Alexandra Bastedo obit

 

Alexandra Bastedo: The Champions actress dies aged 67

She was not on the list.

Actress Alexandra Bastedo, best known for her role in the 1960s television sci-fi series The Champions, has died aged 67 following a long illness.

Bastedo, who had cancer, also starred in Absolutely Fabulous, Boon and The Agatha Christie Hour.

In later life, animal rights supporter Bastedo set up the ABC Animal Sanctuary near Pulborough, West Sussex, which announced her death.

The sanctuary said the actress would be "sadly missed" by all who knew her.

The charity said on Twitter: "It is with great sadness that we announce that Alexandra Bastedo passed away this Sunday afternoon after a long illness aged 67.

"She will be sadly missed by all those who knew and worked with her, and by all the volunteers at the ABC Animal Sanctuary."

Bastedo was married to theatre producer and director Patrick Garland from 1980 until his death from an illness in April last year aged 78.

 

Filmography

13 Frightened Girls (aka The Candy Web) (1963) – Alex

The Liquidator (1965) – Radio Operator (uncredited)

Doctor in Clover (1966) – Nurse at Party (uncredited)

That Riviera Touch (1966) – Girl at Roulette Table

Casino Royale (1967) – Meg

Wedding Night (1970) – Gloria – Girl Friend

My Lover, My Son (1970) – Cicely Clarkson

This, That and the Other (1970) – Angie

The Kashmiri Run (1970) - Henrietta Fleming

The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) – Mircalla Karstein

I Hate My Body (1974) – Leda Schmidt

The Ghoul (1975) – Angela

El Clan de los Nazarenos (1975) – Arima

Tu dios y mi infierno (1976) – Liselotte

Find the Lady (1976) – Victoria

The Man Inside (1976, TV movie) – Joan Lytton

La Gioconda está triste (1977)

El Mirón (1977) – Elena – wife

Cabo de vara (1978) - Lola

Stigma (1980) – Anna

A Choice of Two (1981)

Draw! (1984, TV movie) – Bess, Harry's Girlfriend in Bell City / member of acting troupe

La veritat oculta (1987) – Agnes / Chiromancer

The Byzantine Cat (2002) - Barbara

Batman Begins (2005) – Gotham Society Dame

Television

The Count of Monte Cristo (TV series, 1964) – Renée de Saint-Méran[citation needed]

The Saint (episode "The Crime of the Century", 1965) – Joan Vendel

The Scales of Justice (episode "The Haunted Man", 1966) – Laura

The Wednesday Play (1966) (TV) – The Girl

The Saint (episode "The Counterfeit Countess", 1967) – Mireille

The Champions (TV series, 1968–69) – Sharron Macready

Call My Bluff as herself, 4 episodes (1969-1975)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (episode "Whoever Heard of a Ghost Dying?", 1969) – Carol Latimer

Codename (1970) (TV series) – Diana Dalzell

From a Bird's Eye View (episode "Sicillian Affair", 1970) – Lisa Vespucci

The Starlost (TV series, 1973), episode 11 "The Astrometrics"

The Aphrodite Inheritance (miniseries, 1979) – Helene

Magnolia Blossom by Agatha Christie, 1982 - Clare Hamilton

Legend of the Champions (TV, 1983) – Sharron Macready

Absolutely Fabulous (episode "Fat", 1992) – Penny Caspar-Morse

EastEnders (2008–2009) – Cynthia (final television appearance)

Radio

Halloween Party by Agatha Christie, BBC radio 1993

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie, BBC radio 1994

Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie, dramatised by Michael Bakewell, BBC radio 2006