Lesley Daine was born ‘Lesley Dainty’ on 20 May 1947 in Blackpool. She was an actress, best known for ‘Without a Clue’ (1988) and ‘The Family Way’ (1966), the latter being a film featuring music by Beatle Paul McCartney. The film also starred Sir John Mills with his daughter Hayley Mills.
THE FAMILY WAY, from left, John Mills, Marjorie Rhodes, Murray Head, Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Lesley Daine, Avril Angers, 1966.
The two clips below show Lesley Daine appearing in the 1970s drama series ‘Within These Walls’. But she also appeared in ‘Coronation Street‘ in two roles: firstly in August 1976 as stripper Josie Steel; and she returned to the programme as Irene Sherratt, an old school friend of Audrey Potter, who attended her hen night and wedding to Alf Roberts in December 1985, and then the newlyweds’ house-warming party in March 1986. Then she was in ‘Foxy Lady’ Series 1, (1982). One of four children, her sister Lois also appeared on Coronation Street in two roles. Sadly, Lesley Diane died on 8 March 1991 in Tooting, London.
Lesley Diane’s other credits included roles in ‘Z Cars’, ‘Within These Walls’, ‘Holding On’, ‘Sally Ann’, ‘Juliet Bravo’, ‘The Practice’ and ‘Brookside’, along with the regular part of Linda Welch in ‘Crossroads’ from 1978 to 1979. On stage, she appeared in a 1977 production of ‘Get Some In!’ at the Princess Theatre, Torquay.
The clip above features a fake ‘next time’ trailer for ‘The Line of Duty’, the fourth episode of the fourth series of the 70s UK prison drama ‘Within These Walls’ – with library music from classic Australian prison drama ‘Prisoner Cell Block H’. This trailer features (in order of first appearance): Carole Gillies (as Officer Agnes Morrow); Miranda Forbes (as Officer Ruth Parsons); Alison Groves (as Officer Lorna Poole; here non-speaking); Lesley Daine (as Babs Ryan); Hazel Clyne (as Marian Collins); Tina Marian (as Cindy Swales); Mona Bruce (as Mrs Armitage; here non-speaking); and Elaine Wells (as Officer Meg Spencer; here non-speaking).
The clip above features Stephanie Turner and the beautiful Lesley Daine in a fake fur coat in “Juliet Bravo” (1981 – S02 E06)
