Archie Brooks
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Tony Pitts | ||||||
| Duration | 1983–1993 | ||||||
| First appearance | 15 November 1983 | ||||||
| Last appearance | 30 December 1993 | ||||||
| Created by | Kevin Laffan | ||||||
| Introduced by | Clyde Fairly | ||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
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| Occupation | Slaughter house worker (1981–1983) Handyman (1983–93) Bartender (1986–1990) Child minder (1991–1993) |
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| Father | Warren Brooks |
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| Mother | April Brooks |
| First cousins | Paula Barker |
Archibald "Archie" Brooks is a fictional character from the British soap opera Emmerdale portrayed by Tony Pitts. Archie was first described as a layabout but eventually turned into a loveable and caring individual. He had a ten-year span on the show between 1983 and 1993. He was one of the victims of the famous Emmerdale plane crash.
Over the first few years in the village Archie gained a reputation as a somewhat unreliable character: he was paid to fix the boiler in the local public house The Woolpack but after he supposedly repaired it became faulty and nearly released gas into the air; and he was also paid by Alan Turner to repair the motor on his car, but Archie ended up tampering with the brakes, nearly causing Alan to have an accident. However Nick began to lead Archie astray and one evening they went joyriding in Hotton and ended up in the cells for a night. They also frequently caused trouble in The Woolpack, by winding up other customers and arguing over the prices that pub landlord Amos Brearly was selling the alcohol at. The trouble eventually ceased when Archie and Nick were warned by Amos, who threatened to bar them. Nick is the first person who finds out that Archie worked at a slaughterhouse prior to his arrival in the village, and that he was sacked after an accident with a band saw.
Archie initially arrived in the village in November 1983 when he gets a part-time job as a road sweeper. He begins a short-lived relationship with Sandie Merrick and left the village a couple of months later. However he returned once again in mid–1984 and began working as the village handyman, doing bit jobs here and there. He attempted to rekindle his romance with Sandie but she had entered a relationship with David Blackmore.
Archie befriended Seth Armstrong and later he also befriended Nick Bates when he arrived in the village, also embarking on a brief relationship with Nick's elder sister Kathy.
After splitting up with Kathy and spending a couple of months single, Archie patiently pursued Rachel Hughes and eventually she slept with him and they began a relationship. Rachel is devastated when Archie is sent to prison. Archie is released from prison in January 1989, halfway through his sentence, for good behavior and begins working as a barman at The Woolpack again. He resumes his romantic liaison with Rachel but later discovers that she is having an affair with married Pete Whiteley. Devastated at Rachel's betrayal, Archie becomes depressed and begins drinking heavily. He resents Rachel and begins to blame Nick for having him sent to prison. He pushes out all of his friends but eventually with support from Nick, Kathy and Seth he comes around and recovers from his depressed state. He continues to resent Rachel for her betrayal, but they later becomes friends again when Archie supports her when her mother Kate is sent to prison for accidentally killing Pete Whiteley while drunk driving.
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