Veronica Strong (born 1938) is a British actress, best known for her roles in television series of the sixties and seventies including '' It's Dark Outside'' (1965), '' Virgin of the Secret Service'' (1968) and ''

Children of the Stones ''Children of the Stones'' is a British television fantasy drama serial for children, produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdom's ITV network in January and February 1977. The serial was produced by Peter Graham Scott, with ...

'' (1977). She made her debut in the TV series ''Studio E'' in 1957 and went on to appear in many popular programmes of the 1960s and 70s including ''

No Hiding Place ''No Hiding Place'' is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series ''Murder Bag'' (1957–1958) ...

'', '' The Baron'', ''

Adam Adamant Lives! ''Adam Adamant Lives!'' is a British adventure television series that ran from 1966 to 1967 on BBC 1, starring Gerald Harper in the title role. The series was created and produced by several alumni from ''Doctor Who''. Proposing that an adventur ...

'', ''

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 Canad ...

'', '' The Avengers'', ''

Doomwatch ''Doomwatch'' is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC1 between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist ...

'' and ''

Dixon of Dock Green ''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...

''. In 1965 she appeared as Claire Martin in the second series of ''It's Dark Outside'' and had recurring roles in ''

An Enemy of the State ''An Enemy of the State'' is a 1965 British TV series. Originally shown on BBC Two, it was written by Ken Hughes and directed by James Cellan Jones. It ran for 6 episodes of 25 minutes. Cast *Charles Tingwell Charles William Tingwell AM ( ...

'' (1965) and ''

United! ''United!'' is a British television series which was produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and was broadcast twice-weekly on BBC1. The series followed the fortunes of a fictional second division football team, Brentwich United. The footba ...

'' (1966). In 1968 she played secret agent Mrs. Cortez in tongue-in-cheek adventure series ''Virgin of the Secret Service''. 1977 saw her essay the role of Margaret in the children's mini-series ''

'', co-written by her husband the actor and writer

Jeremy Burnham John Richard Jeremy Burnham (28 May 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a British television actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and a screenwriter. Life and career Burnham began in the 1950s as an actor and appeared in many popular British TV series such ...

whom she married in 1966.

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