Sally Davis (born 23 April 1980),[1] known professionally as Sally Bretton, is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 crime drama Death in Paradise between 2016 and 2017, a role she has reprised in the spin-off, Beyond Paradise, since 2023.
Sally Bretton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sally Davis 23 April 1980 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987, 1990, 2000–present |
| Spouse | Lee |
| Children | 3 |
She has featured in the TV programmes Absolute Power, Green Wing and The Office. In 2008, she played Goneril in Shakespeare's King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe.
Early life edit
Bretton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama,[2] and worked as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School.[3][when?] She chose the professional name Bretton as a Sally Davis was already registered with actors' union Equity.[4]
Personal life edit
Bretton and her husband, Lee,[5] a photographer, have three daughters, including twins.[4] She grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire and as of 2015 resided near Hitchin, Hertfordshire.[4]
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Peaches | Amy | |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Susan | |
| 2001 | Tim Nice-But-Dim's Guide to Being a Bloody Nice Bloke | Television film | |
| 2001 | Wayne and Waynetta's Guide to Wedded Bliss | Television film | |
| 2001 | Happy Together | Debi | Television film |
| 2005 | Open Wide | Karen | Television film |
| 2005 | Blackbeard: Terror at Sea | Mary Ormond | Television film |
| 2004 | If... We Eradicate Violent Crime | Dr. Sally Price | Television film |
| 2007 | A Fitting Tribute | Tammy | Short film Edinburgh International Film Festival Official Selection |
| 2007 | Outlaw | Kelly | |
| 2020 | Swan | Donna | Short film |
Television edit
| Year | Show | Episode(s) | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Napoleon & Josephine | Episodes 1.1 & 1.2 | Hortense de Beauharnais as Child |
| 1990 | Screen One | "Can You Hear Me Thinking" | Jenny |
| 2000 | Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show | Various roles | |
| 2000 | Sunburn | "Unexpected Love and Golf" | Lisa |
| 2001 | The Office | 4 episodes | Donna |
| 2001 | Night & Day | 6 episodes | Lisa |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust" | Carmina |
| 2001 | Doctors | "Passive Resistance" | Chrissie Devonish |
| 2001 | Armstrong and Miller | Episode 4.1 | Emma |
| 2001 | Beast | "Cow" | Carly |
| 2003 | Absolute Power | Cat Durnford | |
| 2003 | Blue Murder | Pilot episode | Grassmere |
| 2004 | Wild West | "The Film Crew" | Victoria |
| 2004–06 | Green Wing | 16 episodes (2005-2007) | Kim Alabaster |
| 2005 | Blessed | Mary Hathaway | |
| 2006 | Vincent | Episode 2.3 | Tina |
| 2006 | The Bill | Episodes 382 & 383 | Dee Collier |
| 2006 | Snuff Box | "Love Triangle" | Pretty Lady Walking Dog |
| 2007 | How Not to Live Your Life | Pilot episode | Abby |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Series 2, episode 6 | Elizabeth Scott |
| 2007 | Casualty | "Stitch" | Stevie Thornell |
| 2007–present | Not Going Out | 95 episodes | Lucy Adams |
| 2009 | My Family | "2039: A Christmas Oddity" | Cheryl |
| 2010 | Lewis | "Your Sudden Death Question" | Eve Rigby |
| 2011 | Casualty | "A Quiet Life" | Suki Williams |
| 2016 | Agatha Raisin | Series 1, episode 2 | Amanda Ballard |
| 2016–2017 | Death in Paradise | Episodes 5.8, 6.1, 6.3-6.4, 6.6 | Martha Lloyd |
| 2018 | Thanks for the Memories | Sarah | |
| 2023–present | Beyond Paradise | Martha Lloyd |
Theatre edit
| Year | Venue | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Oxford Stage Company/ UK tour | Hay Fever | Sorel |
| 2002 | Library Theatre, Manchester | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey |
| 2003 | Theatre Royal, Bath/Tour | Present Laughter | Daphne |
| 2004 | Library Theatre, Manchester | All My Sons | Ann Deever |
| 2004 | Royal Exchange, Manchester | A Conversation | Gail Williams |
| 2006–07 | Shakespeare's Globe, London | In Extremis | Heloise |
| 2008 | Shakespeare's Globe, London | King Lear | Goneril |
| 2018 | Vaudeville Theatre, London / Theatre Royal, Bath | An Ideal Husband | Lady Chiltern |
| 2020 | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford | Dial M for Murder | Margot Wendice |
Radio edit
| Year | Station | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | BBC Radio 4 | Afternoon Play: Seven Floors[6] | |
| 2012–13 | BBC Radio 4 | Births, Deaths and Marriages[7] | Mary |
| 2014 | BBC Radio 4 | Start/Stop | Alice (series 2) |
Awards edit
- Nominated
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
Best Actress (Theatre) – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
References edit
- ^ "Sally Bretton - things you didn't know about the TV star". whattowatch. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Actaeon Films Ltd. "Actaeon Films". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
- ^ "Not Going Out star Sally Bretton on her latest role in Dial M for Murder". Glasgow Times. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Wallop, Harry (21 December 2015). "Sally Bretton: 'That wasn't my bum. I went for an upgrade'". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Lee Mack on Not Going Out becoming the longest running BBC sitcom on air". BBC. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Seven Floors". Radio Listings.
- ^ "Births, Deaths and Marriages - BBC Radio 4". BBC.