Peggy Woolley to feature in Archers prequel for VE Day 80th anniversary

An Archers prequel will trace the history of the character of Peggy Woolley as part of the marking of the 80th anniversary of VE Day.Peggy, the longest-running character in the BBC Radio 4 soap’s history until actress June Spencer retired from playing her in 2022, will return for Victory At Ambridge.Spencer, who played Peggy for more than 70 years, died last year aged 105, and tributes were paid by famous faces including the Queen.Left to right: Timothy Bentinck, Madeleine Leslay, Nick Barber, Taylor Uttley, Angus StobieArchers actress Emerald O’Hanrahan will take on the role of matriarch Peggy in the upcoming special, which is set towards the end of the Second World War in 1945 and six years before the soap officially began in 1951.Peggy’s story will see her as the young pregnant wife of her first husband Jack Archer, who had storylines of being a gambler and an alcoholic, trapped in bomb-hit London.Other actors on the soap, Timothy Bentinck, the 12th Earl of Portland, and Felicity Fi...