Valerie Bell

Acting

Known For & Full Filmography20 Titles

#1EastEnders

Drama Series - 1985, 16 episodes as Margaret Stone

4.2 / 10
SoapDramaCrime

The everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square of terrace houses surrounding a park in the East End of London's Walford borough.

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#2The Saint

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Thelma

7.4 / 10
Action & AdventureCrimeDrama

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.

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#3Crown Court

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Rita Mattson

5.7 / 10
Drama

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.

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#4The Sweeney

Drama Series - 1975, 16 episodes as Barmaid

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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#5Sykes

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Mrs. Camperelli

6.7 / 10
Comedy

Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life.

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#6Public Eye

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Barmaid

8.2 / 10
CrimeDrama

Public Eye is a British television drama broadcast from 1965 to 1975 on ITV1. Produced by ABC Television for three series, and Thames Television for a further four, the programme follows the investigations and cases handled by the unglamourous enquiry agent Frank Marker.

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#7The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Kate Wilfer

7.5 / 10
MysteryCrimeDrama

An anthology series produced by Thames Television, comprised of short mystery, suspense or crime adaptations featuring, as the title suggests, detectives who were literary contemporaries of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.

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#8New Scotland Yard

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Doreen Jackson

6.3 / 10
CrimeDrama

New Scotland Yard is a police drama series produced by London Weekend Television for ITV from 1972 and 1974. It features the activities of two officers from the Criminal Investigations Department in the Metropolitan Police force headquarters at New Scotland Yard, as they dealt with the assorted villains of the day.

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#9Steptoe and Son

Drama Series - 1962, 16 episodes as Dolly Miller

7.8 / 10
Comedy

Steptoe and Son is a British sitcom written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson about a father and son played by Wilfred Brambell and Harry H. Corbett who deal in selling used items. They live on Oil Drum Lane, a fictional street in Shepherd's Bush, London. Four series were broadcast by the BBC from 1962 to 1965, followed by a second run from 1970 to 1974. Its theme tune, "Old Ned", was composed by Ron Grainer. The series was voted 15th in a 2004 BBC poll to find Britain's Best Sitcom. It was remade in the US as Sanford and Son, in Sweden as Albert & Herbert and in the Netherlands as Stiefbeen en zoon. In 1972 a movie adaptation of the series, Steptoe and Son, was released in cinemas, with a second Steptoe and Son Ride Again in 1973.

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#10Budgie

Drama Series - 1971, 16 episodes as Dutchie's Girlfriend

7.2 / 10

Budgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was produced by ITV company London Weekend Television and broadcast on the ITV network between 1971 and 1972. The series was created by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall . The show was produced by Verity Lambert, Rex Firkin was the Executive producer.

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#11The Human Jungle

Drama Series - 1963, 16 episodes as Elsie

8.2 / 10

The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for transmission on ITV. Starring Herbert Lom, it ran for two series which were first transmitted during 1963 and 1965.

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#12Sinister Street

Drama Series - 1969, 16 episodes as Dolly Wearne

8.0 / 10
Drama

Sinister Street is a 1969 British television miniseries based on Compton Mackenzie's 1913-14 novel of the same name. Dramatised by Ray Lawler, the six-part serial stars Brett Usher, Gillian Hawser, Kate Lansbury, and Jo Kendall. Being the sole televised adaptation produced, all episodes were wiped and are believed to be lost. A psychological coming-of-age drama, two children, Michael Fane and his sister Stella, are born out of wedlock, something considered taboo at the time, but to rich parents.

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#13Londoners

Drama Series - 1965, 16 episodes as Waitress

8.8 / 10
Drama

London itself takes the starring role in this series of plays from the BBC – a role which varies between hero and villain, enchantress and harpy. The series features extensive location filming, ranging from Soho to the Law Courts, Wembley to the docks. Of the twelve episodes, eleven are believed to be lost.

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#14The Frighteners

Drama Series - 1972, 16 episodes as Wife

8.5 / 10
MysteryDrama

A horror anthology series, with each episode featuring a different eerie tale.

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#15Don't Drink the Water

Drama Series - 1974, 16 episodes as Denise

6.3 / 10
Comedy

This short-lived sequel to On the Buses (1969) saw Blakey move to Spain with his sister.

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#16Crossplot

Movie - 1969, 2h 15m as Waitress

5.5 / 10
ThrillerAction

A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots, little realising that she has overheard an assassination plot and is now being hunted by some dangerous killers.

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#17The Winter's Tale

Movie - 1962, 2h 15m as Second Lady

7.5 / 10
DramaHistoryTV Movie

Adaptation of the Shakespeare play.

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#18False Profit

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m as Doreen

8.8 / 10

In a world of deregulated TV, Valentine works for her stepfather - a TV evangelist. When a 'video pirate' hijacks the airwaves, ratings soar, corruption is exposed, and a love affair begins.

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#19Secrets of a Door-to-Door Salesman

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m as Mrs. Green - Whipped Cream & Garters

3.4 / 10
Comedy

Lobster fisherman David decides to seek his fortune in London where he finds lodging in a boarding house for girls.

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#20Late Summer

Movie - 1963, 2h 15m as Peggy Dinsdale

8.8 / 10
TV MovieDrama

Helga and David travel to a secluded hotel for some alone time. Helga is much older than David and tongues wag among the other guests. The more time they are together the more age difference becomes a rift between them.

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