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Ysanne Churchman (born 14 May 1925) is an English actress. She worked as an
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and
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on British radio, TV and film for over 50 years (1938–1993). She gained attention as
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in the long-running
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radio drama series ''
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'', when Grace died after a fire on the night when ITV launched in 1955. Ysanne Churchman was born in Sutton Coldfield,
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, to Andrew Churchman and Gladys Dale, stage and radio performers in London. In 1938, Churchman appeared on both
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'' Children's Hour'' and in a BBC Television play, ''Gallows Glorious''. She trained as a dancer at Cone-Ripman College. After learning repertory and theatre, she specialised in radio and voice work for film and television. She played Grace in the long-running radio series ''
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'' when Grace suffered grievous injuries in a fire on the night of the ITV launch in 1955; the character died in the following day's episode. She strongly suspected the producer was glad to be rid of her at the time as she had discovered that some of her cast members in this regional,
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, production, were not being paid Equity minimum rates and raised the matter. She voiced five other Archers characters over the years, the last being Mary Pound in 1983. Along with many story-telling and reading roles on the BBC, she also performed as: Sara in the series ''
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'', Marla and Cassie in '' Space Patrol'', the voice of Alpha Centauri in the series '' Doctor Who'', and Soo the computer in ''
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'' and its sequel. She was the first actress employed by
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, reading a serial book. She married Tony Pilgrim
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, a senior BBC engineer, in 1951; they celebrated their Diamond Wedding anniversary in 2011. He died in January 2015 after 63 years of marriage. She retired in 1993, but still does occasional voice-over and television appearances, most recently reprising her role as the voice of Delegate Alpha Centauri in the '' Doctor Who'' story "
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on 10 June 2017, having last voiced the character in 1974.


Selected credits

*'' Children's Hour'', BBC Radio, 1938 *''Gallows Glorious'', BBC TV, 1938 *''Red for Danger'', BBC Radio, 1954 *''
The Archers ''The Archers'' is a BBC radio drama on BBC Radio 4, the corporation's main spoken-word channel. Broadcast since 1951, it was famously billed as "an everyday story of country folk" and is now promoted as "a contemporary drama in a rural sett ...
'', BBC Radio, 1951–1985 – Jennifer Archer, Grace Archer, Barbara Drury, Joan Ilverton, Jocelyn Page, Mary Pound. *''
The Railway Children ''The Railway Children'' is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in ''The London Magazine'' during 1905 and published in book form in the same year. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 fil ...
'', BBC TV, 1957 – Ruth *''
Sense and Sensibility ''Sense and Sensibility'' is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was published anonymously; ''By A Lady'' appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) a ...
'', BBC Home Service (Radio 4), 1959/60 – Marianne Dashwood *''
Sara and Hoppity ''Sara and Hoppity'' is a children's puppet television series, created and produced by Roberta Leigh. It was based on a series of four books written by Leigh and illustrated by Marion Wilson. Most of this series no longer exists in the archives ...
'', ITV, 1960, – Sara & other voices *'' Space Patrol'', ITV, 1963, – Marla & Cassiopeia *'' Sherlock Holmes'', BBC Radio, 1969 – Mary Sutherland *''
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'', ITV 1960s/1970s – four different appearances *'' Doctor Who'', 1972, ''
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'' – Voice of Alpha Centauri *''Doctor Who'', 1974, '' The Monster of Peladon'' – Voice of Alpha Centauri *''Doctor Who'', 1974, ''
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'' – Spider voices *''
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix ''The Twelve Tasks of Asterix'' (''Les Douze travaux d'Astérix'') is a 1976 Belgian/French animated feature film based on the ''Asterix'' comic book series, and the third in the animated franchise. René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, the crea ...
'', 1976 – Voice Artist, English version *''
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'', ITV 1976, "Special Offer" – Joyce *'' Softly, Softly'', BBC 1970s – four appearances *'' Shoestring'', 1979, "Knock For Knock" – Woman's voice *''
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'', 1979 – Milly *''
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'', TV, 1980 – Edith Hanks *''
The Flipside of Dominick Hide ''The Flipside of Dominick Hide'' is a British television play first transmitted on BBC1 on 9 December 1980 as part of the '' Play for Today'' series. Peter Firth stars in the title role as a time traveller from Earth's future who illegally vis ...
'', 1980 – Soo (computer) *''Another Flip for Dominick'', 1982 – Soo (house computer) *'' Ghost in the Water'', 1982, – Mrs. Parkes *'' Amy'', TV, 1984 – Lilly *''
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'', TV, 1988 – Mrs Grimshaw *''
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'', documentary, 1988 – Voice artist *'' Prostitute'', 1991 – Magistrate *'' Lipstick on Your Collar'', TV, 1993 – Mrs Atterbow *'' Oliver Twist'', TV, 1999 – Woman in street *''Doctor Who'', 2017, "
Empress of Mars "Empress of Mars" is the ninth episode of the tenth series of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was written by Mark Gatiss and broadcast on 10 June 2017 on BBC One. "Empress of Mars" received generally positive re ...
" – Voice of Alpha Centauri


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Churchman, Ysane 1925 births Living people English film actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English radio actresses English voice actresses People from Sutton Coldfield The Archers 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Warwickshire