Gwyneth Powell

Biography

Gwyneth Powell (5 July 1946 - 8 September 2022) was an English actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of headmistress Bridget McCluskey in the BBC television series Grange Hill for eleven series between 1981 and 1991. She also appeared in Channel 4 comedy show Man Down.

Known For

Cry Freedom

Acting

2007

Piccadilly Cowboy

as

Alice

1999

A Kind of Hush

as

Mrs. P

2000

Back to the Secret Garden

as

Toby, The Maid

1987

Cry Freedom

as

Girl at Funeral

1994

Open Fire

as

Gloria Martin

1976

The Face of Darkness

as

Eileen

1981

Loophole

as

Doreen

1975

Breath

as

Elvira Lewis

1980

Dying Day

as

Doris

The Gentle Touch

as

A Touch of Frost

as

Heartbeat

as

Shirley Baxter

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Mrs. Regan

The Enigma Files

as

Anne Gerrard

Squadron

as

The Guardians

as

Echo Beach

as

Ivy Trehearne

Grace

as

Joan Talbot

Accident

as

Father Brown

as

The Gemma Factor

as

A Touch of Cloth

as

Herself

Peak Practice

as

Annie Gibson

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as

Marian Horner

The Royal

as

Bunty Weatherill

Grange Hill

as

Mrs. Bridget McClusky

Peak Practice

as

Rose Meredith

Casualty

as

Gloria Pots

House of Anubis

as

Gran

Man Down

as

Mum

Public Eye

as

Clare

Heartbeat

as

Margaret Millwood

Not Going Out

as

Nice Lady

Production

Crew

Directing