Candy Davis

Candy Davis Biography

Candy Davis (born Clare Damaris Bastin on 2 January 1962) is an English actress and model.

She won the Miss Nude pageant in 1982 and subsequently took on the role as the buxom blonde secretary, Miss Belfridge, on the last two series of the British sitcom Are You Being Served?. She was one of several British Page 3 glamour models to take either this role or as nurse to "young" Mr Grace. She appeared in Minder in the episode "Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore" (1982).

Personal life

Daughter of an education officer and a school headmistress, Candy Davis was born in Loughton in 1962.

She married the 2point4 children actor Gary Olsen in 1985, but they later divorced.

She appeared on television in a variety of popular shows of the 1980s, notably in The Comic Strip series, though not as a regular. Candy Davis was in a memorable 1981 episode of Minder as an eye-catching blonde. However she shot to fame after winning the role of blonde bombshell Miss Belfridge in the hugely popular BBC sitcom Are You Being Served? The show regularly pulled in high viewing figures and she was a hit with fans, appearing in thirteen episodes in the last two series of the show. Davis played Mr Rumbold's longest lasting secretary, lasting two series.

Filmography

Television

Year	Television	Episode(s) 1	Character Played
1982	OTT	A short lived TV series presented by Chris Tarrant	Herself
1982	Minder	Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore	Stripper
1983	The Benny Hill Show	Holiday	Hill's Angel
1983	The Entertainers	Jeff Stevenson
1983	The Comic Strip Presents	Five Go Mad on Mescalin	Janie
1983	The Two Ronnies	Episode 10.2	The Colonel's Niece
1984	Cannon & Ball	Episode 6.6	Herself
1984	Bottle Boys	Here Comes the Groom	Deirdre
1983-1985	Are You Being Served?	* The Sweet Smell of Success (1983) * Conduct Unbecoming (1983) * Memories Are Made of This (1983) * Calling All Customers (1983) * Monkey Business (1983) * Lost and Found (1983) * Goodbye Mrs Slocombe (1985) * Grounds for Divorce (1985) * The Hold Up (1985) * Gambling Fever (1985) * The Night Club (1985) * Friends and Neighbours (1985) * The Pop Star (1985)	Miss Belfridge
1985	The Two Ronnies	Episode 11.3
1985	The Two Ronnies	Episode 11.4	Miss Exotica Stormtrooper
1986	The Two Ronnies	Episode 12.3	Woman with Trevor

Film

Year	Title	Character
1983	Fanny Hill	Girl in bed (uncredited)
1985	Underworld	Barmaid

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