June Spencer, the last original cast member of The Archers, has retired from the BBC Radio 4 drama aged 103.
The actress has played matriarch Peggy Woolley (formerly Archer) since 1951.
Her last appearance was aired during the omnibus edition on Sunday, when she discussed getting a stained glass window commissioned of her two great grandchildren.
Spencer told the Telegraph she had "been trying to retire for at least a year".
"They didn't want to lose her character," she explained. "Every time I tried to stop they gave me more episodes."
Peggy was often viewed as a traditionalist, a conservative character in the long-running drama charting the ups and downs of life in fictional Ambridge.
Spencer reportedly recorded recent episodes from a custom studio at her Surrey home, to save her commuting to the show's Birmingham base.
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Bastards, that's a real plot spoiler.
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What is? Do you mean that she's leaving? I think she'll still be there in the background until some time after June Spencer peggs it; then Peggy will peg it in the show.
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Slack Tart why retire at 103, she's still got a few thousand miles on her yet!
Seriously! I know nothing of her, but I can guess that she will be a national treasure given her popularity with the show producers let alone the public. I wish her all the best in her "retirement". She obviously loves the job she's been doing.
Seriously! I know nothing of her, but I can guess that she will be a national treasure given her popularity with the show producers let alone the public. I wish her all the best in her "retirement". She obviously loves the job she's been doing.
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