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. 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. Rob Titchener (Timothy Watson) moved to Ambridge in January 2013 to manage Borchester Land's intensive dairy enterprise. 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. 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'). The character of Usha is said to be based on Kamlesh Bahl, former Vice President of the Law Society. [58] and Ruair came to Ambridge to live with his father, although much of his care falls, not without a struggle, on his father's wife, Jennifer. Nigel died after falling from the roof of Lower Loxley Hall while attempting, after an evening party, to take down a New Year's banner in icy conditions. In 2008 he was left 120,000 by a relative, and bought the Carters' former home from Matt Crawford, a property his friend Roy Tucker had been interested in. Russ & Elizabeth. She departed in 1980, but returned to Ambridge in 2014 renting Glebe Cottage from Jill Archer, following her husband's death. Tuesday, 17th January 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. On 14 November 2002, Siobhan gave birth to Brian's child Ruair,[56] but she moved to Germany after Brian refused to leave Jennifer. The Archers The official fan site Home Characters Best Episodes Ambridge History FAQ Contacts The main characters in the story A selection of major characters from The Archers. Theatre credits include - Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Oldham Coliseum), Widowers Houses (New Vic), Peter Pan (New Vic), A Taste of Honey (Oldham Colieum), Rosencrantz and Guidenstern Are Dead (Library Theatre), Abigails Party (York Theatre Royal), Beautiful Thing (Bolton Octagon), Puss n Boots (Greenwich Theatre), Canterbury Tales (Dukes), Kafkas Dick (Dukes), Twelfth Night (Royal Exchange), Angels in America (Unity Theatre), Design for Living (Royal Exchange), Mother Goose, Aladdin, Dick Whittington etc (Oldham Coliseum) and so on. [46], Walter Gabriel (Robert Mawdesley and Chris Gittins), originally a smallholder, was a friend of the Archers and provided comic relief in the years before the Grundy family were given greater prominence. 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. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. Radio Times/BBC Credits and Spoilers - week ending 22nd . Questions were asked in the House of Commons of then Home Secretary Michael Howard. 19:43, Tue, Apr 2, . Lilys brother Freddie has found opinionated Russ particularly challenging, taking longer than any of the family to warm to him, and having to work hard to find any common ground. During their marriage he was unrequitedly enamoured of Jolene Rogers (later Perks, now Archer), his partner in a country and western double act. Fallon runs the Bridge farm caf with Emma Grundy and upcycles furniture as well as undertaking catering for local dos. Now divorced, they are still good friends and probably closer than they had been in the last few years of their marriage. Jack and Peggy managed (and later owned) the Bull, and Jack had suffered increasingly from alcoholism and excessive gambling. 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. [4] The couple resolved to stay together; they remortgaged the business to pay off the debts and Alistair attended Gamblers Anonymous meetings. Known universally as simply 'Titcombe'. The Archers spoilers: Fans DEMAND for Lilly Pargetter to dump Russ. Jennifer's current main source of worry is the behaviour of her gin-soaked, chain-smoking sister Lilian, who has moved back into the village. share. He also once owned local country-house hotel Grey Gables (now owned by Oliver Sterling who acquired it along with his late wife Caroline), the Borchester Echo (a local newspaper) and other businesses outside the village. He was married to Peggy Woolley until his death (see below). Another wrote: #thearchers Lily: 'Freddie might not be able to live at home.' She also had problems with her daughter Helen's new boyfriend Rob in 2014, especially given the affair and the break- down of a marriage within which they were brought together. Peggy has two daughters, Jennifer and Lillian, and a son, Tony, by her first husband. She had a relationship with Carl, a man who seemed too good to be true. Tom was engaged to Brenda Tucker between May 2009 and April 2013. He was, having concealed his marriage from her and wanting only a fling. Sergeant Harrison Burns (James Cartwright) is a member of the local police force. On New Year's Day 2007, whilst driving drunk, she knocked down Mike Tucker[7] but Tom, a passenger in the car, took the blame. To offer support and protection, the local GP, Richard Locke (William Gaminara), then her lover, moved into her house, Blossom Hill Cottage, shortly afterwards. In 2019 Alistair's sister Fiona Lloyd (Adjoa Andoh) visited Ambridge to celebrate her father Jim's birthday. George died peacefully whilst they were waiting for the house to be re-built. Her career took off when in 1979 Jack Woolley offered her a job at Grey Gables and she eventually became manager. 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). He also took an interest in his family history, particularly in his late Uncle Rupert. 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. I think she was unimpressed at first but now she likes having him around. An outsider by birth, Matt often inveigled himself into positions of power, such as the parish council, but many villagers were suspicious of his motives. Fans took to Twitter to comment on the development of Elizabeth and Russ relationship, and the reaction was mostly negative. Coriander has a son called Oscar. The family moved back to Ambridge shortly thereafter. In 2003 she acquired two llamas, Wolfgang and Constanza (named after Mozart and his wife), which have been known to roam around the village. Matt and Lilian's relationship came to an end in 2015. Many years later this caused a rift between Alistair and his by then business partner Anisha Patel. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October 2019. After Will Grundy bought No. She ultimately returned to Ambridge several months later, got a job at Grey Gables and moved in with Roy Tucker while also making amends with Helen and the rest of the family. 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. 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. When Oliver Sterling moved to the village she began an affair with him and they eventually moved into Grange Farm together. John Tregorran (Roger Hume, Basil Jones, Simon Lack and Philip Morant) originally arrived in Ambridge in a gypsy caravan. In the process, the sausage business lost its organic status, which created further tension between the families. Johnny makes life difficult for Tom and Elizabeth takes advice from Oliver 23 August 2018; From 2015, the character was not heard, but she was still mentioned by other characters in passing. She didn't come home until. He disappeared to Australia and New Zealand for several years and was married (originally to gain a visa, though they subsequently fell in love), had a daughter (Meriel), and divorced before returning home. 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 the suicide of her gamekeeper partner Greg Turner in 2004,[6] she suffered from anorexia nervosa, but recovered after a time at a specialist clinic. By Roxanne Hughes. In 2019, she surprised her family by announcing that she had met a new man - Leonard Berry, a widower who she met while visiting the Laurels. She is a keen gardener and was often involved in disputes with her neighbour, Joe Grundy (now deceased). For several years she worked at Radio Borsetshire, until leaving home in 2005 to pursue a media studies degree. Following a burglary at Glebe Cottage she was asked by David and Ruth to return to Brookfield which subsequently became permanent. Oliver Sterling (Michael Cochrane) was married, between 2006 and her death in 2017, to Caroline. The Grundys were minor characters until the early 1980s, when they were developed to be a working-class foil to the Archer family. 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. After feeling increasingly badly-treated by Lilian and Matt, she left Amside without notice. After learning that Natasha was expecting twins, they moved into April Cottage. [62] Has been living in France with her mother Michelle and sister Sonia but after family upheavals returned to England to seek out Helen Archer. Subsequently, he came close to having a relationship with Debbie Aldridge, but Pemberton assaulted her after she confessed that she could not love him. Kate inherited her mother's hippie tendencies, but her narcissistic personality was unique to her. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thanks to Usha's parents' disapproval toward their daughter's lifestyle, Satya provides the main link with her family. She graduated from Felpersham University with a master's degree and worked as an aeronautical engineer before being fired over her drinking. When Tom took the blame, Tucker forbade him from continuing a relationship with Brenda, his daughter. The birth date was listed as 20-03-1984. 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. In February 2006 he started dating Brenda Tucker, having provided support to her when her mother died suddenly two months earlier. Now that would be a juicy storyline! [33], Jack "Jazzer" McCreary (born 1984) (Ryan Kelly), pigman (working for Tom Archer) and milkman (working for Mike Tucker). Ed Grundy (born 28 September 1984) (Barry Farrimond) is the younger son of Eddie and Clarrie. Christine Barford ne Archer, formerly Johnson (born 21 December 1931) (Lesley Saweard, formerly played by Pamela Mant[1] and briefly Joyce Gibbs), is the younger sister of Phil. Christmas 2008 saw Will reunite with ex-girlfriend Nic, whom he originally split from when he saw her hit George. Farewell to Nova Scotia: Theodore Too tugboat replica leaves for new Ontario home. 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. 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. For more details see below under Aldridge family. Surgical investigation found she had a hole in her heart as well as a narrowed valve. After spells in London and Spain he opened a wine bar in Borchester in 1980 and later an antique shop (with Kenton Archer). Ned Larkin (Bill Payne) Ned, father of Jethro, was a farmhand at Brookfield, and a friend of Walter Gabriel. Elizabeth tells Lily that makes her almost as bad as him so she storms out to see Russ. Subsequently, she was arrested and charged with attempted murder. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Andonis Anthony is known for Charismata (2017), DCI Banks (2010) and Dream On (2013). 1 The Green, Tom and Brenda rented the house from Will. Annette Turner (born September 1990) (Anne-Marie Piazza) Teenage daughter of the late Greg Turner. 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