Avril Powell arrived on the Chatsworth Estate with her husband Jackson and daughter Letitia in the gap between Series 7 and Series 8, they live next door to the Gallagher Family in Fiona/Yvonne's old house. Avril made fast friends with Mimi Maguire, Lillian Tyler, Libby Croker and her mother Patty with whom she can often be seen drinking with in The Jockey. Avril mentioned to Mimi Maguire that she worked as a health care receptionist for 10 years.