Candy Davis

Candy Davis
Born Clare Damaris Bastin
(1962-01-02) 2 January 1962
London, England
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 1982–present
Spouse(s) Gary Olsen (divorced)

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.

Candy 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 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 was 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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