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Reverend Kenneth & Evie Bartlett

A fixture at the bridge table, Tilling’s vicar (known to everyone as ‘Padre’) makes up for the dreary misfortune of having been born in Birmingham by pretending to be Scottish.

He takes an active part in the social life of Tilling and must constantly weigh his heavy duties to the church against the more frivolous pursuits of the local residents.

Will ye hold yer wheesht woman! ‘Tis naebody’s business but their own."

Kenneth’s wife Evie is a bird-like woman almost too shy to speak. Despite being married to a man of the cloth, she hugely enjoys the scandals Tilling so readily provides and will follow others’ lead with very little encouragement.

Paul Ritter

Paul’s extensive career has included roles in the films Quantum of Solace, Nowhere Boy and The Eagle. His television credits include Pulling, Vera, and Hollow Crown: Henry VI & V. On stage he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in The Norman Conquests as well as appearing in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and as John Major in The Audience at the National Theatre.

Poppy Miller

Poppy is known for her role as DC Carol Browning in The Commander. Other television credits have included House of Anubis for Nikelodeon, a Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú adaptation of Emma and roles in The Fixer, and Red Cap. On stage she is known for playing Mary Magdalene in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida.