Cheryl Hall

Cheryl Georgette Hall (23 July 1950 – 9 August 2026) was an English actress. She was best known for playing Shirley Johnson in the British sitcom Citizen Smith (1977–1979) and had a recurring role as Sadie in The Bill (1984–1988).

Early life and education Hall was born in Whitechapel, East London on 23 July 1950, to mother Lilian (née Coles), a civil servant, and father George, a woodworker and trader, and grew up in Bethnal Green. She attended Coborn School for Girls. Hall trained at the Corona Theatre School.

Career One of her first television appearances was in 1971 when she played Eileen, a clippie, in the On the Buses episode "The Epidemic".

Hall also appeared in Dear Mother...Love Albert playing Rodney Bewes' screen girlfriend. She appeared in the Doctor Who story Carnival of Monsters (1973) as Shirna. Two years previously, Hall had been in the final shortlist of three actresses for the part of the Doctor's companion Jo Grant, alongside eventual winner Katy Manning and Gabrielle Drake, with Jenny McCracken fourth in the list. Producer Barry Letts remembered Hall and McCracken and cast them both in Carnival of Monsters, which Letts also directed.

She played Linda, Sid Abbott's secretary in Bless This House starring Sid James. Hall appeared in an episode of Sykes (1972) and also played an inmate in one episode of Within These Walls (1974) and was David Jason's love interest in the ITV sitcom Lucky Feller (1976). She was girlfriend of her then real-life husband Robert Lindsay in the show Citizen Smith (1977). She also had a small role in EastEnders. Her film appearances included the Avarice segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971), the farce comedy No Sex Please, We're British (1973) and the all-star pop comedy Three for All (1975). She also served as a member of Kent County Council, holding the position of Leader of the Labour group for a period.

Personal life and death Hall was in a relationship with actor and singer Robin Askwith from 1970 to 1973. From 1974 to 1980, she was married to her Citizen Smith co-star Robert Lindsay. From 1985 to 1989, she was married to Robert Potter, with whom she had two sons.

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