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2 | [[caption-width-right:1000:[[Series/HiDeHi God help you if she doesn't get to see]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Bambi}}''.]] |
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4 | ->''"The crime novels I write, are PoliceProcedural, they feature a Murder Investigation Team of detectives, based in South London, where crime is pretty tough. I write how it is - and I do a lot of research although all my work is fictional."'' |
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6 | Linda Regan, born Linda Mary Drinkwater, (5 November 1949), is a British actress best known for playing April Wingate in ''Series/HiDeHi''. |
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8 | Her father was Peter Regan, a bandleader and agent. Regan would assist him while he entertained, for example, she would help with ''Theatre/PunchAndJudy'' shows or balloon modelling. After school, she joined the Worcester Repertory Company. |
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10 | Regan's acting career began in 1970, with a long string of {{Uncredited Role}}s, in series such as ''Series/ZCars'', ''Series/OnTheBuses'', ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', and ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]''. Come 1975, she began to be credited for more of her roles, such as in ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', ''Series/{{Minder}}'', and ''Series/{{Bergerac}}''. Also, during this time, she appeared in ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' and ''Film/CarryOnEngland'' on the big screen. |
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12 | In 1984, she joined the cast of ''Hi-de-Hi!'' in the sixth series as April Wingate, a Yellowcoat and the eventual girlfriend of camp comic Spike Dixon. Regan remained in the series until the finale in 1988. In her personal life, she married fellow actor Creator/BrianMurphy in 1995 and published her first book in 2005. |
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15 | !!Works on TV Tropes she appeared in: |
16 | [[AC:Film]] |
17 | * ''Film/OnTheBuses'' (1971) -- Pretty Girl on Bus (UncreditedRole) |
18 | * ''Film/ConfessionsOfAPopPerformer'' (1975) -- Brenda Climax |
19 | * ''Film/CarryOnEngland'' (1976) -- Private Taylor |
20 | * ''Film/{{Quadrophenia}}'' (1979) -- Chief Rocker Girl (UncreditedRole) |
21 | * ''Film/RunForYourWife'' (2012) -- Gardener |
22 | [[AC:Series]] |
23 | * ''Series/ZCars'', 2 episodes: |
24 | ** "Stop Over: Part 1" (1970) -- Factory Girl (UncreditedRole) |
25 | ** "A Woman's Place" (1978) -- Woman at Bus Stop |
26 | * ''Series/CarryOnChristmas'', episode ''Carry On Again Christmas'' (1970) -- Man Thursday (UncreditedRole) |
27 | * ''Series/OnTheBuses'', episode "Christmas Duty" (1970) -- Edna (UncreditedRole) |
28 | * ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor at Large]]'', episode "Doctor Dish" (1971) -- Schoolgirl (UncreditedRole) |
29 | * ''[[Series/DoctorInTheHouse Doctor in Charge]]'', episode "The Taming of the Wolf" (1972) -- Girl at Dance (UncreditedRole) |
30 | * ''Series/DixonOfDockGreen'', episode "On a Moody Complaint" (1975) -- Liz Rowley |
31 | * ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "Gunfight at the O.K. Laundrette" (1979) -- Liz |
32 | * ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', episode "A Cry in the Night" (1984) -- Gudrun Olfsberg |
33 | * ''Series/HiDeHi'', 24 episodes (1984-88) -- April Wingate |
34 | * ''Series/DempseyAndMakepeace'', episode "Blind Eye" (1985) -- Gloria |
35 | * ''Series/TheBill'', 5 episodes: |
36 | ** "Snout" (1988) -- Burnside's Girlfriend |
37 | ** "Sympathy for the Devil" (1992) -- Building Society Manageress |
38 | ** "Pals" (1994) -- Pub Manageress |
39 | ** "Age Gaps" (1997) -- Lizzie Byrne |
40 | ** "Like Family" (1998) -- Barmaid |
41 | * ''Series/BirdsOfAFeather'', episode "[[Recap/BirdsOfAFeatherCS3WellAlwaysHaveMajorca We'll Always Have Majorca]]" (1991) -- Annie |
42 | * ''Series/TheDetectives'', episode "Witness" (1994) -- Barmaid |
43 | * ''Series/LondonsBurning'', 1 episode (2000) -- Ivy |
44 | * ''Series/{{Doctors}}'', 2 episodes: |
45 | ** "What the Doctor Saw" (2004) -- Norren Topper |
46 | ** "Good Guys" (2014) -- Hilary Cavendish |
47 | * ''Series/HolbyCity'', episode "Past Imperfect" (2007) -- Polly Hunter |
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