Debbie Linden
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Debbie Linden was a British
glamour model and actress best known for her role as Old Mr. Grace's secretary in the sitcom Are You Being Served?
(1981). Born in Glasgow
, she also played roles in various other TV series, such as The Professionals
, Just Good Friends
, Bergerac
, The Bill
and occasional films such as The Wildcats of St Trinians.
Linden had been plagued with an apparent drug problem for years. On the night of October 5, 1997, she died of a heroin overdose at home at the age of 36. Her boyfriend, Russel Ainsworth, was acquitted of manslaughter charges in her death but sentenced to two and a half years for supplying the drug.
United Kingdom
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glamour model and actress best known for her role as Old Mr. Grace's secretary in the sitcom Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served?
Are You Being Served? is a British sitcom broadcast from 1972 to 1985. It was set in the ladies' and gentlemen's clothing departments of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London department store. It was written mainly by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, with contributions by Michael Knowles and John...
(1981). Born in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, she also played roles in various other TV series, such as The Professionals
The Professionals (TV series)
The Professionals was a British crime-action television drama series produced by Avengers Mk1 Productions and London Weekend Television that aired on the ITV network from 1977 to 1983. In all, 57 episodes were produced, filmed between 1977 and 1981. It starred Martin Shaw, Lewis Collins and Gordon...
, Just Good Friends
Just Good Friends
Just Good Friends was a British sitcom written by the late John Sullivan. It starred Paul Nicholas and Jan Francis as former lovers Vincent Pinner and Penny Warrender, who meet in a pub five years after he jilted her at the altar....
, Bergerac
Bergerac (TV series)
Bergerac was a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and screened on BBC1, it starred John Nettles as the title character Detective Sergeant Jim Bergerac, a detective in "Le Bureau des Étrangers" Bergerac was a British television show...
, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
and occasional films such as The Wildcats of St Trinians.
Linden had been plagued with an apparent drug problem for years. On the night of October 5, 1997, she died of a heroin overdose at home at the age of 36. Her boyfriend, Russel Ainsworth, was acquitted of manslaughter charges in her death but sentenced to two and a half years for supplying the drug.
Selected filmography
- Home Before MidnightHome Before MidnightHome Before Midnight is a 1978 British drama film directed by Pete Walker and starring James Aubrey, Alison Elliott and Richard Todd. A songwriter is put on trial for having sex with an underage girl.-Cast:* James Aubrey - Mike Beresford...
(1978) - The Wildcats of St. Trinian's (1980)
- Bloodbath at the House of DeathBloodbath at the House of DeathBloodbath at the House of Death is a 1983 comedy horror film starring the British comedian Kenny Everett and featuring Vincent Price. It is an over-the-top spoof loosely inspired by The Amityville Horror and other horror films from the same period....
(1984) - Eat the Rich (1988)