Sally Bretton

Sally Bretton
Born
Sally Davis

(1980-04-23) 23 April 1980 (age 44)
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1987, 1990, 2000–present
SpouseLee
Children3

Sally Davis (born 23 April 1980),[1] known professionally as Sally Bretton, is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007 and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC crime drama Death in Paradise between 2016 and 2017, a role she has reprised in the spin-off, Beyond Paradise, since 2023.

She has featured in the TV programmes Absolute Power, Green Wing and The Office. In 2008, she played Goneril in Shakespeare's King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe.

Early life

Bretton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama,[2] and worked as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School.[3][when?] She chose the professional name Bretton as a Sally Davis was already registered with actors' union Equity.[1][4]

Personal life

Bretton and her husband, Lee,[1][5] a photographer, have three daughters, including twins.[4] She grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire and as of 2015 resided near Hitchin, Hertfordshire.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Peaches Amy
2001 Goodbye Charlie Bright Susan
2001 Tim Nice-But-Dim's Guide to Being a Bloody Nice Bloke Big Brother - Nun Television film
2001 Wayne and Waynetta's Guide to Wedded Bliss Teacher Television film
2001 Happy Together Debi Television film
2005 Open Wide Karen Television film
2005 Blackbeard: Terror at Sea Mary Ormond Television film
2004 If... We Could Stop the Violence Dr. Sally Price Television film
2007 A Fitting Tribute Tammy Short film
Edinburgh International Film Festival Official Selection
2007 Outlaw Kelly
2009 Jubilee Skinny Mum
2011 The Last Temptation of William Shaw Emily
2018 Hassan's Tower Sarah
2020 Swan Donna Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Napoleon & Josephine Hortense de Beauharnais as Child 2 episodes
1990 Screen One Jenny Episode: "Can You Hear Me Thinking"
2000 Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show Various roles
2000 Sunburn Lisa Episode: "Unexpected Love and Golf"
2001 The Office Donna 4 episodes
2001 Night & Day Lisa 6 episodes
2001 Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible Carmina Episode: "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust"
2001 Doctors Chrissie Devonish Episode: "Passive Resistance"
2001 Armstrong and Miller Emma 1 episode
2001 Beast Carly Episode: "Cow"
2003 Absolute Power Cat Durnford
2003 Blue Murder Grassmere Pilot episode
2004 Wild West Victoria Episode: "The Film Crew"
2004–2006 Green Wing Kim Alabaster 16 episodes
2005 Blessed Mary Hathaway
2006 Vincent Tina 1 episode
2006 The Bill Dee Collier 2 episodes
2006 Snuff Box Pretty Lady Walking Dog Episode: "Love Triangle"
2007 How Not to Live Your Life Abby Pilot episode
2007 Hotel Babylon Elizabeth Scott 1 episode
2007 Casualty Stevie Thornell Episode: "Stitch"
2007–present Not Going Out Lucy Adams Main role (95 episodes)
2009 My Family Cheryl Episode: "2039: A Christmas Oddity"
2010 Lewis Eve Rigby Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question"
2011 Casualty Suki Williams Episode: "A Quiet Life"
2016 Agatha Raisin Amanda Ballard 1 episode
2016–2017 Death in Paradise Martha Lloyd 5 episodes
2018 Thanks for the Memories Sarah 2 episodes
2023–present Beyond Paradise Martha Lloyd Main role (13 episodes)
2024 The Au Pair Zoe Dalton Main role (4 episodes)

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue
2002 Hay Fever Sorel Oxford Stage Company (UK tour)
2002 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Library Theatre, Manchester
2003 Present Laughter Daphne Theatre Royal, Bath (Tour)
2004 All My Sons Ann Deever Library Theatre, Manchester
2004 A Conversation Gail Williams Royal Exchange, Manchester
2006–07 In Extremis Heloise Shakespeare's Globe, London
2008 King Lear Goneril Shakespeare's Globe, London
2018 An Ideal Husband Lady Chiltern Vaudeville Theatre, London / Theatre Royal, Bath
2020 Dial M for Murder Margot Wendice Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

Radio

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2003 Afternoon Play: Seven Floors [6]
2012–13 Births, Deaths and Marriages Mary [7]
2014 Start/Stop Alice Series 2
2015 The Archers - The Ambridge Players - Dead Girls Tell No Tales Carol Grey/ Anne Cullen

Awards

  • Nominated
    • 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
      Best Actress (Theatre) – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

References

  1. ^ a b c Morgan, Laura (20 March 2024). "Sally Bretton - things you didn't know about the TV star". whattowatch. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ Actaeon Films Ltd. "Actaeon Films". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2009.
  3. ^ Fotheringham, Ann (4 March 2020). "Not Going Out star Sally Bretton on her latest role in Dial M for Murder". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Wallop, Harry (21 December 2015). "Sally Bretton: 'That wasn't my bum. I went for an upgrade'". The Daily Telegraph.
  5. ^ "Lee Mack on Not Going Out becoming the longest running BBC sitcom on air". BBC. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Seven Floors". Radio Listings.
  7. ^ "Births, Deaths and Marriages - BBC Radio 4". BBC.