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. They married in summer 2008 and Usha's family have warmed to the idea and attended the wedding, though Mabel did not. Initially, Nigel was romantically linked with Shula (or "Shulie" as he called her), but in 1984 he became involved with Elizabeth Archer, finding her totally unlike Shula: she tricked him into helping her abscond from school in September 1984. She had a brief fling with Chris Carter when supporting his wife Alice with her recovery from alcoholism. She was an occasionally bossy, but well-meaning, do-gooder in the village. After finally realising the degree to which Carl had abused her trust things seem to be improving at home. [4] The couple resolved to stay together; they remortgaged the business to pay off the debts and Alistair attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings. The youngest child of Phil and Jill Archer, Elizabeth is the widowed lady of Lower Loxley. This was seen as a ploy to keep loyal viewers and listeners away from the new station. Freda Fry wife of Bert Fry. Following his debut in the 1963 Z Cars as McEvoy, Tony has starred in over 40 TV series and movies. 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. Her death was discovered by Shula in 1980 when she and Christine were visiting Glebe Cottage. Although based in Borchester he lives in Woodbine Cottage, Ambridge, with his wife, Fallon. of their children and have been married once during their careers. 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. 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. 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). Roy Tucker is the father, with whom Phoebe lives in Ambridge. Finally he suddenly disappeared to South America, where he died in strange circumstances. 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. Despite owning an MG sports car, bought with a windfall from his mother, he is generally considered to be a rather dull man. Snatch Foster was formerly also a friend of Eddie Grundy, but ended up in prison for selling condemned meat to him. In 2013 she was attracted to the recently arrived dairy unit manager, Rob Titchener. Betty managed the village shop and kept hens and gossiped. Ruth survived breast cancer which struck in 2000, undergoing a mastectomy operation. Kirsty Miller (Annabelle Dowler),[33] worked at Ambridge Organics and the Jaxx Bar. 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). In 2011, previous voice actor Susie Riddell returned to the show, this time playing Tracey Horrobin. Betty died suddenly before Christmas 2005. She moved to London. Fallon Rogers (born 19 June 1985) (Joanna van Kampen), Jolene's daughter from her first marriage (to Wayne Tucson). Who knew Vince Casey would be so impressed by a woolly sparrowhawk? [52] In the episode on 11 July 2017, it was revealed that Caroline had died suddenly but peacefully at the Sterlings' second home in Italy. The actor is also the author of famous songs like Voice for Teachers" and "The Dialect Magician. But during the initial orientation, she changed her mind and decided to return home to Ambridge and work with her parents at Brookfield. Miserable and alone, Kathy befriended Lower Loxley chef, Owen King (a.k.a. Clive Horrobin (born 9 November 1972) (Alex Jones) is the brother of Susan Carter; he has spent much of his life in prison, but, to the consternation of many, is an occasional visitor to Ambridge. 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. Colonel Freddy Danby (Norman Shelley and Ballard Berkeley) lodged with Laura Archer at Ambridge Hall. 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 Once well known for persistently failing his law exams. 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. Appears intermittently in the series and is usually up to no good.[15]. He mainly makes his living by raising turkeys for Christmas, laying patios and selling novelty garden gnomes. Doris Evelyn Rebecca Archer (Gwen Berryman), ne Forrest, Dan's wife, mother of Jack, Phil and Christine Archer and sister of Tom Forrest. Lynda Snell MBE (born 29 May 1947) (Carole Boyd) lives at Ambridge Hall with her husband, Robert Snell. 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. 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. To offer support and protection, the local GP, Richard Locke (William Gaminara), then her lover, moved into her house, Blossom Hill Cottage, shortly afterwards. 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. However, after finding out that Helen was driving he became more sympathetic and apologised to Tom. She has daughters, including India, whom Oliver and Caroline's foster child Carly described as having "an arse the size of a continent". She works at the dairy at Bridge Farm, where Pat Archer is a good friend, and formerly worked behind the bar at the Bull. Until she gave her notice in January 2007 she worked as a cleaner at Brookfield. Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson) moved to Ambridge in January 2013 to manage Borchester Land's intensive dairy enterprise. Hayley left Roy in 2014 after discovering the nature of his relationship with Elizabeth Pargetter, eventually moving to Birmingham. 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. 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. Pip has a clear interest in farming, and also caring for the environment. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. She died of pneumonia in the wake of the Great Ambridge Flood of 2015. Once again, Adam and Ian contemplated parenthood; in 2019, surrogate and friend Lexi gave birth to Alexander Macy-Craig (Xander). His widow returned for the funeral and decided to move back to the village. Helen Titchener, ne Archer (born 16 April 1979) (Louiza Patikas, formerly played by Frances Graham and Bonnie Engstrom), Tony and Pat Archer's daughter, makes a cheese called "Borsetshire Blue" in the farm dairy and runs the organic farm shop, Ambridge Organics, in Borchester. In 2004-05 Lynda ran a campaign to renovate the former Cat & Fiddle pub, but despite the help of Griff Rhys Jones the scheme failed and the building was earmarked to become flats. 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. Radio 4 listeners complained that they could not distinguish between the two characters' voices. Eddie Grundy (born 15 March 1951) (Trevor Harrison) is Joe's younger son and Clarrie's husband. The pair first met at the bar and have had a good connection. Tom was engaged to Brenda Tucker between May 2009 and April 2013. Rebecca Fuller is known for Raised by Wolves (2013), Dysphoria (2022) and The Archers (1950). 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. Upon his release on probation he created a new property development company, created with Lilian as director to circumvent his disqualification. She gave up the effort after a few weeks and joined AmsideMatt and Lilian's new property company. 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. Their relationship was further tested when his long-lost brother Paul Morgan sought out, befriended, and ultimately fell in love with Lilian. WebVince Casey .. Tony Turner Chelsea Horrobin .. Madeleine Leslay Tracy Horrobin .. Susie Riddell Kirsty Miller .. Annabelle Dowler Elizabeth Pargetter .. Alison Dowling Freddie Pargetter .. Toby Laurence Lynda Snell .. Carole Boyd Nurse .. Deborah Tracey 13 min 3 NOV 2022 03/11/2022 03/11/2022 Jolene Archer, formerly Perks, previously Tuson, originally Rogers (Buffy Davis), widow of Sid Perks, whose third wife she was, and landlady of the Bull. They were married in June 2006. After graduating in 2009 she was unable to gain permanent employment apart from a PR job in Leicester, necessitating a daily commute which frustrated Tom. Ned Larkin (Bill Payne) Ned, father of Jethro, was a farmhand at Brookfield, and a friend of Walter Gabriel. In March 2008 he had problems with the herd being infected by Bovine TB. Roy Tucker (born 2 February 1978) (Ian Pepperell) was formerly part of a teenage gang which perpetrated a series of racist attacks on Usha Gupta; he gave them her address. In 2013 Kirsty and Tom got back together and became engaged. On moving into the village, Usha was the subject of a harassment campaign by a racist gang which included Roy Tucker. Mia Grundy (born 20 January 2006) (Molly Pipe) is Will's step-daughter: his late wife Nic's child by her former partner Andrew. He began his television career in 1963. [37] During 2016 her daughter, the Birmingham barrister Anna Tregorran, successfully defended Helen Archer in the latter's trial for attempted murder. 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. She moved to Sunderland in 2022 for work, when the actor retired. Meanwhile Elizabeth seems to have gone all in with Dodgy Vince Casey, 'A peculiarly English epic': the weird genius of The Archers. More recently, some local parishioners made complaints to the bishop when Alan, the vicar, began a relationship with Usha (who is Hindu). 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. While on the Nuffield Scheme, Tom fell for a previous Nuffield Scholar and then mentor, Natasha. 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. In 1985 Aunt Laura fell in a ditch and listeners were treated to her forlorn cries while owls hooted overhead. The character survived the deaths of the first three actors before finally being killed off in 1986. In 2003 she acquired two llamas, Wolfgang and Constanza (named after Mozart and his wife), which have been known to roam around the village. This was in the context of Shula's devout Christianity and membership of the local Parish Council. Tony Turner plays the character Vince Casey in the radio series The Archers. Gareth Taylor, Alex Wallace and latterly Marcus Dixon), but he raped her just before Christmas 2004. The family moved back to Ambridge shortly thereafter. Twin daughters Nova and Seren were born in July 2022. In October 2011, he returned to the village to visit his ailing mother. Tony Turner plays Vince Casey in the radio drama The Archers. Lillian took a more active role than he expected which caused some friction. The series was created by Godfrey Baseley and produced by Julie Beckett in 2017. (Played by Stephen Kennedy.) He was a major character for many years and used to introduce the omnibus edition on Sunday mornings. Phil Archer died on 12 February 2010. Alan Franks (John Telfer), the latest in a series of eccentric village vicars, was appointed to Ambridge and neighbouring parishes in 2003, moving from Nottingham where he had previously worked as an accountant and a non-stipendiary minister. Bob Pullen nonagenarian resident of Manorfield Close. Catherine, her late mother, was of African-Caribbean descent. Kirsty married local builder Phillip Moss, though their relationship was over once it was revealed that his business was viable only through modern slavery. 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. [31]. He no longer has an Irish accent,[27] following a change of actor in 2012.[28]. 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. He saved the hall for his family. As a result, Pip became pregnant leading to the birth of Rosie Ruth Grace Archer, her third forename recognising the Fairbrother heritage. His brother-in-law Brian Aldridge enjoys winding him up over farming matters, and dinner parties involving the two couples usually end in tears. 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. An attractive woman, she distinguished herself by successfully resisting the advances of erstwhile village Lothario, Brian Aldridge. 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. After finding that Kenton had had a one-night stand with a customer of his bar, she threw him out. Before his death, Nigel wanted his children to attend exams for the Felpersham Cathedral School. She lives at Bull Farm. 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. 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. Josh Archer, played by Angus Imrie,[11] made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 13 September 1997. 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. Intimacy ensued, although Rob was still married to Jess, who remained in Hampshire caring for her sick father. They are numerous, and most only "appear" once or twice. He took over his elder brother's pig herd after John was killed in a tractor accident, going on to produce organic sausages. Tony started narrating the character Vince Casey in 2020., The Archers is a British radio drama series aired on 1 January 1950 on BBC home service. Jennifer died in January 2023 when the actor retired due to ill-health. Following Sid's untimely death she formed a relationship with Kenton Archer, and they were married in 2013. Kate emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa where she married Lucas Madikane (Connie M'Gadzah). Attempts to find an affordable home for his family met with failure until Mike split Willow Farm in two. Satya Khanna (Auntie Satya; Jamila Massey) An occasional visitation upon long-suffering niece Usha Gupta. Was known to have attracted Nigel Pargetter's eye. 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