Mel Martin

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Mel Martin
BornMarch 1947 (age 77)
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Paul Ridley
    ​
    (m. 1980⁠–⁠1982)​
  • ​
    (m. 1998)​

Mel Martin (born March 1947) is an English actress.

Early life

Her father was the artist Frank Vernon Martin, who died in 2005.[1]

Career

Her breakthrough role was as the star of LWT's Love For Lydia (1977), adapted from the novel by H E Bates.[2] She has appeared in British television programmes beginning with Special Branch (1969), Mystery and Imagination: Sweeney Todd (1970), then The Pallisers, Love For Lydia, Bergerac, Cover Her Face, Lovejoy, Cadfael, When the Boat Comes In, Inspector Morse and The Men's Room (1991), as well as films such as Quincy's Quest (1979), Business As Usual (1987), White Hunter Black Heart (1990) and Tom's Midnight Garden (1999).[3][4]

She starred as Fiona Samson, the double agent and wife of Bernard Samson (played by

Rosemary and Thyme; Dorothy was the wife of millionaire Casper Hubert.[6]
In 1997 she played Dawn Langley in "Daughter of the Regiment", Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (S3:E2).[7] She has also appeared in the 1993 Christmas Special episode of Only Fools and Horses "Fatal Extraction" as Delboy's love interest Beverley.[8]

Personal life

Martin was married to Paul Ridley from 1980 to 1982. Her second marriage is to actor

Talking to Strange Men.[9] Martin and Duttine have appeared together on screen several times. In the Casualty episode "Branded" from February 1995, she played Mrs Jackson, whose transvestite former husband was played by Duttine.[10] In the Heartbeat episode entitled "Troubled Waters", broadcast on 22 July 2007, Martin made a guest appearance alongside Duttine who was playing his regular role of Sergeant George Miller.[11] She played Emily Merryweather, a widow who took a big shine to local garage owner Bernie Scripps played by Peter Benson. No scenes were shown of the married couple together. In April 2002, they played the prosecution and defence barristers at Little Mo's trial for the attempted murder of her husband Trevor in EastEnders
.

References

  1. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Mel Martin". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Mel Martin". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "Darlings of the Gods (1990) - Catherine Miller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  6. ^ "Rosemary & Thyme : They Understand Me in Paris (2004) - Tom Clegg, Brian Farnham, Simon Langton | Cast and Crew | AllMovie" – via www.allmovie.com.
  7. ^ "Daughter of the Regiment (1997)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019.
  8. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Only Fools And Horses Fatal Extraction". British Comedy Guide.
  9. ^ "Talking to Strange Men (1992)". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Branded (1995)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Heartbeat Season 16". Radio Times.

External links

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