blame, Tucker forbade him from continuing a relationship with Brenda, his daughter. Barry, barman at The Bull, given to popping crisp packets during slow shifts, and sporting a 'manbun' among other remarkable fashion statements. Played by Felicity Finch. Kenton Archer (born Kenton Edward Archer, 8 August 1958) (Richard Attlee, formerly played by Graeme Kirk) is portrayed as the wastrel of the Archer family. Jack Woolley (19 July 1919 - 2 January 2014) (Arnold Peters, formerly played by Philip Garston-Jones) was a self-made man originally from Stirchley in Birmingham who owned the village shop. Died while driving home from work when he swerved to avoid hitting Caroline, whose horse had thrown her on being frightened by a speeding car, and crashed into a tree. He was famed for his legendary quiche. He became concerned about the environment and tried to become "green". On moving into the village, Usha was the subject of a harassment campaign by a racist gang which included Roy Tucker. The actor is also the author of famous songs like Voice for Teachers" and "The Dialect Magician. Nigel died after falling from the roof of Lower Loxley Hall while attempting, after an evening party, to take down a New Year's banner in icy conditions. Phil Archer (Norman Painting) younger son of Dan and long-time patriarch of the Archer family and a leading resident of the village. Once again, Adam and Ian contemplated parenthood; in 2019, surrogate and friend Lexi gave birth to Alexander Macy-Craig (Xander). Until she gave her notice in January 2007 she worked as a cleaner at Brookfield. Eventually, Amy attempted to get Carl back, but he cruelly brushed her off. He plays the role of a businessman who runs an abattoir business. She departed in 1980, but returned to Ambridge in 2014 renting Glebe Cottage from Jill Archer, following her husband's death. The character survived the deaths of the first three actors before finally being killed off in 1986. In January 2006 Lynda was elected to the parish council alongside Lilian Bellamy. Twin daughters Nova and Seren were born in July 2022. Tom is highly ambitious for his sausage-making business, but his contract with a supermarket chain nearly bankrupted him, despite his disastrous affair with their buyer, Tamsin. Brookfield has suffered in recent years from bovine TB, but David is enthusiastic about his herd of Herefords. Tom later got back together with Kirsty, with whom he got engaged at Christmas 2013, the ring being in the last Christmas cracker, but after a crisis of confidence, Tom broke up with Kirsty in the vestry moments before their planned wedding. Although David went along with this at first, he had doubts and confessed he could never leave Ambridge. After 18 months David was being targeted by the Horrobins and Elizabeth realised the feud had gone on for too long and family relations returned to normal. In 2020 Caroline Lennon played the part again, to record a message Siobhan had left on a CD for Ruairi to hear on his 18th birthday.[58]. Bert lived in "The Bungalow", which was originally built to house David and Ruth. He became quite the local villain during his relatively brief tenure: Mike Tucker lost an eye in an accident, Caroline Bone (later Sterling) and Marjorie Antrobus were swindled out of a sizeable portion of their savings, and a pregnant Elizabeth Archer was abandoned at a motor service station as he fled overseas to escape arrest. Over the next few months he isolated Helen from her family and friends, employing gaslighting methods to persuade her that she was the one who was being problematic and even made plans to send Henry to boarding school without Helen's knowledge or consent, with the assistance of his mother, Ursula (played by Carolyn Jones), herself a victim of coercive control at the hands of Rob's father, Bruce (Michael Byrne). Bellamy senior died in 1980, but Lilian unaccountably returned to Ambridge in 2003 and took up with Matt Crawford (then a married man); her exploits cause much gnashing of teeth from her respectable sister Jennifer Aldridge. In 2010 she married Chris Carter (below), the farrier son of Neil and Susan. Despite owning an MG sports car, bought with a windfall from his mother, he is generally considered to be a rather dull man. A former chair of the parish council, he is known for his 'NIMBY' views and collection of garden gnomes. [9] In April 2013 Brenda decided to end the engagement and the couple separated. In 2008 he was left 120,000 by a relative, and bought the Carters' former home from Matt Crawford, a property his friend Roy Tucker had been interested in. His mother had some difficulty bonding with him when he was born with a cleft lip. John "Jack" Archer (Denis Folwell), son of Dan, elder brother of Phil and Christine, first husband of Peggy, ne Perkins, later Woolley, father of Jennifer, Lillian and Tony: died 1972 of liver failure. Virtually silent: he once called out 'Yoo-hoo'. Snatch Foster was formerly also a friend of Eddie Grundy, but ended up in prison for selling condemned meat to him. In his younger days he romanced a string of girlfriends and led a laddish life before settling down to marry Pat, with whom he now runs a fully organic establishment at Bridge Farm. She died of pneumonia in the wake of the Great Ambridge Flood of 2015. On this weeks episode, we hear views from Witherspoon, Carolyn Wright, Clare, Miranda, Liz, Daniel "Dan" Archer (Harry Oakes, Monte Crick, Edgar Harrison and Frank Middlemass), son of the elder John Archer, was the first owner of Brookfield when the family bought it from Squire Lawson-Hope. His widow returned for the funeral and decided to move back to the village. More recently, Ruth has suffered a miscarriage and championed a potential move from Brookfield to Prudhoe should "Route B" be constructed, breaking the farm in two. Moreover, he served as voice and speech training director at the Mountview Theatre School in London and the Walt Disney Productions London department manager. Her deceased son John's teenage son Johnny took up residence at Bridge Farm when he came to the village but when Helen and her children returned both Tom and Johnny moved to Number 1, The Green owned by Will Grundy. Intimacy ensued, although Rob was still married to Jess, who remained in Hampshire caring for her sick father. Using the cover of an Internet business and an imaginary step family, she failed in an attempt to con Jack and Peggy and gain control of the Grey Gables hotel and leisure complex. Peggy has two daughters, Jennifer and Lillian, and a son, Tony, by her first husband. As a result, Pip became pregnant leading to the birth of Rosie Ruth Grace Archer, her third forename recognising the Fairbrother heritage. Lynda Snell MBE (born 29 May 1947) (Carole Boyd) lives at Ambridge Hall with her husband, Robert Snell. Oliver Sterling (Michael Cochrane) was married, between 2006 and her death in 2017, to Caroline. Following his debut in the 1963 Z Cars as McEvoy, Tony has starred in over 40 TV series and movies. Elizabeth Pargetter, ne Archer (born Elizabeth Ann Archer, 21 April 1967) (Alison Dowling). In the series, Vince is upset with Ben archer as he has created a misunderstanding between Beth Casey, his former partner, and Chelsea's using a past issue. Tony suffered a heart attack in late February 2012, and a serious farmyard accident in autumn 2014. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Tony is an actor who has played the character of Vince Casey in the series Archers since 2020. At the same time, Jack Woolley's adopted daughter Hazel (various actresses, on this occasion Annette Badland) came over from the United States, after some years of absence. Siobhan made occasional appearances in The Archers when Brian made clandestine visits to Germany to see his son, while supposedly on business trips to Hungary. [41], Nigel Gerald Pargetter (8 June 1959 - January 2011) (played by Graham Seed, formerly by Nigel Caliburn who is now known as Nigel Carrington[42]) was the eccentric pseudo-aristocratic owner of Lower Loxley Hall, a mansion on the outskirts of Ambridge. Jill is an active member of the Women's Institute, opened up a holiday cottage business, and is teaching her grandson, Josh, how to keep bees. [12] Josh later partners Neil Carter in a free-range egg business, before he launches his own business buying, renovating, and selling farm vehicles. Upon his release on probation he created a new property development company, created with Lilian as director to circumvent his disqualification. The youngest child of Phil and Jill Archer, Elizabeth is the widowed lady of Lower Loxley. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. Her cooking at The Bull was widely admired. Neville Booth (bellringer) and his nephew Nathan (clear skies enthusiast and parish council candidate). On the death of his father a few years later, he strove to save his ancestral home, and involved Elizabeth, now also more mature, as his marketing manager. Hayley worked at Lower Loxley as nanny to Freddie and Lily Pargetter, and then as a rather amorphous children's visitor specialist. Jack became a 'silent character' in 2011. Annette Turner (born September 1990) (Anne-Marie Piazza) Teenage daughter of the late Greg Turner. Elizabeth is highly critical of the way David manages the Brookfield estate, and is very concerned to ensure that her family receives its due portion of the estate. Two members of the gang, Spanner Bridges (so called because he used a spanner (wrench) as a weapon) and Craven, were charged, and while Craven pleaded guilty and got a lesser sentence, Spanner was convicted and sentenced, his bike being sold and the proceeds given to Usha. She has been a silent character since 2022, when the actor retired at the age of 103. The Archers listeners were puzzled this week when Birmingham TV personality Jasper Carrott (pictured), 77, appeared on the soap as grumpy pensioner 'Sykesey' - but sounded like character Vince Casey, played by Tony Turner. John Tregorran (Roger Hume, Basil Jones, Simon Lack and Philip Morant) originally arrived in Ambridge in a gypsy caravan. Her first husband, Mark Hebden, a solicitor, was killed in a road accident in 1994 that also involved her best friend Caroline Bone (later Sterling). Casey died The pair first met at the bar and have had a good connection. Tregorran died in July 2014 and was buried in Ambridge. He was best known for his TV role as doctor Usha Franks ne Gupta (born 17 June 1962) played by Souad Faress and formerly by Sudha Bhuchar works as a solicitor in Felpersham and is one of very few ethnic minority characters in the series. Vince and Elizabeth areparentsof their children and have been married once during their careers. However, after finding out that Helen was driving he became more sympathetic and apologised to Tom. Elizabeth, born with a heart defect, became pregnant and had twins, Lily and Freddie, but the strain of the pregnancy on her heart meant that she soon afterwards had to undergo a heart valve replacement operation. While still a heavy drinker, with a profound dislike of either healthy food or housework, he has evolved into the village lothario, seducing several women on his milk round. Emma Grundy, ne Carter (born 7 August 1984) (Emerald O'Hanrahan, formerly played by Felicity Jones) is the daughter of Susan and Neil Carter, who were horrified when their daughter announced she was marrying into the Grundy family. In 2019, she surprised her family by announcing that she had met a new man - Leonard Berry, a widower who she met while visiting the Laurels. For several years she worked at Radio Borsetshire, until leaving home in 2005 to pursue a media studies degree. He was a major character for many years and used to introduce the omnibus edition on Sunday mornings. Bert died in The Bull on the episode first aired at 19:05 on 25 October 2021, peacefully nodding off following a game of cribbage with Ben and Ruth Archer. Now divorced, they are still good friends and probably closer than they had been in the last few years of their marriage. Noted for always wearing a battered hat. [22] The producers of The Archers maintain this was a very popular plot nationwide. Caroline Sterling, ne Bone, formerly Pemberton (born 3 April 1955; died 2017) (Sara Coward) moved to the village in 1977, aged 22, when she was hired by Sid as barmaid in the Bull. He has found work in this area hard to obtain recently and has capitalised on his DIY skills to set up a small business doing general building work. His plan to split Willow Farm in two, so that Roy and Hayley can have a separate home, was initially resisted by Brenda. This was in the context of Shula's devout Christianity and membership of the local Parish Council. She returned home when her mother died suddenly in December 2005. Jean Harvey appeared in the 2015 Christmas production of Calendar Girls broadcast on Sunday 27 December 2015 at 7.15pm (played by Sin Phillips but was never heard on The Archers itself). Christopher Carter (born 22 June 1988) (Wilf Scolding, formerly played by Will Sanderson-Thwaite) is the younger offspring of the Carter family. Widowed, she shared a good-natured rivalry with Walter Gabriel, which often played into his unrequited advances towards her. It was also revealed shortly afterwards that the previous year, while still manager of the mega dairy, Rob had blocked a nearby culvert to prevent a build-up of rainwater from flooding the dairy and was therefore responsible for the massive flood that had engulfed Ambridge and nearly caused the death of his boss. Her time away meant that she saw clearly the changes in both Helen's appearance and her personality following her marriage to Rob Titchener, which immediately alerted her to the fact that something was off about them and she ended up being the only person to spot the signs that he was abusing her emotionally. Matt and Lilian's relationship came to an end in 2015. Susan wanted him to be a white collar worker but he decided that he was a pigman at heart. Vince Edwards (born Vincent Edward Zoine; July 9, 1928 March 11, 1996) was an American actor, director, and singer. Sara Coward died on 13 February 2017. Will and Ed's rivalry culminated in a fight in which Will nearly killed Ed, and Will moved temporarily to another gamekeeping job in Gloucestershire. He has a history of involving himself in numerous dubious money-making schemes and at one point stood trial for unwittingly selling condemned meat. 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