Characters

• Born: 16 Jun 1968
• Status: Married
• Occupation: Farmer

Theirs was a model marriage but Ruth and David hit rough seas in 2006. Hardworking and talented on the farm, Ruth worked the Brookfield dairy herd single-handedly until her battle with breast cancer in 2000.

As the children grew and she recovered, she conceded that help would be welcome and the arrival of herdsman Sam Batton was at first successful. But Ruth found herself getting too close to the equally keen Sam, and for a while the safest union in Ambridge was seriously threatened. Sensible Ruth pulled herself back from the brink, her love for her husband and children overcoming temptation at the eleventh hour.

The couple steadily repaired their relationship with patience and strength, and pulled together to maintain the success of the farm.