Bridget Turner

Bridget Joanna Turner (22 February 1939 – 27 December 2014) was an English actress known for her roles in various TV shows and films. In 1981, she played the radical English teacher Judy Threadgold in Alan Plater's Get Lost! alongside Alun Armstrong. Turner also appeared in the TV film Season's Greetings, based on the play by Alan Ayckbourn, where she portrayed the character Phyllis. Notably, Turner was originally offered the role of Sybil Fawlty in Fawlty Towers, but declined, and the part went to Prunella Scales instead. She also had roles in movies such as The Walking Stick (1970), To Catch a Spy (1971), Under Milk Wood (1972), and Runners (1983). Bridget Turner passed away on 27 December 2014 in Dorchester, Dorset at the age of 75.