Cheryl Hall obit

Soap and TV star Cheryl Hall dies aged 76

 

She was not on the list.

Actress Cheryl Hall, known for roles in EastEnders, The Bill, and Citizen Smith, has died aged 76.

Her former partner, actor and singer Robin Askwith, confirmed the news on social media.

Taking to X, Askwith, who dated Hall for three years in the 1970s, wrote: ‘What a force of nature she was. A really innovative working class, charismatic actress coming out of the late 60s. Brave in every way.

‘And now I have the sad news she has passed away. I am devastated…

‘She was my beginning. RIP Cheryl Hall’.

Alongside his post, he attached a photo of himself with Hall from his stint in the 70s comedy series Confessions.

Following the end of her relationship with Askwith, Hall was married to Robert Lindsay from 1974 to 1980 after they appeared in Citizen Smith as an on-screen couple. After their split, he started dating Diana Weston.

Hall played Shirley Johnson, the girlfriend of Wolfie Smith, a young Marxist in Tooting, in the sitcom, which ran for four seasons from 1977 to 1980.

She made her acting debut aged just 20, playing Red Hat Girl in the 1970 psychological comedy drama film Deep End, which co-starred Jane Asher and Diana Dors.

From there, her other early acting credits included the 1971 On the Buses episode The Epidemic, in which she portrayed Eileen in one of her first TV roles.

She went on to feature in Doctor Who as Shirna, played Christine in eight episodes of EastEnders in the late 80s, and was Sadie in 12 episodes of The Bill.

Following her first stint in the police drama from 1984 to 1988, Hall returned to The Bill in 2007, this time as the character Pauline Smith.

Her CV also credited her with roles in more of television’s most popular shows, such as Poirot, Inspector Morse, Grange Hill, Casualty, and Silent Witness.

Film-wise, she was in To Catch a Spy (1971), The Love Ban (1974), and Three for All (1975), among others.

Beyond acting, Hall had a passion for politics. She stood as a candidate for Canterbury in the 1997 general election and went on to serve as the Labour Leader of Kent County Council for a period.

Paying tribute after Askwith announced the news, @judyjarvis called her a ‘very clever actress’, while @bestofbritishuk praised her as ‘brilliant in everything she did’.

‘Cheryl was, in my opinion, a highly underrated actress. She was brilliant in the sitcom, Lucky Feller, alongside David Jason and Peter Armitage. A sad day’, added @Maltmeister2.

@efrogwraig affectionately described her as ‘fierce and fabulous’, and @alps2018 stated that Hall ‘lit up the screen with energy’.

 

Actress

The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

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1984–2007

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2003

 

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2003

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Dead Gorgeous (2002)

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Female Witness

2002

 

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7.9

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2002

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7.9

TV Series

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1999–2000

3 episodes

 

Bramwell (1995)

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1998

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7.2

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1995

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8.0

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1995

 

Casualty (1986)

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1995

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Woof! (1989)

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1994

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1994

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1993

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Magic Grandad (1993)

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7.0

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1993

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London's Burning (1988)

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1992

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1992

1 episode

 

So Haunt Me (1992)

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1992

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1992

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1991

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The Men's Room (1991)

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1991

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1991

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8.6

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1989

1 episode

 

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6.3

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1988

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EastEnders (1985)

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1988

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1985

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1984

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1982

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1981

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Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

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1981

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Alison Elliott in A Moment in Time (1979)

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1979

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1979

1 episode

 

Robert Lindsay in Citizen Smith (1977)

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6.9

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1977–1979

15 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

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7.8

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1971–1977

3 episodes

 

Jan Francis in Rooms (1974)

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7.5

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Shirley TomlinSandra

1975–1977

9 episodes

 

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6.9

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1977

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1977

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6.5

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1975–1976

14 episodes

 

Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)

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7.3

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1976

1 episode

 

No Hard Feelings (1976)

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1976

 

Stanley Bates, Geoffrey Hayes, and Roy Skelton in Rainbow (1972)

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6.9

TV Series

1974–1976

2 episodes

 

Jack Warner in Dixon of Dock Green (1955)

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6.9

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Rita Batty

1976

1 episode

 

Julie Dawn Cole and Janina Faye in Angels (1975)

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6.6

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1975

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Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)

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6.8

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Peach Grey

1975

1 episode

 

Liza Goddard, Nerys Hughes, Joanna Lumley, Bill Maynard, Patrick Mower, Jon Pertwee, Magnus Pyke, Victor Spinetti, and Mollie Sugden in Whodunnit? (1972)

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7.9

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Jenny

1975

1 episode

 

Comedy Playhouse (1961)

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7.0

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AudreyAvril

1970–1975

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Three for All (1975)

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4.1

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1975

 

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1974–1975

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8.1

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1975

1 episode

 

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6.9

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1974

2 episodes

 

Marty Back Together Again

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1974

1 episode

 

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Bedtime Stories

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Linda

1974

1 episode

 

Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)

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7.0

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Magda

1974

1 episode

 

Who Killed Lamb? (1974)

Who Killed Lamb?

6.6

TV Movie

Amy

1974

 

Love Story (1963)

Love Story

6.9

TV Series

PamTerriDilys

1972–1973

3 episodes

 

Oranges and Lemons (1973)

Oranges and Lemons

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Brenda

1973

1 episode

 

Black and Blue (1973)

Black and Blue

5.9

TV Series

Carol

1973

1 episode

 

No Sex Please - We're British (1973)

No Sex Please - We're British

5.4

Daphne Martin

1973

 

The Wild Little Bunch (1973)

The Wild Little Bunch

6.2

Reena

1973

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

Maureen Price

1973

1 episode

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Shirna

1973

4 episodes

 

The Love Ban (1973)

The Love Ban

4.7

Pregnant Girl at Lecture

1973

 

Alfred Burke in Public Eye (1965)

Public Eye

8.5

TV Series

Beryl Taylor

1972

1 episode

 

Sykes (1972)

Sykes

7.4

TV Series

Deirdre

1972

1 episode

 

Phyllis Calvert and Jack Hedley in Kate (1970)

Kate

8.3

TV Series

Brenda

1972

1 episode

 

Bob Hoskins, David Daker, and Martin Shaw in Villains (1972)

Villains

7.9

TV Series

Shirley Coombs

1972

1 episode

 

Julie Ege in Rentadick (1972)

Rentadick

3.8

Maxine

1972

 

Rodney Bewes in Albert! (1969)

Albert!

5.8

TV Series

Doreen Bissel

1972

3 episodes

 

Edward Woodward in Callan (1967)

Callan

8.3

TV Series

GladysGirl on bus

1970–1972

2 episodes

 

John Alderton, David Barry, Peter Cleall, Peter Denyer, Liz Gebhardt, Carol Hawkins, and Leon Vitali in The Fenn Street Gang (1971)

The Fenn Street Gang

5.9

TV Series

Brenda Grey

1971

1 episode

 

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)

The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins

5.4

Vanessa (segment "Avarice")

1971

 

Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

7.2

TV Series

Millie

1971

1 episode

 

Reg Varney in On the Buses (1969)

On the Buses

7.0

TV Series

Eileen

1971

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.7

TV Series

WaitressJulie

1970–1971

2 episodes

 

Kirk Douglas and Marlène Jobert in Catch Me a Spy (1971)

Catch Me a Spy

5.2

Clarke's Girlfriend (uncredited)

1971

 

You and the World

TV Series

Rene

1968–1971

6 episodes

 

Richard Burton in Villain (1971)

Villain

6.5

Judy

1971

 

Sykes and a Big Big Show

TV Series

1971

1 episode

 

Deep End (1970)

Deep End

7.1

Red Hat Girl

1970

 

Smith (1970)

Smith

6.9

TV Mini Series

Miss Fanny

1970

5 episodes

 

Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

Blonde Girl

1969

1 episode

 

Scene (1968)

Scene

6.7

TV Series

Marge

1969

1 episode

 

Self

Destroy All Monsters! (2011)

Destroy All Monsters!

Video

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2011

 

Michael Aspel, Lionel Blair, and Una Stubbs in Give Us a Clue (1979)

Give Us a Clue

7.1

TV Series

Self - Panellist

1979

1 episode

 

Bob Monkhouse in Celebrity Squares (1975)

Celebrity Squares

5.4

TV Series

Self

1976

1 episode

 

Archive Footage

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The Sarah Jane Adventures

7.5

TV Series

Shirna (archive footage, uncredited)

2010

1 episode