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Thelma Whiteley

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1934-09-29
Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK

Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles

#1The Sweeney

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes • as Margot Ember

8.1 / 10
Action & AdventureDramaCrime

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue criminals with the help of his partner, George Carter.

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#2BBC2 Play of the Week

Drama Series - 1977, 16 episodes • as Mrs. Charigist

7.0 / 10
DramaComedy

An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.

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#3Dalgliesh

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes • as Ethel Brumfett

6.9 / 10
CrimeDrama

Centred on the cases of P. D. James' gentleman detective Adam Dalgliesh. In addition to his career as a policeman, Dalgliesh is also a published poet and an intensely private man.

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#4Enemy at the Door

Drama Series - 1978, 16 episodes • as Cecily Brown

8.2 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

Enemy At The Door is a British television drama series made by London Weekend Television for ITV. The series was shown between 1978 and 1980 and dealt with the German occupation of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands, during the Second World War. The programme generated a certain amount of criticism in Guernsey, particularly for being obviously filmed on Jersey despite being ostensibly set on Guernsey. The series also marked the TV debut of Anthony Head as a member of the island resistance. The theme music was by Wilfred Josephs.

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#5Widows

Drama Series - 1983, 16 episodes • as Kathleen Resnick

7.4 / 10
CrimeDrama

Armed robbers Harry, Terry, and Joe die when the security van that they're robbing catches fire in the Kingsway Tunnel in London. Their widows–Dolly, Shirley, and Linda–find their husbands' schematics and decide to stage it themselves.

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#6Clayhanger

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes • as Maggie Clayhanger

6.0 / 10
Drama

Clayhanger is a British television drama based on Arnold Bennett's novel series of the same name, published between 1910 and 1918, dramatised by Douglas Livingstone for ITV. Produced by Associated Television, the 26-episode programme is a coming-of-age story set in 19th century England. Edwin Clayhanger aspires to be an architect but is expected to join his father's printing business. His personal growth, eventual acceptance of the family business, and his romantic entanglement with Hilda Lessways are explored. Clayhanger was ITV's longest-ever drama at the time. While some found the pacing slow, it was nonetheless praised for its faithful adaptation, excellent acting, and atmospheric sets.

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#7That's My Boy

Drama Series - 1981, 16 episodes • as Mrs Cross

6.6 / 10
Comedy

That's My Boy is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV from 1981 to 1986. It stars Mollie Sugden as Ida Willis, who takes a job as a housekeeper for her son, whom she gave up for adoption years earlier.

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#8Victorian Scandals

Drama Series - 1976, 16 episodes • as Mrs Milner-Gibson

10.0 / 10

Featuring dramatised versions of true stories that shocked mainstream Victorian society.

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#9Shroud for a Nightingale

Drama Series - 1984, 16 episodes • as Sister Ethel Brumfett

6.4 / 10
Mystery

When a nursing student with a penchant for petty extortion is fatally poisoned during a routine procedure, Commander Dalgliesh and Inspector Massingham must find out

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#10Testament of Youth

Drama Series - 1979, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

7.8 / 10
DramaWar & Politics

A dramatization of Vera Brittain's 1933 autobiography Testament of Youth—a memorial to a generation devastated by WWI—chronicles her experiences as a nurse in London and Malta and at the front lines in France. It opens with 18-year-old Vera, the genteel daughter of a paper-mill owner, nurturing "hopes of escaping from provincial young ladyhood." Her plan is to attend Oxford.

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#11Dead Lucky

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Martin's Mother

4.0 / 10
DramaThrillerTV Movie

Martin Urban, a young accountant, is gay but unwilling to own up to this fact because he desperately wants to be the ideal son for his parents. When he wins a fortune on the football pools, he decides to give half of it away to deserving people. But he neglects to include his friend Tim Sage, who filled in the coupon for him and really needs the money. Perhaps Martin doesn't acknowledge Tim because Martin is strongly sexually attracted to him. Tim's revenge upon Martin succeeds beyond his wildest dreams, setting in motion a chain of events leading to a tragic climax.

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#12Through the Night

Movie - 1975, 2h 15m • as Dr Seal

8.8 / 10
DramaTV Movie

The play tells the story of Christine Potts, who undergoes an unexpected mastectomy, and struggles to cope with the aftermath and the deficiencies of her post-operative care.

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#13Renoir, My Father

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m • as Aline's Mother

8.8 / 10

A play about the life and work of the artist Auguste Renoir, based on the book by his film director son, Jean Renoir.

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#14The Burston Rebellion

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Mrs Eland

8.0 / 10
DramaHistoryTV Movie

Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.

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#15Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Mrs Rose

8.8 / 10

Quiet Devonshire school girl Joanna's claim that she saw a tiger in Barrow Woods soon takes hold, in her home, at school and in the national press.

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#16Miss A and Miss M

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Mrs Coles

8.8 / 10
RomanceTV Movie

Young Lizzie Cole and her newly widowed mother go to stay in the country at a small guesthouse occupied by spinsters, retired schoolmasters and young schoolmistresses. Lizzie becomes quite fond of two particular schoolmistresses who live together in a small cottage. Their lifestyle and living arrangement is a constant source of interest and challenge for Lizzie. However, what she ends up experiencing is beyond the comprehension of a young girl. The story of Miss A And Miss M is a very sensitively performed portrayal of the boundaries of love and friendship.

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