She is friends with both Adam and Debbie. She had a relationship with Carl, a man who seemed too good to be true. Mike Tucker (born 1 December 1949) (Terry Molloy) lost an eye in a farming accident, for which Brian Aldridge was found responsible. Josh Archer, played by Angus Imrie, [11] made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 13 September 1997. [12] He was originally played by Cian Cheesbrough. [12] Josh is Ruth and David Archer's eldest son, and Pip and Ben's brother. Growing up, Josh helps his parents out around the farm. Although based in Borchester he lives in Woodbine Cottage, Ambridge, with his wife, Fallon. Susan wanted him to be a white collar worker but he decided that he was a pigman at heart. She studied at Oxford University and was leader of a rewilding scheme aiming at improving the natural life around Ambridge along with Pip Archer and Rex Fairbrother until moving to Scotland for a new job. 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. Tim Beecham (Tim Brierley and David Parfitt), an old friend of Nigel Pargetter. Derek Fletcher "incomer" (only been in Ambridge since 1979) who lives on the Glebelands housing development. He also takes part in a spate of graffiti around the village for which he is grounded. 1 The Green, Tom and Brenda rented the house from Will. When she died, her property was left to a New Zealand relative, and the colonel was cut out. Whilst living as a vagrant, he had become addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. She gave a talk to the Ambridge Women's Institute in 1984 and moved into Nightingale Farm in 1985. Jack became a 'silent character' in 2011. Believed to be 29 years old and born in Stechford, Birmingham. 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. Though most people were welcome to the change, Peggy Woolley was not, something she showed by refusing to attend the service and opting to worship in Borchester. [citation needed] Ian proposed to Adam and the pair entered a civil partnership on 14 December 2006. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. A widower, he always wanted to marry her, but it was not to be. In the early 1950s she was a close friend of Grace Fairbrother who later married her brother Phil. Jennifer endured Brian's series of affairs over the years, partly by having one affair with her ex-husband, though Brian has long suspected John Tregorran as having rivalled him for Jennifer's affections at one time. Her practical side was the perfect grounding for her eccentric and slightly scatty husband, who died in a fall on 2 January 2011. [21] After a year or so, he fell in love with Ian Craig, the chef at Grey Gables. Although she was something of a left wing firebrand in her youth she is now very conservative living in The Lodge which was the gatehouse for Grey Gables. 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. The couple married unexpectedly in Las Vegas during a 2010 summer holiday. 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. Ben Eileen Titcombe (formerly Pugsley) housekeeper at Lower Loxley. Despite this he holds a torch for Fallon Rogers, who normally insists that they should remain friends. Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson) moved to Ambridge in January 2013 to manage Borchester Land's intensive dairy enterprise. Freddie had to stay in a special care unit for several days as he was underweight. He was devastated when his much-loved wife, Polly ("Poll doll"), was killed in a car crash. She gave birth to her daughter Phoebe in a tipi at the Glastonbury Festival. Colonel Freddy Danby (Norman Shelley and Ballard Berkeley) lodged with Laura Archer at Ambridge Hall. However, due to this latest feud, he withdrew that money to take revenge on the archer dynasty. In the process, the sausage business lost its organic status, which created further tension between the families. Sabrina's somewhat extreme competitive streak, especially (though by no means exclusively) when it comes to sporting activities, gets her featured at least twice a month. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "BBC Blogs - The Archers - David Troughton is the new Tony Archer", "William Troughton takes over as Tom Archer", "BBC Radio 4 - The Archers, Ben and Ruairi get caught", "Heather Bell returns to Radio 4's The Archers to reprise role of Clarrie Grundy", "BBC Radio 4 - the Archers - Lexi Viktorova", "The Archers - Ruairi Donovan - BBC Radio 4", "Yes, it's a new actor playing Ruairi. 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. When Adam returned from Africa, a bout of sibling rivalry erupted: to a certain extent, this remains ongoing, although there are indications that Adam and Debbie are reaching an understanding. Fallon was perennially unlucky in love, either falling for men who werent interested or getting the wrong men to fall for 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. When married to Jack Archer, they managed (and later owned) the Bull. Her aspirational tendencies took a hammering when daughter Emma married into the Grundy family in 2004, but in 2006 she was approved by the Royal Mail for the position of sub-postmistress despite her criminal record. [32], Jack "Jazzer" McCreary (born 1984) (Ryan Kelly), pigman (working for Tom Archer) and milkman (working for Mike Tucker). In late 2005, his blossoming relationship with Usha Gupta, a Hindu, caused some unease to some of his parishioners, including Shula Hebden Lloyd. To pay his fines he and Jenny were forced to sell the farmhouse and move into rented accommodation. 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. 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Casey died David Archer (born David Thomas Archer, 18 September 1959) (Timothy Bentinck, formerly played by Nigel Carrivick) is the second son of Phil and Jill and, as the only child of the four to show any interest in, or aptitude for, farming, has assumed responsibility for Brookfield Farm. He was famed for his legendary quiche. IMDbPro Starmeter. WebIn 2017 she interviewed Patricia Green (Jill Archer), June Spencer (Peggy Woolly), Edward Kelsey (Joe Grundy), Archers scriptwriter Mary Cutler, and former Editor, Vanessa Whitburn. Jethro Larkin (George Hart), Stereotypical yokel. 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. Miserable and alone, Kathy befriended Lower Loxley chef, Owen King (a.k.a. [37] During 2016 her daughter, the Birmingham barrister Anna Tregorran, successfully defended Helen Archer in the latter's trial for attempted murder. 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. Helen resumed her affair with Rob on New Year's Day 2014. When Janet left, Peggy returned to St. Stephen's. However, Lilian's unhappiness in prospective exile persuaded him to return, and he served an 18-month prison sentence. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September 1955. From 2015, the character was not heard, but she was still mentioned by other characters in passing. 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. 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. [46] Walter Gabriel's phrase "Me old pal, me old beauty" remains one of the most enduringly remembered phrases associated with The Archers. They moved to Ambridge from Sunningdale in 1986 and she is resented as an outsider, a do-gooder and incomer. She was present in the village for forty years until her death in 1991. The main characters in the story 1 Aldridges 2 Archers - Bridge Farm branch 3 Archers - Brookfield Farm branch 4 Carters 5 Franks 6 Grundys 7 Lloyds/Hebden Lloyds 8 Pargetters 9 Perks 10 Snells More items Growing up, Josh helps his parents out around the 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). Tregorran died in July 2014 and was buried in Ambridge. Phoebe Aldridge (Lucy Morris) was born 28 June 1998 in a tipi in the former Tipi Field at Glastonbury Festival, and lived with her father Roy Tucker and his wife Hayley until their relationship broke up in 2014. 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. Following the death of Bob Pullen in 2012 Joe became Ambridge's oldest living resident. ], since young children rapidly adapt their accent to their surroundings. Tom runs a sausage business and makes pork ready meals under the Tom Archer brand. 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 Aldridge (born Brian Jeremy Aldridge, 20 November 1943) (Charles Collingwood), considered by some[who?] [46] He died shortly after his 92nd birthday and the death of the actor Chris Gittins.[47]. 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 In May 2006, Ed vanished after Emma left the caravan and moved into her parents' home, saying it was for the sake of her baby's health. 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. Mark Charles Timothy Hebden (Richard Derrington), first husband of Shula Archer. Neil Carter (born 22 May 1957) (Brian Hewlett) is another business failure. 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. It collapsed completely after Tim discovered Siobhan's affair with Brian Aldridge. Ben Archer , played by Ben Norris. [50] He died on 2 January 2014. They lived for a while in the flat above the village shop before moving back in with Tony and Pat. 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 death was discovered by Shula in 1980 when she and Christine were visiting Glebe Cottage. Recently, he bought an old tractor, dubbed Rufus, which he has restored. In April 2017, he attended Elizabeth Pargetter's 50th birthday party, but wasn't heard to speak. Bethany had Downs Syndrome, which led to Mike, Vicky and Bethany moving to Birmingham to ensure the best care for Bethany. He is also After her marriage to Alistair, Shula lost her lightheartedness and became rather dour, self-centred and even, at times, sanctimonious, as evidenced by her attitude to the marriage to Usha Gupta, a Hindu, of the vicar, to whom Shula had been 'right-hand woman' for the parish. In this romance she calls him "Tiger" and he calls her "Pussy-cat". Some of the better known are: Baggy, and Fat Paul disreputable friends of Eddie Grundy. In February 2006 he started dating Brenda Tucker, having provided support to her when her mother died suddenly two months earlier. While preparing for the birth of the child Tom applied for, and gained a Nuffield Scholarship, which he hoped would enable him to set up an organic baby food business. It was her pregnancy (by Helen's boyfriend Leon, though this was never revealed to Helen) and subsequent termination, that precipitated Helen's decision, at thirty, to have a baby by donor insemination. Tony Turner plays Vince Casey in the radio drama The Archers. Kathy Perks (Hedli Niklaus), formerly married to Sid, lived at April Cottage with her son Jamie. Adam Macy (born 22 June 1967) (Andrew Wincott) is the first child of Jennifer Aldridge, his father being former Brookfield farmhand Paddy Redmond (only confirmed by Jennifer herself in 2015.) [43], Marjorie Antrobus - Archers' creator Edward J Mason had a real-life neighbour with that name - (Margot Boyd) was from a colonial background in Kenya; she was the widow of Teddy. In August 2004 he married Emma Carter and they had a son, George, but she harboured a dark secret: while engaged to Will she enjoyed two one-night stands with his brother, Ed, one on her hen night, leading her to believe that Ed was George's father. She then, eventually, married John Tregorran. Alice Carter, ne Aldridge (born 29 September 1988) (Hollie Chapman), the younger daughter of Brian and Jennifer, studied engineering at Southampton University. Now divorced, they are still good friends and probably closer than they had been in the last few years of their marriage. He is gamekeeper for Borchester Land[citation needed]; his boss is Brian Aldridge. [59] When Amy asked Carl about moving into together, he broke up with her. Joe participated in some of Eddie's money-making schemes; at other times he scolded his son: legality never dictates his response. After many years of close friendship, Peggy married Jack Woolley. [29][30] They were both born on 12 December 1999 via Caesarean section because of Elizabeth's heart condition. In February 2010 she suddenly disappeared from the series to stay with a grandmother in Sheffield. In January 2006 Lynda was elected to the parish council alongside Lilian Bellamy. His untiring support for Adam's gran Peggy while she cared for Jack revealed him to be not only a rock of sense but genuinely caring. Since then she has formed a relationship with Justin Elliott, a wealthy businessman. 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