Thread:Aks6609/@comment-4511630-20170719181650/@comment-24761405-20170727192639

The criteria I usually go by is living in the village, but it's case by case. Gerry could well be classed as a regular in the future (I can't see it after reading some upcoming spoilers) but I defiantly wouldn't class him as that just now, even if he staying at Home Farm and has been appearing for nearly seven months as he was off screen for five of those months.

We could put in place a rule about a character appearing consistently for six calendar months before they are changed over to a regular character if there are doubts/disagreements about changing them over. Often it will be known well before six months if a character is a regular character, like Rebecca was a classed as a regular straight away or Liv, who was changed over to a regular character less than two months after she first appeared.

Aks