Margaret "Peggy" Woolley (née Perkins, previously Archer), is a fictional character from the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers. Portrayed by June Spencer for over 60 years, Peggy has served as the core family's – and by extension, the village's – matriarch. Spencer is of 2022 the only remaining member of the original cast. The Independent newspaper has called Woolley "a fixture in the kitchens and sitting rooms of middle England since Clement Attlee was prime minister" who has a voice that is the "epitome of reassurance'. BBC Radio 4 calls the character a "traditionalist" who makes her "opinions known to her children if she felt they were contravening her strict moral code". Other commentators have labelled her as a "gangsta granny" and a "wealthy widow who lives in a grand house and controls family members using her money". Spencer also recorded episodes as Peggy at the Chelsea Flower Show. Spencer spent three years in the role until quitting the serial, being replaced by Thelma Rogers for seven years. Spencer returned in 1961 and has remained in the role ever since. The character has been a widow twice, first to Jack Archer and later Jack Woolley, suffered a stroke, raised children and run a pub. In 2018, Spencer said one of her goals was to celebrate her 100th birthday in June 2019, while still performing in The Archers, a feat which she achieved. In December 2021, the Duchess of Cornwall marked the 70th anniversary of The Archers and helped June Spencer, the 102-year-old actress who plays Peggy Woolley, cut the cake.