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Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a
Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series ''
The Liver Birds
''The Liver Birds'' is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met ...
''.
Biography
She was born in
Rhyl
Rhyl (; cy, Y Rhyl, ) is a seaside town and community in Denbighshire, Wales. The town lies within the historic boundaries of Flintshire, on the north-east coast of Wales at the mouth of the River Clwyd ( Welsh: ''Afon Clwyd'').
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. Her parents were Myfi and Ted Kerfoot-Hughes, who raised her as a
Methodist
Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's ...
and sent her to
Howell's School in
Denbigh, where she took an interest in drama. Her first language was
Welsh, although she said in 2009 that by then she had lost some competence.
She studied drama at
Rose Bruford College
Rose Bruford College (formerly Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance) is a drama school in the south London suburb of Sidcup. The college has degree programmes in acting, actor musicianship, directing, theatre arts and various discipl ...
and in 1960 joined the
Radio Drama Company
The Radio Drama Company is a company of actors formed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in 1939, at the beginning of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as RDC, or the Rep, a survival from its original name, the Drama Re ...
by winning the
Carlton Hobbs Bursary.
Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners
at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
One of Hughes's early dramatic roles was in Ken Loach
Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...
's television series titled ''Diary of a Young Man
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
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TV series ''
The Liver Birds
''The Liver Birds'' is a British sitcom, set in Liverpool, North West England, which aired on BBC1 from April 1969 to January 1979, and again in 1996. The show was created by Carla Lane and Myra Taylor. The two Liverpudlian housewives had met ...
'' which ran from 1969 to 1978 with a brief revival in 1996. Her main co-stars were
Mollie Sugden
Mary Isobel Sugden (21 July 19221 July 2009), known professionally as Mollie Sugden was an English actress. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom '' Are You Being Served?'' (1972–1985) as senior saleswoman ...
and
Polly James
Polly James (born 8 July 1941) is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television and radio.
Career
Pauline James was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, under the name Pauline Devaney. After graduating from RADA, her TV career began ...
.
She later played the eponymous lead in ''
The District Nurse'',
a series which was written for her, and won the
Variety Club
Variety, the Children's Charity is a charitable organization founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1927.
History
On October 10, 1927, a group of eleven men involved in show business set up a social club which they named the "Variety Club". On ...
Television Actress of the Year Award. The series was released on DVD in 2006.
She made brief appearances in the films ''
A Severed Head'' and ''
Take A Girl Like You
''Take a Girl Like You'' is a comic novel by Kingsley Amis. The narrative follows the progress of twenty-year-old Jenny Bunn, who has moved from her family home in the North of England to a small town not far from London to teach primary school ...
'', both in 1970. In the theatre she has appeared with the
Royal Shakespeare Company, the
English Stage Company
The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a non-commercial West End theatre in Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England ...
at the Royal Court, and the
Theatre of Comedy.
Hughes was one of the explorers who voyaged to the planet Arg in the (now lost from the BBC) fourth episode of the second series of the 'science-fiction' quiz ''
The Adventure Game
''The Adventure Game'' is a game show that was originally broadcast on UK television channels BBC1 and BBC2 between 24 May 1980 and 18 February 1986. The story in each show was that the two celebrity contestants and a member of the public ha ...
'' in 1981, where she was evaporated in the Vortex game. She also guest-starred in the metaphorical and esoteric ''
Doctor Who'' story ''
Kinda'' (1982) as the scientist Todd, alongside actors
Peter Davison,
Richard Todd
Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd (11 June 19193 December 2009) was an Irish-British actor known for his leading man roles of the 1950s. He received a Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male, and an Academy Award for Best Actor n ...
and
Simon Rouse. She also appeared in the ''
Torchwood
''Torchwood'' is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off of the 2005 revival of ''Doctor Who'', it aired from 2006 to 2011. The show shifted its broadcast channel each series to reflect its growin ...
'' episode "
Something Borrowed" as Brenda Williams (Rhys's mother), and an alien. She is also known for her role as Glenda in ''
The Queen's Nose
''The Queen's Nose'' is a children's novel by Dick King-Smith, first published by Gollancz in 1983 with illustrations by Jill Bennett. Set in England, where King-Smith lived, it features a girl who can use a fifty pence coin to make wishes. ...
'' (1998–2000).
Hughes is married to television cameraman Patrick Turley and has a son and a daughter.
In popular culture
Half Man Half Biscuit released a song "I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart)" on the album ''
Back in the D.H.S.S.''.
Television roles
Comedy
Drama
Appearances
References
External links
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1941 births
Living people
People from Rhyl
Welsh soap opera actresses
Welsh-speaking actors
Welsh television actresses
Alumni of Rose Bruford College