Alethea Charlton

Last updated 17 April 2017

Acting Credits
Hur: An Unearthly Child	3 credits in 1 entry
Edith: The Time Meddler	4 credits in 1 entry

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Alethea Blow Charlton

Born: Sun 9th August 1931
Died: Thu 6th May 1976 (age: 44)

Alethea Charlton was a British actress from Yorkshire, England.

She played a cavewoman called Hur in the first ever Doctor Who story. She returned playing the character Edith in the serial The Time Meddler in 1965.

Her other TV credits include: Sam, Z Cars, Follyfoot, The Borderers, Doomwatch, Out of the Unknown and Upstairs, Downstairs.

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