Lesley saweard biography

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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. In October Freddie was given a month youth detention order for dealing in narcotics. Roy Tuckerplayed by Ian Pepperell, [ 38 ] was formerly part of a teenage gang which perpetrated a series of racist attacks on Usha Gupta; he gave them her address.

Realising the error of his ways, he went on to gain a degree in business studies at Felpersham University. He worked at Grey Gables, and was promoted to deputy manager. However, he was eventually offered a permanent job there. Attempts to find an affordable home for his family met with failure until Mike split Willow Farm in two. Roy had an affair with Elizabeth in which, though brief, led to the end of his marriage.

Pepperell died on 22 December We will miss him dearly and our hearts go out to his family and friends and everyone who knew him. Neil Carter born 22 May Brian Hewlett is another business failure. Susan wanted him to be a white collar worker but he decided that he was a pigman at heart. He used to be Tom's partner in a piggery. The family lived in a caravan, after selling their house, until he finished a self-build house on his own land.

He dislikes all Grundys but especially Ed, who, until his disappearance, lived in the caravan with Emma and George. Her aspirational tendencies took a hammering when daughter Emma married into the Grundy family inbut in she was approved by the Royal Mail for the lesley saweard biography of sub-postmistress despite her criminal record.

She had previously worked for several years at the village shop and post office, and as Tom Archer's assistant in his sausage-making business.

Lesley saweard biography

Clive Horrobin returned to the village to visit their dying mother in October His mother had some difficulty bonding with him when he was born with a cleft lip. Now a farrier by occupation, a few years ago he had a brief relationship with Venetia, the daughter of a prominent Borsetshire family. His mother rather desperately encouraged this, to Neil's disapproval, but the couple soon lesley saweard biography themselves incompatible, and Christopher finished the liaison.

He began seeing Alice to the barely concealed delight of his social-climbing mother and the scarcely concealed horror of Alice's mother, Jennifer Aldridge. The couple married unexpectedly in Las Vegas during a summer holiday. Their first child, Martha Carterwas born prematurely in March Tracy Horrobin Susie Riddell is the younger sister of Susan Carter and frequently a great embarrassment to her.

A single mother to Brad and Chelsea, she was a long running silent character before finding a voice. 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.

When the village cricket team opened itself to female players she joined the team, eventually winning an election to become team captain. She is an erratic bowler, who often has to be stopped from excessive sledging. Susie Riddell had previously voiced Kate Aldridge but lesley saweard biography the series to pursue other projects before returning as Tracy.

Sergeant Harrison Burnsplayed by James Cartwright, is a member of the local police force. Prior to their marriage the relationship hit a rocky patch when Burns arrested Fallon's father for drug dealing but they managed to get past this major obstacle. A confidant and comforter of many a troubled resident, the former Grey Gables chef is socially easy-going and affable.

However, Ian can be outspoken with his husband when he thinks Adam has overstepped the mark. His untiring support for Adam's grandmother Peggy while she cared for Jack revealed him to be not only a rock of sense but genuinely caring. Alan Franksplayed by John Telferis the latest in a series of eccentric village vicars, was appointed to Ambridge and neighbouring parishes inmoving from Nottingham where he had previously worked as an accountant and a non-stipendiary minister.

He was widowed before moving to Ambridge and is the father of Amy, a midwife. In latehis blossoming relationship with Usha Gupta, a Hinducaused some unease to some of his parishioners, including Shula Hebden Lloyd. They married in summer and Usha's family have warmed to the idea and attended the wedding, though Mabel did not. On moving into the village, Usha was the subject of a harassment campaign by a racist gang which included Roy Tucker.

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. Much later, when she discovered that Locke had slept with her best friend Shula Hebden on an occasion when Shula was vulnerable and he took advantage of his position as family doctor she ended the relationship and threw him out, also ending her friendship with Shula whom she told off with relish, they are now arch-enemies.

More recently, some local parishioners made complaints to the bishop when Alan, the vicar, began a relationship with Usha who is Hindu. These two threads are linked by Shula's possible involvement in this disapproval and her resignation as churchwarden. Usha was also regularly on the receiving end of 'helpful' advice about her unmarried status by her Aunty Satya Jamila Masseyan occasional visitor to Ambridge from Usha's home town of Wolverhampton who attempted to match-make for her on numerous occasions, with cousins from home.

Jazzer started out as a general ne'er-do-well, engaging in burglary and drug abuse, before settling down a little and holding down two jobs. While still a heavy drinker, with a profound dislike of either healthy food or housework, he then evolved into the village lothario, seducing several women on his milk round. Despite this he held a torch for Fallon Rogers, who normally insisted that they should remain friends.

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 ". He has begun a caring relationship with Tracy Horrobin, sister of Susan Carter, and the couple were married in September The actor Ryan Kelly is visually impaired, unlike his character.

Kirsty was in a relationship with Tom Archer before he broke up with her for someone else. She then dated Sam Batton, who ended the relationship because he was in love with Ruth Archer. In Kirsty and Tom got back together and became engaged. He jilted her at the altar. She 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.

Kirsty 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. Her time away meant that she saw clearly the changes in both Helen's appearance and her personality following her marriage to Rob Titchener; this immediately alerted her to the fact that something was very wrong with Helen's relationship, and was the only person to spot the signs that he was abusing her emotionally.

Eventually, after persuading Helen to meet Jess, Rob's ex-wife, she was horrified when Helen decided to confront Rob about his behaviour, a confrontation that led to Helen stabbing him. After having a one-night stand with Tom shortly after the trial, Kirsty became pregnant with his son and despite her initial reservations decided to keep the baby.

However, a couple of weeks later she miscarried. After initially repressing her grief, Kirsty eventually agreed to take compassionate leave, and grieved properly. Tom's handling of both the pregnancy and the miscarriage ultimately proved to be the final nail in the coffin of any lingering romantic feelings she had for him. Kirsty married local builder Phillip Moss, though their relationship ended once it was revealed that his business was viable only through modern slavery.

Fallon was perennially unlucky in love: either falling for men who weren't interested, or getting the wrong men to fall for her. Fallon's long-term relationship with and marriage to PC Harrison Burns provided stability and she is now a fixture in village life. Fallon and Harrison initially rented Woodbine Cottage from Christine Barford and, having decided it was too small and were moving, they changed their minds, buying the property when Christine decided to sell.

They moved to Ambridge from Sunningdale in and she was originally resented as an outsider, a do-gooder and incomer. She is a keen gardener and was often involved in disputes with her neighbour, Joe Grundy now deceased. In she acquired two llamasWolfgang and Constanza named after Mozart and his wifewhich have been known to roam around the village.

In May Constanza gave birth to a criawhich Lynda named Salierireassuring one acquaintance that the legend of Salieri murdering Mozart was a myth. She attempts to produce a play every Christmas an Archers in-joke; but not inand often drives villagers to distraction in her attempts to fill parts. In January Lynda was elected to the parish council alongside Lilian Bellamy.

According to a BBC survey she is the most annoying character on the show, although this is regarded as praise by the production team, since she is intended to be so. She is known for her direction of the annual village theatre productions. Lilian told a still-recovering Lynda that the pub would be returning to the original name of The Bull.

In the new year's honours list Lynda Snell received an MBE, for which she had been nominated "by the community". He found work in this area hard to obtain and has capitalised on his DIY skills to set up a small business doing general building work. He has two daughters from a previous relationship; Coriander, who goes by the name "Cas", and Leonie Jasmine Hyde.

Robert also carries out odds jobs for residents and enjoys birdwatching. Blockey, who was also a full-time GP, died in December She's not always the easiest of people to get along with, but fortunately Carole Boyd, who plays Lynda, is unmanaged joy. It's going to be such fun. Oliver Sterlingplayed by Michael Cochranewas married, between and her death into Caroline.

He arrived in Ambridge as a gentleman farmer and huntsman and bought Grange Farm from the estate. Initially he employed Ed Grundy to manage his dairy herd. In March he had problems with the herd being infected by Bovine TB. He subsequently sold the enterprise to Ed and "retired properly". He was the owner of Grey Gables until he sold it inand he continues to own Grange Farm, with the farmhouse rented to Eddie and Clarrie Grundy whilst the land is rented by Ed Grundy for Texel sheep.

She then, eventually, married John Tregorran. She was a successful businesswoman running a market garden in Ambridge and subsequently a wine business. She departed inbut returned to Ambridge in renting Glebe Cottage from Jill Archer, following her husband's death. Clive Horrobin born 9 November 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.

He conducted an armed siege at the village shop inin assaulted gamekeeper George Barford knocking him unconsciousand set fire to the Barfords' home ingutting the building. In Octoberhe returned to the village to visit his ailing mother. Forever trying to give Usha unwanted relationship advice or a welcome shoulder to cry on, and architect of numerous failed matchmaking ruses.

Thanks to Usha's parents' disapproval of their daughter's lifestyle, Satya provides the main link with her family. No mean cook, Satya often arrives bearing food parcels for her culinarily inept niece. Over the years some of the original cast members have died, left the show or retired, and their characters have had to be replaced or killed off by the scriptwriters.

One of those was the character of Simon Cooper Eddie Robinson a farm hand working on the farm from the very first pilot episode until his death in 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.

She married a travelling businessman, Roger Travers-Macy, in the late s and had a daughter, Debbie. She then divorced him and married Brian Aldridge. With Brian she had two daughters, Kate and Alice. Jennifer endured Brian's series of affairs over the years, partly by having one affair with her ex-husband, though Brian has long suspected John Tregorran as having rivalled him for Jennifer's affections at one time.

Jennifer died in January when the actor retired due to ill-health. He was patriarch of the Archer family. The character survived the deaths of the first three actors before finally being killed off in Elizabeth witnessed his fatal attempt to rescue a sheep in difficulty on Lakey Hill, despite her pleading with him not to. Her death was discovered by Shula in when she and Christine were visiting Glebe Cottage.

Doris was a stalwart of village life and provided a listening ear to an ever-growing Archer family from the s to She was originally a kitchen maid at Manor House, the ancestral home of the Lawson-Hope family, and she became lady's maid to Letty Lawson-Hope. The episode featuring her death was first broadcast on 22 September The previous night, which happened to be the night that ITVthe UK's first commercial television channel was launched, she received fatal injuries while trying to rescue her horse, Midnight, from a fire.

This was seen as a ploy to keep loyal viewers and listeners away from the new station. Her catchphrase was "one fried egg or two, Phil? Jack and Peggy managed and later owned the Bull, and Jack had suffered increasingly from alcoholism and excessive gambling. Phil Archer Norman Painting younger son of Dan and long-time patriarch of the Archer family and a leading resident of the village.

Phil Archer died on 12 February In Aunt Laura fell into a ditch and listeners were treated to her forlorn cries while owls hooted overhead. She was found alive and spent a week in hospital being treated for pneumonia but died of heart failure soon after being discharged on St Valentine's Day while her friend Freddy Danby read to her from Moby-Dick.

He was a major character for many years and used to introduce the omnibus edition on Sunday mornings. In he was charged with manslaughter after shooting poacher Bob Larkin. He was cleared at trial. 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.

He never knew that he was finally to become a father. Julia Pargetter-Carmichaelmother of Nigel Pargetter she also had a daughter called Camilla who wasn't seen ; mother in-law of Elizabeth Archer whom she disliked at first, because she wanted Nigel to marry into the wealthy Aldridge family, but grew to love Elizabeth later on after the birth of her beloved grandchildren, Freddie and Lily and sometime entertainer, died from a stroke in[ 52 ] shortly after the actress who played her, Mary Wimbushdied, also from a stroke, aged Making his debut inhe was once considered to be somewhat dim and irresponsible, wearing a gorilla suit at a hunt ball ininadvertently joy riding with Shula Archer in and driving an ice-cream van as 'Mr Snowy' in Initially, Nigel was romantically linked lesley saweard biography Shula or "Shulie" as he called herbut in he became involved with Elizabeth Archer, finding her totally unlike Shula: she tricked him into helping her abscond from school in September On the death of his father a few years later, he strove to save his ancestral home, and involved Elizabeth, now also more mature, as his marketing manager.

He saved the hall for his family. Married to Elizabeth for some years and the father of twins Lily and Freddie born 12 Decemberhe was convicted of drink-driving in Nigel who also had a never-seen sister, Camilla who was married to a man named James had only lesley saweard biography 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 bornbut she died suddenly in November He became concerned about the environment and tried to become "green".

He also took an interest in his family history, particularly in his late Uncle Rupert. 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. The accident occurred as part of The Archers 60th anniversary broadcast on 2 January Marjorie Antrobus — Archers' creator Edward J Mason had a real-life neighbour with that name — Margot Boyd was from a colonial background in Kenya; she was the widow of Teddy.

She was an occasionally bossy, but well-meaning, do-gooder in the village. After moving to The Laurels retirement home she was a silent character for several years before her death was finally mentioned on 13 August Margot Boyd died on 20 May Bert Fry 7 June — 25 October Eric Allanformerly played by Roger Humehusband of Freda Fry deceased, a former silent characterwas employed for many years as a farmhand by initially Phil and later by David and Ruth until his retirement, after which he continued to undertake casual work.

Bert lived in "The Bungalow", which was originally built to house David and Ruth. His portrayal was close to a stereotypical " yokel ", like Jethro Larkin and Zebedee Tring before him. The Frys did, however, take a holiday in India when he retired. He composed poetry and won several ploughing contests, and was a regular guide at Lower Loxley.

Bert died in The Bull on the episode first aired at on 25 Octoberpeacefully nodding off following a game of cribbage with Ben and Ruth Archer. Walter Gabriel Robert Mawdesley and Chris Gittinsoriginally a smallholder, was a friend of the Archers and provided comic relief in the years before the Grundy family were given greater prominence.

Walter continually tried to romance Mrs Perkins. Nelson Gabriel Jack MayWalter's son, was for many years the most disreputable character in the village. He had a shady history. He was charged with the Borchester mail-van robbery in but was eventually acquitted. After spells in London and Spain he opened a wine bar in Borchester in and later an antique shop with Kenton Archer.

Finally he suddenly disappeared to South America, where he died in strange circumstances. Joe Grundy born 18 September Edward Kelseyformerly played by Reg Johnston and Haydn Joneswas the oldest of this well-established local family and often provided comic relief. Joe maintained for many years that the Archer dynasty had robbed them of their estate.

After years attempting to keep the family farm afloat, they were made bankrupt in - 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. Joe took this especially hard, and in one of the most harrowing episodes ever broadcast, bludgeoned his beloved ferrets to death with a hammer.

The family moved back to Ambridge shortly thereafter. Later he assisted Oliver Sterling in the management of a new dairy herd at Grange Farm. Following the death of Bob Pullen in Joe became Ambridge's oldest living resident. He died in his sleep at the age of 98 in October He first came to Ambridge from Birminghamwhere he had been sent to borstal for breaking and entering, which made obtaining his publican's licence difficult.

He was devastated when his much-loved wife, Polly "Poll doll"was killed in a car crash. His subsequent marriage to Kathy ended in divorce but his third marriage, to his affair partner, country singer Jolene, was happier. He displayed vitriolic homophobia towards Sean Myerson, a professional rival, when the latter captained the village cricket team, and again when Adam Macy began a relationship with Ian Craig, the Grey Gables chef.

In early 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. Sid died of a heart attack on 8 June while on holiday in New Zealand visiting Lucy, his daughter by his first marriage. She was the catering manager at the local golf club and organised occasional film nights at the village hall.

Kenton Archer started dating her, intermittently living with her, but they quarrelled when he brought his three-year-old daughter, Meriel, to Ambridge and expected Kathy to look after her. It took Kathy some time to trust a man again, and Kenton showed uncharacteristic patience in enabling her to rebuild her self-confidence. She finally reported her trauma to the police in Septemberafter being informed that King had attacked another woman.

He was convicted in April 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. After finding that Kenton had had a one-night stand with a customer of his bar, she threw him out.

Kathy was at one time Pat Archer's best friend. She was the general manager at Grey Gables until it was sold. Fromthe character was not heard, but she was still mentioned by other characters in passing. She shared a good-natured rivalry with Walter Gabriel, which often played into his unrequited advances towards her. Already a frequent visitor to Ambridge, she moved to the village permanently after the birth of her grandson Tony and she stayed until her second marriage to Arthur Perkins no relationafterwards moving to London.

She returned after the second Mr Perkins died, remaining in the village for twenty more years until her death in Thoughtful and provocative, Tregorran was such a popular and charismatic character that listeners at Archers public events still ask about him — and about Carol Grey, whom he eventually married. 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, Tregorran died in July and was buried in Ambridge.

His widow returned for the funeral and decided to move back to the village. Betty was a popular villager who supported the family even when Mike was violent and depressed. Betty managed the village shop and kept hens and gossiped. An attractive woman, she distinguished herself by successfully resisting the advances of erstwhile village Lothario, Brian Aldridge.

Betty died suddenly before Christmas She was written out of the series when the actress who played her retired and emigrated to New Zealand. Mike Tucker born 1 December Terry Molloy lost an eye in a farming accident, for which Brian Aldridge was found responsible. He was regarded as one of the most humourless characters in the village, even before the death of his beloved wife Betty in December He also undertook occasional tree-surgery work.

When Tom took the blame, Tucker forbade him from continuing a relationship with Brenda, his daughter. However, after finding out that Helen was driving he became more sympathetic and apologised to Tom. His plan to split Willow Farm in two, so that Roy and Hayley could have a separate home, was initially resisted by Brenda. Mike later married Vicky, a fellow ballroom dancer, who gave birth to their daughter Bethany in January Initially, her urban background led to her being unprepared for rural life.

Hayley and John split up partly due to John's involvement with Sharon Richards shortly before his death in a tractor accident in 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. Hayley worked at Lower Loxley as nanny to Freddie and Lily Pargetter, and then as a rather amorphous children's visitor specialist.

Despite Betty's sudden death, Hayley remained unhappy at living with her father-in-law and wished that she and Roy had a home of their own. After an 'informational' storyline of difficulty in conceiving, Hayley gave birth to a baby daughter, Abigail Abbie on 7 March The birth was somewhat the chronology as aired is contradictory premature and Abbie was expected to remain in hospital until her original due date, although medical practice is 'until 2.

Hayley left Roy in after discovering the nature of his relationship with Elizabeth Pargetter, eventually moving to Birmingham. Brenda Tucker born 21 January 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. For several years she worked at Radio Borsetshire, until leaving home in to pursue a media studies degree.

She returned home when her mother died suddenly in December 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 She started dating Tom Archer following a Valentine kiss after they grew closer in the weeks after her mother's death.

After graduating in she was unable to gain permanent employment apart from a PR job in Leicester, necessitating a daily commute which frustrated Tom. She gave up the effort after a few weeks and joined Amside—Matt and Lilian's new property company. After feeling increasingly badly-treated by Lilian and Matt, she left Amside without notice. She ended her relationship with Tom, saying that she did not want to marry and bear children.

She moved to London. He also once owned local country-house hotel Grey Gables later sold to Oliver and Caroline Sterlingthe Borchester Echo a local newspaper and other businesses outside the village. He was married to Peggy Woolley until his death see below. 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.

In Peggy tried to persuade her husband to agree to his affairs being governed by power of attorney. At the same time, Jack Woolley's adopted daughter Hazel various actresses, on this occasion Annette Badland came over from the United Statesafter some years of absence. Using the cover of an Internet business and an imaginary step family, she failed in an attempt to con Jack and Peggy and gain control of the Grey Gables hotel and leisure complex.

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