Jacobs, Barbara Everest and others (ends 23 January 1951) 31 December – Mr. Pastry's Progress (1950–1951) Continuing television shows 1920s BBC Wimbledon (1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–2024) 1930s Picture Page (1936–1939, 1946–1952) For the Children (1937–1939, 1946–1952) The Boat Race (1938–1939, 1946–2019) BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–2024) 1940s Kaleidoscope (1946–1953) Muffin the Mule (1946–1955, 2005–2006) Café Continental (1947–1953) Television Newsreel (1948–1954) Come Dancing (1949–1998) How Do You View? (1949–1953) Births 20 January – Liza Goddard, stage and television actress 27 January Derek Acorah, medium and television host (died 2020) Alex Norton, actor and screenwriter 3 February – Pamela Franklin, actress 22 February – Julie Walters, actress 22 March – Mary Tamm, actress (died 2012) 30 March – Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian (died 2022) 3 April – Sally Thomsett, actress 9 May – Matthew Kelly, English actor and television host 10 May – Sally James, television presenter and actress 11 May – Jeremy Paxman, television presenter and author 9 June – David Troughton, actor 8 July – Sarah Kennedy, broadcaster 19 July – Simon Cadell, actor (died 1996) 26 July – Susan George, actress 19 August – Jennie Bond, journalist and television presenter 17 September – Sherrie Hewson, actress, television presenter and novelist 14 December – Vicki Michelle, actress 17 December – Michael Cashman, actor and politician Deaths 4 March — Anthony Holles, actor, aged 49 8 May — Franklin Dyall, actor, aged 80 June — Claude Bailey, actor, aged 54 See also 1950 in British music 1950 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1950 References