Page Closed
Due To
Hoof and Mouth Disease

The Archers' Theme Tune

People and places you may find in Ambridge

• The Bull
  
  The village pub would be the best place to start as it is now the only drinking hole in the archers,
  since The Cat and Fiddle** closed down.
  SID PERKS will usually be on hand as the publican to serve you a pint of 'Shires',
  JOLEEN RODGERS, line dancing and country and western singer is a recent addition to the staff and also upstairs.
  She was the reason for Sid's break-up from his wife - KATHY PERKS mother of toddler Jamie, ex-part-time teacher and now working at Lower Loxley.
  FALLON - Joleens' teenage daughter is also resident above the pub, often heard playing in her band with Edward Grundy, and is quite a lively character.
  
  
• Nghtingale Cottage
  
  Mrs MARJORIE ANTROBUS will willingly invite you in for a cup of tea, just watch out for her dogs! This dear old lady has often rented her spare room,
  at the moment it has been converted into a flat and is inhabited by a reasonably complicated modern family unit.
  ROY TUCKER and HAYLEY JORDAN, who are getting married in the summer, and Phoebe Aldridge duaghter of Roy by Kate Aldridge left her behind for a year as she went travelling in africa.
  
• 
  Home Farm
  
  Home of the Aldridges', - BIG BAD BRIAN ALDRIDGE - land baron and general bad guy, JENNIFER ALDRIDGE - nee Archer, long suffering dizzy wife and mother of - DEBBIE - farm manager who has recently moved in with an older man -
  college lecturer SIMON GERRARD, much to Brians' annoyance. - KATE Aldrige has recently returned to Africa after having a baby by her south african boyfriend. - ALICE, youngest daughter,
  due to her being in the early teens isn't part of many plot lines.
  
  
• The Stables
  
  Home and business of Christine Barford (Archer) husband of George Barford, retired game keeper.
  Due to age and back problems Christine is retiring and selling her share of the business and
  the associated house to neice Shula.
• Ambridge Hall
  
  Grand house in the centre of the village, occupied by the SNELL's - ROBERT - computer boffin type and long suffering husband of LYNDA, the village busy body, who puts on the xmas panto.
  
  STOP PRESS!!! ROBERT has just threatened to leave LYNDA!
  
• 
  Brookfield Farm
  
  Home of PHIL and JILL ARCHER, Parents of Shula, Kenton - who lives abroad, Elizabeth and David. The time has come for Phil to stand down and let DAVID take over the running of the farm.
  Phil and Jill are now looking to move to Glebe Cottage as Shula will move to the Stables to take over from Christine.
  Lots of friction has been caused by this as Elizabeth believes she should have a share of this early inheritance.
  
• 
  Brookfield Cottage
  
  Home of DAVID and RUTH ARCHER, and their offspring Pippa and Josh, both toddlers. The cottage is situated handly at the end of the lane from the farm and is relatively small in comparison. Ruth had a major story line last year fighting against breast cancer.
  
• 
  Dower House
  
  Home of CAROLINE PEMBERTON, wealthy widow who rents out a room to her god-son WILLIAM GRUNDY. She only had one happy romance, ending in marriage for a few months before his death, and many bad ones.
  
• 
  Keepers Cottage
  
  The GRUNDY's recently moved in to this small cottage, after a bad spell in a council flat in urban Felphersham, due to their eviction from
  their farm by the company that Brian Aldridge works for as an agent. This was the cause of grandad JOE going a bit mad, stressing mother CLARRIE to her wits end,
  also giving young EDWARD a chance to be a delinquent and throw parties for his school friends.
  EDDIE, father and husband, is one of the most colourful characters in Ambridge often found propping up the bar at the Bull,
  and developing plans to make money through various schemes.
  Eldest son WILLIAM moved into his God-mothers' (Caroline Pemberton) house so he could keep
  his job as assisant gamekeeper to GREG TURNER.
  
  
• Grey Gables
  
  Luxury country club, hotel and conference centre, owned by JACK WOOLLEY, a brummie done good who married one of the original Archers
  - PEGGY - Mother of Jennifer and Tony. Jack also owns the village shop and the local paper the Borchester Echo. The Hotel is managed by Caroline, with assistance from -
  Roy, recently promoted from waiter to trainee assistant manager, and Lynda Snell on the reception desk.
  
  
• Lower Loxley
  
  Stately Home and conference centre run by NIGEL and ELIZABETH PARGETTER who recently became parents
  to a set of twins. JULIA PARGETTER, Nigel's mother, will often be found lording it over the village, or spending money like water.
  
• 
  Bridge Farm
  
  A good example of a mixed organic farm and dairy, the farm being run by TONY ARCHER and Dairy by PAT,
  Parents of HELEN - Stroppy, overeducated, opinionated,
  manageress of the organic shop recently set up by Pat and Tony Archer in Felthersham,
  TOMMY, who has recently been taught a lesson about two-timing his girlfriend KIRSTY, also famous for trashing Brians' GM crops.
  Mention should also be made of JOHN, who died in a tragic tractor accident on Tommys' birthday.
  BERT FRY will also be found at Bridge Farm, where the aged sage is employed as a farm hand.
  
• 
  Willow Farm
  
  Not Much of farm Really, only a little bit of land comes with it. Home of BETTY and MIKE TUCKER,
  Betty works part time in the village shop while Mike is the village milkman parents to Roy and BRENDA who is currently working for Radio Borchester.
  
• 
  Honeysuckle Cottage
  
  Home for the village Doctor, TIM HATHAWAY and his wife SIOBHAN who recently miscarried and is throwing herself into a career that means she is now travelling away from home a lot.
  Meanwhile Tim got a bit fond of the Vicar, and caused a bit of scandal.
  
• 
  Grange Farm
  
  Run down dairy farm recently vacated by the Grundy's, renovated by OLIVER STIRLING who has moved in to the area and he has already become Joint-Master of the local hunt.
  Also appears to be wooing the eligible Caroline.
  


• Glebe Cottage
  
  ALISTAIR LLOYD is the village vet and cricket team captain, his wife SHULA HEBDEN LLOYD, widowed mother of Jamie,
  widow of Mark Hebden who died before discovering his wife was pregnant.
  
• 
  The Vicarage
  
  Ambridge shares it's vicar with a number of parishes and Janet Fisher is likely to be seen rushing between services,
  as a woman vicar she has had some trouble being accepted by a few of the old stalwarts of the village. Recently involved in a scandal with Dr. Hathaway.
  

Non-Speaking Characters

• TITKUM - An old retainer at Lower Loxley, does the work in the grounds of the house.
  
• HIGGS - Drives the Wooleys' Bentley, does occasional other duties.
• SUSAN FRY - Wife of Bert, often mentioned by Bert, but never heard.

Deceased Characters

• NELSON - recently added to this list after a suspicious death in South America.
• MARK HEBDEN - Solictor and husband of Shula, died in a car crash.
• JOHN ARCHER - Eldest son of Pat and Tony, was engaged to Hayley and was becoming a succesful organic pig farmer, died under an overturned classic Ferguson tractor.
• GUY PEMBERTON - Old nice bloke who died a few months after marrying Caroline, owned The Estate.

Other sources of info