Penny Spencer (born 1 January 1948) is a retired British actress, best remembered for her performance as coquettish schoolgirl Sharon Eversleigh in the LWT television comedy series Please Sir! (1968–1970).[1]
Penny Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Penny Spencer 1 January 1948 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–1978 |
Early life edit
She attended Coombe Girls School in New Malden, Surrey.[2]
Career edit
Spencer's earliest acting experience was with the amateur theatre group led by Buster Merryfield.[3]
In addition to Please Sir! (1968–70), her TV appearances include UFO (1970)[4] and Public Eye (1972). Her films include The Whisperers (1967), The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) and Under the Doctor (1976).
In 2017 and 2019, she was a guest at conventions organised by the Gerry and Sylvia Anderson appreciation group Fanderson,[5][6] and in 2018 appeared at a Please Sir! reunion event.[7]
Filmography edit
- Georgy Girl (1966) – Kate (uncredited)
- The Whisperers (1967) – Mavis Noonan
- Countdown to Danger (1967, Children's Film Foundation) – Sue
- The Best House in London (1969) – Evelyn (uncredited)
- The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1973) – Eunice
- Under the Doctor (1976) – Marion Parson
- The Playbirds (1978) – W.P.C. Andrews
Television edit
- Mickey Dunne (1967) – Starlet (Episode 5: "Yes – But Can He Go the Distance?")
- Please Sir! (1968–1970) – Sharon Eversleigh
- Man in a Suitcase (1968) – Second model (Episode 4: "Variation on a Million Bucks: Part 1")
- Dixon of Dock Green (1968) – Karen Dewar (Episode 18.8: "The Informant")
- Crossroads (1968) – Muriel Pawcett (Episodes 836–838)
- Mr Rose (1968) – Secretary (Episode 2.5: "The Dead Commercial")
- Call My Bluff (1969–1970) – Self/panellist (Episodes 4.3, 4.24, 4.39)[8]
- All Star Comedy Carnival (1969 and 1971, Please Sir sketches) – Sharon Eversleigh
- Anything You Can Do (1970–1971) – Self/judge (Episodes 2.14, 3.3, 3.8)
- Frost on Sunday at the British Film and Television Awards (1970) – Sharon Eversleigh
- Paul Temple (1970) – Maria (Episode 2.3: "Games People Play")
- The Troubleshooters a.k.a. Mogul (1970) – Poppy Mandragora (Episode 6.9: "Boys and Girls Come Out to Play")
- UFO (1970) – Janis (Pilot episode: "Identified"); SHADO operative (Episode 5: "A Question of Priorities", Episode 22: "The Responsibility Seat")
- The Golden Shot (1970) – Self ("Peoples past and present", 5 April 1970)
- All Gas and Gaiters (1971) – Felicity Pugh Critchley (Episode 5.6: "The Bishop Loses his Chaplain")
- Seasons of the Year (1971) – Ruby (Episode 5: "It's Cold Outside")
- Public Eye (1972) – Pauline (Episode 6.6: "Horse and Carriage")
- The Dick Emery Show (1972) – Episode 11.8
- Dixon of Dock Green (1972) – Girl at accident (Episode 14.19: "The White Mercedes")
- The Man Outside (1972) – Mildred (Episode 6: "Cuculus Canorus")
- A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (1973) – Kitty (Episode 1: "The Garden Party")
- This Is Your Life (1974) – Self/guest (Episode 14.8: subject Derek Guyler)
- Lucky Feller (1976) – Woman in street (Episode 11: "The Boat")
References edit
- ^ "Maureen Bullock Loves Sir (1968)". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 December 2018.
- ^ Look-In Issue 7, 20 February 1971, p19
- ^ Ross, Robert (December 2022). "To Sir With Love – Interview with Penny Spencer". Best of British: 52–53.
- ^ "UFO All Characters". www.shadolibrary.org.
- ^ "Penny Spencer to appear at Supercelebration". Fanderson. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Fanderson brings fans together for a very special assignment". Fanderson. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Misty Moon Presents Please Sir! 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion". The Cinema Museum. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Penny Spencer". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 16 September 2023.