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Rosalind Bailey
Biography
Rosalind Bailey (born 1944) is a British actress, known for her portrayal of Sarah Headley (née Lytton) in the 1970s and 1980s BBC television drama When the Boat Comes In.
Bailey has appeared in numerous British television drama series, including Byker Grove, Distant Shores, Burn Up, and as a nurse in the last episode of Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads. Her stage work includes playing Miss Mary Shepherd in Alan Bennett’s play The Lady in the Van
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VideoKnown For
TV
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Ferrars
1989
TV
Peak Practice
Miranda Peters
1993
TV
Blake's 7
Gambit (voice)
1978
TV
Soldier Soldier
Mrs. Rita Deeley
1991
TV
Dramarama
Mum
1983
TV
Kavanagh Q.C.
Cynthia Kavanagh
1995
TV
Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Nurse
1973
TV
In Suspicious Circumstances
Margaret Storrs
1991
TV
When the Boat Comes In
Sarah Lytton
1976
TV
When the Boat Comes In
Sarah Headley
1976
TV
Squadron
1982
Film
A Night on the Tyne
Mrs. Ash
1989
Filmography
1995TVKavanagh Q.C.as Cynthia Kavanagh1993TVPeak Practiceas Miranda Peters1991TVSoldier Soldieras Mrs. Rita Deeley1991TVIn Suspicious Circumstancesas Margaret Storrs1989FilmA Night on the Tyneas Mrs. Ash1989TVAgatha Christie's Poirotas Mrs. Ferrars1983TVDramaramaas Mum1982TVSquadron1978TVBlake's 7as Gambit (voice)1976TVWhen the Boat Comes Inas Sarah Lytton1973TVWhatever Happened to the Likely Lads?as Nurse