Janet Ellis

Born: 1955-09-16

Janet Michell Ellis, MBE is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook and How It Was.


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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

as uncredited
Released: 2022-10-26

Konnie Huq celebrates the very best of British children’s television, with a dazzling array of...

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Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

as Teka
Released: 1980-01-12

After the TARDIS collides with a spacecraft delivering human tributes to the evil bull-like...

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Talking Doctor Who

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-11-01

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back...

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Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC

as Self
Released: 2016-12-23

The former principal ballerina tells her story, with historic performances from the BBC archives...

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Frederick Douglass: An American Life

as Julia Griffith
Released: 1985-01-01

This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds...

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Lingerie: The Industry Exposed

as Narrator
Released: 1999-01-01

Lingerie--a word that conjures up silk, seduction and sensuality, the items that can create a...

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The Man Behind the Masquerade

as Narrator
Released: 2009-12-02

A documentary about the painter, clockmaker and author Kit Williams, and his 1979 book...

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B.P. Confidential

as Self
Released: 1998-11-16

Documentary revealing the true character of those working behind and in front of the camera on...

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Richard Osman's House of Games

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 2017-09-04

Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills...

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Doctor Who

as Teka
First aired: 1963-11-23

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...

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Come Dine with Me

as uncredited
First aired: 2005-01-10

Amateur chefs compete against each other by hosting a dinner party for the other contestants....

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The Alan Titchmarsh Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-09-03

The Alan Titchmarsh Show is a British daytime chat show presented by Alan Titchmarsh. It was...

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Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

as Self - Participant
First aired: 2011-10-24

Antiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...

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Waking the Dead

as TV Reporter
First aired: 2001-06-18

A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.

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Ready Steady Cook

as Self - Contestant
First aired: 1994-10-24

Talented chefs battle it out against the clock, creating delicious dishes in 20 minutes

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The Sweeney

as Susie
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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Blankety Blank

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-01-18

Blankety Blank is a British comedy game show based on the 1977–1979 Australian game show...

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Celebrity Masterchef

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-09-11

Chef and restaurateur John Torode and food writer and ingredients expert Gregg Wallace search...

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Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and Gadgets

as Herself
First aired: 2024-07-30

How our kitchens have evolved over the years, reflecting changing tastes and styles.

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