# Cheryl Hall

Cheryl Hall (born 23 July 1950) is a British retired actress. She is best known for playing Shirley Johnson in the British sitcom Citizen Smith (1977–1979) and had a recurring role as Sadie in The Bill (1984–1988).

## Biography

One of her first television appearances was in 1971 when she played Eileen, a clippie, in the On the Buses episode "The Epidemic".
Hall has also appeared in Dear Mother...Love Albert playing Rodney Bewes' screen girlfriend. She appeared in the Doctor Who story Carnival of Monsters (1973) as Shirna. Two years previously, Hall had been in the final shortlist of three actresses for the part of the Doctor's companion Jo Grant, alongside Katy Manning and Gabrielle Drake, with Jenny McCracken fourth in the list. Manning won the part. Producer Barry Letts remembered Hall and McCracken and cast them both in Carnival of Monsters, which Letts also directed. Hall also played Linda, Sid Abbott's secretary in Bless This House starring Sid James. Hall appeared in an episode of Sykes (1972) and also played an inmate in one episode of Within These Walls (1974) and was David Jason's love interest in the ITV sitcom Lucky Feller (1976). She was Robert Lindsay's girlfriend in the show Citizen Smith (1977). She also had a small role in EastEnders. Film appearances included the Avarice segment of The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins and the all-star pop comedy Three for All (1975).
Hall was the unsuccessful Labour Party parliamentary candidate for Canterbury at the 1997 general election. She also served as a member of Kent County Council, holding the position of Leader of the Labour group for a period.

## Personal life

Hall was in a relationship with Robin Askwith from 1970 to 1973. She married actor Robert Lindsay in 1974 but they divorced in 1980.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Deep End | Red Hat Girl | |
| 1971 | Villain | Judy | |
| 1971 | To Catch a Spy | Clarke's Girlfriend | uncredited |
| 1971 | The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins | Vanessa | segment "Avarice" |
| 1972 | Rentadick | Maxine | |
| 1973 | The Love Ban | Pregnant Girl | |
| 1973 | The 14 | Reena | |
| 1973 | No Sex Please, We're British | Daphne Martin | |
| 1975 | Three for All | Pet | |

### Television

* On the Buses (1971) – Eileen
* The Fenn Street Gang (1971) – Brenda
* Callan (1972) – Gladys
* Albert! (1972) – Doreen Bissel
* Sykes (1972) – Deirdre
* Public Eye – Beryl Taylor
* Doctor Who (1973) – Shirna
* Z-Cars (1973) – Maureen Price
* Crown Court (1974) – Bookie's clerk
* Bless This House (1974) – Linda
* Within These Walls (1974) – Magda Selby
* The Sweeney (1975) –Jenny
* Lucky Feller (1976) – Kathleen Peake
* Dixon of Dock Green (1976) – Rita Batty
* Softly, Softly: Task Force (1976) – Minerva Myers
* Survivors (1977) – Mavis
* Get Some In! (1977) – Melody
* Citizen Smith (1977-1979) – Shirley Johnson
* Danger UXB (1979) – Jean
* Tales of the Unexpected – Irene Rankin
* The Gentle Touch (1981) – Bonus
* In Loving Memory (1982) – Vera Venables
* The Bill (1984-1988) – Sadie
* EastEnders (1988) – Christine
* As Time Goes By (1992) – Waitress
* Inspector Morse (1992) – Laura
* Grange Hill (1994) – Mrs. Catesby
* Casualty (1995) – Jane Turner
* Silent Witness (1999-2000) – Sheryl Marsh
* Waking the Dead (2002) – Valerie Truelove
* The Bill (2007) – Pauline Smith