Bridget Turner

Bridget Joanna Turner (22 February 1939 – 27 December 2014) was an English actress.

Turner played a radical English teacher, Judy Threadgold, opposite Alun Armstrong's woodwork teacher in Alan Plater's Get Lost! for Yorkshire Television, shown in 1981. Armstrong was unavailable for a sequel, so it was completely recast and became The Beiderbecke Affair with the parts going to Barbara Flynn and James Bolam. She played Phyllis in Alan Ayckbourn's TV film Season's Greetings.

On 8 May 2009, John Cleese stated in an interview that Turner was the original choice in 1974 for the role of Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers. She turned it down and the part was given to Prunella Scales.

Turner married television director Frank Cox in 1977. She died on 27 December 2014 in Dorchester, Dorset, at the age of 75. She was godmother to the actor Tom Burke.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1964 Shylock Versus the Merchant of Venice Portia Television film 1970 The Walking Stick Sarah Dainton 1971 Catch Me a Spy Woman in Plane 1971 Under Milk Wood Mrs. Cherry Owen 1976 Time and Time Again Anna Television film 1983 Runners Teacher 1986 Season's Greetings Phyllis Television film 1996 Cuts Mrs. Raper Television film 1997 Remember Me? Elderly Sister 2002 Happy Together Ann Television film 2003 The Gathering Mrs. Groves 2008 Zip and Hollow Vera Television film 2009 Last Light Stella Short film

Television Year Title Role Notes 1961 Comedy Matinee Episode: "Thark" 1963 Lorna Doone Margery Babcock Episode: "A Long Account Settled"1964 Teletale Ginia Episode: "The Beautiful Summer" The Villains Sandra Episode: "Victim" Compact Miss Bates Recurring role; 3 episodes1965 Jury Room Lizzie Borden Episode: "The Lady and the Axe" The Newcomers Joyce Episode: "Episode 19" 1966 Theatre 625 Avril Hadfield Episode: "Semi-Detached"1967 The Forsyte Saga Plunket Recurring role; 6 episodes Inheritance Lizzie Mellor Episode: "Murder" 1968 Resurrection Katerina Maslova Miniseries; 4 episodes1970 Kate Ann Gordon Episode: "It's So Peaceful in the Country" Graf Yoster Miss Turnbull Episode: "In London weiss der Nebel mehr als wir..." ITV Sunday Night Theatre Bridget O'Connor Episode: "Slattery's Mounted Foot" Tom Grattan's War Sara Schwartz Recurring role; 3 episodes 1971 Z-Cars Sheila Rhodes Episode: "It Can Get to Be a Habit" 1972 Z-Cars Mrs. French Episode: "Operation Ascalon" 1975 Sutherland's Law Jane Lauder Episode: "The Rag Doll"1977 Playhouse Rowena Episode: "Love-Lies-Bleeding" Target Esther Daniels Episode: "Lady Luck"1978 Two's Company Mabel Episode: "The Take-Over Bid" Jackanory Playhouse Queen Hermione Episode: "Princess Griselda's Birthday Gift"1979 Jackanory Storyteller Recurring role; 5 episodes Two People Jean Fletcher Series regular; 5 episodes 1981 Get Lost! Judy Threadgold Miniseries; 4 episodes1984 Love and Marriage Phyllis Episode: "Home Is the Sailor" Driving Ambition Jackie Episode: "Manifold Depression" The Brief Sylvia Byrne Episode: "Keys" 1985 C.A.T.S. Eyes Mrs. Driscoll Episode: "Blue for Danger" 1989 Saracen Louise Silverdale Episode: "Infidels" 1991 Boon Gran Mulholland Episode: "Stamp Duty" 1992 The Bill Mrs. Chamberlain Episode: "Talk Out" 1993 The Bill Mrs. Brown Episode: "Sweet Charity"1995 Screen Two Frances Doyle Episode: "Life After Life" Pride and Prejudice Mrs. Reynolds Episode: "Episode 4" The Bill Mrs. Vardy Episode: "Strictly Personal" The Thin Blue Line Mrs. Rabbit Episode: "Fire and Terror"2001 Heartbeat Daphne Merryfield Episode: "Home Sweet Home" Peak Practice Ruth Gaunt Episode: "Together We Stand" Armadillo Grandmother Miniseries; 3 episodes2002 Casualty Katia Noga Episode: "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" Always and Everyone Eileen Barratt Episode: "Death of an Everyday Occurrence" 2003 Death in Holy Orders Mildred Fawcett Miniseries; 1 episode 2004 Doctors Maeve Episode: "One Last Request" 2005 Heartbeat Lottie Ferguson Episode: "Mastermind" 2006 Terry Pratchett's Hogfather Tooth Fairy / Bogey Man Miniseries; 2 episodes 2007 Doctor Who Alice Episode: "Gridlock"2008 Casualty Mrs. Stirling Episode: "Have a Go, Hero" Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic Book Burner Woman Episode: "The Light Fantastic" 2009 Doctors Hilary Benson Recurring role; 2 episodes 2010 Casualty Barbara Clark Episode: "Last Roll of the Dice" 2011 Monroe Judith Warden Episode: "Episode Three"