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	'''Sheila Fearn''' (born 3 October 1940 in [[Leicester]]) is an English retired [[actress]] best known for playing [[Audrey Collier\|Audrey]], the sister of [[Terry Collier]] in [[BBC]] situation comedies ''[[The Likely Lads]]'' and ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'', and also later on as Ann Fourmile, the next door neighbour in the [[Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[George and Mildred]]''.		'''Sheila Fearn''' (born 3 October 1940 in [[w:Leicester\|Leicester]]) is an English retired [[w:actress\|actress]] best known for playing [[w:Audrey Collier\|Audrey]], the sister of [[w:Terry Collier\|Terry Collier]] in [[w:BBC\|BBC]] situation comedies ''[[w:The Likely Lads\|The Likely Lads]]'' and ''[[w:Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?\|Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'', and also later on as Ann Fourmile, the next door neighbour in the [[w:Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[w:George and Mildred\|George and Mildred]]''.

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| name = Sheila Fearn
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| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 1957–1988
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'''Sheila Fearn''' (born 3 October 1940 in [[Leicester]]) is an English retired [[actress]] best known for playing [[Audrey Collier|Audrey]], the sister of [[Terry Collier]] in [[BBC]] situation comedies ''[[The Likely Lads]]'' and ''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'', and also later on as Ann Fourmile, the next door neighbour in the [[Thames Television]] sitcom ''[[George and Mildred]]''.

==Early life==
She attended Gateway Girls Grammar School on Elbow Lane in Leicester, which closed in 1960.

==Career==
On film she appeared in ''[[Billy Liar (film)|Billy Liar]]'' (1963), ''[[Catch Us If You Can (film)|Catch Us If You Can]]'' (1965) and ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981), as well as the film versions of both ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'' (1976) and ''[[George and Mildred (film)|George and Mildred]]'' (1980). Fearn's other television credits include ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'', ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', ''[[East of Ipswich]]'' by [[Michael Palin]], ''[[Emergency – Ward 10]]'', ''[[Thriller (British TV series)|Thriller]]'' (1 episode, 1974), ''[[Walter (1982 film)|Walter]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]''. She also played Freddie, a girlfriend of [[Ronnie Corbett]]'s character Timothy, in ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' She also appeared many times with [[The Scaffold]].

''Likely Lads'' writer [[Ian La Frenais]] said of her "she was sexy and funny and she knew [[John Lennon]]. Sheila always found time for everyone, and I now think of her and Audrey with great affection".<ref>{{cite book | author=Webber, Richard with Clement, Dick and La Frenais, Ian| title=Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads | publisher=[[Orion Publishing Group|Orion]]| year=1999 | isbn=0-7528-3793-1}}</ref>

Fearn retired from acting in 1988 aged 48 after breaking a leg during a fall from a mountain, leaving her with a prominent limp, which made her believe casting directors would no longer be inclined to employ her.

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! scope="col" style="width: 250px;" | Role !! Notes
|-
|1963 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Gloria Dee || 2 episodes
|-
|1963 || ''[[Billy Liar (film)|Billy Liar]]'' || Telephonist || Uncredited
|-
|1963–64 ||''[[Emergency Ward 10]]'' || Nurse Elizabeth Benskin || 7 episodes
|-
|1964 || ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' || Makeup-lady || Uncredited
|-
|1964–66 ||''[[The Likely Lads]]'' || [[Audrey Collier]] || 9 episodes
|-
|1965–76 ||''[[Z Cars]]'' || Greer Hatton / Gwen Newcombe / Josie Benson / Lucy Morrison || 5 episodes
|-
|1965 || ''[[The Wednesday Play]]'' || Ann Johnson || Episode: "Wear a Very Big Hat"
|-
|1965|| ''[[Catch Us If You Can (film)|Catch Us If You Can]]'' || Shirley || Uncredited
|-
|1965 || ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' || Pat Rogers || Episode: "The Intruders"
|-
|1965–66 ||''The Big Spender'' || Polly || 6 episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[Weavers Green]]'' || Sue Patterson || 3 episodes
|-
|1966 || ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'' || Susie || Episode: "Death Has a Thousand Faces"
|-
|1966 || ''[[Drama 61-67]]'' || Loretta Mays || Episode: "Drama '66: A Hero of Modern Industry"
|-
|1967 || ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' || Roma || Episode: "A World of Time"
|-
|1967 || ''[[No Hiding Place]]'' || Jennifer Hemlyn || Episode: "A Murder Is a Murder"
|-
|1967 || ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'' || Young lady || Episode: "Clampett Castle"
|-
|1967 || ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' || Jenny || Episode: "Murdersville"
|-
|1968 || ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' || Valerie Kitson || Episode: "If This Is Lucky, I'd Rather Be Jonah"
|-
|1968 || ''[[The Expert (TV series)|The Expert]]'' || Jean Chambers || Episode: "Nice Day"
|-
|1969 || ''Barrister at Law'' || Catherine Brent || TV movie
|-
|1969 || ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'' || Det. Sgt. Sarah Gifford || Episode: "The Children of Delight"
|-
|1969 || ''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]'' || Shirley Spence || Episode: "For Those in Peril"
|-
|1970 || ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]'' || Leda Bailey || Episode: "The Man from the Sea"
|-
|1971 || ''Trial'' || Gwen Chappell || Episode: "Good People"
|-
|1972 || ''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]'' || Audrey || Episode: "An Arrow for Little Audrey"
|-
|1972 || ''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' || Joan Prentice || Episode: "And When You're Wrong"
|-
|1972–74 ||''[[Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?]]'' || [[Audrey Collier]] || 11 episodes
|-
|1973 || ''[[ITV Sunday Night Theatre]]'' || Barbara || 11 episodes
|-
|1973 || ''[[Love Story (UK TV series)|Love Story]]'' || Sally || Episode: "Walter"
|-
|1974 || ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]]'' || Prudence Claire || Episode: "Sign It Death"
|-
|1975 || ''[[Spy Trap]]'' || Mrs. Church || Episode: "A Nice Place to Live"
|-
|1975 || ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' || Mrs. Deborah Todd || Episode: "A Nice Place to Live"
|-
|1976|| ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'' || Audrey Collier ||
|-
|1976–80 ||''[[George and Mildred]]'' || Ann Fourmile || 38 episodes
|-
|1977–78 ||''[[The Flockton Flyer]]'' || Kathy Carter || 6 episodes
|-
|1978 || ''Parables'' || Carol Wibberley || Episode: "Neighbours"
|-
|1980|| ''[[George and Mildred (film)|George and Mildred]]'' || Ann Fourmile ||
|-
|1981|| ''[[Time Bandits]]'' || Kevin's mother ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Sorry! (TV series)|Sorry!]]'' || Freddie || 3 episodes
|-
|1987 || ''[[Screen Two]]'' || Mrs Hargreaves || Episode: "East of Ipswich"
|-
|1988 || ''[[News at Twelve]]'' || Iris Swindley || 6 episodes, (final appearance)
|}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0269889|name=Sheila Fearn}}

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