Hazel McBride


Hazel McBride is a British actress known for her role as Madeleine Duclos in the BBC television drama series Secret Army.
McBride became involved in amateur dramatics while reading history at Bristol University and her first professional engagement was working in a children's theatre company in Glasgow before her work for repertory theatres around the UK.
With a solid list of theatre credits including runs in the West End and Bristol Old Vic, McBride began to make appearances in television dramas in the 1970s before gaining the role of Madeleine in Secret Army, appearing in its second and third series in 1978 and 1979.
After the series ended its run, McBride continued her acting career mostly in theatre and television. She was interviewed about her time on Secret Army for the special features of the third series DVD release in 2004.
As of 2010, she is the director of School English Scene, a theatre company created to support English teaching in British secondary schools. In this capacity, she has written, produced and directed.

Selected TV credits

YearTitleRoleEpisode
1974Within These WallsHeatherLabour of Love
1975ThrillerNurseA Killer with Two Faces
1975Edward the SeventhJeanne GranierThe Peacemaker
1976Dickens of LondonMargaret BeadnellLove
1976Sutherland's LawSusan AbercrombieThe Eye of the Chameleon
1977SurvivorsAliceBridgehead
1977The MackinnonsDebbie HodgeWorking Weekend
1977Van der ValkStewardessDead on Arrival
1977Medical officerThe Dorcons
1978-79Secret ArmyMadeleine DuclosRegular role
1980Take the High RoadJackie OgilvieRecurring role
1981MayburyAnne MieggsTrouble at Home
1981The House on the HillHesterThe Mistress of the House
1982The ProfessionalsLiz SpaldingYou'll Be All Right
1983Tales of the UnexpectedLouise MedwayThe Luncheon
1983Hart to HartLady Claire BelgraveHarts and Hounds
1987Rumpole of the BaileyMrs. AddisonRumpole and the Judge's Elbow
1989Only Fools and HorsesSnobby girlYuppy Love
1989The BillKate PowerOnly a Bit of Thieving
2001CouplingGiselleThe End of the Line
2007After You've GoneMrs. CampbellLook Back in Anger
2008Midsomer MurdersGovernorMidsomer Life