Cast & creator
Gwyneth Powell
Best known for Casualty, Peak Practice, Peak Practice
Gwyneth Powell (5 July 1946 - 8 September 2022) was an English actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991. She also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down.
9
film credits
26
television credits
35
1955–2021 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (35)
Showing 35 of 35 credits
Casualty
Gloria Pots
1986
Peak Practice
Annie Gibson
1993Peak Practice
Rose Meredith
1993
Heartbeat
Shirley Baxter
1992Heartbeat
Margaret Millwood
1992
Grange Hill
Mrs. Bridget McClusky
1978
A Touch of Frost
Kitty Rayford
1992
Not Going Out
Nice Lady
2006
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Jane
1969
Grace
Joan Talbot
2021
House of Anubis
Gran
2011
Dixon of Dock Green
Mrs. Regan
1955
Public Eye
Clare
1965
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Marian Horner
1996
The Gentle Touch
1980
Man Down
Mum
2013
Father Brown
Helen Smaill
1974
Villains
Belinda Patten
1972
A Touch of Cloth
Gwyneth Powell
2012
The Enigma Files
Anne Gerrard
1980
The Guardians
Clare Weston
1971
Cry Freedom
Girl at Funeral
1987
Echo Beach
Ivy Trehearne
2008Accident
Betty Richards
1978
Loophole
Doreen
1981
Back to the Secret Garden
Toby, The Maid
2000
Squadron
1982
Breath
Elvira Lewis
1975
A Kind of Hush
Mrs. P
1999
Piccadilly Cowboy
Alice
2007
The Royal
Bunty Weatherill
2003The Gemma Factor
2010
Open Fire
Gloria Martin
1994
The Face of Darkness
Eileen
1976Dying Day
Doris
1980