Fallon runs the Bridge farm caf with Emma Grundy and upcycles furniture as well as undertaking catering for local dos. Intimacy ensued, although Rob was still married to Jess, who remained in Hampshire caring for her sick father. In the process, the sausage business lost its organic status, which created further tension between the families. Christine married Paul Johnson; it was discovered she was infertile, and they adopted a son, Peter. In April 2016, after meeting secretly with Jess, Helen stabbed Rob after he refused to let her and Henry leave (placing a knife in her hands, goading her to end her own life, then lashing out at Henry when the child interrupted the confrontation). In mid-2012, Adam suffered a blow to the head while attempting to stop a robbery, but has since recovered. After spells in London and Spain he opened a wine bar in Borchester in 1980 and later an antique shop (with Kenton Archer). He is gamekeeper for Borchester Land[citation needed]; his boss is Brian Aldridge. In the mid-1970s Paul deserted the family and he was later killed in a helicopter crash in Germany. In April 2017, he attended Elizabeth Pargetter's 50th birthday party, but wasn't heard to speak. She is an erratic bowler, who often has to be stopped from excessive sledging. In the early 1950s she was a close friend of Grace Fairbrother who later married her brother Phil. Ruth's utterance "Oh noooooo", spoken in her Northumberland accent, was frequently parodied on the BBC Radio Four comedy programme Dead Ringers. Joe maintained for many years that the Archer dynasty had robbed them of their estate. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. After years attempting to keep the family farm afloat, they were made bankrupt in 2000 - an opportunity for the mainly urban audience to witness the personal and family tragedy of farm sales and were forced to move to a sink estate in Borchester. bbc.co.uk. 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. Caroline Sterling, ne Bone, formerly Pemberton (born 3 April 1955; died 2017) (Sara Coward) moved to the village in 1977, aged 22, when she was hired by Sid as barmaid in the Bull. They married in summer 2008 and Usha's family have warmed to the idea and attended the wedding, though Mabel did not. However, Ian can be outspoken with husband Adam Macy when he thinks Adam's overstepped the mark. Fallon was perennially unlucky in love, either falling for men who werent interested or getting the wrong men to fall for her. The show was introduced to educate the farmers after the second world war. Initially he employed Ed Grundy to manage his dairy herd. The Archers is known for its silent characters, who often play important roles in the narrative despite not being played by actors. Clarrie spends much of her time sorting out problems created by her husband and sons. Pat Archer ne Lewis (born Patricia Lewis, 10 January 1952) (Patricia Gallimore) Tony's wife since 1974 is of Welsh descent. Lillian took a more active role than he expected which caused some friction. [46] Walter Gabriel's phrase "Me old pal, me old beauty" remains one of the most enduringly remembered phrases associated with The Archers. [35] Niklaus briefly returned to the role from 17 April 2022, shortly before Kathy left Borsetshire.[36]. As a result, Pip became pregnant leading to the birth of Rosie Ruth Grace Archer, her third forename recognising the Fairbrother heritage. She became involved with Toby Fairbrother a son of Robin Fairbrother (who briefly romanced Elizabeth many years ago). Helen and Henry moved in with Rob in early 2014, and Helen and Rob married in summer 2015. In 2005 Peggy tried to persuade her husband to agree to his affairs being governed by power of attorney. In April 2017, Matt made a surprise re-appearance, claiming to have returned to Ambridge in order to repay his debt to Lillian. Over the next few months he isolated Helen from her family and friends, employing gaslighting methods to persuade her that she was the one who was being problematic and even made plans to send Henry to boarding school without Helen's knowledge or consent, with the assistance of his mother, Ursula (played by Carolyn Jones), herself a victim of coercive control at the hands of Rob's father, Bruce (Michael Byrne). In October 2011, he returned to the village to visit his ailing mother. Tony suffered a heart attack in late February 2012, and a serious farmyard accident in autumn 2014. In the 2021 new year's honours list Lynda Snell received an MBE, for which she had been nominated "by the community". 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. 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.) Doris Evelyn Rebecca Archer (Gwen Berryman), ne Forrest, Dan's wife, mother of Jack, Phil and Christine Archer and sister of Tom Forrest. He also takes part in a spate of graffiti around the village for which he is grounded. Hayley Tucker, ne Jordan (born 1 May 1977) (Lorraine Coady, formerly played by Lucy Davis) comes from Birmingham and first appeared as John Archer's girlfriend. Tom Archer (born Thomas Archer, 25 February 1981) (William Troughton; previously Tom Graham)[8] is the younger son of Tony and Pat. Sabrina and Richard Thwaite Residents of the salubrious Grange Spinney. She returned home when her mother died suddenly in December 2005. Over recent years he has become increasingly caring, for example driving up to Northumberland to bring his widowed mother-in-law to stay, and renting a piece of land to Joe Grundy to allow him to keep the barn he had erected without planning permission. Susan wanted him to be a white collar worker but he decided that he was a pigman at heart. Known for many years as just 'Mrs Pugsley' until her marriage to Titcombe. 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. Ed took up his father's interest in music and aspired to be in a band. 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. That same July Helen Archer began an affair with him despite knowing he was married. She was highly critical of Elizabeth, who was married to her son Nigel until his death from a fall in January 2011. John was killed in a tractor accident. After finally realising the degree to which Carl had abused her trust things seem to be improving at home. They lived for a while in the flat above the village shop before moving back in with Tony and Pat. Lily is the more easily angered, sarcastic and pretentious twin; while Freddie, is more sweet-natured and very sensitive, though also more cocky and moody at times. Matt Crawford (born 7 August 1947) (Kim Durham) He threw his weight around and become more hated by all. After many years of close friendship, Peggy married Jack Woolley. 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. Although based in Borchester he lives in Woodbine Cottage, Ambridge, with his wife, Fallon. 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 Despite this he holds a torch for Fallon Rogers, who normally insists that they should remain friends. She had another daughter, Noluthando ("Nolly") and, born July 2007, a son, Sipho (Xhosa for 'gift'). 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. 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. He also undertook occasional tree-surgery work. 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. Tim Beecham (Tim Brierley and David Parfitt), an old friend of Nigel Pargetter. 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 2003 she acquired two llamas, Wolfgang and Constanza (named after Mozart and his wife), which have been known to roam around the village. He was cleared at trial. She has since undergone breast reconstruction surgery to restore listeners' empathy with her (not entirely successfully), and coped rather better than David with the sudden transformation of priggish daughter Pip into a very stroppy seventeen-year-old with a much older boyfriend, Jude, who eventually dropped her. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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. WebRebecca Fuller (III) Actress. 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. Kirsty was in a relationship with Tom Archer before he broke up with her for someone else. 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. 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. On this weeks episode, we hear views from Witherspoon, Carolyn Wright, Clare, Miranda, Liz, Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson) moved to Ambridge in January 2013 to manage Borchester Land's intensive dairy enterprise. Her catchphrase was "one fried egg or two, Phil?"[39]. Shane did the cooking at Nelson's wine bar in the 1980s. Justin has already shown scant concern for Lillians relationship with her family (and her place in the community) by shafting David over the abattoir. Kenton's former partner, Kathy Perks, is the ex-wife of Sid Perks, the late landlord of The Bull. to be the villain of the serial, is sometimes seen as one of the most interesting and subtle characters. Amy qualified as a midwife in Manchester and then worked at Borchester General Hospital. Doris was a stalwart of village life and provided a listening ear to an ever-growing Archer family from the 1950s to 1980. Together they run the Bull. The series was created by Godfrey Baseley and produced by Julie Beckett in 2017. Their relationship was further tested when his long-lost brother Paul Morgan sought out, befriended, and ultimately fell in love with Lilian. After this information was brought to the attention of Rob's new boss, Justin Elliott, he was sacked. Following the death of Bob Pullen in 2012 Joe became Ambridge's oldest living resident. In 2008 she and Crawford were briefly separated, and Lilian was an unwelcome guest at The Bull, but with the connivance of Sid and Jolene they were reunited. A former chair of the parish council, he is known for his 'NIMBY' views and collection of garden gnomes. 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. She is busily involved in village life and supports her children by taking on child-minding duties. She had a relationship with Carl, a man who seemed too good to be true. On New Year's Day 2007, he was run over by Helen Archer,[7] but rescued by Robert Snell. But Archers fans thought he sounded just like self-made businessman Vince Casey, played by Tony Turner. 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