birth_place name birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title birth_name occupation
penzance , cornwall , united kingdom jan harvey 1 june 1947 stephen yardley -lrb- ? - present -rrb- 1973-present jan harvey
 jan harvey actress
jan harvey

jan harvey -lrb- born 1 june 1947 -rrb- is an english actress .
harvey is possibly best known for her starring role as jan howard in the british tv drama `` howards ' way '' , from 1985 -- 90 , in which she ran a fashion boutique named periplus .
the boutique specialised in the sale of après sail wear -lrb- and was also the first uk headquarters of the german mail order franchise , die spitz -rrb- .
subsequently a partnership , howard brooke , was formed which ran multiple boutiques as well as producing its own designs .
there followed the launch of an internationally renowned couture house -lrb- with attendant fragrance and cosmetics lines -rrb- , the house of howard , which was successfully floated on the stock exchange .
during the 1990s , harvey appeared in the action series `` bugs '' , and more recently was a regular cast member in the five soap opera `` family affairs '' -lrb- in which she played babs woods -rrb- .
she has also guest starred in many other high profile british dramas including `` a touch of frost '' , `` inspector morse '' and `` lovejoy '' .
harvey starred in the 2010 uk tour of `` calendar girls '' and is set to appear in a second run of the show in late 2011 .
since march 2015 , harvey has been appearing in the bbc soap opera , `` eastenders '' , as margaret midhurst , the family solicitor of sharon watts -lrb- letitia dean -rrb- .
