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Len Reynolds
Emmerdale character

Played by	Peter Martin
Duration	2001-
Date of Birth	11th January 1942 death=
Date of Death	{{{death}}}
Marital Status	Widowed
Occupation
Family	Sean, Marc and Ollie

Leonard 'Len' Reynolds is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He is played by Peter Martin.

[edit] About Len

He arrived in Emmerdale in 2001 to visit his only son Sean after spending a few years living alone in Liverpool following the death of his wife Eileen. Len’s presence was a great comfort to his son and family. Sean and his wife Angie were going through a rocky patch in their relationship and having Len as a sounding board was helpful to both partners.

However, the marriage was destroyed when it was revealed that Angie had been sleeping with village villain Cain Dingle and Sean left to start a new life with his mistress Lady Tara. Left behind to help Angie pick up the pieces, at the request of granddaughter Ollie, Len kept a keen eye on his grandchildren Marc and Ollie - little knowing that soon he’d be required to take on an even more pivotal role in their lives.

When she heard Sean was marrying Lady Tara, Angie started drinking heavily and was lured back into Cain Dingle’s arms. When the relationship soured, Cain refused to accept it was over and started plotting to get Angie back. Tragically, her own plot to rid herself of him forever ended up in Angie being killed in a car crash - leaving her family distraught.

While Marc went to live at his father’s, Ollie elected to stay in Emmerdale with Len and soon her boyfriend Danny Daggert moved in. Len loved living with the two of them and was devastated when Ollie moved away to go to university.

In the meantime, Len had developed feelings for pensioner Edna Birch but she didn’t reciprocate.

However, he found love again in the arms of flamboyant newcomer Pearl Ladderbanks - who made it quite clear from the beginning that she thought he was sex on legs! Enchanted by Pearl’s sunny personality, Len moved in with her and it looked like his twilight years would be spent being deliriously happy.

But Pearl was hiding a terrible secret. Her son Frank Bernard Hartbourne , who she had said was a financial advisor, was released from prison - after serving time for rape. When Len found out the truth, he was horrified and it looked like the relationship may have been be over. But soon he realised the pain Pearl had been through and Len agreed to stand by her.

Having nowhere else to go, Frank was invited to Emmerdale by a reluctant Pearl. When news of his arrival was announced in the local paper, the villagers went crazy and turned against Pearl and Len in their droves. Only vicar Ashley Thomas and their loyal friend Edna stood by them.

Devastated at being treated so shabbily by their neighbours, the couple decided to leave Emmerdale for good. But, after much soul searching, they decided to stay and try and rebuild bridges with those who slighted them.

Len was delighted for Pearl when her grandson Owen came to visit from Hong Kong and even agreed to start saving for a trip overseas to see him. But Pearl’s scrimping and saving was about to get out of hand.

She started investing in an internet scheme that turned out to be a scam and lost the lot. The mistake ended up throwing Pearl into terrible financial mess and she ended up owing a huge sum of money to dodgy boss Eric Pollard. When he found out that Pearl had been blackmailed by Eric, Len thumped him and thought the matter was resolved.

But although he’d got the loan he given Pearl back, Pollard insisted on charging an early payment interest that he said must be paid or he’d report Len to assault. Pearl decided to keep this from him and Len had no idea that her debts are spiraling even further. Their relationship ended when Len found out about Pearls lies and she left the village in disgrace.

A couple of months later she returned to Emmerdale with two objectives, to win her respect and her man back. Unfortunately Len isn't interested but Pearl vows not to give up.