Nerys Hughes

Nerys Hughes (born 8 November 1941) is a Welsh actress and narrator, known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the BBC TV series The Liver Birds.

Nerys Hughes
Born (1941-11-08) 8 November 1941
Years active1963present
Spouse
Patrick Turley
(m. 1972)
Children2

Biography

She was born in Rhyl, Flintshire. Her parents were Myfi and Ted Kerfoot-Hughes, who raised her as a Methodist and sent her to Howell's School in Denbigh, where she took an interest in drama. Her first language was Welsh, although she said in 2009 that by then she had lost some competence.[1] She studied drama at Rose Bruford College and in 1960 joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.[2]

One of Hughes's early dramatic roles was in Ken Loach's television series titled Diary of a Young Man in 1964.[1] She is best known for the role of Sandra Hutchinson in the enormously successful BBC TV series The Liver Birds which ran from 1969 to 1978 with a brief revival in 1996. Her main co-stars were Mollie Sugden and Polly James.

She later played the eponymous lead in The District Nurse,[1] a series which was written for her, and won the Variety Club Television Actress of the Year Award. The series was released on DVD in 2006.

She made brief appearances in the films A Severed Head and Take A Girl Like You, both in 1970. In the theatre she has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the English Stage Company at the Royal Court, and the Theatre of Comedy.

Hughes was one of the explorers who voyaged to the planet Arg in the (now lost from the BBC) fourth episode of the second series of the 'science-fiction' quiz The Adventure Game in 1981, where she was evaporated in the Vortex game. She also guest-starred in the metaphorical and esoteric Doctor Who story Kinda (1982) as the scientist Todd, alongside actors Peter Davison, Richard Todd and Simon Rouse. She also appeared in the Torchwood episode "Something Borrowed" as Brenda Williams (Rhys's mother), and an alien. She is also known for her role as Glenda in The Queen's Nose (1998–2000).

Hughes is married to television cameraman Patrick Turley and has a son and a daughter.[1]

Half Man Half Biscuit released a song "I Hate Nerys Hughes (From The Heart)" on the album Back in the D.H.S.S..

Television roles

Comedy

YearTitleRole
1966The Likely LadsValerie
1967Further Adventures of Lucky Jim
1969The Valley ExpressJenny
1972The Merchant of VeniceNerissa
1971–79
1996
The Liver BirdsSandra Hutchinson
1982Third Time LuckyBeth Jenkins
1989A Night of Comic Relief 2Herself

Drama

YearTitleRole
1963Dixon of Dock GreenBeryl
1963Z-CarsMolly Roberts
1967Mr. Rose: "The Black Beast"Heather
1975–76How Green Was My ValleyBronwen Morgan
1982Doctor Who: "Kinda"Todd
1984–87The District NurseMegan Roberts
1998The Queen's NoseGlenda
2008 Torchwood: "Something Borrowed" Brenda Williams[3]

Appearances

YearTitleRole
1981The Adventure GameExplorer
1984This Is Your LifeSubject
1989Fun with ABCPresenter

References

  1. "Rhyl actress Nerys Hughes". Daily Post. 28 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Carlton Hobbs Bursary winners at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018
  3. "Torchwood". RadioTimes. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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