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{{short description|British actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| caption = Fleming in "[[Back to School Mr. Bean]]" (1994)
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| birth_place = [[Nettlebed]], [[Oxfordshire]], England
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| birth_name = Eve Lucinda Fleming
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|birth_name = Eve Lucinda Fleming
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| occupation = Actress
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* {{marriage|[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]]|1986}}
* {{marriage|[[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]]|1986}}
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|children = 3
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|parents = [[Peter Fleming (writer)|Peter Fleming]]<br />[[Celia Johnson]]
| parents = [[Peter Fleming (writer)|Peter Fleming]]<br />[[Celia Johnson]]
|relatives = [[Valentine Fleming]] (grandfather)<br />[[Evelyn St. Croix Fleming]] (grandmother)<br />[[Ian Fleming]] (uncle)<br />[[Amaryllis Fleming]] (half-aunt)
| relatives = [[Valentine Fleming]] (grandfather)<br />[[Evelyn St. Croix Fleming]] (grandmother)<br />[[Ian Fleming]] (uncle)<br />[[Amaryllis Fleming]] (half-aunt)
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== Early life and ancestry ==
== Early life and ancestry ==
Fleming was born in Nettlebed, England. She is the second daughter of actress [[Celia Johnson]] and writer [[Peter Fleming (writer)|Peter Fleming]] (brother of [[James Bond]] author [[Ian Fleming]]).<ref name="peerage">{{cite web
Fleming was born in [[Nettlebed|Nettlebed, England]]. She is the second daughter of actress [[Celia Johnson]] and writer [[Peter Fleming (writer)|Peter Fleming]], the brother of [[James Bond|''James Bond'']] author [[Ian Fleming]]. She is a granddaughter of [[Valentine Fleming]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] who was killed during [[World War I]] in May 1917, and of his widow, [[Evelyn St. Croix Fleming|Evelyn]]. [[Amaryllis Fleming]] was the actress's half-aunt, fathered by Welsh painter [[Augustus John]] during his relationship with Evelyn.
|title=The Peerage
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}}</ref> She is a granddaughter of [[Valentine Fleming]], a [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Member of Parliament]] who was killed during [[World War I]] in May 1917, and of his widow, [[Evelyn St. Croix Fleming|Evelyn]]. [[Amaryllis Fleming]] was the actress's half-aunt, fathered by Welsh painter [[Augustus John]] during his relationship with Evelyn.


Fleming spent part of her childhood growing up in New Zealand: "My parents packed me off to some friends in New Zealand when I was 16, hoping I would grow up a little and perhaps change my mind about acting. I was quite a tomboy. I ended up at the Bay of Islands, which was just the most beautiful place in the world. I was meant to be looking after the friends' little boy, but I didn't have a clue, and I don't recall doing much of that at all. I loved the country, though."<ref>{{cite web |title=James Bond News |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6670&t=mi6&s=news |accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>
Fleming spent part of her childhood growing up in [[New Zealand]]: "My parents packed me off to some friends in New Zealand when I was 16, hoping I would grow up a little and perhaps change my mind about acting. I was quite a [[tomboy]]. I ended up at the [[Bay of Islands]], which was just the most beautiful place in the world. I was meant to be looking after the friends' little boy, but I didn't have a clue, and I don't recall doing much of that at all. I loved the country, though."<ref>{{cite web |title=James Bond News |url=http://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=6670&t=mi6&s=news |accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Fleming is perhaps best known for her role as Jenny Richards in the [[BBC]] [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] drama series ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'', which originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Jenny is the only character to appear in both the first and last episodes of the show.
Fleming is perhaps best known for her role as Jenny Richards in the [[BBC]] [[Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction|post-apocalyptic]] drama series ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'', which originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Jenny is the only character to appear in both the first and last episodes of the show.


Her numerous credits in other British television series include ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', Lydia Bennet in BBC's 1967 Pride and Prejudice series, Maud Ruthyn on the Season 4 episode "Uncle Silas" of the anthology series ''[[Mystery and Imagination]]'', ''[[Smiley's People (TV series)|Smiley's People]]'', ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', the regular role of Jo in ''[[Cold Warrior (TV series)|Cold Warrior]]'', the first Helen Wycliffe in ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''[[A Dance to the Music of Time]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Rosemary & Thyme]]'' and ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''. More recently she has appeared on the long running radio soap opera ''[[List of The Archers characters|The Archers]]'' as Miranda, the depressed wife of minor tycoon Justin Elliot, who is played by [[Simon Williams (actor)|her real-life husband]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/+HugoBurnham/posts/CX9RxS3X4Q6|title=Moderately interesting fact...|publisher=Hugo Burnham (moderator)|date=10 January 2017|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>
Her numerous credits in other British television series include ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', Lydia Bennet in BBC's 1967 Pride and Prejudice series, Maud Ruthyn on the Season 4 episode "Uncle Silas" of the anthology series ''[[Mystery and Imagination]]'', ''[[Smiley's People (TV series)|Smiley's People]]'', ''[[Mr. Bean]]'', the regular role of Jo in ''[[Cold Warrior (TV series)|Cold Warrior]]'', the first Helen Wycliffe in ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''[[A Dance to the Music of Time]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Rosemary & Thyme]]'' and ''[[Kingdom (British TV series)|Kingdom]]''. Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared on the long running radio soap opera ''[[List of The Archers characters|The Archers]]'' as Miranda, who entered the series as the wife of minor tycoon Justin Elliot but subsequently reached a divorce settlement following his affair with Lilian Bellamy. She returned the role in 2024 as a love interest for Brian Aldridge, to ex-husband Justin's considerable chagrin. Justin is played by [[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]], her real-life husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://plus.google.com/+HugoBurnham/posts/CX9RxS3X4Q6|title=Moderately interesting fact...|publisher=Hugo Burnham (moderator)|date=10 January 2017|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Fleming has been married twice; first to Joseph William Peter Laycock (b. 7 July 1938 – d. 14 December 1980) from 1971 to 1980, by whom she had a daughter Flora Laycock (b. 16 March 1972 – d. 14 December 1980), and two sons Robert Laycock (b. June 1973) and Diggory Laycock (b. December 1975).<ref name="peerage" /> Her husband and her daughter, Flora, drowned on 14 December 1980 in a boating accident on the Thames.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Yorkshire Post|title=Announcements|date=16 December 1980}}</ref><ref>Gravestone at St Bartholomew Churchyard, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Glasgow Herald|title=Search for actress's daughter called off|date=16 December 1980|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UslAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3556%2C3138425|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref> She married her second husband, the actor [[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]], in 1986.<ref name="peerage" />
Fleming has been married twice; first to Joseph William Peter Laycock, with whom she had a daughter and two sons. Her husband and her daughter drowned on 14 December 1980 in a boating accident on the [[River Thames]].<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Yorkshire Post|title=Announcements|date=16 December 1980}}</ref><ref>Gravestone at St Bartholomew Churchyard, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Glasgow Herald|title=Search for actress's daughter called off|date=16 December 1980|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UslAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3556%2C3138425|accessdate=25 December 2017}}</ref> She married her second husband, the actor [[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]], in 1986.


Her uncle Ian's literary estate passed to her father Peter after his death. Since Peter's death, Fleming and her sister Kate have controlled [[Ian Fleming Publications]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=31 August 2008 |title=Interview |journal=Sunday Times}}</ref>
Her uncle Ian's literary estate passed to her father Peter after his death. Since Peter's death, Fleming and her sister Kate have controlled [[Ian Fleming Publications]].<ref>{{cite journal |date=31 August 2008 |title=Interview |journal=Sunday Times}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article4633731.ece Times article by Lucy Fleming on her childhood]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} 31 August 2008 {{Subscription required}}
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p18193.htm#i181924 Lucy Fleming genealogy]. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article4633731.ece Times article by Lucy Fleming on her childhood] 31 August 2008 {{Subscription required}}
*[http://bobmeades.pages.qpg.com/id8.html Updated 2012, photos & Lucy's life inc SURVIVORS (as Jenny Richards)]


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Latest revision as of 22:25, 21 December 2024

Lucy Fleming
Fleming in "Back to School Mr. Bean" (1994)
Born
Eve Lucinda Fleming

(1947-05-15) 15 May 1947 (age 77)
Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England
OccupationActress
Spouses
Joe Laycock
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(m. 1971; died 1980)​
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(m. 1986)​
Children3
Parent(s)Peter Fleming
Celia Johnson
RelativesValentine Fleming (grandfather)
Evelyn St. Croix Fleming (grandmother)
Ian Fleming (uncle)
Amaryllis Fleming (half-aunt)

Eve Lucinda "Lucy" Fleming (born 15 May 1947) is a British actress.

Early life and ancestry

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Fleming was born in Nettlebed, England. She is the second daughter of actress Celia Johnson and writer Peter Fleming, the brother of James Bond author Ian Fleming. She is a granddaughter of Valentine Fleming, a Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed during World War I in May 1917, and of his widow, Evelyn. Amaryllis Fleming was the actress's half-aunt, fathered by Welsh painter Augustus John during his relationship with Evelyn.

Fleming spent part of her childhood growing up in New Zealand: "My parents packed me off to some friends in New Zealand when I was 16, hoping I would grow up a little and perhaps change my mind about acting. I was quite a tomboy. I ended up at the Bay of Islands, which was just the most beautiful place in the world. I was meant to be looking after the friends' little boy, but I didn't have a clue, and I don't recall doing much of that at all. I loved the country, though."[1]

Career

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Fleming is perhaps best known for her role as Jenny Richards in the BBC post-apocalyptic drama series Survivors, which originally aired from 1975 to 1977. Jenny is the only character to appear in both the first and last episodes of the show.

Her numerous credits in other British television series include The Avengers, Lydia Bennet in BBC's 1967 Pride and Prejudice series, Maud Ruthyn on the Season 4 episode "Uncle Silas" of the anthology series Mystery and Imagination, Smiley's People, Mr. Bean, the regular role of Jo in Cold Warrior, the first Helen Wycliffe in Wycliffe, A Dance to the Music of Time, Heartbeat, Rosemary & Thyme and Kingdom. Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared on the long running radio soap opera The Archers as Miranda, who entered the series as the wife of minor tycoon Justin Elliot but subsequently reached a divorce settlement following his affair with Lilian Bellamy. She returned the role in 2024 as a love interest for Brian Aldridge, to ex-husband Justin's considerable chagrin. Justin is played by Simon Williams, her real-life husband.[2]

Personal life

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Fleming has been married twice; first to Joseph William Peter Laycock, with whom she had a daughter and two sons. Her husband and her daughter drowned on 14 December 1980 in a boating accident on the River Thames.[3][4][5] She married her second husband, the actor Simon Williams, in 1986.

Her uncle Ian's literary estate passed to her father Peter after his death. Since Peter's death, Fleming and her sister Kate have controlled Ian Fleming Publications.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "James Bond News". Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Moderately interesting fact..." Hugo Burnham (moderator). 10 January 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Announcements". Yorkshire Post. 16 December 1980.
  4. ^ Gravestone at St Bartholomew Churchyard, Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England
  5. ^ "Search for actress's daughter called off". Glasgow Herald. 16 December 1980. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Interview". Sunday Times. 31 August 2008.
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