Hazel McBride

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Hazel McBride
Born (1949-03-24) 24 March 1949 (age 74)
OccupationActress

Hazel McBride (born 24 March 1949) is a British actress known for her role as Madeleine Duclos in the BBC television drama series Secret Army .

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McBride became involved in amateur dramatics while reading history at Bristol University and her first professional engagement was working in a children's theatre company in Glasgow before her work for repertory theatres around the UK. [1]

With a solid list of theatre credits including runs in the West End and Bristol Old Vic, McBride began to make appearances in television dramas in the 1970s before gaining the role of Madeleine in Secret Army, appearing in its second and third series in 1978 and 1979.

After the series ended its run, McBride continued her acting career mostly in theatre and television. She was interviewed about her time on Secret Army for the special features of the third series DVD release in 2004. [2]

As of 2010, she is the director of School English Scene, a theatre company created to support English teaching in British secondary schools. In this capacity, she has written, produced, and directed. [3] [4]

Selected TV credits

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1974 Within These Walls HeatherLabour of Love
1975 Thriller NurseA Killer with Two Faces
Edward the Seventh Jeanne GranierThe Peacemaker
1976 Dickens of London Margaret BeadnellLove
Sutherland's Law Susan AbercrombieThe Eye of the Chameleon
1977 Survivors AliceBridgehead
The Mackinnons Debbie HodgeWorking Weekend
Van der Valk StewardessDead on Arrival
Space:1999 Medical officer The Dorcons
1978-79 Secret Army Madeleine DuclosRegular role (2 series)
1980 Take the High Road Jackie OgilvieRecurring role
1981 Maybury Anne MieggsTrouble at Home
The House on the Hill HesterThe Mistress of the House
1982 The Professionals Liz SpaldingYou'll Be All Right
1983 Tales of the Unexpected Louise MedwayThe Luncheon
Hart to Hart Lady Claire BelgraveHarts and Hounds
1987 Rumpole of the Bailey Mrs. AddisonRumpole and the Judge's Elbow
1989 Only Fools and Horses Snobby girlYuppy Love
The Bill Kate PowerOnly a Bit of Thieving
2001 Coupling GiselleThe End of the Line
2007 After You've Gone Mrs. CampbellLook Back in Anger
2008 Midsomer Murders GovernorMidsomer Life

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References

  1. Priestner, Andy (2008). The Complete Secret Army. Cambridge: Classic TV Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN   978-0-9561000-0-9.
  2. "2004 news archive". Le Candide - unofficial Secret Army website. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. Priestner, Andy (2008). The Complete Secret Army. Cambridge: Classic TV Press. pp. 637–638. ISBN   978-0-9561000-0-9.
  4. "School English Scene" (PDF). The Archer. Retrieved 17 April 2017.