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(The actor Ryan Kelly is visually impaired, unlike his character.). He was cleared at trial. Edgar Titcombe head gardener at Lower Loxley, who is married to the widowed Mrs Pugsley. 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. Noted for always wearing a battered hat. Pat and Tony had three children, John, Helen and Tom. His widow returned for the funeral and decided to move back to the village. Usha, her stepmother, discovered that Carl was married but failed to warn her about him, which caused a serious rift between them and to a lesser degree between Amy and her father. The Archers spoilers: Im so angry fans furious with BBC character, The Archers spoilers: Fans STUNNED by BBC Radio 4 show format change. He took over his elder brother's pig herd after John was killed in a tractor accident, going on to produce organic sausages. Russ has got his eyes on you., One listener commented: Kiss coming up soon!. He dislikes all Grundys but especially Ed, who, until his disappearance, lived in the caravan with Emma and George. The decision to remove Bert from The Archers followed Eric Allan's decision to retire. Debbie Aldridge, formerly Gerrard, ne Travers-Macy (born 24 December 1970) (Tamsin Greig) is the daughter of Jennifer and Roger Travers-Macy, but chooses to use the surname of her stepfather Brian. [35] 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. Satya Khanna (Auntie Satya; Jamila Massey) An occasional visitation upon long-suffering niece Usha Gupta. The pair have been growing closer and closer over recent weeks, and its rather disturbing since Russ is in a relationship with her daughter, Lilly (Katie Redford). Was known to have attracted Nigel Pargetter's eye. However, Debbie subsequently discovered that Simon was being unfaithful,[25] and they divorced. She was highly critical of Elizabeth, who was married to her son Nigel until his death from a fall in January 2011. She was present in the village for forty years until her death in 1991. In 2013, a wealthy American descendant of his made contact with the Vicarage enquiring about his ancestor Zebedee, and subsequently made a large donation towards the repair of the village organ. William "Will" Grundy (born 9 February 1983) (Philip Molloy) is the elder son of Eddie and Clarrie. However, Ian can be outspoken with husband Adam Macy when he thinks Adam's overstepped the mark. Eventually she left Will for Ed, taking George with her, although George was later shown by DNA paternity testing to be Will's child. Tracy Horrobin (Susie Riddell) is the younger sister of Susan Carter and frequently a great embarrassment to her. He composed poetry and won several ploughing contests, and was a regular guide at Lower Loxley. The birth date was listed as 20-03-1984. She likes horses and has a horse, Spearmint. report. 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. 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. Cameron Fraser (Delaval Astley) came to Ambridge in 1990 when he bought the Berrow Estate from Lilian Bellamy. 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. Aldridges Archers - Bridge Farm branch Archers - Brookfield Farm branch Carters Franks Grundys Lloyds/Hebden Lloyds Pargetters Perks Snells Tuckers The Bull She was the general manager at Grey Gables until it was sold. 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. He has two daughters from a previous relationship; Coriander, who goes by the name "Cas", and Leonie. You can unsubscribe at any time. His or her gender was not specified for some considerable time, but definitely referred to as 'he' by Oliver Sterling in the Xmas Eve episode. Now divorced, they are still good friends and probably closer than they had been in the last few years of their marriage. 10 comments. The Archers spoilers: Freddie might not be able to come home on the soap. Russ & Elizabeth. [24]. She was written out of the series when the actress who played her retired and emigrated to New Zealand. He remained missing, despite a police investigation into his disappearance, until July 2006 when he was admitted to hospital after being beaten up while sleeping rough in Borchester. Janet's time as vicar led the conservative Peggy Woolley to attend services at All Saints' in Borchester until she left the parish. After initially repressing her grief Kirsty eventually agreed to take compassionate leave and grieved properly. He came back in 2017 and. In 2010 she married Chris Carter (below), the farrier son of Neil and Susan. Farewell to Nova Scotia: Theodore Too tugboat replica leaves for new Ontario home. Kirsty Miller (Annabelle Dowler),[34] worked at Ambridge Organics and the Jaxx Bar. Freda Fry wife of Bert Fry. Bethany had Downs Syndrome, which led to Mike, Vicky and Bethany moving to Birmingham to ensure the best care for Bethany. 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. After spells in London and Spain he opened a wine bar in Borchester in 1980 and later an antique shop (with Kenton Archer). His cowman's heavy-handed advice (which he and Ruth reluctantly accepted) that they should dispense with the services of Shula's husband as vet for their dairy herd in favour of a specialist caused a serious family rift, and was followed by his near-affair with Sophie Barlow. 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). When Janet left, Peggy returned to St. Stephen's. Fans really havent taken to Russ since hes joined the show, and theyre not behind the possibility of him and Elizabeth getting together. [39] In late 2012, Clive was sent back to prison after breaking the terms of his licence and entering Ambridge to confront his sister, Tracy, and his brother's wife, Donna. She gave birth to her daughter Phoebe in a tipi at the Glastonbury Festival. Subsequently, Tom sold his business and moved to Canada. He must have charms well hidden to me. Brian Aldridge (born Brian Jeremy Aldridge, 20 November 1943) (Charles Collingwood), considered by some[who?] Crawford has since served a prison term for fraud. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Polly Perkins, known as "Mrs P" (Pauline Seville), a close friend of Dan and Doris Archer and formidable mother of Peggy. After finally realising the degree to which Carl had abused her trust things seem to be improving at home. Attempts to find an affordable home for his family met with failure until Mike split Willow Farm in two. Fallon and Harrison initially rented Woodbine Cottage from Christine Barford and, having decided it was too small and were moving, they changed their minds, buying the property when Christine decided to sell. Mark Charles Timothy Hebden (Richard Derrington), first husband of Shula Archer. Until she gave her notice in January 2007 she worked as a cleaner at Brookfield. 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. 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. John was killed in a tractor accident. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Jennifer Aldridge, ne Archer (born 7 January 1945[21]) (Angela Piper) is the elder daughter of Peggy Woolley by her first husband, Jack Archer. Brookfield has suffered in recent years from bovine TB, but David is enthusiastic about his herd of Herefords. Pip Archer (born Philippa Rose Archer, 17 February 1993) (Daisy Badger;[10] previously Helen Monks) was christened Philippa in homage to David's father and Rose after Ruth's aunt: the eldest Brookfield child is known in the family as Pip, and at college as Phiz. And secondly for taking the high ground when she's slept with Sol! However, after finding out that Helen was driving he became more sympathetic and apologised to Tom. Coriander has a son called Oscar. Posted on 10 August 2018 by Brenda Selwyn. They have three children: Philippa (Pip), Josh and Ben. Pat Archer ne Lewis (born Patricia Lewis, 10 January 1952) (Patricia Gallimore) Tony's wife since 1974 is of Welsh descent. As the family rallied round, devastated Elizabeth drew her precious twins close to her. Unusually the character comes from a real rather than fictional place, Prudhoe in Northumberland. Upon Jack's retirement, she and partner Oliver Sterling managed to raise funds to buy the hotel and she became the proprietor. Susan Carter, ne Horrobin (born 10 October 1963) (Charlotte Martin), the village gossip, briefly became the most notorious Archers character ever when her imprisonment at Christmas 1993 for shielding her armed-robber brother Clive Horrobin led to the launch of the "Free the Ambridge One" campaign. Susie Riddell had previously voiced Kate Aldridge but left the series to pursue other projects before returning as Tracey. She returned in 2010 for Phil Archer's funeral, and in 2014 after Ruth's miscarriage. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September 1955. Kathy Perks (Hedli Niklaus), formerly married to Sid, lived at April Cottage with her son Jamie. Christmas 2008 saw Will reunite with ex-girlfriend Nic, whom he originally split from when he saw her hit George. Virtually silent: he once called out 'Yoo-hoo'. Matt and Lilian's relationship came to an end in 2015. She returned to Ambridge but endured a disastrous relationship with local businessman Cameron Fraser (which led to Elizabeth having an abortion) before finally marrying Nigel Pargetter after a relationship some years before. Tom Forrest (George Hart and Bob Arnold) was Doris Archer's brother and a gamekeeper. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. For more information, please see our By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. 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. Walter continually tried to romance Mrs Perkins. After a spell at the University of Exeter she returned home to get away from a relationship with Canadian lecturer Simon Gerrard (Garrick Hagon); years later Debbie got involved with Simon again and in spite of Brian's forebodings they were married. Sabrina and Richard Thwaite Residents of the salubrious Grange Spinney. 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. Im pretty sure thats where the story is heading CANT WAIT! On 21 April 1967 Elizabeth was born at home but then had to be rushed to hospital. In 2022, Lily and Russ' relationship quickly collapsed when she struggled to show trust in him when he was wrongly accused of being the father of Chelsea's baby. 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. Jessica buxom falconer at Lower Loxley. Elizabeth too was sceptical at first, and has been won round partly by Russs charm, but also his capacity to be of practical help and support in a crisis. [41] Nigel developed a number of vague resemblances to Prince Charles. She gave up the effort after a few weeks and joined AmsideMatt and Lilian's new property company. share. When the village cricket team opened itself to female players she joined the team, eventually winning an election to become team captain. She didn't come home until. He began seeing Alice to the barely concealed delight of his social climbing mother and the scarcely concealed horror of Alice's mother, Jennifer Aldridge. On New Year's Day 2007, he was run over by Helen Archer,[7] but rescued by Robert Snell. Adam lived abroad for many years, mainly in Kenya, helping breed goats, but came back to the family farm when a major relationship broke up. A well-meaning soul at heart who meditates daily, Russ himself might argue hes just a little misunderstood sometimes. He used to be Tom's partner in a piggery. Numerous animals have been repeatedly referred to during The Archers' run usually played by the special effects department as necessary: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3dXcdbXfwsp4qTCXY28Lx5x/ian-craig, 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. Appears intermittently in the series and is usually up to no good.[15]. Kate emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa where she married Lucas Madikane (Connie M'Gadzah). He also takes part in a spate of graffiti around the village for which he is grounded. She attempts to produce a play every Christmas (an Archers in-joke; but not in 2020), and often drives villagers to distraction in her attempts to fill parts. Ben Archer , played by Ben Norris. She had previously worked for several years at the village shop and post office, and as Tom Archer's assistant in his sausage-making business. They moved to Ambridge from Sunningdale in 1986 and she is resented as an outsider, a do-gooder and incomer. Susan wanted him to be a white collar worker but he decided that he was a pigman at heart. 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. He had a brief relationship with Shula after Mark's death, but hit her after she confronted him with evidence that he was involved with another woman. The Archers spoilers: Freddie Pargetter drops devastating bombshell. He never knew that he was finally to become a father. After feeling increasingly badly-treated by Lilian and Matt, she left Amside without notice. But when Lily chose to confide in the artist, fans were terrified about what could be coming next. 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. 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. Believed to be 29 years old and born in Stechford, Birmingham. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. Whilst living as a vagrant, he had become addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. Colonel Freddy Danby (Norman Shelley and Ballard Berkeley) lodged with Laura Archer at Ambridge Hall. In 2015, she returned to Ambridge, supposedly to enrol in another course at Felpersham University, but Phoebe subsequently discovered that Lucas, upon learning that Kate had been having yet another affair, had ended their marriage and thrown her out. Continue reading. Feels like things are on their way to being normal again. While on the Nuffield Scheme, Tom fell for a previous Nuffield Scholar and then mentor, Natasha. Tom runs a sausage business and makes pork ready meals under the Tom Archer brand. She was his second wife, and with him had four children: twins Shula and Kenton, and David and Elizabeth. Mike subsequently discovered the truth, Helen paid for the driving course that Tom was sentenced to attend, and Tom and Brenda moved into one of the holiday cottages at Home Farm. On moving into the village, Usha was the subject of a harassment campaign by a racist gang which included Roy Tucker. Neil Carter (born 22 May 1957) (Brian Hewlett) is another business failure. She is married to Brian Aldridge. 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. [23] The producers of The Archers maintain this was a very popular plot nationwide. She finally reported her trauma to the police in September 2007, after being informed that King had attacked another woman. [32]. Clive Horrobin returned to the village to visit their dying mother in October 2011. 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. 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. 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. [47] He died shortly after his 92nd birthday and the death of the actor Chris Gittins.[48]. Hes the go to person for all matters art and culture related whether his advice is always sound on these topics is up for debate. Peggy has two daughters, Jennifer and Lillian, and a son, Tony, by her first husband. Russ, who's been silently listening to the story, interrupts to say that Chelsea's shown that she has creative energy that shouldn't be stifled. When Tom took the blame, Tucker forbade him from continuing a relationship with Brenda, his daughter. The Archers spoilers: Justin Elliot to DESTROY Kate Madikane? She eventually moved to be closer to her work but in 2021 returned to Ambridge after giving up her job as a midwife. 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. His tenure came to end in 1987 when helping David fell a tree using a chainsaw. Now a farrier by occupation, a few years ago he had a brief relationship with Venetia, the daughter of a prominent Borsetshire family. 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. Clarrie spends much of her time sorting out problems created by her husband and sons. 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