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Bert Fry

Bert passed away on 25 October 2021

Fact title Fact data
Played by:
Eric Allan
Born:
7 June 1936
Occupation:
Retired Brookfield farm worker

With his rural verse and words of wisdom for every occasion Bert both entertained and infuriated the assembled company in equal measure. Easily bored, Bert struggled to settle into retirement. Living at the Brookfield Bungalow, he never failed to lend a helping hand, whether it was creating the Fairbrothers' vision of an egg-mobile or entertaining baby Rosie with "Wind the Bobbin Up".

Bert was tirelessly supported and provided for by faithful wife until her death in March 2015. He then shared his home with newcomers Rex and Toby Fairbrother. Boisterous Toby moved out but his calmer brother Rex remained and developed a close and comfortable relationship with Bert.

I don't know what I'll do without my Freda
Bert Fry
  • Likes - Composing verse, reciting folklore, competitive ploughing, wild flowers, cricket, black pudding... the list goes on
  • Dislikes - People who don't listen to his folklore, heights, daytime television
  • Highs - The birth of his granddaughter Amy, getting a job as a tour guide at Lower Loxley
  • Lows - The death of his wife Freda in the 2015 Ambridge Flood

Key relationships

  • (Foe) - Long standing rivalry for the role of rural village stalwart
  • (Foe) - Has issues with her projects - he's thrown many a spanner in the works
  • (Friend) - and occasional employer
  • Rex Fairbrother (Friend) - housemate and like a surrogate son

Immediate family

  • Trevor Fry (Son)
  • Amy Fry (Granddaughter)