Sally Louise Geeson (born 23 June 1950) is an English actress with a career mostly on television in the 1970s. She is best known for playing

Sid James Sidney James (born Solomon Joel Cohen; 8 May 1913 – 26 April 1976) was a British actor and comedian whose career encompassed radio, television, stage and screen. He was best known for numerous roles in the Carry On film series. Born to a mid ...

's daughter, Sally, in '' Bless This House'' and for her roles in ''

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'' (1972) and ''

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'' (1973). She also starred alongside

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in the film ''

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'' (1969), and appeared with

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in two horror films, '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) and ''

Cry of the Banshee ''Cry of the Banshee'' is a 1970 British horror film directed by Gordon Hessler and starring Vincent Price as an evil witchhunter. The film was released by American International Pictures. The film costars Elisabeth Bergner, Hilary Dwyer, and Hu ...

'' (1970).

Early life

Geeson's father was an editor for the

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magazine while her mother worked in the

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at the

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cinema.

Career

Geeson studied at

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from 1957 to 1966, during which time she played small non-speaking roles in several movies, including ''

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'' (1959), ''

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'' (1960), '' Spare the Rod'' (1961), '' The Young Ones'' and ''

Carry On Regardless ''Carry On Regardless'' is a 1961 British comedy film, the fifth in the series of 31 ''Carry On'' films (1958–1992). The film revolves loosely around the activities of a job agency, 'Helping Hands', run by Sid James's character, Bert Handy ...

'' (1961). She played a schoolgirl in ''

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery ''The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery'' is a British comedy film, directed by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, written by Sidney and Leslie Gilliat, and released on 4 April 1966. It is the last of the original series of films based on the '' ...

'' (1966), and appeared as a

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in '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968). She starred alongside

in the comedy film ''

'' (1969) and

in the horror films '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) and ''

'' (1970). In 1971, Geeson appeared in ''

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'' before starring as Sally in '' Bless This House'', appearing in all 65 episodes until the show's end in 1976 as well as starring in a film spin-off of the same name in 1972. She also appeared in two further ''

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'' films: ''

'' (1972) and ''

'' (1973). In August 2013 Geeson featured in a TV commercial for Anglian Windows. In December 2014 until January 2015, Geeson played the Good Fairy at Theatre Royal Windsor in their panto ''Beauty And The Beast''.

Personal life

Geeson married television personality William G. Stewart in 1976 and the pair had two children together. The couple divorced ten years later in 1986. She later took up a career in teaching and married Richard Lewis, an estate agent and had a further child. Her sister is the actress

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Filmography

* ''

'' (1959) — Extra (uncredited) * ''

'' (1960) — Extra (uncredited) * ''

'' (1961) – Girl at Toy Exhibition (uncredited) * '' Spare the Rod'' (1961) — Extra (uncredited) * '' The Young Ones'' — Extra (uncredited) * '' Go To Blazes (1962 film) - Girl playing on fire engine (uncredited} * ''

'' (1966) – Schoolgirl (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1968) — Extra (uncredited) * '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' (1968) – Girl Guide (uncredited) * ''

'' (1969) – Nikki * '' The Oblong Box'' (1969) – Sally * ''

'' (1970) – Sarah * ''

'' (1971) – Jackie * '' Bless This House'' (1972) – Sally Abbot * ''

'' (1972) – Lily * ''

'' (1973) – Debra

Television

* '' Armchair Mystery Theatre'' (1964) – Jill * ''Boy Meets Girl'' (1967) – Debutante * ''

Man in a Suitcase ''Man in a Suitcase'' is a British television private eye thriller series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment. It originally aired in the United Kingdom on ITV from 27 September 1967 to 17 April 1968. ABC broadcast episodes of ''Man in a ...

'' – ''Day of Execution'' (1967) – Girl at Cleaners * ''Sanctuary'' – ''The Girl with the Blue Guitar'' (1968) – Tina * ''You and the World'' (1968) – Eileen * ''

ITV Playhouse ''Playhouse'' is a British television anthology series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour ...

'' – ''Camille'' (1968) – Kim * ''Galton and Simpson Comedy'' (1969) * ''Detective'' – ''Hunt the Peacock'' (1969) – Patsy * ''

Strange Report ''Strange Report'' is a British television crime drama series starring Anthony Quayle as Adam Strange. It was produced by ITC Entertainment and first broadcast in 1969 on ITV In the United States, NBC broadcast ''Strange Report'' between 8 Jan ...

'' – ''Whose Pretty Girl Are You'' (1969) – Jennifer Dean * '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' (1970) – Sue * ''

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 ...

'' – ''A Day Like Every Day'' (1970) – Sharon Young * ''Wicked Women'' – ''Florence Maybrick'' (1970) – Alice Yapp * '' Bless This House'' (1971–1976) – Sally Abbott (Last appearances) * ''

The Fenn Street Gang ''The Fenn Street Gang'' is a British television sitcom which ran for three seasons between 1971 and 1973. Created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey, it was a spin-off from their popular ''Please Sir!'' series. Synopsis The series follows the li ...

'' – ''Smart Lad Wanted'' (1972) – Melanie * ''

My Name Is Harry Worth ''My Name Is Harry Worth'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on ITV in a series of eight episodes in 1974. It starred Harry Worth and Lally Bowers as his landlady Mrs Maybury. Worth plays a mild-mannered, well meaning ...

'' – ''The Family Reunion'' (1974) – Sandra

Selected theatre work

*''Goodnight Mrs Puffin'' *''The Day After The Fair'' *''Butterflies Are Free'' (Bill Kenwright Productions) *''Blood And Roses'' (Bill Kenwright Productions)

References

External links

*
Sally Geeson's official web site
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