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I met her so many times! It was my birthday on June 18th. Just one day shy of the two months since she died. I keep forgetting she's not with us, anymore!

borgduck 8 months ago

One of Lis Sladen's first TV appearances. I wonder how she would have felt, all those years ago, knowing that her passing would be mourned by so many with so much respect and affection.

peneshaw 10 months ago

Oh my god.. I'm tearing up.

TheDunHorse 10 months ago

I'm so honoured to have met you, Lis. My childhood crush. The Universe is empty without you!

borgduck 10 months ago

Wow. So sad she's no longer with us! RIP Lis Sladen

qfproductionsuk 10 months ago

Such a gorgeous woman.

jexplink 2 years ago

Sad, isn't it? This was a big budget serious drama series for adults, shot on location and on film for maximum quality...and yet the interest in an appearance by Liz Sladen, who appeared in Dr.Who, a show made on video tape on a microscopic budget for a largely child audience. I bet the producers of Special Branch think there's no justice in the world. All that effort and for what? Forgotten in the wake of a kid's show. Ah, well.

straker2 3 years ago

Elisabeth Sladen received much critical and popular acclaim for her realistic portrayal of "Sarah Jane Smith" in DrWho, and the show achieved its highest consistent ratings with her in the mid-70's. At that time, DrWho was being critisized for moving away from its younger audience with intense episodes that pulled a large adult audience.

Lis Sladen's "Sarah Jane" remains one of DrWho's best-loved and highest-rated characters, even into the modern era.

That is no small feat!

glnelson1956 3 years ago

I mean it's sad for Special Branch. No one seems to care about all the work and talent which went in to making that show. George Sewell was a great actor. But these days, he's probably only remembered for being in Remembrance of the Daleks. He also starred in UFO, but even that wasn't as much his show as Special Branch.

straker2 3 years ago

No offence, but this clip IS better than nothing. Even though it's just a brief clip focussed on what appears to be Elisabeth Sladen in a minor role, well in that scene anyway. Atleast the uploader acknowledged what show it was from and those who may be curious may then check it out.

That can be the thing with actors being in more mainstream things as you've alluded - it can draw more people/interest in their perhaps relatively obscure work too, through people who may follow that actor's work.

CellarDoorAU 3 years ago

Your name suggests that you're into Science Fiction shows as well.

borgduck 2 years ago

Well, yes, I am. I'm not knocking her role on Dr.Who, just making an observation that bigger, more ambitious and expensive shows fell by the wayside while Dr.Who became legendary, despite its comparitive cheapness.

Imagine how the makers of big budget SF shows that lasted only a season or two must feel about Dr.Who! :)

Ade

straker2 2 years ago

Maybe you should stick to the Starlost.

borgduck 2 years ago

Thanks for the advice.

straker2 2 years ago

Patrick Troughton also appeared in an episode of Special Branch, he was pretty good in it.

KnockoffNigeI 2 years ago

Women in Uniform, sometimes they look so good....

Also, was that Catherine Schell from "Space 1999" and "City of Death" in the scene with her?

BlackMariaDownUnder 3 years ago

Liz Sladen was my first 5 finger shuffle. She was in something yonks ago and got her kit off...

DaveInBridport 3 years ago

That was an episode of the series "Send in the Girls". Not exactly topless, more a "wardrobe mulfunction", in truth.

trickstick84 3 years ago

not quite as kinky as her futuristic white number from the ark in space, but i do agree. what a cutie! and yes, i too have met her, told her, etc etc

martang66 3 years ago

Indeed, there sure are some hypocrite losers around here. I'm tempted to go to some David Tennant videos & tell any stupid teen girl who says how "cute" he is that they are "so wrong!"

borgduck 3 years ago