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Bella Emberg
Born: 16th Sep 1937 Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK - Died 12th Jan 2018
Dept: Acting
Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke 16 September 1937 in Brighton, Sussex, England, UK) is a British actress who appeared on The Benny Hill Show and The Russ Abbot Show, where she played Blunderwoman. She has also featured in Softly, Softly and Z Cars, as well as having small roles in Grange Hill as a cleaner.
Her professional debut was in weekly repertory in Ryde, Isle of Wight — the summer season 1962.
She made a guest appearance in The Basil Brush Show, and also featured in Doctor Who, a total of three times. In the 1970s, she had uncredited roles in the Third Doctor serials Doctor Who and the Silurians and The Time Warrior. In 2006, she was seen in the Tenth Doctor episode "Love & Monsters", where she played Mrs Croot. A second appearance as Mrs Croot was recorded for "The Runaway Bride" but cut before transmission. She played the part of Aunt Barbara in the Second series of the CBBC programme "Bear Behaving Badly" in 2008, the third series in 2009, and the fourth in 2010.
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 27
Film: 4 (15%)
Television: 23 (85%)
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Filmography
Mar 2018 (first aired)
Set in 1980s London, this comedy series follows the Easmon family, which has settled in England after having arrived from Sierra Leone a decade earlie ... view
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Sheila (2 ep.)
2006
A documentary looking at the life of Benny Hill and with the use of an audience reaction test finding out if he is still funny to contemporary audienc ... view
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Self
Mar 2005 (first aired)
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a ... view
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Mrs. Croot (1 ep.)
Feb 2005 (first aired)
The Friday Night Project was a British comedy-variety show by Princess Productions that first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005 under the title The ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
Sep 2002 (first aired)
The Basil Brush Show was a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox, Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by ... view
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Aunt (1 ep.)
Oct 1997 (first aired)
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plant ... view
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Unknown/various (2 ep.)
Jan 1991 (first aired)
Billy Webb returns to recount strange happenings to journalist Trevor Trotman. Billy has been having trouble with certain items he acquires from a mys ... view
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Mrs Frisby (5 ep.)
May 1986 (first aired)
The Russ Abbot Show was a British television comedy series which starred Russ Abbot and ran on the BBC from 1986 to 1991, and for 14 episodes on Grana ... view
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Unknown/various (67 ep.)
May 1984 (first aired)
Surprise, Surprise is a British television programme originally hosted by Cilla Black and produced by London Weekend Television for ITV. It ran for 14 ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Jan 1983 (first aired)
Live from Her Majesty's was a Sunday night live variety show which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network and ran from 1982 to ... view
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Self (1 ep.)
1981
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition. ... view
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Baguette - The French Revolution
Oct 1979 (first aired)
ITV comedy and variety show which also features Russ Abbot and Bella Emberg. ... view
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Unknown/various (6 ep.)
Mar 1978 (first aired)
Pennies From Heaven is a 1978 BBC television drama serial written by Dennis Potter. The title is taken from a song of the same name written by Johnny ... view
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Mrs. Corder (2 ep.)
Feb 1978 (first aired)
Children's drama series following the lives of students and teachers at Grange Hill comprehensive school. ... view
Character:
Cleaner (1 ep.)
1978
A young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers. ... view
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Woman at door
1977
In 1977 the Old Bailey saw the start of the first trial for blasphemy in this country for over half a century. Begun by Mary Whitehouse against the ho ... view
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Juror (uncredited)
Sep 1976 (first aired)
A middle-aged housewife feels frustrated with her mean and miserable husband, the married couple adapting to life in an up-market housing estate. ... view
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Woman in Park (1 ep.)
Sep 1974 (first aired)
Father Brown was a Catholic priest who doubled as an amateur detective in order to solve mysteries. ... view
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Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Aug 1973 (first aired)
Man About the House is a British sitcom created and written by Brian Cooke and Johnnie Mortimer, and starring Paula Wilcox, Sally Thomsett, Richard O' ... view
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Traffic Warden in opening credits (uncredited) (6 ep.)
Podge's Mother (1 ep.)
Mar 1973 (first aired)
Seven of One is a 1973 BBC2 comedy anthology starring Ronnie Barker. 7 of 1 is a series of seven separate comedies that would serve as possible pilots ... view
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Mrs Beckett (uncredited) (1 ep.)
Sep 1972 (first aired)
Classic sitcom starring Eric Sykes and Hattie Jacques as brother and sister twins who have to tackle the trials and tribulations of suburban life. ... view
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Passenger (1 ep.)
Aug 1971 (first aired)
In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate reven ... view
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Mme. Judici (1 ep.)
Nov 1969 (first aired)
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show that starred Benny Hill and aired in various incarnations between 15 January 1955 and 30 May 1 ... view
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Unknown/various (58 ep.)
Jul 1967 (first aired)
Callan is the title of a British television series set in the murky world of espionage. Originally produced by ABC Weekend Television and later Thames ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)