Jane Sherwin

Jane Sherwin

Eleanor Margaret Jane Sherwin (née Parsons; 3 November 1934 – 16 December 2022) was a British actress, known for her appearances in science fiction television, with roles in the Doctor Who serial The War Games and Blake's 7. From SVG, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1954. She started her career using her maiden name, appearing on television and in Provincial Repertory but took a break for a while to look after her three children. Returning to acting in the late 1960s, Jane adopted her marriage name (after her marriage to actor/producer Derrick Sherwin) and resumed her TV career. After leaving her acting career and the breakup of her marriage, Sherwin took on voluntary work for good causes. These included Amnesty International (being the Central America Co-ordinator for the British Section), Refugees and the Homeless. She collated poetry for collections and held sessions at the St Michael and All Angels Church, Barnes, where she attended for over 50 years, writing and performing into old age. Sherwin died on 16 December 2022, at the age of 88.

  • Title: Jane Sherwin
  • Popularity: 0.125
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-11-03
  • Place of Birth: Calliaqua, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Jane Sherwin Movies

  • 1969
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    Doctor Who: The War Games

    Doctor Who: The War Games

    9.7 1969 HD

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...

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  • 2024
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    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    5.8 2024 HD

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...

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  • 2009
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    Shades of Grey

    Shades of Grey

    1 2009 HD

    The War Games saw the end of black-and-white Doctor Who. This documentary examines the artistic limitations - and advantages - of monochrome.

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  • 2009
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    War Zone: The End of an Era

    War Zone: The End of an Era

    1 2009 HD

    Making of documentary about the Doctor Who story The War Games. Featuring actors Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Bernard Horsfall, Jane Sherwin and Graham Weston, director David Maloney, producer Derrick Sherwin, writer Terrance Dicks, designer Roger Cheveley, Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury, and new series writers Paul Cornell, James Moran and Joseph Lidster.

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  • 1978
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    Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

    7.261 1978 HD

    A group of convicts and outcasts fight a guerrilla war against the totalitarian Terran Federation from a highly advanced alien spaceship.

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