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• Message 1. 

  Posted by hattieat3 (U9436702) on Sunday, 19th August 2007

  How long has Freda been 'in' the Archers and is she the only longstanding member of the cast who has never spoken?

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Sunday, 19th August 2007

  Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:33 GMT, in reply to hattieat3 in message 1
  
  1. For as long as Bert has (since 1988).
  
  2. There are many, many silent characters (more than the number of speakers) although most of them get only one mention. The number of regularly mentioned silent characters varies from year to year.

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Which raises the question, who is the longest standing silent ie someone who has never spoken not someone like Marjorie Antrobus who has fallen silent? My guess would be Freda Fry but I'm probably wrong.

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:03 GMT, in reply to Reggie Trentham in message 3
  
  John Higgs has been around since the 60s and (to forestall the obvious point) an occasional grunt or the sound of him falling from a tree doesn't destroy his silent status!

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  Posted by Reggie Trentham (U2746099) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Thanks mike, of course it's got to be hasn't it? I think it's only when a word is spoken that the transition is made.

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  Posted by smarttedebear (U3614285) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Who is the longest silent character who used to speak? By that, I mean a speaking character who has 'gone' silent, but has not died or moved away from Ambridge. I would guess Marjorie, followed by Chris. I know the actress who played Marjorie unfortunately died, but as far as I know, we have never been told if there is any reason for the silence of Aunty Chris. She does not seem to be mentioned any more, not even sitting with Jack or having a meal with her brother and sister in law.

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  Posted by politebirder (U4482231) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  I don't think Margot Boyd is dead but she is about 95.
  
  I agree with you about Auntie Cardboard.

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:10 GMT, in reply to smarttedebear in message 6
  
  Aunty Chris was mentioned as sitting with Jack a few months ago. We've not heard from Wayne Foley (of Radio Borsetshire) for a much longer time than Aunty Chris. How is he?

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• Message 9

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  Posted by RosieT (U2224719) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Heather Pritchard?

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  Posted by mike (U2254029) on Monday, 20th August 2007

  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:23 GMT, in reply to RosieT in message 9
  
  I see your Heather Pritchard and I raise you a Jean Harvey.

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  Posted by Keri Davies (U2219620) on Tuesday, 21st August 2007

  And I'd like to confirm that national treasure Margot Boyd is still alive.

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  Posted by smarttedebear (U3614285) on Thursday, 23rd August 2007

  Why is Aunty Chris referred to as Aunty Cardboard?

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  Posted by lucylocket (U8911967) on Saturday, 25th August 2007

  "And I'd like to confirm that national treasure Margot Boyd is still alive."
  
  
  I am so glad to hear this. She was/is my No.1 favourite character: funny, kind, sassy, strongwilled. I loved her story lines and her voice. Is there ANY chance that we might hear from her again? I had assumed that she was poorly or perhaps too frail to travel to record ... but perhaps she's too busy skateboarding or being a burlesque dancer.
  
  Is it possible to contact any of the actors... I mean with fan mail, not to stalk them???
  

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  Posted by Marilyn Todd TPS (U6760867) on Saturday, 25th August 2007

  And I'd like to confirm that national treasure Margot Boyd is still alive.  
  
  I can't remember the name of Marjorie's Archers husband but I think it may have been Teddy. Anyway, I remember an episode many years ago (perhaps twenty five) when Marjorie was talking to someone or other about the time Teddy went tiger shooting in East Africa. This casused a flurry of comment amongst listeners (there were no message boards in those days). I think it was discussed on Disgusted Tonbridge Wells (predecessor to Feedback) as it was pointed out that there were no tigers in Africa.
  
  The then producer (or editor, or whoever) explained this away by saying that there wasn't now, as Teddy had shot them all!!
  
  
  
  
  

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  Posted by Keri Davies (U2219620) on Wednesday, 29th August 2007

  >Is it possible to contact any of the actors... I mean with fan mail, not to stalk them???
  
  Absolutely. Send it care of The Archers, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú, The Mailbox, Birmingham B1 1RF.
  

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