Linda Regan
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Linda Regan (born 5 November 1949), born Linda Mary Drinkwater, is a British actress and author, who has appeared on television, film, radio and on stage. She is best known for her role as yellowcoat April Wingate in the British holiday camp sitcom Hi-de-Hi!.
Infobox
Born
Linda Mary Drinkwater (1949-11-05) 5 November 1949 Brixton, London
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1970–present
Spouse
Brian Murphy (m. 1995; died 2025)
Relatives
Carol Drinkwater (sister)
Website
lindareganonline
Tables
· Filmography › Film
2004
Let Go
Role(s)
Susan
Notes
Short film
2016
After Hours
Role(s)
Shirley
Notes
Short film
2018
The Vampire of Soho
Role(s)
Beryl
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | On the Buses | Pretty Girl on Bus | |
| 1973 | Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall | Girl at Dance | |
| 1974 | Keep It Up, Jack | Gloria | |
| A Private Enterprise | Eve | ||
| 1975 | The Hiding Place | Prostitute | |
| Confessions of a Pop Performer | Brenda Climax | ||
| 1976 | Carry On England | A . Private Taylor | |
| 1977 | Hardcore | Secretary | |
| Adventures of a Private Eye | Clarissa | ||
| 1979 | Quadrophenia | Chief Rocker Girl | |
| 1984 | The Hit | Madame Isabella | |
| 1999 | Janice Beard | Unknown | |
| Holding On | Pru | ||
| 2003 | The Last Horror Movie | Terri | |
| 2004 | Let Go | Susan | Short film |
| 2012 | Blitz and Bananas | Emily Spratt | |
| Run for Your Wife | Allotment woman | Cameo | |
| 2016 | After Hours | Shirley | Short film |
| 2018 | The Vampire of Soho | Beryl |
· Filmography › Television
1970
1971
1972
Engelbert with the Young Generation
Role(s)
Girl in Film Sequence
Notes
Episode:
Sacha's Back in Town
Role(s)
Belly Dancer
Notes
Episode:
1974
Seven Faces of Woman
Role(s)
Barbara
Notes
Episode: "Polly Put the Kettle On"
1975
1976
Barney's Last Battle
Role(s)
Lily Ayres
Notes
TV film
1976–1977
Role(s)
General Hospital
Notes
Susan
1984
1984–1988
Role(s)
Hi-de-Hi!
Notes
April
1985
Lost in London
Role(s)
Rosey
Notes
TV film
1988
1992
1994
1995
Ghostbusters of East Finchley
Role(s)
Prostitute
Notes
Episode:
1998
Barmaid
Role(s)
Episode: "Like Family"
1999–2003
Role(s)
Harry and Cosh
Notes
Harry's Mother
2001
Men Only
Role(s)
Aerobics Teacher
Notes
TV film
2004
Billie: Girl of the Future
Role(s)
Barbara
Notes
Episode:
2020
Bruised Sky
Role(s)
Linda
Notes
Episode: "A Mother's Love"
2023–2025
Role(s)
Barmy Dale
Notes
Felicity Palmer
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Z Cars | Factory Girl | Episode: "Stop Over: Part 1" |
| Carry On Christmas | Island Girl | TV film | |
| On the Buses | Edna | Episode: "Christmas Duty" | |
| 1971 | Doctor at Large | Schoolgirl | Episode: "Doctor Dish" |
| Softly, Softly: Task Force | Girl in Lorry | Episode: "Copper Wire" | |
| 1972 | Engelbert with the Young Generation | Girl in Film Sequence | Episode: |
| Doctor in Charge | Girl at Dance | Episode: "The Taming of the Wolf" | |
| Villains | Young Woman | Episode: "Belinda" | |
| Sacha's Back in Town | Belly Dancer | Episode: | |
| 1973 | Special Branch | Episode: "Red Herring" | |
| 1974 | Seven Faces of Woman | Barbara | Episode: "Polly Put the Kettle On" |
| 1975 | Dixon of Dock Green | Liz Rowley | Episode: "On a Moody Complaint" |
| Scene | Polly | Episode: "Because I Said So" | |
| 1976 | Barney's Last Battle | Lily Ayres | TV film |
| 1976–1977 | General Hospital | Susan | 3 episodes |
| 1977 | ITV Playhouse | Valerie | Episode: "The Proofing Session" |
| 1978 | Z Cars | Woman at Bus Stop | Episode: "A Woman's Place" |
| 1979 | Minder | Liz | Episode: "Gunfight at the O . Laundrette" |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | Marilyn | Episode: "Break-In" |
| 1982 | Kelly Monteith | Various | Episode: |
| 1984 | Bergerac | Gudrun Olfsberg | Episode: "A Cry in the Night" |
| 1984–1988 | Hi-de-Hi! | April | 24 episodes |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeace | Gloria | Episode: "Blind Eye" |
| C . Eyes | Naval Computer Operator | Episode: "Something Nasty Down Below" | |
| Lost in London | Rosey | TV film | |
| 1986 | C . Eyes | Amber | Episode: "Hit List" |
| 1988 | Comic Relief | Hospital Patient | TV special |
| The Bill | Burnside's Girlfriend | Episode: "Snout" | |
| 1991 | Birds of a Feather | Annie | Episode: "We'll Always Have Majorca" |
| 1992 | The Bill | Building Society Manageress | Episode: "Sympathy for the Devil" |
| Framed | Mrs Minton | Episode: | |
| Crime Monthly | Linda Calvey | Episode: "The Black Widow" | |
| Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery | Brenda Noye | TV film | |
| 1993 | Over the Rainbow | Jenny | Episode: "The House of the Rising Sun" |
| 1994 | The Detectives | Barmaid | Episode: "Witness" |
| The Bill | Pub Manageress | Episode: "Pals" | |
| The Knock | June | 3 episodes | |
| Hale and Pace | Wife in Hospital | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Ghostbusters of East Finchley | Prostitute | Episode: |
| 1997 | The Bill | Lizzie Byrne | Episode: "Age Gaps" |
| 1998 | Barmaid | Episode: "Like Family" | |
| 1999–2003 | Harry and Cosh | Harry's Mother | All 45 episodes |
| 2000 | London's Burning | Ivy | Episode: |
| 2001 | Men Only | Aerobics Teacher | TV film |
| 2004 | Doctors | Noreen Topper | Episode: "What the Doctor Saw" |
| Billie: Girl of the Future | Barbara | Episode: | |
| 2005 | Tittybangbang | Various | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Holby City | Polly Hunter | Episode: "Past Imperfect" |
| 2014 | Doctors | Hilary Cavendish | Episode: "Good Guys" |
· Theatre roles › Plays
1975
Straight Up
Role(s)
Lila
Notes
Swan Theatre, Worcester
1976
Dirty Linen
Role(s)
Maddie
Notes
UK Tour
Seven Girls
Role(s)
Lisa
Notes
Open Space Theatre, Tottenham
1979
Dirty Linen
Role(s)
Miss Gotobed
Notes
West End, London
1980
Legend
Role(s)
Marilyn Monroe
Notes
Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke
1981
Notes
Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
1982
Notes
Theatre Royal, York
Notes
Theatre Royal, York
The Mating Game
Role(s)
Honey
Notes
Lyceum Theatre, Crewe
1983
My Friend Miss Flint
Role(s)
Lucy
Notes
Theatre Royal, Windsor
1987
The Mating Game
Role(s)
Julia
Notes
Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay
1988
Wife Begins at Forty
Role(s)
Linda Harper
Notes
Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford
1989
You’ll Do for Me!
Role(s)
Diane
Notes
UK Tour
1990
My Wife Whatsername
Notes
Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford
1991
Notes
Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford
Notes
Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford
Wife Begins at Forty
Role(s)
Linda Harper
Notes
Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
1997
Bartrum
Notes
Bearcat Sitcom Club, St Margaret’s
That’s Showbiz!
Role(s)
Loretta
Notes
Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon
1998
You’re Only Young Twice
Role(s)
Sue
Notes
Poole Arts Centre, Poole
1999
Round and Round the Garden
Notes
Grand Theatre, Swansea
2001
You’re Only Young Twice
Role(s)
Sue
Notes
UK Tour
2012
Goodwood Murder Mystery
Notes
Goodwood House
2016
A Day in the Lives of Frankie Abbott
Role(s)
Marion
Notes
UK Tour
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1975 | Straight Up | Lila | Swan Theatre, Worcester |
| 1976 | Dirty Linen | Maddie | UK Tour |
| 1976 | Seven Girls | Lisa | Open Space Theatre, Tottenham |
| 1977 | Get Some In! | Maureen | Princess Theatre, Torquay |
| 1979 | Dirty Linen | Miss Gotobed | West End, London |
| 1980 | Once in a Lifetime | Florabel Leigh | Piccadilly Theatre, West End, London |
| 1980 | Legend | Marilyn Monroe | Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke |
| 1981 | Last of the Red Hot Lovers | Bobbi Michele | Venn Street Arts Centre, York |
| 1981 | Boeing-Boeing | Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate | |
| 1981 | What the Butler Saw | Geraldine Barclay | Horncastle |
| 1982 | Jumpers | Theatre Royal, York | |
| 1982 | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | Theatre Royal, York | |
| 1982 | The Mating Game | Honey | Lyceum Theatre, Crewe |
| 1982 | Once a Catholic | Mary McGinty | Churchill Theatre, Bromley |
| 1983 | My Friend Miss Flint | Lucy | Theatre Royal, Windsor |
| 1983 | Henry IV, Part 1 | Lady Percy | UK Tour with RSC |
| 1983 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | UK Tour with RSC |
| 1985 | Steaming | Josie | Mercury Theatre, Colchester |
| 1986 | Hi-de-Hi Spirits | April Wingate | UK Tour |
| 1987 | The Mating Game | Julia | Babbacombe Theatre, Torquay |
| 1987 | Veronica's Room | The Girl | Chelmsford |
| 1988 | Wife Begins at Forty | Linda Harper | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford |
| 1988 | Extremeties | Marjorie | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford |
| 1988 | Noises Off | Brooke Ashton | UK Tour |
| 1989 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Sheila | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford |
| 1989 | One for the Road | Pauline | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford |
| 1989 | You’ll Do for Me! | Diane | UK Tour |
| 1990 | My Wife Whatsername | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford | |
| 1990 | Steaming | Josie | UK Tour |
| 1991 | Go Back for Murder | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford | |
| 1991 | Bedroom Farce | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford | |
| 1991 | Wife Begins at Forty | Linda Harper | Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne |
| 1992 | Run for Your Wife | Mary Smith | Chelmsford Civic Centre, Chelmsford |
| 1994 | Macbeth | Lady Macbeth | Cannizaro Park Open Air Theatre, Wimbledon |
| 1996 | Stepping Out | Sylvia | The Mill at Sonning, London |
| 1997 | Bartrum | Bearcat Sitcom Club, St Margaret’s | |
| 1997 | That’s Showbiz! | Loretta | Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon |
| 1998 | You’re Only Young Twice | Sue | Poole Arts Centre, Poole |
| 1999 | Round and Round the Garden | Grand Theatre, Swansea | |
| 2001 | You’re Only Young Twice | Sue | UK Tour |
| 2012 | Goodwood Murder Mystery | Goodwood House | |
| 2016 | A Day in the Lives of Frankie Abbott | Marion | UK Tour |
· Theatre roles › Pantomime
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
| 1974–1975 | Puss in Boots | Princess Pearl | Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells |
| 1976–1977 | Puss in Boots | Puss | Royal Victoria Hall, Southborough |
| 1986–1987 | Jack and the Beanstalk | The Fairy | New Wimbledon Theatre, Wimbledon |
| 1987–1988 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Octagon Theatre, Yeovil |
| 1988–1989 | Dick Whittington | The Good Fairy | Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough |
| 1989–1990 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Vegetable Fairy | Tameside Theatre, Ashton under Lyne |
| 1990–1991 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Library Theatre, Solihull |
| 1991–1992 | Dick Whittington | Fairy Nuff | Beck Theatre, Hayes |
| 1992–1993 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe | Fairy Seaspray | Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone |
| 1993–1994 | Dick Whittington | Fairy Bowbells | Spa Centre, Leamington |
| 1994–1995 | Cinderella | Cinderella | Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone |
| 1996–1997 | Sleeping Beauty | Good Fairy Dreamawhile | Wyllyotts Theatre, Potters Bar |
| 1999–2000 | Cinderella | Fairy Godmother | Horsham Arts Centre, Horsham |
References
- FreeBMDhttp://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=k1GBISk1UlD6cS4FEyGqtQ&scan=1
- Independenthttps://www.independent.ie/life/family/mothers-babies/enjoying-the-rich-harvest-26670291.html
- wwwhttps://www.endole.co.uk/company/01255186/byroc-play-productions-limited?page=people
- Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company
- Kent Lifehttps://www.kent-life.co.uk/people/celebrity-interviews/bromley-star-linda-regan-murphy-1-4283516
- "Doctor Who Guide: Linda Regan"https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=6525
- "'Allo 'Allo star dies"https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2171839.stm
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/04/brian-murphy-obituary
- The Guardianhttps://theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/feb/04/brian-murphy-actor-george-and-mildred-dies
- Canines in Kenthttps://caninesinkent.co.uk/