She was best known for her portrayal of Mrs Lillian Rudd in the radio sitcom King Street Junior, of which she starred for the entire series from 1985 to 1998.
[1] She also starred in the radio sitcom It Sticks Out Half a Mile as Miss Perkins,[2] and in eleven episodes of The Dick Emery Show from 1974 to 1980.
[4] In 1967, after starring in a number of unsuccessful musical comedy stage productions, Martin decided to focus her acting career on television roles.
[1] She appeared in the second series of the ITV sitcom Up the Workers in 1976,[1] and had a starring role as Miss Perkins in It Sticks Out Half a Mile, the radio sequel to Dad's Army.
[7][8] She again played the same character, now called Miss Baxter, in the television adaptations of the series: Walking the Planks in 1985 and High & Dry in 1987.