Len Reynolds
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| Emmerdale character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Peter Martin | ||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2007 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 21 February 2001 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 17 May 2007 | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Kieran Roberts | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Retired | ||||||||
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| Wife | Eileen Reynolds (until 2001) |
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| Sons | Sean Reynolds |
| Grandsons | Marc Reynolds |
| Granddaughters | Ollie Reynolds |
Leonard "Len" Reynolds is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Emmerdale, played by Peter Martin.
Len arrived in Emmerdale in 2001 to visit his only son Sean following the death of his wife and Sean's mother, Eileen. Len's presence was a great comfort to his son and his family. Sean and his wife Angie were going through difficulties in their marriage and having Len as a mediator was helpful. However, the marriage was destroyed when it was revealed that Angie was having an affair with Cain Dingle (Jeff Hordley) and Sean left to start a new life with his girlfriend, Lady Tara Oakwell (Anna Brecon). Len stayed behind to help Angie rebuild her life, at the request of his granddaughter Ollie. Len kept a close watch on his grandchildren - not knowing that soon he would be required to take on a more pivotal role in their lives.
In November 2002, Angie was killed in a car crash whilst attempting to set Cain up in order to get him out of her life, leaving Len to look after Marc and Ollie. Marc went to live with his father but Ollie chose to stay with Len and her boyfriend Danny Daggert (Cleveland Campbell) moved in with them. Len enjoyed living with them and was sad when Ollie moved away to go to university. At the same time, Len developed feelings for local pensioner Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox) but she did not reciprocate. However, he found love again with flamboyant newcomer Pearl Ladderbanks (Meg Johnson). Enchanted by Pearl’s sunny personality, Len moved in with her. Pearl, however, was hiding a secret. Her son, Frank Bernard Hartbourne (Rob Parry), whom she had said was a financial advisor, was released from prison - after serving a sentence for rape. When Len found out the truth, he was horrified and it looked like their relationship was over but he realised what Pearl had been through and he agreed to stand by her. Having nowhere else to go, Frank joined Pearl in Emmerdale but when his arrival was announced in the local paper, the villagers were outraged and turned against Pearl and Len. Only vicar Ashley Thomas (John Middleton) and Edna stood by them. Devastated at being treated so cruelly by their neighbours, the couple decided to leave Emmerdale but Frank refused to ruin his mother's life any further and moved to a bail hostel in Leeds, after he was viciously assaulted by Scott Windsor (Ben Freeman) and Syd Woolfe (Nathan Gladwell). Len and Pearl decided to stay and try and rebuild bridges with their neighbours.
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