Sarah Jane Thomas (born 5 June 1952) is a British

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, born in

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, best known for her

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appearances as Enid Simmons in ''

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'' (1980), and as Glenda Wilkinson in ''

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'' (1986–2010).

Career

Sarah Thomas began her television career with an episode of the drama ''

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'' in 1970. Other TV appearances include ''

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'' (1974–75), The Velvet Glove (1977), ''

Together ''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi P ...

'' (1980), ''

Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge is a scarecrow in British children's fiction, who originally appeared in a series of books by the English novelist Barbara Euphan Todd.

'' (1979–81), in which she played the recurring role of Enid, ''

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'' (1983), ''

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'' (1984), ''

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'' (1984), and ''

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'' (1985). In 1985 she joined the cast of the internationally successful BBC television sitcom ''

'' as Glenda, the daughter of

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's character. She stayed with the series for 25 years, until it came to an end in 2010. Her most recent television guest star roles were in episodes of '' Heartbeat'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In theatre she has starred in many productions, most notably as Mrs. Danvers in ''

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'' and as Miss Marple in

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's '' A Murder is Announced''.

Filmography

Pantomime appearances

In December 2007, Thomas starred in ''Cinderella'' at the Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells as the Fairy Godmother, appearing with Tom Vaughan, from

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, and

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. In 2008/09, she again starred as the Fairy Godmother in ''Cinderella'', but this time at the Grand Theatre in

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, alongside

Su Pollard Susan Georgina Pollard (born 7 November 1949) is an English actress and singer. Her career has spanned over 45 years; she is most famous for her role in the sitcom ''Hi-de-Hi!''. She also appeared in '' You Rang, M'Lord?'' and ''Oh, Doctor Beec ...

and Chris Jarvis. From December 2009 to January 2010 she appeared in ''

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'' at the Malvern Theatre, alongside Mike Fischetti and

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References

External links

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Profile at SuperiorPics.com
''(good career résumé, but incorrect picture)''
Article in ''Thurrock Gazette''
''(includes picture)'' 1952 births Living people English stage actresses English television actresses British comedy actresses {{England-actor-stub