Mrs. Blanche White has spent most of her life looking after others. Born Blanche Chaulkey her parents died when she was only sixteen, leaving her to care for three younger brothers and sisters. As soon as her youngest sibling came of age, Blanche took what was left of her meager inheritance, and left for America. Before her arrival at Tudor Manor she worked as a housekeeper for a number of high-profile families. Joining the staff of Tudor Manor, Blanche began a relationship with Hugh Black's driver, Winslow White. Blanche and Winslow married a few years later and in 1984, she became pregnant with his child. Blanche gave birth to a baby boy and named him Eric. Now, getting on in years, she continues to take her domestic responsibilities most seriously, resenting disorder or disruption of any kind. Winslow and Blanche have had their troubles in their marriage, the biggest being Blanche's unwillingness to forgive Winslow for depleting their family's savings to put his niece Diane through university.