She occasionally visits home; and the installation of a new webcam also allows Debbie to talk and appear to everyone via computer. Brian was prosecuted by The Environment Agency and forced to retire from active management of the farm. An attractive woman, she distinguished herself by successfully resisting the advances of erstwhile village Lothario, Brian Aldridge. A widower, he always wanted to marry her, but it was not to be. She became involved with him after her father, Jethro, employed him to remove the range in their home. 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. He subsequently sold the enterprise to Ed and "retired properly". ], since young children rapidly adapt their accent to their surroundings. The shock of this event made her re-evaluate her life and she has since helped develop a new type of cheese with Oliver Sterling. Tregorran was the author with Jennifer Aldridge of Ambridge: an English village through the ages (really written by William Smethurst); London: Borchester Press in association with Methuen by arrangement with the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1982. Joe participated in some of Eddie's money-making schemes; at other times he scolded his son: legality never dictates his response. Realising the error of his ways, he went on to gain a degree in business studies at Felpersham University. [38] 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. Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Known for Raised by Wolves 8.2 TV Series Stacey 2016 1 ep Dysphoria Short Sarah 2022 The Archers 8.6 Her death was discovered by Shula in 1980 when she and Christine were visiting Glebe Cottage. of their children and have been married once during their careers. IMDbPro Starmeter. Radio 4 listeners complained that they could not distinguish between the two characters' voices. But Archers fans thought he sounded just like self-made businessman Vince Casey, played by Tony Turner. Tony Archer (born Anthony William Daniel Archer, 16 February 1951) ( David Troughton, formerly played by Colin Skipp) is the youngest child and only son of Peggy Archer (and step-son of Jack Woolley). 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). 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. He has an uncomfortable relationship with his stepson, Adam, which has been the source of some friction with his wife. [12] Josh is Ruth and David Archer's eldest son, and Pip and Ben's brother. Carl (Nicholas Bailey) was Amy Franks's ex-boyfriend. He was best known for his TV role as doctor Lillian took a more active role than he expected which caused some friction. 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. Following a burglary at Glebe Cottage she was asked by David and Ruth to return to Brookfield which subsequently became permanent. DTD: 352 - Elizabeth and Vince Casey a match made in Borsetshire! Their relationship was further tested when his long-lost brother Paul Morgan sought out, befriended, and ultimately fell in love with Lilian. Subsequent to Lilian having a brief affair with Matt's estranged brother Paul, (which she did not find out Matt knew about until later), Lilian arrived home from a holiday to discover that he had emptied out all of their joint holdings, ransacked their house of valuables and fled to Costa Rica. Having recovered from both, he now takes more of a back seat in the family business. Carol Tregorran ne Grey (Eleanor Bron, formerly played by Anne Cullen (born 1926)) first appeared in 1954. Married to Jack and Peggy Archer's daughter Jennifer, he is primarily a farmer, but has interests in a number of businesses, including Borchester Land. When Will discovered her infidelity with his brother, she moved with Ed and baby George to a caravan outside her parents' home. He plays the role of a businessman who runs an abattoir business. 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. He was cleared at trial. Siobhan's revelation in 2007 that she had terminal cancer, and her request to Brian to care for Ruair after her death, brought another crisis to the relationship of Brian and Jennifer, who eventually agreed to Brian's request for them to raise Ruair together. Jack suffered increasingly from Alzheimer's disease and received treatment for it, which led Peggy to take more responsibility for the day-to-day operations of his businesses. [20] and a former partnership in Tom Archer's sausage business. Lilian Bellamy, ne Archer (born 8 July 1947) (Sunny Ormonde, formerly played by Elizabeth Marlowe) is the twice-widowed, gin-soaked, chain-smoking second daughter of Peggy Archer (and step-daughter of Jack Woolley). Catherine, her late mother, was of African-Caribbean descent. The youngest child of Phil and Jill Archer, Elizabeth is the widowed lady of Lower Loxley. 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. Ian Craig is the husband of Adam Macy. In a standing joke, he is often described as excessively talkative (which is ironic, given his status as a silent character). He was devastated when his much-loved wife, Polly ("Poll doll"), was killed in a car crash. Ben is David and Ruth Archer's youngest son, and Pip and Josh's brother, having been born on 15 March 2002. In February 2006 he started dating Brenda Tucker, having provided support to her when her mother died suddenly two months earlier. Alice Carter, ne Aldridge (born 29 September 1988) (Hollie Chapman), the younger daughter of Brian and Jennifer, studied engineering at Southampton University. Once again, Adam and Ian contemplated parenthood; in 2019, surrogate and friend Lexi gave birth to Alexander Macy-Craig (Xander). [64] Pemberton then quickly left Ambridge after denying responsibility for his actions to Brian.[65][66]. Jessica buxom falconer at Lower Loxley. She owns and runs the riding stables which formerly belonged to Christine Barford, her aunt. Molly Button has a degree of terpsichorean talent and is often mentioned in the context of village performances. bbc.co.uk. Thanks to Usha's parents' disapproval toward their daughter's lifestyle, Satya provides the main link with her family. 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, Ruth Archer, ne Pritchard (born 16 June 1968) (Felicity Finch) is the wife of David Archer. Occasionally Jazzer manages to surprise everyone with a sensitive side, such as when he wowed the audience of Ambridge's Got Talent with his heartfelt rendition of a Scottish folk song ("Roses of Prince Charlie"). Jude eventually left the country without her after leading Pip to believe that they were going on a round the world backpacking trip together. He eventually left the village to live with an old Army friend in Bristol. Kirsty was good friends with Tom's sister, Helen, but they fell out when Kirsty discovered that Helen had known before the wedding day that Tom had doubts. Whilst living as a vagrant, he had become addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine. He used to be Tom's partner in a piggery. His widow returned for the funeral and decided to move back to the village. [40] Nigel developed a number of vague resemblances to Prince Charles. In 2003 she acquired two llamas, Wolfgang and Constanza (named after Mozart and his wife), which have been known to roam around the village. He never knew that he was finally to become a father. Following his debut in the 1963 Z Cars as McEvoy, Tony has starred in over 40 TV series and movies. The show is the longest-running radio show, with 19,894 episodes as of 30 December 2022.. Eddie Grundy (born 15 March 1951) (Trevor Harrison) is Joe's younger son and Clarrie's husband. They lived for a while in the flat above the village shop before moving back in with Tony and Pat. The Grundys were minor characters until the early 1980s, when they were developed to be a working-class foil to the Archer family. He was widowed before moving to Ambridge and is the father of Amy, a midwife. Jennifer died in January 2023 when the actor retired due to ill-health. In the 2021 new year's honours list Lynda Snell received an MBE, for which she had been nominated "by the community". He took over his elder brother's pig herd after John was killed in a tractor accident, going on to produce organic sausages. 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. Kate inherited her mother's hippie tendencies, but her narcissistic personality was unique to her. The Frys did however take a holiday in India when he retired. In March 2008 he had problems with the herd being infected by Bovine TB. In 2011 she was responsible for an outbreak of E-Coli at Bridge Farm. Derek Fletcher "incomer" (only been in Ambridge since 1979) who lives on the Glebelands housing development. The series was created by Godfrey Baseley and produced by Julie Beckett in 2017. When Helen ran over Mike Tucker,[7] Tom took the blame and unaware that it had been Helen driving, Mike turned against him, opposing his relationship with Brenda. After this information was brought to the attention of Rob's new boss, Justin Elliott, he was sacked. Robert Snell (born 5 April 1943) (Dr Graham Blockey) was employed as a computer expert. In the early 1950s she was a close friend of Grace Fairbrother who later married her brother Phil. [49] Mike was unsuccessful as a farmer, having gone bankrupt in 1985, and then ran a milk round in Ambridge. 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. Now a farrier by occupation, a few years ago he had a brief relationship with Venetia, the daughter of a prominent Borsetshire family. However, after finding out that Helen was driving he became more sympathetic and apologised to Tom. 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. [5] Jim later relocated, bought his own property in Ambridge and went into a business partnership with Kenton which was dissolved when Kenton moved to the Bull. He worked at Grey Gables, and was promoted to deputy manager. In April 2017, Matt made a surprise re-appearance, claiming to have returned to Ambridge in order to repay his debt to Lillian. Subsequently Rob found himself becoming a pariah in the village, with Usha evicting him from the house he rented from her, Oliver banning him from the hunt, local shops refusing his custom and villagers openly expressing their distaste for him. Adam was adopted by Roger Travers-Macy, Jennifer's first husband. 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. , Tony has worked as an acting and voice teacher at the University of New England and the University of Southern Queensland. She eventually moved to be closer to her work but in 2021 returned to Ambridge after giving up her job as a midwife. He was a major character for many years and used to introduce the omnibus edition on Sunday mornings. When Tom took the blame, Tucker forbade him from continuing a relationship with Brenda, his daughter. 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. 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. He was for some years the chairman of Borchester Land, a property development company. Betty Tucker (Pamela Craig) wife of Mike, mother of Roy and Brenda. Many listeners considered Ruth's behaviour during this storyline to be entirely out of character, and therefore unbelievable. In early years her character was the hippie of the Archer family, her first child, Adam, being sensationally at the time the illegitimate result of a fling with a cowman, Paddy Redmond. Clarrie Grundy ne Larkin (born 12 May 1954) (Heather Bell, part created by Bell[16] and also formerly played by Fiona Mathieson and Rosalind Adams) is Eddie Grundy's long-suffering wife, having married him in 1982. 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. Add or change She lost her capital in a fraud perpetuated by associates of Matt Crawford. (Margot Boyd died on 20 May 2008. Elizabeth and Nigel developed their stately home, Lower Loxley, as a conference venue. Her parents did not approve. The couple married unexpectedly in Las Vegas during a 2010 summer holiday. 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. In 1995 she married the new owner of the estate, Guy Pemberton (Hugh Dickson). Vince Edwards (born Vincent Edward Zoine; July 9, 1928 March 11, 1996) was an American actor, director, and singer. 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. The character of Usha is said to be based on Kamlesh Bahl, former Vice President of the Law Society. In 1957 he was charged with manslaughter after shooting poacher Bob Larkin. When Janet left, Peggy returned to St. Stephen's. Justin has already shown scant concern for Lillians relationship with her family (and her place in the community) by shafting David over the abattoir. Justin has already shown scant concern for Lillians relationship with her family (and her place in the community) by shafting David over the abattoir. Bailey, or Baillie spelling uncertain, Ian's second in command in the Grey Gables kitchen. 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