The Archers

[Sean 6,567]

The statement given on his facebook page reads to me like he might have euthanised himself.

[Philheybrookbay1 260]

That's a heck of a loss with Roy Tucker. Was the bad boy of Ambridge in his youth but grew into a likeable character. Guess he'll move to Birmingham to be with Mike Tucker his Dad I guess? 

[Grimgrass 576]

On 06/02/2023 at 21:57, Sean said:

Whilst listening in again on the Archers omnibus it occurred to me when Christine Barford was mentioned is her original voice actress Pamela Mant still alive? I have done a little research and found nothing.Anyone know the answer?

IMDB is now claiming Pamela Mant died on 13th October 2022 in USA.

[Sean 6,567]

14 hours ago, Grimgrass said:

IMDB is now claiming Pamela Mant died on 13th October 2022 in USA.

Thanks.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,386]

Just noticed that Phil Molloy, who plays Will Grundy, has now been on The Archers for 35 years.   That's a fairly brief tenure for an Archers actor, but given he is still only 43 and has stated his intention to stay on the programme "until I die", then he may go on to break all sorts of acting longevity records.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,386]

A rare appearance this week from Patricia Greene (93) as Jill in the Archers.

 

Apparently she is almost completely blind, very deaf and the word is her scene was recorded in the care home where she has lived for some time.  

[Comped 536]

1 hour ago, DevonDeathTrip said:

A rare appearance this week from Patricia Greene (93) as Jill in the Archers.

 

Apparently she is almost completely blind, very deaf and the word is her scene was recorded in the care home where she has lived for some time.  

It must be fairly hard to record radio when you are very deaf, let alone nearly blind.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,386]

Bert Horrabin is featuring prominently as a silent character at the moment and I would think is going to be killed off shortly.  He used to be played by Martyn Read, who died in 2022.   Apparently he also appeared in something called Star Wars.

[Grimgrass 576]

Recent article about Lesley Saweard: https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/people/star-of-the-archers-soap-is-now-a-talking-newspaper-volunteer-in-louth-at-age-of-90-4747311

 

She is now a talking newspaper volunteer. There's a picture on the article, looks ok to me.

[Sean 6,567]

On 29/07/2024 at 23:52, DevonDeathTrip said:

A rare appearance this week from Patricia Greene (93) as Jill in the Archers.

 

Apparently she is almost completely blind, very deaf and the word is her scene was recorded in the care home where she has lived for some time.  

She made an appearance a few days ago for Jill's birthday. Voice noticeably weaker and has lost a lot of its character had to rewind to check it was her.Definitely sounds as though she isn't in a studio with the other actors and actresses in her scenes which certainly backs up the idea she has been recording from her care home.

[JonNgoat 158]

June Spencer dies aged 105.

[Ulitzer95 13,088]

13 minutes ago, JonNgoat said:

June Spencer dies aged 105.

Got a BBC breaking news notification. Not bad going.

[The Old Crem 3,722]

19 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Got a BBC breaking news notification. Not bad going.

Telegraph, Guardian and Daily Mail as well. 

[Sean 6,567]

Sad news but what a remarkable long life. 

She died just 5 days before her character turned 100.

[Sean 6,567]

Number 1 most read story on BBC News.

[Comped 536]

4 hours ago, JonNgoat said:

June Spencer dies aged 105.

Odd that Camila didn't get her husband to give her a damehood in the past 2 years, seeing as she is a longstanding fan of the show.

[Ulitzer95 13,088]

1 minute ago, Comped said:

Odd that Camila didn't get her husband to give her a damehood in the past 2 years, seeing as she is a longstanding fan of the show.

Nonsense. Dames in media and arts have appeared in a wide range of work. Spencer's career was almost entirely limited to a single radio show. Wouldn't have qualified for a Damehood.

[MrWonderful 497]

Hit #21 for me this year, which is the best "performance" I've had since I started doing Top 50 Lists.  I had a great aunt who lived to be two weeks shy of her 105th birthday, and Ms. Spencer even surpassed that.  That's a damn good run.  RIP.  

[Jeremy Corbyn 108]

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24828675.iconic-archers-actress-continuing-work-marlow-care-home/

 

Patricia Greene (Jill) pictured in her care home recently (article published this week). So sad to see her so frail

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,457]

On 04/01/2025 at 14:43, Jeremy Corbyn said:

https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24828675.iconic-archers-actress-continuing-work-marlow-care-home/

 

Patricia Greene (Jill) pictured in her care home recently (article published this week). So sad to see her so frail

I do hope we're not going to lose two of the matriarchal  greats of The Archers  , Peggy (June Spencer) and Jill (Patricia Greene) in relatively quick succession. I'm assuming  that sometime this year the shows  bosses will actually kill Peggy of rather than continue  with the character being unheard in a care home.  I would be surprised if they left it past 2025  although technically they easily  could.   I love  the characters of Jill and like  Peggy you can feel their presence  even when just referenced by other characters  saying they,  seen, visited, chatted on the phone with them etc. Losing Shula after Judy Bennett decided to leave in recent  years was also a blow. 

 

Wishing Patricia Greene all the best.