Cynthia Shelley (born 23 March 1960 in

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) is an English actress, known for her roles in two

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dramas of the 1980s: Alice Courtenay in '' Tenko'' and Abby Urquhart in ''

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''.

Career

Shelley made her television debut playing Rhiannon, one of the party girls in '' The Young Ones'' episode "Interesting". A week later, she played the girl on the radio in the "Flood" episode of the same series. Shelley played Alice Courtenay in the

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-set series '' Tenko''. Shelley appeared in nine episodes of series three and appeared in

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the following year. From 1985 to 1990, she was a regular cast member for six series of ''

'' in the role of Abby Urquhart/Hudson. Shelley later made appearances

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She replaced

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for the second series of ''

'' after Long's sudden death in a road accident.

References

External links

* *http://www.zetaminor.com/cult/howards_way/howards_way_cast.htm *http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/tripods/index.shtml *http://users.bestweb.net/~foosie/tenkocst.htm *http://www.sitcom.co.uk/young_ones/ 1960 births People from Chipping Barnet English television actresses Living people Actresses from Hertfordshire {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub