Profile: Jenny Hanley, actress

Title

Profile: Jenny Hanley, actress

Transmission details

24 Nov 1983

Description

Mike Matthews talks to Jenny Hanley, born August 15, 1947. She is an English actress, the daughter of Dinah Sheridan and Jimmy Hanley. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children’s magazine programme Magpie, from 1974 to 1980. She also appeared in James Bond film: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and the Hammer horror film: Scars of Dracula. She talks about her life and her career. After education at various schools in Southern England and in Switzerland, she trained as a nanny and did modelling work in London. She talks about her origins: from the mother side, of Russian descendent, and from the father, of German descendent. She talks about her grandfather making photos of Cabbages, and other photos, winning a prize of best photo and he ended up being a photographer of the Royal Family. He wrote a book: From Cabbages to Kings. Now, she is running a pub together with her husband, and she enjoys cooking and being in a business. The programme was re-transmitted on 27-11-1983. [Box 4]

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Duration

00:46:19

Notes

Includes music. Track 1- Music: 6-8 mins; 14-16 mins; 22-25 mins [comedy sketch]; 31 mins to end; Track 2- Music at approx 4 mins to end; Track 3- Music at approx 5 mins to end.

Misc. notes

Speed:- 7.5ips

Production company

Radio 210

Technical information

Stereo

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Presenter

Mike Matthews

Interviewees

Jenny Hanley