Julia Breck was born in Newport, Isle of Wight

Newport, Isle of Wight

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. She is a British actress and "glamour stooge", most famous to British television buffs for her frequent appearances in Spike Milligan

Spike Milligan

Terence Alan Patrick Seán "Spike" Milligan Hon. KBE was a comedian, writer, musician, poet, playwright, soldier and actor. His early life was spent in India, where he was born, but the majority of his working life was spent in the United Kingdom. He became an Irish citizen in 1962 after the...

's Q

Q (TV series)

Q... was a surreal television comedy sketch show from Spike Milligan which ran from 1969 to 1982 on BBC2. There were six series in all, the first five numbered from Q5 to Q9, and a final series titled There's a Lot of It About...

series (1975–80), in which she generally appeared as a buxom sexual predator. Julia also notched up appearances in Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...

, On The Buses

On The Buses

On the Buses was a British situation comedy created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney which was broadcast in the UK from 1969 to 1973. The writers' previous successes with The Rag Trade and Meet the Wife were for the BBC, but the Corporation rejected On the Buses, not seeing much comedy potential...

, The Two Ronnies

The Two Ronnies

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and Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em was a BBC situation comedy, written by Raymond Allen and starring Michael Crawford and Michele Dotrice.The series followed the accident-prone Frank Spencer and his tolerant wife Betty through Frank's various attempts to hold down a job, which frequently end in...

She also appeared in many theatre productions, playing everything from Principal Boy in pantomime, to Lady MacBeth.
Following a final series with Milligan, There's A Lot Of It About

Q (TV series)

Q... was a surreal television comedy sketch show from Spike Milligan which ran from 1969 to 1982 on BBC2. There were six series in all, the first five numbered from Q5 to Q9, and a final series titled There's a Lot of It About...

in 1982, she decided to retire from showbusiness to concentrate on raising her three children whilst pursuing art and model-making as a hobby. She currently lives in France

France

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with her husband, Sandy Breck-Paterson. Her husband is the well known internet crossword compiler, Arena.

TV shows

• Oh In Colour (BBC, 1970)
• On The Buses (1972)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
• Monty Python's Flying Circus (BBC, 1972)
• The Last Turkey In The Shop Show (BBC, 8:30pm Mon 23 Dec 1974, BBC2)
• Q (Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9) (BBC, 1975–1980)
• There's A Lot Of It About (BBC, 1982)
• The Two Ronnies At The Movies (BBC, broadcast 1999)
• Room At The Top

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