Joan Newell Explained

Joan Newell
Birth Date:	19 February 1915
Birth Place:	Steyning, Sussex, United Kingdom
Death Place:	Denville Hall, Northwood, London, United Kingdom
Occupation:	Actress
Yearsactive:	1946–1987 (film & TV)

Joan Newell (1915–2012) was a British actress primarily known for her television roles, but who also appeared in films and on stage.^{[1] [2]} She co-starred with John Slater in the 1953 series Johnny, You're Wanted.^[3] Amongst her most prominent later roles was that of Meg Owen in the series The Doctors and its spinoff Owen, M.D..

Selected filmography

Film

• It's Hard to Be Good (1948)
• To Dorothy a Son (1954)
• The Last Man to Hang (1956)
• The Devil's Pass (1957)
• Jigsaw (1962)
• Stolen Hours (1963)
• Live It Up! (1963)
• Keep It Up Downstairs (1976)

Television

• Johnny, You're Wanted (1953)
• Dixon of Dock Green (1956–65)
• Emergency-Ward 10 (1959–66)
• The Citadel (1960–61)
• The Escape of R.D.7 (1961)
• Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
• Harpers West One (1963)
• Steptoe and Son (1963–65)
• No Hiding Place (1964)
• The Sullavan Brothers (1964)
• Danger Man (1965)
• The Newcomers (1965–66)
• Sergeant Cork (1966)
• Mrs Thursday (1966–67)
• Further Adventures of Lucky Jim (1967)
• The Saint (1968)
• Journey to the Unknown (1969)
• Parkin's Patch (1969)
• Strange Report (1969)
• Hadleigh (1969)
• The Doctors (1970–71)
• Owen, M.D. (1971–72)
• Country Matters (1972)
• Crown Court (1973)
• The Kids from 47A (1973–74)
• The Cedar Tree (1976–77)
• Juliet Bravo (1980)
• Terry and June (1981)

Bibliography

• Baskin, Ellen . Serials on British Television, 1950–1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
• Perry, Chris. The Kaleidoscope British Christmas Television Guide 1937–2013. 2017.
• Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

Notes and References

1. Wearing p.607
2. Perry p.284
3. Baskin p.11