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Last Updated 13th January 2012

Alan Franks

Played by John Telfer

Alan Franks
  • Status: Married to Usha Gupta
  • Occupation: Vicar

Not everyone's idea of the classic rural vicar, ex-accountant Alan is a mover and shaker. Good looking, good humoured and an original thinker, some of his more quirky schemes have occasionally raised the eyebrows of his more traditional parishioners.

Adventures like abseiling down the church tower and taking in a young heroin addict are all part of the job for Alan.

The only blot on the landscape is his rift with Shula Hebden Lloyd over his marriage to Usha. Shula disapproves and this has cast a shadow over this one-time close friendship.


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Likes & Dislikes

Likes
His motorbike, chocolate brazils, anything that's 'out there'.

Dislikes
Injustice, stick-in-the-muds, late nights.

Highs & Lows

Highs
Having Amy approve of his wife Usha Gupta.

Lows
The death of his wife Catherine from breast cancer in 1995.


Immediate family ties

Key relationships

  • Shula Hebden Lloyd (Former friend)
    Shula has not got on with Usha for many years since they were rivals in love. Shula was then less than supportive when Alan married Usha.

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I've had this really great fundraising idea...

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