Petra Mavis Markham (born 17 March 1944 in Prestbury,

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theatre, television and film actress. She is a daughter of actor

David Markham David Markham (3 April 1913 – 15 December 1983) was an English stage and film actor for over forty years. Markham was born Peter Basil Harrison in Wick, Worcestershire and died in Hartfield, East Sussex. In 1937 he married Olive Dehn (19 ...

and writer

Olive Dehn Olive Marie Dehn (29 September 1914 – 21 March 2007) was an English children's writer, anarchist, farmer and poet who was active from the 1930s to the 2000s. She began her writing career with a satirical poem in German, and wrote stories for t ...

(1914–2007). She has three sisters: actress

Kika Markham Erika S.L. "Kika" Markham (born 1940)''birth registered 4th quarter (Oct, Nov, Dec) 1940'' is an English actress. Early life Markham is a daughter of actor David Markham and writer Olive Dehn (1914–2007). She has three sisters: Petra, Sonia ...

, Sonia Markham, and Jehane Markham.Nicholas Tucker
"Obituary. Olive Dehn: Poet and children's writer"
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Filmography

* ''

The Deadly Affair ''The Deadly Affair'' is a 1967 British spy film based on John le Carré's first novel, ''Call for the Dead'' (1961). The film stars James Mason and was directed by Sidney Lumet from a script by Paul Dehn. As it is a Columbia Pictures productio ...

'' (1966) – Daughter at Theatre * ''

Fragment of Fear ''Fragment of Fear'' is a 1970 British thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian and starring David Hemmings, Gayle Hunnicutt, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Roland Culver, Flora Robson and Arthur Lowe. It was adapted from the 1965 novel '' A Fragme ...

'' (1970) – Schoolgirl * ''

Sunday Bloody Sunday "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the opening track from their 1983 album ''War'' and was released as the album's third single on 21 March 1983 in the Netherlands and West Germany. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is noted f ...

'' (1971) – Designer's Girlfriend * ''

Get Carter ''Get Carter'' is a 1971 British crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detecti ...

'' (1971) – Doreen Carter * ''

The Raging Moon ''The Raging Moon'' (released in the US as ''Long Ago, Tomorrow'') is a 1971 British romantic drama film starring Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman and based on the book by British novelist Peter Marshall. Adapted and directed by Bryan Forbes ( ...

'' (1971) – Mary * ''

The Hireling ''The Hireling'' is a 1973 British drama film directed by Alan Bridges, based on a 1957 novel of the same title by L. P. Hartley, which starred Robert Shaw and Sarah Miles. It tells the story of a chauffeur who falls in love with an aristocra ...

'' (1973) – Edith * ''Out of Depth'' (2000) – Edna Walker * ''

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'' (2008) – Jemima's Mother (Pink Dragon) * ''Back to the Garden'' (2013) – Penny

Television appearances

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Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it debuted ...

'' episode "First Foot" (1964) – Elizabeth Cooper * ''The Children of the New Forest'' (1964) – Alice Beverley * ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' serial '' The Crusade'' (1965) – Safiya * ''

Armchair Theatre ''Armchair Theatre'' is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by ABC Weekend TV. Its successor Thames Television took over from mid-1968. The Canadi ...

'' episode "Barrett Keller: His Mark" (1966) – Dinky * ''Shotgun'' (1966) – Vicky * ''

The Wednesday Play ''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of United Kingdom, British television plays which ran on BBC One, BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramati ...

'' episode "Ape and Essence" (1966) – Loola * ''

Thirty-Minute Theatre ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' was a British anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973, which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers, on account of its short running length, and which t ...

'' episode "Not Just For An Hour" (1966) – René * '' Who Is Sylvia?'' (1967) * ''

Play of the Month ''Play of the Month'' is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different wor ...

'' episode "Girls in Uniform" (1967) – Edelgard * '' Softly, Softly'' episode "An Eye for an Eye" (1967) – Marie Berry * ''Z Cars'' episodes "Vigilance: Part 1" and "Vigilance: Part 2" (1968) – Jill Scanlon * ''

Curry and Chips ''Curry and Chips'' is a British television sitcom broadcast in 1969 which was produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network. Set on a factory floor of 'Lillicrap Ltd', it starred a browned up Spike Milligan as an Irishman of Pak ...

'' episode No.1.2 (1969) – Norman's daughter * ''Detective'' episode "Hunt the Peacock" (1969) – Renee * '' The First Lady'' episode "A Banner with a Strange Device" (1969) * ''Ryan International'' episode "Pirouette" (1970) * ''

Albert and Victoria ''Albert and Victoria'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1970 to 1971. Starring Alfred Marks, it was written by Reuben Ship. It was made for the ITV network by Yorkshire Television. In ''Albert and Victoria'', Marks plays Albert Ha ...

'' (1970) – Lydia Hackett * ''

Follyfoot ''Follyfoot'' is a children's television series co-produced by the majority-partner British television company Yorkshire Television (for transmission on ITV) and the independent West German company ''TV München'' (for transmission on the ...

'' episode "The Standstill Horse" (1971) – Ginny Tuckwood * ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'' episode "Something for the Children" (1971) – Girlie * '' Ace of Wands'' 20 episodes (1972) – Mikki Diamond * ''

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'' episode "The Trouble with Jenny" (1973) – Jenny Wellard * '' Thriller'' episode "A Killer in Every Corner" (1974) – Helga * ''

Ripping Yarns ''Ripping Yarns'' is a British television adventure comedy anthology series. It was written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python fame. It was transmitted on BBC 2. Following an initial pilot episode in January 1976, it ran for two ser ...

'' episode "The Testing of Eric Olthwaite" (1977) – Enid Bag * ''After Julius'' (1978) * ''

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'' episodes No.9.12, No.9.22 and No.9.24 (1983) – Felicity * '' Bergerac'' episode "Sins of the Fathers" (1985) – Suzie Borden * ''

Love's Labour's Lost ''Love's Labour's Lost'' is one of William Shakespeare's early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid-1590s for a performance at the Inns of Court before Elizabeth I of England, Queen Elizabeth I. It follows the King of Navarre and ...

'' (1985) – Katharine * ''Aliens in the Family'' (1987) – Pet * ''

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'' episode "Tourist Trap" (1989) – Mrs. Belcham * ''

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' is a British television crime drama series, produced by TVS and later by its successor Meridian Broadcasting, in association with Blue Heaven Productions, for broadcast on the ITV network. Twelve series were broa ...

'' episode "Some Lie and Some Die" (1990) – hotel receptionist * ''

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'' 13 episodes (1993) – Rose Chapman * ''

Peak Practice ''Peak Practice'' is a British drama series about a GP surgery in Cardale—a small fictional town in the Derbyshire Peak District—and the doctors who worked there. It ran on ITV from 10 May 1993 to 30 January 2002 and was one of their most ...

'' episode "Coming Out" (1995) – Cissy Banks * ''Rich Deceiver'' (1995) – Bella Beasley * ''

Plotlands ''Plotlands'' was a British period drama series was written and created by Jeremy Brock and that aired on BBC1 from 18 May to 22 June 1997. Produced by Wall to Wall for the BBC, it tells the story of several families who live in the fictional t ...

'' (1997) – Grace Foster * ''

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'' episode "Post Mortem" (2007) – Penny Cable

References

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* 1944 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses English film actresses English television actresses People from Prestbury, Cheshire Actresses from Cheshire {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub