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EastEnders1985* 4.3
Z-Cars1962* 7.3
Blackadder1983* 8.0
The Sweeney1975* 8.1
Dixon of Dock Green1955* 6.0
Sykes1972* 6.7
Keeping Up Appearances1990* 7.7
The Protectors1972* 6.1
Churchill's People1974* 5.0
Gideon's Way1965* 7.0
Terry and June1979* 6.5
Budgie1971* 7.2
Quatermass1979* 6.8
Steptoe and Son1962* 7.8
Story Parade1964* 8.0
The Famous Five1978* 7.5
Journey to the Unknown1968* 7.0
Danger UXB1979* 8.0
Hazell1978* 5.2
Rising Damp1974* 7.4
The Scales of Justice1962* 6.7Castle Haven1969* NR
The Protectors1964* 8.0
Londoners1965* NR
Bleak House1959* 10.0
Six Days of Justice1972* 10.0
George and Mildred1976* 6.9
The Three Musketeers1973* 6.7Black and Blue1973* 6.5
I Didn't Know You Cared1975* 7.1
Armchair Theatre1956* 6.0Saturday Playhouse1958* NRThe Four Seasons of Rosie Carr1964* NR
The Four Musketeers1974* 6.5
Nicholas Nickleby1977* 7.0
Help!1965* 6.9A Slight Case Of...1965* 7.5
Ragtime1981* 7.0
Twisted Nerve1968* 6.8
Subterfuge1968* 5.2
Gretchen Franklin
ActingBorn 7 Jul 1911Covent Garden, London, England, UK
Born in Covent Garden, West London in 1911, Gretchen Franklin was an English actress and dancer whose showbusiness career spanned over 70 years. She was best known for her role as Ethel Skinner in the long-running BBC 1 soap opera EastEnders. She appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and was a regular in the series until 1988. After this she returned to the show intermittently until 2000 when her character was killed off, allowing Franklin to retire from acting at the age of 89. Born into a theatrical family (her father had a song and dance act, her grandfather was a famous music hall ent…
Known For & Filmography
EastEnders1985* 4.3Z-Cars1962* 7.3Blackadder1983* 8.0The Sweeney1975* 8.1Dixon of Dock Green1955* 6.0Sykes1972* 6.7Keeping Up Appearances1990* 7.7The Protectors1972* 6.1Churchill's People1974* 5.0Gideon's Way1965* 7.0Terry and June1979* 6.5Budgie1971* 7.2Quatermass1979* 6.8Steptoe and Son1962* 7.8Story Parade1964* 8.0The Famous Five1978* 7.5Journey to the Unknown1968* 7.0Danger UXB1979* 8.0Hazell1978* 5.2Rising Damp1974* 7.4The Scales of Justice1962* 6.7Castle Haven1969* NRThe Protectors1964* 8.0Londoners1965* NRBleak House1959* 10.0Six Days of Justice1972* 10.0George and Mildred1976* 6.9The Three Musketeers1973* 6.7Black and Blue1973* 6.5I Didn't Know You Cared1975* 7.1Armchair Theatre1956* 6.0Saturday Playhouse1958* NRThe Four Seasons of Rosie Carr1964* NRThe Four Musketeers1974* 6.5Nicholas Nickleby1977* 7.0Help!1965* 6.9A Slight Case Of...1965* 7.5Ragtime1981* 7.0Twisted Nerve1968* 6.8Subterfuge1968* 5.2Data by TMDB. Not endorsed or certified by TMDB.