British actress June Spencer, of The Archers, died on Nov. 8, at the age of 105. Spencer played village matriarch Peggy Woolley (née Archer) on radio and TV from 1950 through 2022, when she was 103 (her role was taken over by Thelma Rogers from 1953-62). Spencer also appeared on Songs of Praise and Doctors, but was known chiefly as Peggy. “I have loved being part of The Archers,” she said in 2022. “It always felt like I was a part of something good, where listeners to the programme could relate to the storylines and take comfort they weren’t alone.” On her retirement, Spencer said, “Over the years [The Archers] has thrived and become a splendid great tree with many branches. But now this old branch, known as Peggy, has become weak and unsafe so I decided it was high time she ‘boughed’ out, so I have duly lopped her.”
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