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Barbara Clegg(1926-2025)

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Barbara Clegg was born on 1 March 1926 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. She was an actress and writer, known for Coronation Street (1960), Doctor Who (1963) and The Dream Maker (1963). She was married to Paul Johnstone. She died on 7 January 2025 in the UK.
BornMarch 1, 1926
DiedJanuary 7, 2025(98)
BornMarch 1, 1926
DiedJanuary 7, 2025(98)
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Known for

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Writer
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
  • Writer
The Dream Maker (1963)
The Dream Maker
5.6
Movie
  • Miss Ventnor
  • 1963
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
Podcast Series
  • Writer

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Actress

  • The Dream Maker (1963)
    The Dream Maker
    5.6
    • Miss Ventnor
    • 1963
  • Strange Concealments
    TV Series
    • Kate George
    • 1962
  • Deadline Midnight
    4.0
    TV Series
    • Stella McLaren
    • Vera
    • 1960–1961
  • Drama 61-67 (1961)
    Drama 61-67
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ruth
    • 1961
  • The Victim
    TV Movie
    • Ethel Taylor
    • 1961
  • The Citadel
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Telephone operator
    • 1960
  • The Dark Man
    TV Movie
    • Audrey Regan
    • 1960
  • Emergency-Ward 10 (1957)
    Emergency-Ward 10
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Nurse Jo Anderson
    • Nurse Jo Buckley
    • 1958–1960
  • The Desk Set
    TV Movie
    • Sadel Meyer
    • 1958
  • Armchair Theatre (1956)
    Armchair Theatre
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Rosemary
    • Rose Taylor
    • 1956–1957
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Christina Deed
    • 1956

Writer

  • Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks (2005)
    Doctor Who: Target Novelisation Audiobooks
    Podcast Series
    • written by
    • 2020
  • Doctor Who: The Lost Stories (2009)
    Doctor Who: The Lost Stories
    8.1
    Podcast Series
    • story
    • writer
    • 2010–2011
  • Gems (1985)
    Gems
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1985–1986
  • 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
    • by
    • 1983
  • Together (1980)
    Together
    6.8
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1980–1981
  • Once Aboard the Lugger...
    TV Series
    • script
    • 1963
  • Strange Concealments
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1961

Additional Crew

  • Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors (1997)
    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors
    7.0
    Video Game
    • Special contributions to the City of Thoughts
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
  • Born
    • March 1, 1926
    • Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 7, 2025
    • UK
  • Spouse
    • Paul Johnstone1962 - 1976 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Novelised her "Doctor Who" story 'Enlightenment' for Target Books.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Wrote many episodes of BBC Radio soaps "The Dales" (formerly "Mrs Dale's Diary") from 1963-69, and "Waggoners' Walk" (1969-80).

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