Roy Farmer
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30 March 1997
27 November 2003
| Roy Farmer | |||||||||||||
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| Family Affairs character | |||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Miles Petit | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1997–2003 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1 30 March 1997 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 1739 27 November 2003 | ||||||||||||
| Created by | Mal Young | ||||||||||||
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Roy Farmer is a fictional character from the Channel 5 soap opera Family Affairs, played by Miles Petit. He first appeared during the first episode on 30 March 1997, and departed on 27 November 2003. Roy was the show's longest-running original character.
During his tenure at Family Affairs Petit shadowed directors in order to direct episodes while still appearing as Roy.[1]
Development
In 2000, following his character mellowing, Petit told a Soaplife reporter that "I want [Roy] to become a really evil, murderous bastard who's completely lost his marbles - again."[2]
Roy begins a relationship with Claire Toomey (Tina Hall) and she uses him for financial gain in their business. Roy begins to develop feelings for eighteen-year-old friend Sara Warrington (Beth Cordingly).[3] Petit told Sally Brockway from Soaplife that he did not understand how Roy managed to resist Sara's continuous advances. Roy does not feel able to be with Sara due to their age difference. He believes her to be vulnerable and he thought himself a father figure. He offered her guidance and understanding over their shared pasts of drug addiction. Petit added "Sara's still very immature and has never had a proper relationship. Roy sees her feeling for him as some schoolgirl crush and thinks he'd be taking advantage if he succumbed. He's been very strong because he's smitten with her.
Meanwhile Claire does not want Sara around because she is aware of Roy's feelings before he knew himself.[3] Petit believed that Roy cares about Claire but cannot continue a relationship when he loves Sara. He added "he was never in love with Claire, I think it was just a convenience thing. It certainly helped him get over Maria, anyway."[3]