When you first think of Larry Lamb there are many famous roles that come to mind.
The 73-year-old star has had memorable roles in EastEnders as Archie Mitchell, Gavin & Stacey as Mick and even appeared on I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in 2016.
But many fans may not know that he was once married to another figure in British TV royalty in Clare Burt, the new star of the BBC’sHolby City.
Clare, who will appear for the first time as Madge Britton on the hit show tonight (July 27) was in a relationship with Larry from 1996.
The well-known TV actor and has starred in all manner of shows, including a few appearances on The Bill, a role as a detective in Top Boy, and even Friday Night Dinner just last year as Dr Stuart.
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Larry Lamb played Mick Shipman on Gavin & Stacey
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She has also briefly appeared on Holby City before in two minor roles in 2004 and 2016, but this will be her first major part.
Larry and Clare, who have two children together, ended their 20 year relationship in 2016.
Larry, who was married twice before meeting Clare, has four children in all and some of them are well known.
One of which is son George Lamb, 41, a TV and Radio presenter who you may have seen recently on BT Sport or heard on BBC Radio 6 back in the 2000s where he was a somewhat controversial DJ.
But despite his famous family, Larry will perhaps always be best remembered for his role as the villainous Archie in Albert Square.
In 2008, he landed the role as the father of Ronnie and Roxy, basing the character off his own father who he had a troubled relationship with.
Archie’s short run on Albert Square was infamous and is better referred to as a reign of terror as he caused all sorts of trouble and strife and attempted to take control of the Queen Vic.
The evil Archie Mitchell came to a brutal end after being clubbed over the head by a bust of Queen Victoria
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All this eventually culminating in the iconic ‘Who killed Archie?’ storyline after he was beaten to death with the pub’s bust of Queen Victoria.
The difficult storyline later took a twist when it was revealed Stacey Branning was the murderer, killing Archie because he had caused her to be sectioned after he raped her.
This, along with the revelation that he had also raped daughter Ronnie when she was just 13, exposed Archie for the real monster that he was.
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