Lisa Riley — Mandy Dingle Lisa Riley — Now For six years, Lisa Riley was the bubbly Mandy Dingle.
If Annie Sugden was the original matriarch of the show, then father Sam is without a doubt the original patriarch.
In the former, Bowler played the character Roger Pike.
Between 1998 and 2010, the actor was on the show on and off before eventually being killed off.
Townley was already a well-established actor before landing the role of Sam, having starred in about 30 movies.
Despite his epic departure from the show, Amory has been hellbent on keeping a relatively low profile.