Only Fools and Horses' Councillor Murray star now including EastEnders character

The Heroes and Villains episode aired in 1996 and included one of the most memorable scenes throughout the Only Fools and Horses series. The Christmas special follows Del Boy (David Jason) and his younger brother Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) and their quest to attend the party of a local publican.

The notorious wheeler-dealers from Peckham dress up as Batman and Robin and head to the event, but it doesn't go to plan. When their yellow van breaks down the pair finish their journey on foot but soon find themselves caught up in a mugging.

Councillor Murray is about to get in her car when a gang of thieves tries and steal her bag. But the muggers are interrupted and soon scarper when Del and Rodney run down the street dressed as the superheroes.

Trigger shows a photo of his broom alongside councillor Murray in Only Fools and Horses

Later in the episode, Del is awarded a medal for apprehending the gang and Councillor Murray and she also does him a favour. That night Del, announces that his application for a council grant has been approved, and Rodney reveals that Cassandra is pregnant.

Earlier in the episode Trigger (Roger Lloyd Pack) also received an award from Councillor Murray for saving the council money with his well-maintained broom.

What else has Angela Bruce been in?

Now, 27 years later Councillor Murray actress Angela Bruce has been no stranger to television and has starred in a long list of popular shows including Red Dwarf (1988), Waking the Dead (2005), My Family (2002), Silent Witness (2001), Death in Paradise (2017), Vera (2015) and Spooks (2007) among others.

Angela Bruce starred in Death in Paradise in 2021

The 73-year-old starred in Doctor Who: The War Doctor (2021) and also provided the voice of Brigadier Bambera in Doctor Who: The Lost Stories. In 2006, Angela played Mandy Goodhue in the ITV series Bad Girls for six episodes.

But in 2000, Angela arrived in Walford as D.S Kate Langford for six episodes of EastEnders. Langford was the copper who investigated the sexual assault against Nicky di Marco by Rod Morris.

But EastEnders wasn't Angela's first soap appearance as she played Janice Stubbs in Coronation Street from August 1978 until her exit in October of the same year.

Natalie Cassidy as Sonia, Dean Gaffney as Robbie and Angela Bruce as DC Langford in EastEnders

Corrie fans will recognise Stubbs as the waitress at Dawson’s Café who had an affair with Ray Langton (played by Neville Buswell).

She is also well known for her stage career, most famously being the second actress to play Magenta in the original stage production of The Rocky Horror Show, succeeding Patricia Quinn.

Most recently, Angela guest-starred in Holby City as Ursula Stork. In 2020, she appeared in BBC’s daytime soap Doctors as Carmen Few and last year she portrayed Alice in the movie Silver Haze.

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