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Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis

Janet Michell Ellis, MBE is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes Blue Peter and Jigsaw between 1979 and 1987. She has published two novels, The Butcher's Hook and How It Was.

Known for

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who
2023 • Self (archive footage)
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2022
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
2016 • Self
The Man Behind the Masquerade
The Man Behind the Masquerade
2009 • Narrator
The Curse of Page 3
2003 • Narrator
Lingerie: The Industry Exposed
Lingerie: The Industry Exposed
1999 • Narrator
B.P. Confidential
B.P. Confidential
1998 • Self
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
1985 • Julia Griffith

Full filmography

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who
2023 • Self (archive footage)
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Janet Ellis – Biography, Known For & Filmography