Britt Allcroft, the ‘visionary’ creator behind the hit children’s TV show based on Thomas the Tank Engine, has reportedly died aged 81. The tragic news was announced by friend and filmmaker Carty on ...

Stage and screen actor who will be best remembered for her time as a presenter on children’s TV show Play School For generations of young viewers, Julie Stevens will be remembered as a friendly ...

I know because I meet some of them pretty often when I am out and about.” Julie Stevens in The Avengers, 1963: her singing ability won her the part of the nightclub chanteuse Venus - Studiocanal ...

On Play School her shaky drawing became an asset: ‘The children’s delighted reaction to my efforts [was]: ‘Oh, I can draw better than that!’ Julie Stevens, the actress and broadcaster ...

Actor and TV presenter Julie Stevens has died aged 87, it was announced today. Her screen career dates back to the 1960s, when she took a supporting role in classic spy series The Avengers as ...

Play School presenter and Carry On actress Julie Stevens has died aged 87 ... She joined the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub singer Venus Smith, who would help Patrick Macnee’s ...

Play School presenter and Carry On actress Julie Stevens has died aged 87 ... She joined the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub singer Venus Smith, who would help Patrick ...

In a statement to the PA news agency, her daughter, the radio presenter and podcast host Rachel New, said: “Julie Stevens will be ... the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub ...

Prestwich-born Play School presenter Julie Stevens has died aged 87 ... after being hit by a lorry in A666 horror crash She joined the cast of spy series The Avengers in 1962 as nightclub singer Venus ...

Julie also appeared in a classic espionage TV series The Avengers and featured in the Carry On films. Iconic British actress, presenter and singer Julie Stevens has died aged 87 following a three-year ...

Speaking about her death, author Rodney Marshall said on X: "Sad to hear that the very first Avengers girl - Julie Stevens - has passed away. She played nightclub singer and reluctant Steed helper ...