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Margaret "Peggy" Woolley (also Perkins and Archer), is a fictional character from the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. Portrayed by June Spencer for over 70 years, Peggy has served as the core family's – and by extension, the village's – matriarch. Until July 2022 Spencer was the only remaining member of the original cast. In 2018, Spencer said one of her goals was to celebrate her 100th birthday in June 2019, while still performing in The Archers, a feat which she achieved.
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| dbo:abstract | Margaret "Peggy" Woolley (also Perkins and Archer), is a fictional character from the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. Portrayed by June Spencer for over 70 years, Peggy has served as the core family's – and by extension, the village's – matriarch. Until July 2022 Spencer was the only remaining member of the original cast. The Independent newspaper has called Woolley "a fixture in the kitchens and sitting rooms of middle England since Clement Attlee was prime minister" and has a voice that is the "epitome of reassurance'. BBC Radio 4 calls the character a "traditionalist" who makes her "opinions known to her children if she felt they were contravening her strict moral code". Other commentators have labelled her as a "gangsta granny" and a "wealthy widow who lives in a grand house and controls family members using her money". Spencer also recorded episodes as Peggy at the Chelsea Flower Show. Spencer originally spent three years in the role, starting in 1950, until quitting the serial, and being replaced by for seven years. Spencer returned in 1961 and has remained in the role ever since. The character has been a widow twice, first to Jack Archer, and later Jack Woolley, suffered a stroke, raised children and run a pub. In 2018, Spencer said one of her goals was to celebrate her 100th birthday in June 2019, while still performing in The Archers, a feat which she achieved. In December 2021, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall marked the 70th anniversary of The Archers, and helped Spencer, then 102 years old, cut the cake. (en) |
| dbo:classification | Former; regular |
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| dbo:producer | dbr:Godfrey_Baseley |
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| dbp:caption | June Spencer as Peggy (en) |
| dbp:classification | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters |
| dbp:cousins | Bill Slater (en) |
| dbp:creator | dbr:Godfrey_Baseley |
| dbp:daughters | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters dbr:Jennifer_Aldridge |
| dbp:first | 1950-05-29 (xsd:date) |
| dbp:granddaughters | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters (en) |
| dbp:grandsons | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters (en) James Bellamy (en) |
| dbp:husband | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters |
| dbp:introducer | Godfrey Baseley (en) |
| dbp:last | 2022-07-31 (xsd:date) |
| dbp:mother | Polly Perkins (en) |
| dbp:name | Peggy Woolley (en) |
| dbp:occupation | Publican (en) |
| dbp:portrayer | dbr:June_Spencer Thelma Rogers (en) |
| dbp:relatives | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters (en) Jack Archer (en) Johnny Phillips (en) Martha Carter (en) Henry Archer (en) Mungo Bellamy (en) |
| dbp:series | The Archers (en) |
| dbp:sons | dbr:List_of_The_Archers_characters |
| dbp:stepdaughters | Hazel Woolley (en) |
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| dbp:years | 1950 (xsd:integer) |
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| rdfs:comment | Margaret "Peggy" Woolley (also Perkins and Archer), is a fictional character from the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. Portrayed by June Spencer for over 70 years, Peggy has served as the core family's – and by extension, the village's – matriarch. Until July 2022 Spencer was the only remaining member of the original cast. In 2018, Spencer said one of her goals was to celebrate her 100th birthday in June 2019, while still performing in The Archers, a feat which she achieved. (en) |
| rdfs:label | Peggy Woolley (en) |
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| prov:wasDerivedFrom | wikipedia-en:Peggy_Woolley?oldid=1120803380&ns=0 |
| foaf:depiction | wiki-commons:Special:FilePath/PeggyWoolley.jpg |
| foaf:isPrimaryTopicOf | wikipedia-en:Peggy_Woolley |
| foaf:name | Peggy Woolley (en) |
| is dbo:parent of | dbr:Jennifer_Aldridge |
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| is dbp:mother of | dbr:Jennifer_Aldridge |
| is foaf:primaryTopic of | wikipedia-en:Peggy_Woolley |
