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Sandy Ratcliff

Sandy Ratcliff

Actor

Born October 2, 1948 in London, England, UK

Died April 7, 2019

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Born on October 2, 1950 in London, England, Sandy Ratcliff originally worked as a model and was touted by photographer Lord Snowden as 'The Face of the 70s' before she turned her attention to acting. She took the lead role in Ken Loach's 1971 film Family Life, and later appeared in the 1979 film Radio On, but she was best known for being one of the original cast members in the BBC soap EastEnders. As Sue Osman, Ratcliff appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and played the part of the cafe owner until 1989 when she was sacked due to her addiction to heroin. Ill health and personal problems dogged Ratcliff ever since she left the soap, including battling cancer and hitting the headlines for providing a false alibi for her boyfriend Michael Shorey, who was subsequently sentenced to two life sentences for the murder of two women. At some stage, Ratcliff retrained as a counsellor but had retired by 2010. In her final years she lived in sheltered accommodation and it was here that her body was found on the morning of 7th April, 2019. She was 70 years old.

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Radio On (1979) Official Reissue Trailer

Radio On (1979) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 17 May 2021 | BFI

Mark Kermode reviews Radio On (1979) | BFI Player

Family Life de Ken Loach

Filmography

Actor

35

Type

Year

Maigret TV Series1992Ernestine Jussiaume

Debut on Two TV Series1990Patricia

EastEnders Poster

EastEnders TV Series1985Sue Osman

Screen Two Poster

Screen Two TV Series1985Meg

Doll's Eye Poster

Doll's Eye Feature Film1983Maggie

The Balance of Nature TV Movie1983Julie

Two Foolish Men Short Film1983

Hussy Feature Film1980Olympia

The Gentle Touch Poster

The Gentle Touch TV Series1980Ruby

Blankety Blank Poster

Blankety Blank TV Series1979Self

Danger UXB Poster

Danger UXB TV Series1979Rosalyn

Kids TV Series1979Carmen Fox

Minder TV Series1979Barbara

Radio On Poster

Radio On Feature Film1979Kathy

Shelley TV Series1979Sandra

Shoestring Poster

Shoestring TV Series1979Mel Shepherd

The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game Poster

The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game TV Series1979Joyce Mooney

Yesterday's Hero Poster

Yesterday's Hero Feature Film1979Rita

Hazell TV Series1978Mrs. O'Rourke

Touch and Go Mini-Series1978Charmaine

Premiere Poster

Premiere TV Series1977Muriel

Target TV Series1977Angie Dawson

Couples TV Series1975Sally Knott

BBC2 Playhouse Poster

BBC2 Playhouse TV Series1974Alice

The Sweeney Poster

The Sweeney TV Series1974Liz Jenner

Centre Play Poster

Centre Play TV Series1973Girl

Marked Personal TV Series1973Paula Barry

The Final Programme Poster

The Final Programme Feature Film1973Jenny

Crown Court Poster

Crown Court TV Series1972Felicity Gilchrist

Right to Work March Poster

Right to Work March Short Film1972Self

Whodunnit? Poster

Whodunnit? TV Series1972Rikki Howard

Family Life Poster

Family Life Feature Film1971Janice Baildon

Play for Today Poster

Play for Today TV Series1970Mum

ITV Playhouse Poster

ITV Playhouse TV Series1967Lana Cork

Crossroads Poster

Crossroads TV Series1964Barbara Wells

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