Archie Dodds was the grim-faced husband of Bettabuy store detective Renee Dodds. Archie was unaware that Renee was having an affair with manager Reg Holdsworth, and when Reg had Renee transferred to their Bolton branch to get rid of her and patch up his marriage, Renee set Archie onto him by telling him she's asked for a transfer after being sexually harrassed by Reg.