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Alan Lowther

Played by David Seddon

Fact title Fact data
Date of birth
24 August 1870
Place of birth
Stockton
Age at outbreak of WW1
43
Occupation
Factory Manager
Address
Horsley Terrace, Tynemouth

Geoffrey’s man on the ground at Marshalls, Alan is a business-savvy manager who’s worked his way up through the factory hierarchy.

Alan’s the one dealing with strengthened union demands, finding a role for Johnnie, pressure from the Temperance movement, scuffles between his workers and employing women – at half the rate, of course. This is all a world away from looking after his alcoholic sister at home.