Gretchen Franklin

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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 entertainer at the turn of the century and her cousin was Dad's Army star Clive Dunn) Gretchen Franklin made her theatre debut as a teenage chorus girl. She toured with comedians such as Gracie Fields before making the switch to serious acting. Her film appearances included Cloak Without Dagger (1956), Flame in the Streets (1961), The Murder Game (1965), Help! (1965), How I Won The War (1967), Twisted Nerve (1968), The Night Visitor (1971), The Three Musketeers (1973), Quincy's Quest (1979), and Ragtime (1981), among others. She is namechecked in The Fall's 1990 song Telephone Thing.

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1911-07-07
  • event Death Date 2005-07-11
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 5.3
  • info Birth Place Covent Garden, London, England, UK
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The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

1978-11-01

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The Murder Game

1965-12-12

4.6

Before I Wake

1955-02-10

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The Trouble with Our Ivy

1961-11-19

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The Man Who Came to Die

5.2

Ticket to Paradise

1961-01-01

4.7

The Silent Playground

1963-12-31

6.4

The Four Musketeers

1974-10-31

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Secrets

1973-08-14

6.8

Twisted Nerve

1968-12-20

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The Company Man

1970-11-06

6.8

The Three Musketeers

1973-12-11

5.8

Flame in the Streets

1961-06-19

6.3

The Night Visitor

1971-02-10

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The High Terrace

1956-10-01

6.7

Return to Waterloo

1984-11-01

4.7

Subterfuge

1968-12-12

5.5

How I Won the War

1967-10-18

6.8

Help!

1965-07-29

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Trottie True

1949-09-29

6.2

The Secret Place

1957-02-06

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Cloak Without Dagger

1956-05-31

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Ragtime

1981-11-20

7.6

Keeping Up Appearances

1990-10-29

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The Artful Dodger

1959-09-28

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Budgie

1971-04-09

4.1

EastEnders

1985-02-19

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Z-Cars

1962-01-02

6.8

Gideon's Way

1965-03-18

6.7

The Scales of Justice

1962-01-11

7.7

The Sweeney

1975-01-02

5.6

The Protectors

1972-09-29

5.3

Dixon of Dock Green

1955-07-09

7.6

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

1973-02-15

5.3

Hazell

1978-01-16

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I Didn't Know You Cared

1975-08-27

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Black and Blue

1973-08-14

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A Slight Case Of...

1965-09-08

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Dead Ernest

1982-02-15

6.8

George and Mildred

1976-09-06

5.5

Nicholas Nickleby

1977-03-27

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Bowler

1973-07-29

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Castle Haven

1969-04-04

4.1

EastEnders

1985-02-19

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Blackadder

1983-06-15

7.5

Rising Damp

1974-09-02

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Bowler

1973-07-29

6.2

Terry and June

1979-10-24

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Danger UXB

1979-01-08

6.4

Sykes

1972-09-14

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Quatermass

1979-10-24