Alex Hall (actress)

Alex Hall (born Patricia Anne Thompson now Fisher,[2][4] 17 July 1949 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire)[1] is a British actress and radio presenter. She currently presents weekly programmes for BBC Radio Tees.

Alex Hall
Born
Patricia Anne Thompson

(1949-07-17) 17 July 1949
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom[1]
Other namesPatricia Anne Fisher[2][3]

Early life

Her father was a semi-professional footballer for Nuneaton Borough FC. She lived in Peterlee from the age of 3 until 10, then in Billingham both on Stockton Street and York Crescent, when her father worked for ICI. She attended St John the Evangelist Primary and St Joseph's Convent grammar school in Hartlepool. She worked in the advertising sales department of the Northern Echo and the Evening Gazette.

Television career

She appeared in ITV's Emmerdale as Jean Strickland, the headteacher of Hotten Comprehensive, sporadically between 1999 and 2001.[2][3] Her character was killed-off in a hit and run involving a number of her students.[2][3][5] Hall had previously appeared in many well-known TV shows including Coronation Street,[5] Prime Suspect, Spender, Byker Grove and Harry.

Since Emmerdale, TV roles have included Wendy Frost in Bodies with Max Beesley and Keith Allen,[2][3] along with playing Brenda, the dizzy Little Chef waitress in Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere.[2][3] Hall has also appeared in the BBC One children's drama Clay[3] and a 2010 episode of Waterloo Road.[3]

Radio career

Hall started out on the late-night phone-in on TFM in Thornaby-on-Tees. In 1990, she joined the original line up of Magic 828 where she presented the late show.

She later moved to Bradford's The Pulse where she hosted a late-night phone in. It was featured in an episode of ITV's Network First titled Midnight Callers.[6]

In April 2000, she crossed over to BBC Radio York,[3] then to BBC Radio Leeds by 2003,[3][5] hosting The Alex Hall Late Show on the BBC Night Network every weeknight between 10pm and 1am, from January 2002 until May 2006.[2][5] She returned to cover Russell Walker on the Late Night Show in July 2015 for a few weeks.

Hall has been at BBC Radio Tees since 2006. She first hosted a mid-morning show from 10am until 1pm.[7] By September 2008 her mid-morning phone-in show was replaced by a show presented by Diane Youdale of Gladiators fame, and her co-host Neil Green.[2][4] In 2009 Hall hosted a weekly show on Sunday's between 5pm and 7pm titled Songs from the Shows.[1] Songs from the Shows has been simulcast on BBC Radio Newcastle from 6 January 2013.[3] As of 2022 she is still presenting Songs from the Shows every Sunday 6pm, switching to a mix of popular music at 8pm until 10pm.[8][9]

She was also a columnist for the Telegraph & Argus.

Personal life

Hall has a daughter named Holly, and a son named Nick, who excelled in hockey and rugby respectively.[5][3]

References
  1. "Presenter Profile: Alex Hall". BBC Radio Tees. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  2. "BBC Radio Tees presenter Alex Hall is declared bankrupt". Evening Chronicle. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  3. Shaw, Megan (8 April 2022). "Emmerdale's Miss Strickland's life after the soap from TV roles to bankruptcy". LeedsLive. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  4. Weatherall, Robert (24 August 2008). "BBC Tees presenter Alex Hall is declared bankrupt". Sunday Sun. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  5. "Presenter Profile: Alex Hall". BBC Radio Leeds. 6 December 2003. Archived from the original on 6 December 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  6. "Network First – Midnight Callers". BFI Collections. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. "Presenter Profile: Alex Hall". BBC Radio Cleveland. 8 June 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2006. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. "Songs from the Shows". BBC Radio Tees. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  9. "Alex Hall". BBC Radio Tees. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
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