Colin Skipp

Colin Skipp (born 1928) is a British actor, best known for playing Tony Archer in the BBC radio series The Archers for 46 years.[1]

Skipp played the character of Tony Archer for 46 years (1967–2013), on the date of his retirement, making him the seventh longest continuously serving radio soap actor.[2][3] The role was taken over in January 2014 by the actor David Troughton.

In 2004, he directed the stage play The Sound of Julie at the Charles Cryer Theatre, Carshalton, a dramatisation of the life of actress Julie Andrews. Skipp's daughter, Nova, was in the title role.[4]

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References

  1. Copping, Jasper (2 January 2014). "All change in Ambridge as 'Tony Archer' retires". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. "As Colin Skipp retires, we welcome the actor stepping into Tony's wellies.". BBC. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  3. Paul Bentley (2014-01-03). "Archers veteran takes final bow: Actor Colin Skipp is to hang up his muddy wellies in Ambridge". Dailymail. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  4. Gareth Foreman (2004-06-10). "In the footsteps of Mary Poppins". This is Local London.

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