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Find sources: "Angela Bruce" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Angela Bruce Angela Bruce at Bournemouth Comic-Con in 2016 Born (1951-05-06) 6 May 1951 (age 75) Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England Occupation Actress Years active 1973–present **Angela Bruce** (born 6 May 1951) is an English actress, noted for her television work. Bruce was born in [Leeds](/source/Leeds), [West Riding of Yorkshire](/source/West_Riding_of_Yorkshire) to a [West Indian](/source/West_Indian) father and white mother. She was put up for adoption aged three, and brought up in [Craghead](/source/Craghead), [County Durham](/source/County_Durham). Bruce made her stage debut in 1970 in the musical [Hair](/source/Hair_(musical)) after she joined other members of the audience dancing on stage during a performance in Newcastle and was then signed up to appear in the show.[1] Bruce made her screen debut in the 1973 film *[Man at the Top](/source/Man_at_the_Top_(film))*, and on the London stage she was the second actress to play Magenta in the original production of *[The Rocky Horror Show](/source/The_Rocky_Horror_Show)*, succeeding [Patricia Quinn](/source/Patricia_Quinn). Regular or recurring roles in television series include Sandra Ling in *[Angels](/source/Angels_(TV_series))* (1975–83), Janice Stubbs in *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)* (1978) and reporter Chrissie Stuart in *[Press Gang](/source/Press_Gang)* (1989–90). In 1980, she appeared in "Charlie Boy", an episode of *[Hammer House of Horror](/source/Hammer_House_of_Horror)*. Bruce is also recognisable to [sci-fi](/source/Sci-fi) fans for her performance as [Brigadier Winifred Bambera](/source/Brigadier_Winifred_Bambera) in the 1989 *[Doctor Who](/source/Doctor_Who)* serial *[Battlefield](/source/Battlefield_(Doctor_Who))*, her female Lister in [Red Dwarf](/source/Red_Dwarf) and her portrayal of [Dayna Mellanby](/source/Dayna_Mellanby) in the *[Blake's 7](/source/Blake's_7)* audio drama *The Syndeton Experiment*. Her other notable credits include *[Prime Suspect](/source/Prime_Suspect)* and *[Only Fools and Horses](/source/Only_Fools_and_Horses)* in which she played Councillor Murray. She also appeared as prison officer Mandy Goodhue in the popular [ITV1](/source/ITV1) prison drama series *[Bad Girls](/source/Bad_Girls_(TV_series))*; this was the second time she had appeared in a British women's prison drama series, having played tough inmate Bobbie in an episode of *[Within These Walls](/source/Within_These_Walls)* titled "The Good Life". Bruce played Gina in the 2002 film *[Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War](/source/Mrs_Caldicot's_Cabbage_War)* and in 2008 she guest-starred in the *[Sapphire & Steel](/source/Sapphire_%26_Steel)* audio dramas *[Second Sight](/source/Second_Sight_(Sapphire_and_Steel))* and *[Zero](/source/Zero_(Sapphire_and_Steel))*. She also guest-starred in *Old Wounds*, a 2015 episode of *[Vera](/source/Vera_(TV_series))* in which she played Beryl Doyle, mother of a murder victim found buried, having gone missing 30 years earlier. In June 2020, she appeared in an episode of the [BBC](/source/BBC_One) soap opera *[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))* as [Carmen Few](/source/List_of_Doctors_characters_(2020)#Carmen_Few).[2][3] ## Filmography Film Year Title Role Director 1973 Man at the Top Joyce Mike Vardy 1988 Managing Problem People. Behavioral Skills for Leaders Charles Crichton 2002 Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War Gina Ian Sharp 2023 Silver Haze Alice Sacha Polak Television Year Title Role Notes 1974 ITV Playhouse Nell Episode: "Lucky" 1975 Within These Walls Roberta Episode: "The Good Life" 1975–79 Angels Sandra Ling Series 1–5, 34 episodes (main role) 1975 Play for Today Night Nurse Episode: "Through the Night" 1976 Red Letter Day June Episode: "Matchfit" Rock Follies Gloria Miniseries; 5 episodes 1978 Coronation Street Janice Stubbs 12 episodes 1979 Empire Road Camille Episode: "Mongrels" 1980 Hammer House of Horror Sarah Episode: "Charlie Boy" 1983 The Winner Mrs. Roper TV movie 1985 Dempsey and Makepeace Nursing Sister Episode: "Tequila Sunrise" 1986 The Practice Rita Lunt 1 episode 1987 Up Line Camilla Du Bois 4 episodes 1988 King & Castle Headmistress Episode: "Class" Red Dwarf Deb Lister Episode: "Parallel Universe" South of the Border Maura Series 1, Episode 7 1989–90 Press Gang Chrissie Stuart Series 1–2, 10 episodes 1989 Doctor Who Brigadier Winifred Bambera Serial: "Battlefield" Starting Out Asbestos Expert Episode: "Mr. Christie" 1991 Spender Melanie Episode: "Dance Girl Dance" Doctor at the Top Sheila Episode: "Waring Goes Private" Prime Suspect Helen Masters Series 1 Waiting for God Judy Episode: "Counselling for the Dying" 1992 Lovejoy Dr. Pilger Episode :"Eric of Arabia" Van der Valk Tony Vishnu Episode: "Still Waters" Sean's Show Scriptwriter Episode: "Blind Date" Watt on Earth Eve Carter 1 episode 1993 The Upper Hand Claudia Episode: "Big Bad Burrows" Jackanory Storyteller Episode: "Pass-the-Story" 1994 Takin' Over the Asylum Isabel Miniseries 1996 The Bill Jessica Joseph Series 12, Episode 31 Casualty Joy Series 11, Episode 11 Our Friends In The North Nursing Sister Episode: "1987" Only Fools and Horses Councillor Murray Episode: "Heroes and Villains" 1996-1999 The Bill Various 3 episodes 1996-2015 Casualty 1997 The Bill Ann Harris Series 13, Episode 33 1997 Keeping Mum Doctor Episode: "The Accident" 1999 Big Bad World Miss Sayer 2 episodes 2000–01 The Ghost Hunter Mrs. Justin Series 1–2, 8 episodes 2000 Hero to Zero Mrs. Vaughn 2 episodes EastEnders D.S. Langford 6 episodes 2001 Silent Witness Alice Michaels 2 episodes 2001-2020 Holby City Various 6 episodes 2002 My Family Server Episode: "Misery" 2002-2020 Doctors Various 6 episodes 2003 Messiah Dr. Dugdale Series 2, Episodes 1 & 2 2004 Doctors and Nurses Inspector Episode: "Seeing Stars" 2005 Holby City Bryony Miller Series 7, Episode 12 2005 Doctors Angela Devon Series 7, Episode 23 2005 Waking the Dead Judge Episode: "Straw Dog: Part 1" 2005 Mary Seacole: The Real Angel of Crimea Mary Seacole TV movie 2006 Bad Girls Mandy Goodhue 11 episodes 2007 Spooks Ruth Chambers Episode: "The Broadcast" 2009 Doctors Mrs. Gilbert Series 10, Episode 189 2015 Vera Beryl Doyle Episode: "Old Wounds" 2016 Doctors Patricia Telford Series 17, Episode 163 2016 Him Fran Miniseries, all 3 episodes 2017 Death in Paradise Ernestine Gray 1 episode 2025 The Iris Affair Meski 4 episodes ### Audio Drama Year Title Role Notes 2008 Sapphire and Steel: Series 3 Annie / Andrea Episode: "Second Sight" as Annie Episode: "Zero" as Andrea 2011 Doctor Who: The Lost Stories Brigadier Winifred Bambera Episode: "Animal" 2018 The War Master: The Master of Callous Mother Episode: "The Persistence of Dreams" 2019 Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures Herb Episode: "Conversion" 2021 Doctor Who: The War Doctor Begins: Warbringer Oya / Andarta, Incipient Mother Episode: "Consequences" 2022 UNIT: Nemesis 2: Agents of the Vulpreen Brigadier Winifred Bambera Episode: "The War Factory" UNIT: Brave New World Seabird One Visitants 2025 Fractures 2026 Knightfall ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Hair_1-0)** ["'Hair' Grew on Anglea Bruce"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000726/19710209/037/0003). *[Newcastle Evening Chronicle](/source/Newcastle_Evening_Chronicle)*. 9 September 1971. Retrieved 8 September 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1june_2-0)** Writer: Olly Perkin; Director: Nimer Rashed; Producer: David Lewis Richardson (1 June 2020). ["Wanted"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrqd). [*Doctors*](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series)). [BBC](/source/BBC). [BBC One](/source/BBC_One). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Doctors spoilers: Romance for Bear Sylvester and Ayesha Lee?"](https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/doctors-spoilers-romance-bear-sylvester-ayesha-lee/). *[What's on TV](/source/What's_on_TV)*. Retrieved 1 June 2020. ## External links - [Angela Bruce](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0115415/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [Angela Bruce: Local Angel](https://www.bbc.co.uk/wear/features/2003/03/angelabruce.shtml) BBC Wear feature article Authority control databases: Artists MusicBrainz This article about an English television actor is a stub. 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