The relationship has to overcome several early hurdles, namely Alec's prim and proper vicar's wife daughter Simone and the fact that when Alec meets her parents he gets on very well with them because they are the same age. He starred opposite Cranford star Julia McKenzie in ITV's Fresh Fields and its spin-off, French Fields, in the 1980s. Eventually she and her husband got to know Alec and in fact they hit it off because they are similar in age. Jamie gets a chance to prove himself to his father when Alec finally gets a big case Jamie goes along to observe but before Alec can even begin he is called away to attend the birth of his daughter leaving Jamie to try and get the case adjourned until a later date. This changes slightly when she meets Gerald Tipple, a man who puts on plaster casts at the local hospital.

However he eventually asks her out and much to his surprise Zoë accepts. Hilary then rekindles her romance with Derek and tries with little success to try and get him to propose to her. Miss Flood isn't the most exciting of people; she likes to live a simple gentle life and seems to be married to her job, as she never seems to go out with men nor does she show much interest in them quite unlike her fellow secretary Hillary. When she is not working Miss Flood is, on the quiet, an aspiring novelist who writes romance under the name Elvira Storm. May To December. He starred in several sitcoms, including Fresh Fields (ITV, 1984–86), its sequel French Fields (ITV, 1989–91), and May to December … Alec has always dreamed of taking on a big case in the high court but alas he has discovered that Pinner is not exactly the mean streets of Los Angles.

Despite this Alec and Zoë fall madly in love with each other and they are soon living together. Like this show.

Rodgers was born in Ealing, London,[5] the son of William Robert Rodgers and Leonore Victoria (née Wood). Despite advice to the contrary from her sister Debbie when Alec asks her out she accepts.

She is a very prim and proper person, married to the local vicar. She loves her daughters but they have both caused her problems over the years. She has a very close relationship with her sister and is always there to listen to her griefs and woe's. Stars Anton Rodgers, Eve Matheson, Lesley Dunlop, Paul Venables and others.

Like this show. Alec is so proud of Jamie he makes him his junior partner thus creating Semple, Callender & Callender.

However Alec and Zoë ignore all their concerns and continue to see each other and eventually fall in love and marry. Jamie takes his new role very seriously especially as his father is on paternity leave and Jamie is determined to keep the firm together and not let Alec down but nearly works himself into an early grave forcing Alec to come back to work. Debbie ultimately leaves Trevor but she also dumps Roy when she meets Eddie, a florist who supplies her shop and like Alec is a several years older than her.

[3][4] He starred in several sitcoms, including Fresh Fields (ITV, 1984–86), its sequel French Fields (ITV, 1989–91), and May to December (BBC, 1989–94). Simone of course worried about what the neighbours would think but Alec told her as politely as is possible to tell your daughter to keep her nose out of his business. Hilary is the other secretary at Semple, Callender & Henty.

She runs a greengrocer's shop with her husband.

She tries to cheer herself up with a casual fling with Zoë's ex sort of boyfriend Roy Morgan Jones but unfortunately things get a bit serious for him at least and he asks her to move in with him. He became a patron of the Angles Theatre, Wisbech. He has read every one of them several times and he even has a picture on the wall of his office of the actor Raymond Burr who played Mason on television. The engagement however doesn't last and they soon split up.

Sadly she suffers a miscarriage.

Rodgers, whose career spanned 50 years, played Alec Callender in May to December, a BBC series about an older lawyer and his younger girlfriend. Rodgers's second wife was the actress Elizabeth Garvie, whom he is reported to have met while filming the 1982 drama series, Something in Disguise. She has worked for the firm for 30 years and is extremely loyal. He also had a long career both on stage and in film. 39 episodes (6 series), 1989 - 1994.

He appeared on stage from the age of 14. Anton Rodgers with May To December co-star Lesley Dunlop Actor Anton Rodgers, best known for his roles in TV sitcoms May to December and Fresh Fields, has died aged 74. Simone was less than impressed when Alec turned up to his 54th birthday tea with 26 year old Zoë in tow. Dot at first disapproves of Zoë seeing Alec because of the fact they are so different in age and her first meeting with Alec when he was wearing an Asses head didn't help things.

He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms.

Miss Flood is one of Alec's secretaries at Semple, Callender & Henty.

Even a pregnancy scare doesn't do the trick.

I saw him in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and he was brilliant and very funny.

The next big shock came when Alec and Zoë told her she was about to have a little half brother or sister.

Alec is her solicitor. He performed on stage, in film, in television dramas and sitcoms.

Dot is Zoë and Debbie's Mum. He was well known for his television performances, specifically his long-running roles in the television sitcoms Fresh Fields in the 1980s and May to December from 1989 to 1994. Rogers died of a heart attack on 1 December 2007.[4]. Alec is most upset that Jamie is quitting just like that and it causes some friction between father and son.

Thankfully they get through it together and eventually Zoë gets pregnant again and gives birth to a daughter, Fleur.

After a false start Alec and Zoë soon hit it off despite the fact Zoë is half his age because have several shared interests, particularly musicals.

Was he the voice of 'Old Bear', the childrens series?

Derek is later sent to prison on The Isle of Wight and Hilary leaves Semple, Callender & Callender to be near him.