Sheila Dunn
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Sheila Mary Dunn was an actor who worked primarily on television.
She appeared in two editions of The Wednesday Play
in the early part of her career. In 1965 she married director Douglas Camfield
, after which she appeared in numerous drama series and serials directed by him, including Shoestring, Target, and three Doctor Who
serials.
She also appeared in episodes of Z-Cars
, The Bill
and Kessler.
Her most prolific role in the latter stages of her career was in the Harry Hill
TV series in which she played Harry's mother.
She appeared in two editions of The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play was an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 from October 1964 to May 1970. Every week's play was usually written for television, although adaptations from other sources also featured...
in the early part of her career. In 1965 she married director Douglas Camfield
Douglas Camfield
Douglas Gaston Sydney Camfield was an accomplished director for television from the 1960s to the 1980s. His programme credits include Z-Cars, Paul Temple, Van der Valk, The Sweeney, Shoestring, The Professionals, Out of the Unknown, The Nightmare Man, the BBC dramatisation of Beau Geste and...
, after which she appeared in numerous drama series and serials directed by him, including Shoestring, Target, and three Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
serials.
She also appeared in episodes of Z-Cars
Z-Cars
Z-Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby in the outskirts of Liverpool in Merseyside. Produced by the BBC, it debuted in January 1962 and ran until September 1978.-Origins:The series was developed by...
, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and Kessler.
Her most prolific role in the latter stages of her career was in the Harry Hill
Harry Hill
Harry Hill , is a Perrier Award–winning English comedian, author and television presenter. A former medical doctor , Hill began his career in comedy with the popular radio show Harry Hill's Fruit Corner.-Personal life:Hill was born in Woking,...
TV series in which she played Harry's mother.