Jacki Piper

Jacki Piper
Jacki Piper at the NEC in Birmingham, March 2009
Born	Jacqueline Crump (1946-08-03) 3 August 1946 (age 79) Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1967–2012

Jacqueline Crump (born 3 August 1946), ^[1] known professionally by her stage name Jacki Piper, is an English actress, best known for her appearances as the female juvenile lead in the British film comedies Carry On Up the Jungle (1970), Carry On Loving (1970), Carry On at Your Convenience (1971), and Carry On Matron (1972).

Career

Born in Birmingham, she trained at the Birmingham Theatre School. ^[2] Her career began on stage in the mid-1960s, playing in repertory theatre in Rhyl, Wales, where she was billed as Jackie Crump. Her film career began with an appearance with Roger Moore in the film The Man Who Haunted Himself in 1970. Her other film roles not already mentioned include Doctor in Trouble (1970) and The Love Ban (1973). For her film roles she decided to use a stage name, becoming Jacki Piper.

Additionally she has had roles in several television series, including Z-Cars , the situation comedy The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (in which she played the recurring role of market researcher Esther Pigeon), and Dangerfield .

Her other UK television roles include Thriller , playing the Bride in the episode Night Is the Time for Killing (18 January 1975); Return of the Saint , playing Sally in the episode Tower Bridge Is Falling Down (10 December 1978); Backup , playing Jury Foreman in the episode Touched (11 June 1997); Barbara , playing Angela Croft in the episode Neighbours (2 March 2003); and Wire in the Blood , playing Mrs Davis in the episode Still She Cries (19 January 2004).

In theatre she has starred in many West End productions and UK and international tours.

Piper still acts in TV, film and theatre, and regularly attends Carry On events. She currently lives with her husband in Richmond, Surrey; they have two sons.

Television credits

• Softly, Softly (1967) as Mary Rhys
• Softly, Softly: Task Force (1973) as June
• Men of Affairs (1973) as Enid Rudge
• Z-Cars (1974) as Beth Bramley
• The Two Ronnies (1975) as Miss Willow (3 episodes)
• Thriller (1975) as Bride
• Hogg's Back (1975, Series 1, episodes 1-7) as Pearl ^[3]
• The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–1977) as Esther Pigeon (2 episodes)
• Return of the Saint (1978) as Sally
• The Bill (1991, 1997) as Mrs Cox (1991) and Mrs Leston (1997)
• Backup (1997) as Jury Foreman
• Doctors (2002) as Lesley
• Barbara (2003) as Angela Croft
• Wire in the Blood (2004) as Mrs Davis

Filmography

• The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) as Secretary (uncredited)
• The Man Who Had Power Over Women (1970) as Receptionist
• Carry On Up the Jungle (1970) as June ^[4]
• Doctor in Trouble (1970) as Cockney Girl
• Carry On Loving (1970) as Sally Martin
• Carry On at Your Convenience (1971) as Myrtle Plummer ^[4]
• Carry On Matron (1972) as Sister ^[4]
• The Love Ban (1973) as Pregnant Girl No.2
• Mr. Love (1986) as Ida
• Run for Your Wife (2012) as Nurse

Stage work

Piper trained at the Birmingham Theatre School and began her professional career in repertory theatre before moving into West End, touring and pantomime productions. ^{[5] [6]}

Selected theatre credits

Year	Production	Role	Venue / Company	Notes
—	The Tempest	Miranda	Repertory theatre	Early stage role
—	Billy Liar	Liz	Repertory theatre	Early stage role
—	The Birthday Party	Lulu	Repertory theatre	Early stage role
—	The Servant of Two Masters	Smeraldina	Repertory theatre	Early stage role
c.1970	The Secretary Bird	—	Savoy Theatre, London	West End production. "Jacki Piper in The Secretary Bird promotional image". Getty Images. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
1971	Big Bad Mouse	—	Prince of Wales Theatre, London	West End production. "English actress Jacki Piper appearing in the stage play Big Bad Mouse at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 2nd February 1971". Getty Images. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
—	Don't Dress for Dinner	—	Duchess Theatre, London	West End production
—	Dear Charles	—	Duke of York’s Theatre, London	West End production
—	No Sex Please – We're British	—	Garrick Theatre, London	West End production
—	Run for Your Wife	—	Criterion Theatre, London	West End production
—	Stage Struck	—	Swansea Grand Theatre	Regional theatre
—	A Spell of Cold Weather	—	Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond	Regional theatre
—	The Maintenance Man	—	Mill at Sonning	Regional theatre
—	A Bedfull of Foreigners	—	Mill at Sonning / Far East tour	Also toured internationally
—	The Happy Apple	—	Richmond	Regional theatre
—	Move Over Mrs Markham	—	Richmond	Regional theatre
—	Not Now Darling	—	Guildford	Regional theatre
—	It Runs in the Family	—	UK tour	Touring production
—	Hobson’s Choice	Maggie Hobson	UK tour	Touring production
—	Boeing Boeing	—	UK tour	Touring production
—	When We Are Married	Annie Parker	UK tour	Touring production
—	Marry Me – You Idiot!	—	Jermyn Street Theatre	London premiere
—	Cinderella	Fairy Godmother	Various UK theatres	Pantomime

References

1. Ross, Andrew (2011). Carry On Actors, Apex Publishing. ISBN   1-906358-95-8.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
3. Lewisohn, Mark (2003). Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy. BBC. p. 378. ISBN   0563487550.
4. "Jacki Piper". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
5. "Jacki Piper". Spotlight. Spotlight UK. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
6. "Jacki Piper – Theatre credits". Mandy Actors. The Mandy Network. Retrieved 3 January 2026.

External links

• Jacki Piper at IMDb