Fleur Budgen (1958-2012) was the first wife of Grantly Budgen. She was also friends with Steph Haydock who had gone round to their house for dinner a few times.
History[]
Fleur met Grantly at some point in the 1970s during a protest, they later started dating and eventually got married.
The character of Fleur first appeared as an uncredited actress at Tom and Lorna's wedding and doesn't appear again until Series 3 Episode 6.
In Series 3, Fleur comes to the school to see the preforming arts play. She collapsed on the way there, and Davina Shackleton, Karla Bentham, Danielle Harker and Aleesha Dillon helped her back up. Fleur then spoke to Grantly, who confessed to having a gambling problem.
In Series 4, Fleur comes to the school to see Steph about organising a surprise party for Grantly, but the security man, Dave, told Fleur that Steph and Grantly had an affair, which wasn't correct, but Fleur believed him and nearly split up with Grantly.
In Series 6 she returns again, but this time she is once again ill, and is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. Grantly, with the help of Steph, places her in a care home as he has struggled to cope at home.
Fleur makes one final appearance in Series 7 Episode 25, the episode mainly focusing on Grantly and herself. After Fleur contracts pneumonia, Grantly decides that with their wedding anniversary coming up he will take her out for the day, though she wasn't supposed to leave the care home. They return later that day, where she briefly regains her memory remembering the good times she had with Grantly over the years, however she suffers a stroke in her final few minutes and dies leaving him heartbroken.
Trivia[]
- There is a continuity error with how long Grantly and Fleur had been married. In Series 4 Episode 3, released in January 2009, Fleur remarks "Does 31 years of marriage mean nothing to you, Grantly?", suggesting a 1977 or 1978 marriage date; however, in Series 7 Episode 25, released in March 2012, right before Fleur dies Grantly says to her "32 years. That's 31 more than your mother predicted.", suggesting a 1979 or 1980 marriage date.
List of appearances[]
Quotes[]
- "Oh thanks, love. What have you got on this morning?" (First line)
- "Don't come the innocent with me, Grantly Budgen. Everyone knows you've been having it off with Steph Haydock!"
- "You can be a right miserable sod sometimes, Grantly Budgen. Do you remember when we went swimming in that stream? It's our special place, isn't it? I'm glad I'm here with you." (Final line)