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Marked Personal was a British daytime television drama created by Charles Dennis and starring Stephanie Beacham and Heather Chasen. The series was made by Thames Television and consisted of 90 episodes, shown twice weekly on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons during 1973-74. It is set in the fictional personnel department of a large company called B.Y.A., a large industrial concern. [1] [2] Beacham was replaced by Sheila Scott-Wilkenson playing Lynda Carpenter in later episodes.

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The programme's theme tune was composed by Ronald Cass with actress Stacey Gregg. [3]

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References

  1. "Marked Personal (TV series)". bfi.org. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. "The official Lewis Collins Fansite - Marked Personal page". lewiscollins.info. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. "Ronald Cass". imdb.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.