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.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. She studied drama
at Rose Bruford College and in 1960 joined the Radio Drama Company by
winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.One of Hughes's early dramatic roles
was in Ken Loach's television series titled Diary of a Young Man in
1964. 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, 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.
known primarily for her television roles, including her part in the
BBC TV series The Liver Birds.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. She studied drama
at Rose Bruford College and in 1960 joined the Radio Drama Company by
winning the Carlton Hobbs Bursary.One of Hughes's early dramatic roles
was in Ken Loach's television series titled Diary of a Young Man in
1964. 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, 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.
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