Bella Emberg (born Sybil Dyke;[1] 16 September 1937 – 12 January 2018)[2] was an English actress whose television career spanned 60 years.
[6] She made a guest appearance in the first episode of the revived version of The Basil Brush Show in 2002, and also featured in Doctor Who four times.
She filmed a second appearance as Mrs Croot for The Runaway Bride, but this scene ended up on the cutting room floor.
Shortly before her death, she completed filming for In the Long Run, a Sky One comedy created by Idris Elba, due to be broadcast in April 2018.
[4] Emberg's housemate found her collapsed at their home in London's Raynes Park on 12 January 2018, aged 80.