Carol Tregorran ne Grey (Eleanor Bron, formerly played by Anne Cullen (born 1926)) first appeared in 1954. Elizabeth and Nigel developed their stately home, Lower Loxley, as a conference venue. To pay his fines he and Jenny were forced to sell the farmhouse and move into rented accommodation. A relationship - even a sexual relationship - between a teacher and a school student who are at separate schools is considered neither illegal (as long as the student is over 16 of course) nor even a professional breach of trust. [49] He had an illegitimate daughter, Rosemary Tarrant, who when she found and introduced herself to him revealed she had become a policewoman. Bethany had Downs Syndrome, which led to Mike, Vicky and Bethany moving to Birmingham to ensure the best care for Bethany. save. Lilian told a still-recovering Lynda that the pub would be returning to the original name of The Bull. Nigel (who also had a never-seen sister, Camilla who was married to a man named James) had only intermittent help from his beloved mother, Julia; more often she was a source of anxiety and friction (due to her dislike of Elizabeth, which, happily ceased once Freddie and Lily were born), but she died suddenly in November 2005. 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. Nic died unexpectedly of sepsis in February 2018. Peter Partner of Sean Myerson, who was the landlord of the Cat and Fiddle pub. Joe Grundy (born 18 September 1921) (Edward Kelsey, formerly played by Reg Johnston and Haydn Jones), was the oldest of this well-established local family and often provided comic relief. 10 comments. [12] Josh is Ruth and David Archer's eldest son, and Pip and Ben's brother. Tony suffered a heart attack in late February 2012, and a serious farmyard accident in autumn 2014. If only he wasnt preying on a teenage girl he could have been a rare decent male addition to the cast., A third listener wrote: Still absolutely cannot bear Russ. Christine lived with Peggy Woolley for some years but in 2018 suffered a fall and went into The Laurels initially for respite but is intending to take up a place in an assisted living flat. Brian's somewhat cavalier attitude to regulations came back to haunt him, when it transpired that in the 1970s he had taken money to allow the dumping of toxic chemicals on Home Farm land, which by the late 2010s had started to leak into the Am. After finding that Kenton had had a one-night stand with a customer of his bar, she threw him out. Edgar Titcombe head gardener at Lower Loxley, who is married to the widowed Mrs Pugsley. Hayley took over the running of John's pig business after John's death, but eventually his brother Tom took an interest and she handed it back to the Archers. Tom and his then girlfriend Kirsty faced criminal charges in 1999 for the destruction of a field of genetically modified crops on Brian Aldridge's land, but neither was convicted. My dad (who has been listening to the archers for 25 years) reckons that they are going to end up kissing. Filled with remorse, Pat had strongly disapproved of Sharon, John's girlfriend, and this discovery turned into an obsession which caused problems for her family. #TheArchers, another added. 1 The Green, Tom and Brenda rented the house from Will. In late 2019, Emma and Ed briefly separated, though they have since reconciled. A committed atheist he riled Shula and antagonised his son, but indulged Daniel and contrived to get along with everyone else, except for Phil who saw through him. Prior to their marriage the relationship hit a rocky patch when Burns arrested Fallon's father for drug dealing but they managed to get past this major obstacle. She lived with Brian and Jennifer until she became exasperated with her mother Kate's thoughtlessness during her A-levels and moved back in with Roy. He disappeared to Australia and New Zealand for several years and was married (originally to gain a visa, though they subsequently fell in love), had a daughter (Meriel), and divorced before returning home. She gave birth to her daughter Phoebe in a tipi at the Glastonbury Festival. THE ARCHERS listeners were left speculating about Russ's true intentions following tonight's episode as an upsetting twist prompted fears for Elizabeth and Lily on the BBC Radio 4 soap. Lily Rosalind and Frederick Hugo "Freddie" Pargetter (Katie Redford and Toby Laurence, formerly played by Georgie Feller and Jack Firth) are Elizabeth and Nigel's twins. More recently, some local parishioners made complaints to the bishop when Alan, the vicar, began a relationship with Usha (who is Hindu). Pip split from her first boyfriend called Jonathan, a boy she met at her YFC (Young Farmers Club) and began an affair with a much older man, a mature student at Borchester College called Jude Simpson. Oliver Sterling (Michael Cochrane) was married, between 2006 and her death in 2017, to Caroline. 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. Realising the error of his ways, he went on to gain a degree in business studies at Felpersham University. [13][14] As a reward for his misdemeanours and to get him interested in farming Ben is now training the new sheepdog "Bess". Find us there! Kate Madikane, ne Aldridge (born 30 September 1977) (Perdita Avery, formerly played by Kellie Bright and Susie Riddell), is the elder daughter of Brian and Jennifer. A farm labourer, Ed secured a job in France and planned to move there secretly with Emma and George, but they were thwarted in November 2005 by Will. 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. He has had a remarkably quiet childhood as Brookfield has been less important in the village with Bridge Farm elbowing other farms out of the spotlight. In 2011 she was responsible for an outbreak of E-Coli at Bridge Farm. Brenda Tucker (born 21 January 1981) (Amy Shindler) has had some controversial short-term relationships, with Debbie's husband, with Lilian's then (much younger) lover and with Lilian's son. It took Kathy some time to trust a man again, and Kenton showed uncharacteristic patience in enabling her to rebuild her self-confidence. He displayed vitriolic homophobia towards Sean Myerson, a professional rival, when the latter captained the village cricket team, and again when Adam Macy began a relationship with Ian Craig, the Grey Gables chef. 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. Feeling unable to return to university, leaving her father so soon after Betty's death, she decided to transfer to Felpersham University, planning to return to her studies in September 2006. Phil Archer (Norman Painting) younger son of Dan and long-time patriarch of the Archer family and a leading resident of the village. The following year Crawford was indicted for fraud, having made a business guarantee he knew was false. 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. [38] Carol was originally married to Ambridge landowner Charles Grenville until his death. 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. Jennifer's current main source of worry is the behaviour of her gin-soaked, chain-smoking sister Lilian, who has moved back into the village. Sid died of a heart attack on 8 June 2010 while on holiday in New Zealand visiting Lucy, his daughter by his first marriage. Satya Khanna (Auntie Satya; Jamila Massey) An occasional visitation upon long-suffering niece Usha Gupta. Later the same year, Tom expanded his business and set up a new independent business, Gourmet Grills, essentially a burger van albeit specialising in high-quality meat products. When the village cricket team opened itself to female players she joined the team, eventually winning an election to become team captain. Her marriage to George lasted over 25 years and was happy, but latterly they experienced difficult times as their house burned down due to an arson attack by Clive Horrobin. Believed to be 29 years old and born in Stechford, Birmingham. Ruth Archer, ne Pritchard (born 16 June 1968) (Felicity Finch) is the wife of David Archer. The Archers is known for its silent characters, who often play important roles in the narrative despite not being played by actors. On 14 November 2002, Siobhan gave birth to Brian's child Ruair,[56] but she moved to Germany after Brian refused to leave Jennifer. In April 2017, Matt made a surprise re-appearance, claiming to have returned to Ambridge in order to repay his debt to Lillian. He is gamekeeper for Borchester Land[citation needed]; his boss is Brian Aldridge. Josh Archer, played by Angus Imrie,[11] made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 13 September 1997. He was widowed before moving to Ambridge and is the father of Amy, a midwife. While on the Nuffield Scheme, Tom fell for a previous Nuffield Scholar and then mentor, Natasha. 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. 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. Robert Snell (born 5 April 1943) (Dr Graham Blockey) was employed as a computer expert. Appears intermittently in the series and is usually up to no good.[15]. 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. Will's existing rivalry with Ed became even more intense: to Clarrie's despair the brothers engaged in physical tussles and bitter arguments over Emma and George. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September 1955. Subsequently Rob and his mother tricked Pat and Tony into handing Henry over to them, forcing them into a lengthy legal battle over custody. She was responsible for spotting the signs of pre-eclampsia in the pregnant Helen Archer and probably saving the life of mother and unborn son, Henry. 1 January 2012 saw Will & Nic get married at the local Grey Gables Hotel followed by a honeymoon in Cap Verde which on their return led to the renaming of their cottage to Greenwood. He was convicted in April 2008. After initially repressing her grief Kirsty eventually agreed to take compassionate leave and grieved properly. This is a list of many of the characters from the long-running British radio soap The Archers. After moving to The Laurels retirement home she was a silent character for several years before her death was finally mentioned on 13 August 2008. Eddie Grundy (born 15 March 1951) (Trevor Harrison) is Joe's younger son and Clarrie's husband. Hayley worked at Lower Loxley as nanny to Freddie and Lily Pargetter, and then as a rather amorphous children's visitor specialist. Helen and Henry moved in with Rob in early 2014, and Helen and Rob married in summer 2015. He saved the hall for his family. Joe maintained for many years that the Archer dynasty had robbed them of their estate. Often thought by Grey Gables staff to be rather sinister. John Tregorran (Roger Hume, Basil Jones, Simon Lack and Philip Morant) originally arrived in Ambridge in a gypsy caravan. His plan to split Willow Farm in two, so that Roy and Hayley can have a separate home, was initially resisted by Brenda. Growing up, Josh helps his parents out around the farm. Much taken with studying feminism in the mid-1980s she came close to having an affair with her lecturer, Roger, just before Bridge Farm entered the process of becoming organic. 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). . Ruth's utterance "Oh noooooo", spoken in her Northumberland accent, was frequently parodied on the BBC Radio Four comedy programme Dead Ringers. Pat and Tony had three children, John, Helen and Tom. Initially he employed Ed Grundy to manage his dairy herd. Ambridge underwent a mystical union with Walford this month. Russ has proven to be a somewhat controversial character for the show's fans. Rob barely survived the encounter. Nah, Elizabeth loves Russ because he sucks up to her. Doris was a stalwart of village life and provided a listening ear to an ever-growing Archer family from the 1950s to 1980. She was present in the village for forty years until her death in 1991. Father of Clarrie. She started dating Tom Archer following a Valentine kiss after they grew closer in the weeks after her mother's death. Betty Tucker (Pamela Craig) wife of Mike, mother of Roy and Brenda. Following a succession of strokes, Heather died en route while moving down to Ambridge on 28 September 2015, after reluctantly leaving her Prudhoe home. She returned to live with her parents in 2006, but moved out to live at a cottage on Brookfield Farm with Ed and Georgie as a family together. Neil Carter (born 22 May 1957) (Brian Hewlett) is another business failure. Roy, Hayley and Phoebe lived with Mike Tucker at Willow Farm. By Roxanne Hughes. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. He worked at Grey Gables, and was promoted to deputy manager. She departed in 1980, but returned to Ambridge in 2014 renting Glebe Cottage from Jill Archer, following her husband's death. 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. For more information, please see our After this information was brought to the attention of Rob's new boss, Justin Elliott, he was sacked. The Archers spoilers: Natasha and Tom Archer ruin Bridge Farm? He also took an interest in his family history, particularly in his late Uncle Rupert. After an attempt to kidnap his son from Helen failed, Rob disappeared and was last reported boarding a flight to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he had previously worked. After Matt's release from prison he ran property investment start-up (Amside Holdings) with Lilian - until he deserted her to live with another woman in Costa Rica. Upon Jack's retirement, she and partner Oliver Sterling managed to raise funds to buy the hotel and she became the proprietor. The Archers spoilers: Im so angry fans furious with BBC character, The Archers spoilers: Fans STUNNED by BBC Radio 4 show format change. Debbie is currently based in Hungary, where she runs the estate owned by a consortium to which Brian belongs (this gives the actress, Tamsin Greig, who has moved on to other projects, the ability to appear in the show from time to time). She graduated from Felpersham University with a master's degree and worked as an aeronautical engineer before being fired over her drinking. She works at the dairy at Bridge Farm, where Pat Archer is a good friend, and formerly worked behind the bar at the Bull. Sympathy for the Devil / One Plus One. While pregnant she finally started receiving treatment for alcoholism. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. In late 2012, financial troubles reflecting earlier reductions in milk prices forced the couple to move back in with Emma's parents. 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. Pip has a clear interest in farming, and also caring for the environment. Russ is not to everyones taste and has rubbed up more than his share of residents the wrong way with his special brand of polemic. Kathy Perks (Hedli Niklaus), formerly married to Sid, lived at April Cottage with her son Jamie. In 2010 she married Chris Carter (below), the farrier son of Neil and Susan. His subsequent marriage to Kathy ended in divorce but his third marriage, to his affair partner, country singer Jolene, was happier. [24]. She is an erratic bowler, who often has to be stopped from excessive sledging. With the additional help of family support and counselling Ed has made major steps towards recovery, demonstrated by his increased dedication to Oliver Sterling's dairy farm. 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). 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