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. Bruce made her screen debut in the 1973 film '' Man at the Top'', and on the London stage she was the second actress to play Magenta in the original production of '' The Rocky Horror Show'', succeeding

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. Regular or recurring roles in television series include Sandra Ling in '' Angels'' (1975–83), Janice Stubbs in ''

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'' (1978) and reporter Chrissie Stuart in '' Press Gang'' (1989–90). In 1980, she appeared in "Charlie Boy", an episode of '' Hammer House of Horror''. Bruce is also recognisable to sci-fi fans for her performance as Brigadier Winifred Bambera in the 1989 ''

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'' serial '' Battlefield'', as well as her portrayal of Dayna Mellanby in the '' Blake's 7'' audio drama ''The Syndeton Experiment''. Her other notable credits include ''

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'' (as Deb Lister, a female counterpart of

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in a parallel universe), '' Prime Suspect'' and '' Only Fools and Horses'' in which she played Councillor Murray. She also appeared as prison officer Mandy Goodhue in the popular ITV1 prison drama series '' Bad Girls''; 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'' titled "The Good Life". Bruce played Gina in the 2002 film ''

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'' and in 2008 she guest-starred in the '' Sapphire & Steel'' audio dramas '' Second Sight'' and '' Zero''. She also guest-starred in ''Old Wounds'', a 2015 episode of ''

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'' 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 soap opera ''

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'' as Carmen Few.

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Angela Bruce: Local Angel
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