Jan Chappell, is a British

United Kingdom

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 actress, known for her portrayal of Cally in the first three series of Blake's 7

Blake's 7

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. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art

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 (1963–65) where she received an honours diploma and the Kendal and Jenny Laird Prize.
Her television appearances include The Naked Civil Servant

The Naked Civil Servant

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, Reilly, Ace of Spies

Reilly, Ace of Spies

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, Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

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, The House of Eliott

The House of Eliott

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, Boon

Boon (TV series)

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, Lovejoy

Lovejoy

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, Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky was a light-hearted British police drama starring Richard Griffiths and Maggie Steed, created by Andrew Payne and broadcast in five series on BBC1 between 13 March 1994 and 17 August 1997 as well as being syndicated on other channels in other countries, including the Australian...

, Holby City

Holby City

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, New Tricks, Spooks

Spooks

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and Rosemary & Thyme

Rosemary & Thyme

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.

Chappell appeared in Ken Russell

Ken Russell

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's The Devils

The Devils (film)

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, The Virgin and the Gipsy, Low Tide, and Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2

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. Writing about the latter role, Ben Rawson-Jones reported that "Blake's 7 fans were...pleased to see their beloved Cally pop up in the film as a random solicitor....Chappell's most notable post-Cally role in science fiction was in the direct-to-video Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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spinoff Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans

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in 1995.
Parts in The Bill

The Bill

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, Boon, Spooks and New Tricks have ensured a regular stream of work, in addition to plenty of stage performances."

Her theatre work has included work in Nottingham for Roland Joffe

Roland Joffé

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, Leicester, and Stoke-on-Trent with Peter Cheeseman

Peter Cheeseman

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, three seasons with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Shakespeare Company

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, including a notable production of Richard II, starring Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

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, directed by John Barton

John Barton (director)

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. She performed in the plays of Peter Handke

Peter Handke

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, Snoo Wilson

Snoo Wilson

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, Arnold Wesker

Arnold Wesker

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, Caryl Churchill

Caryl Churchill

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, Howard Barker

Howard Barker

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 and in Mike Bartlett's My Child, directed by Sacha Wares at the Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre

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, London.

Chappell appeared in three of the Tribunal plays for Nicolas Kent

Nicolas Kent

-Life:Attending Stowe School and studying English at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, he directed his first play - Look Back in Anger by John Osbourne - whilst still at university before becoming a trainee director at the Liverpool Playhouse in 1967...

, including The Colour of Justice (about the Stephen Lawrence

Stephen Lawrence

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 Inquiry) at the renowned Tricycle Theatre

Tricycle Theatre

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 in Kilburn, London. She played Presiley Baxendale (lawyer for the Scott Inquiry into "Arms For Iraq" in Half The Picture. She played the human rights lawyer, Gareth Pierce, in Guantanamo, which subsequently transferred to London's West End

West End theatre

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 and was also performed in the Raeburn Building (US Congress) in Washington.

In April 2010 she appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in A Comedy of Errors directed by Paines Plough and Royal Shakespeare associate director, Roxana Silbert.

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