The last original cast member of BBC Radio 4 programme The Archers, is retiring at age 103. June Spencer, who has played matriarch Peggy Woolley since 1951, has already recorded her last episodes for the much-loved drama.
The final shows were broadcast on July 31, and she told a national newspaper her exit has been a long time coming. She said: "I’ve been trying to retire for at least a year. They didn’t want to lose her character. Every time I tried to stop they gave me more episodes.”
Peggy was often viewed as a traditionalist in the long-running drama charting the ups and downs of life in fictional Ambridge. Among the character's many fans is the Duchess of Cornwall, who last year invited Spencer and her co-stars to Clarence House for a reception marking the show’s 70th anniversary.
