Will's existing rivalry with Ed became even more intense: to Clarrie's despair the brothers engaged in physical tussles and bitter arguments over Emma and George. Jess moved in on Halloween but left Ambridge in December after a disastrous cocktail party and went back to Hampshire, leaving Rob. Jack and Peggy managed (and later owned) the Bull, and Jack had suffered increasingly from alcoholism and excessive gambling. Although David went along with this at first, he had doubts and confessed he could never leave Ambridge. 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. [citation needed] Ian proposed to Adam and the pair entered a civil partnership on 14 December 2006. He had an on/off relationship with Kate Aldridge, which resulted in their daughter Phoebe being born in 1998, but then married Hayley. Heather Pritchard (Margaret Jackman, formerly played by Joyce Gibbs) Ruth Archer's widowed mother who lived in Prudhoe, Northumberland. [19] As of 2021[update] she is a vegetarian, climate change activist and opponent of hunting. 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. He arrived in Ambridge as a gentleman farmer and huntsman and bought Grange Farm from the estate. John Tregorran (Roger Hume, Basil Jones, Simon Lack and Philip Morant) originally arrived in Ambridge in a gypsy caravan. It collapsed completely after Tim discovered Siobhan's affair with Brian Aldridge. [59] When Amy asked Carl about moving into together, he broke up with her. In considering joining the RAF, who ultimately rejected her application, she came into conflict with Amy's pacifist views. In 2005 Peggy tried to persuade her husband to agree to his affairs being governed by power of attorney. 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. She reacted to the sudden death of Sid, her ex-husband, as if she were the grieving widow, rather than his wife of eight years Jolene, being of little help to their teenage son and undermining her relationship with Kenton, who can do nothing right. However their misdeeds tend toward relatively harmless mischief-making rather than criminal activity (although on one occasion they committed criminal damage by vandalizing Rob Titchener's car and it was eventually established that they were the 'bunting thieves'). She is a keen gardener and was often involved in disputes with her neighbour, Joe Grundy (now deceased). In April 2011 their daughter, Keira Susan, was born. [46] Walter Gabriel's phrase "Me old pal, me old beauty" remains one of the most enduringly remembered phrases associated with The Archers. She then dated Sam Batton, who ended the relationship because he was in love with Ruth Archer. Joe took this especially hard and in one of the most harrowing episodes ever broadcast bludgeoned his beloved ferrets to death with a hammer. When the reality of her flirting dawned on the naf David he backed away and Barlow returned to London. She is indulgent of her grandchildren and has provided several of them with significant financial support. He was cleared at trial. 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. (The actor Ryan Kelly is visually impaired, unlike his character.). Fallon's drive to modernise village life has caused friction with older characters such as Lynda Snell, who resigned from the 2016 fte committee after an argument with Fallon and with Shula Hebden Lloyd who felt pushed out of catering the village cricket teas when Fallon took over following Harrison's appointment as captain. 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. Nelson Gabriel (Jack May), Walter's son, was for many years the most disreputable character in the village. She then, eventually, married John Tregorran. Adam was adopted by Roger Travers-Macy, Jennifer's first husband. On moving into the village, Usha was the subject of a harassment campaign by a racist gang which included Roy Tucker. When Oliver Sterling moved to the village she began an affair with him and they eventually moved into Grange Farm together. 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 single mother to Brad and Chelsea, she was a long running silent character before finding a voice. 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. She is known for her direction of the annual village theatre productions. After bouncing between dead end jobs for years she convinced Oliver Sterling that she would be a breath of fresh air at Grey Gables, where worked with Lynda Snell as a receptionist before being made redundant when the hotel was shut down; she then worked at a chicken factory until she was fired, and now works at the Bull. She was a successful businesswoman running a market garden in Ambridge (and subsequently a wine business). The youngest child of Phil and Jill Archer, Elizabeth is the widowed lady of Lower Loxley. 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. On her arrival she soon attracted the attention of many of the male villagers she once had an affair with Brian Aldridge, and was romantically linked with former village doctor, Matthew Thorogood, and businessman and one-time estate owner Cameron Fraser (who disappeared with 60,000 of her savings), and she was engaged to non-stipendiary minister and vet Robin Stokes. Fallon was perennially unlucky in love, either falling for men who werent interested or getting the wrong men to fall for her. [17] Will's dog is called Meg. 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. 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. In 2013 she was attracted to the recently arrived dairy unit manager, Rob Titchener. In early 2006 Sid and Jolene were concerned that the decision of Caroline Pemberton to sell her controlling interest in The Bull would threaten its future but were relieved when Lilian bought her share. Mia Grundy (born 20 January 2006) (Molly Pipe) is Will's step-daughter: his late wife Nic's child by her former partner Andrew. Their relationship was further tested when his long-lost brother Paul Morgan sought out, befriended, and ultimately fell in love with Lilian. 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. Ruth Archer. She was highly critical of Elizabeth, who was married to her son Nigel until his death from a fall in January 2011. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. In 1957 he was charged with manslaughter after shooting poacher Bob Larkin. In the early 1950s she was a close friend of Grace Fairbrother who later married her brother Phil. Christopher Carter (born 22 June 1988) (Wilf Scolding, formerly played by Will Sanderson-Thwaite) is the younger offspring of the Carter family. John was killed in a tractor accident. Kathy was at one time Pat Archer's best friend. Ruth's utterance "Oh noooooo", spoken in her Northumberland accent, was frequently parodied on the BBC Radio Four comedy programme Dead Ringers. Clarrie spends much of her time sorting out problems created by her husband and sons. Once well known for persistently failing his law exams. Ned Larkin (Bill Payne) Ned, father of Jethro, was a farmhand at Brookfield, and a friend of Walter Gabriel. [51] After only seven months of marriage he suffered a fatal heart attack and left her the Dower House and a majority share in the Bull (which she sold to Lilian Bellamy, in order to raise funds to buy Grey Gables). Ruth Archer, ne Pritchard (born 16 June 1968) (Felicity Finch) is the wife of David Archer. 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. Justin has already shown scant concern for Lillians relationship with her family (and her place in the community) by shafting David over the abattoir. 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. From 2015, the character was not heard, but she was still mentioned by other characters in passing. In late 2019, Emma and Ed briefly separated, though they have since reconciled. He has a history of involving himself in numerous dubious money-making schemes and at one point stood trial for unwittingly selling condemned meat. He took over his elder brother's pig herd after John was killed in a tractor accident, going on to produce organic sausages. Subsequently Rob and his mother tricked Pat and Tony into handing Henry over to them, forcing them into a lengthy legal battle over custody. He was 78. 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