Iris Reed

Played by Charlie Hardwick

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Date of birth	20 January 1871
Place of birth	Newcastle
Age at outbreak of WW1	43
Occupation	Toy shop owner
Address	Prudhoe Street, North Shields

Iris Reed is proprietor of three toyshops, along with her brother Lester. The prospect of moving in such high-society circles as the Marshalls of Collingwood Park fills her with delight, even if Cressida, Phyllis and Adeline are a little more ambivalent in welcoming her.

Though not as ideologically-driven as her brother, Iris is the tactician behind the Reed’s offensive on Tynemouth, currently occupied by rival toyshop White's. She is also a squeeze-box enthusiast, even if she overlooks the instrument's Germanic connections to compose zealously patriotic ditties.