Mel Martin | |
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| Born | March 1947 (age 77–78) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Notable work | Only Fools and Horses (1993) |
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Mel Martin (born March 1947) is an English actress.
Her father was the artist Frank Vernon Martin, who died in 2005.[1]
Her breakthrough role was as the star ofLWT'sLove For Lydia (1977), adapted from the novel byH E Bates.[2] She has appeared in British television programmes beginning withSpecial Branch (1969) in which she played Barbara Cartwright,Mystery and Imagination: Sweeney Todd (1970), thenThe Pallisers,Love For Lydia,Bergerac,Cover Her Face,Lovejoy,Cadfael,When the Boat Comes In,Inspector Morse andThe Men's Room (1991), as well as films such asQuincy's Quest (1979),Business As Usual (1987),White Hunter Black Heart (1990), andTom's Midnight Garden (1999).[3][4]
She starred as Fiona Samson, the double agent and wife of Bernard Samson (played byIan Holm) in the television adaptation ofLen Deighton's trilogyBerlin Game,Mexico Set andLondon Match (broadcast asGame, Set and Match). She portrayedVivien Leigh oppositeAnthony Higgins asLaurence Olivier in the TV biopicDarlings of the Gods.[5] In 2004, she portrayed Dorothy Huber in "They Understand Me in Paris", an episode ofRosemary and Thyme; Dorothy was the wife of millionaire Casper Hubert.[6] She played Lady Dant in Mrs 'Arris Goes to Paris (1992).In 1997 she played Dawn Langley in "Daughter of the Regiment",Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (S3:E2).[7]She has also appeared in the 1993 Christmas Special episode ofOnly Fools and Horses "Fatal Extraction" as Delboy's love interest Beverley.[8]
Martin was married to Paul Ridley from 1980 to 1982. Her second marriage is to actorJohn Duttine, whom she met while filming the TV adaptation ofRuth Rendell'sTalking to Strange Men.[9] Martin and Duttine have appeared together on screen several times. In theCasualty episode "Branded" from February 1995, she played Mrs Jackson, whose transvestite former husband was played by Duttine.[10] In theHeartbeat episode entitled "Troubled Waters", broadcast on 22 July 2007, Martin made a guest appearance in the series but never appeared in the same scenes as Duttine who was playing his regular role of Sergeant George Miller.[11] She played Emily Merryweather, a widow who took a big shine to local garage owner Bernie Scripps played byPeter Benson. In April 2002, they played the prosecution and defence barristers at Little Mo's trial for the attempted murder of her husband Trevor inEastEnders.
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