Sally Davis (born 23 April 1980),[1] known professionally as Sally Bretton, is an English actress. She is best known for appearing as Lucy Adams in the long-running BBC television sitcom Not Going Out since 2007, and as Martha Lloyd in the BBC1 crime drama Death in Paradise between 2016 and 2017, a role she has reprised in the spin-off, Beyond Paradise, since 2023.
Sally Bretton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sally Davis 23 April 1980 Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1987, 1990, 2000–present |
| Spouse | Lee |
| Children | 3 |
She has featured in the TV programmes Absolute Power, Green Wing and The Office. In 2008, she played Goneril in Shakespeare's King Lear at Shakespeare's Globe.
Early life
editBretton trained in London at the Central School of Speech and Drama,[2] and worked as a drama teacher at Top Hat Stage and Screen School.[3][when?] She chose the professional name Bretton as a Sally Davis was already registered with actors' union Equity.[4]
Personal life
editBretton and her husband, Lee,[5] a photographer, have three daughters, including twins.[4] She grew up in a small town in Hertfordshire and as of 2015 resided near Hitchin, Hertfordshire.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Peaches | Amy | |
| 2001 | Goodbye Charlie Bright | Susan | |
| 2001 | Tim Nice-But-Dim's Guide to Being a Bloody Nice Bloke | Television film | |
| 2001 | Wayne and Waynetta's Guide to Wedded Bliss | Television film | |
| 2001 | Happy Together | Debi | Television film |
| 2005 | Open Wide | Karen | Television film |
| 2005 | Blackbeard: Terror at Sea | Mary Ormond | Television film |
| 2004 | If... We Eradicate Violent Crime | Dr. Sally Price | Television film |
| 2007 | A Fitting Tribute | Tammy | Short film Edinburgh International Film Festival Official Selection |
| 2007 | Outlaw | Kelly | |
| 2020 | Swan | Donna | Short film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Napoleon & Josephine | Hortense de Beauharnais as Child | 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Screen One | Jenny | Episode: "Can You Hear Me Thinking" |
| 2000 | Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show | Various roles | |
| 2000 | Sunburn | Lisa | Episode: "Unexpected Love and Golf" |
| 2001 | The Office | Donna | 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Night & Day | Lisa | 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible | Carmina | Episode: "Lesbian Vampire Lovers of Lust" |
| 2001 | Doctors | Chrissie Devonish | Episode: "Passive Resistance" |
| 2001 | Armstrong and Miller | Emma | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Beast | Carly | Episode: "Cow" |
| 2003 | Absolute Power | Cat Durnford | |
| 2003 | Blue Murder | Grassmere | Pilot episode |
| 2004 | Wild West | Victoria | Episode: "The Film Crew" |
| 2004–06 | Green Wing | Kim Alabaster | 16 episodes |
| 2005 | Blessed | Mary Hathaway | |
| 2006 | Vincent | Tina | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Bill | Dee Collier | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | Snuff Box | Pretty Lady Walking Dog | Episode: "Love Triangle" |
| 2007 | How Not to Live Your Life | Abby | Pilot episode |
| 2007 | Hotel Babylon | Elizabeth Scott | 1 episode |
| 2007 | Casualty | Stevie Thornell | Episode: "Stitch" |
| 2007–present | Not Going Out | Lucy Adams | Main role (95 episodes) |
| 2009 | My Family | Cheryl | Episode: "2039: A Christmas Oddity" |
| 2010 | Lewis | Eve Rigby | Episode: "Your Sudden Death Question" |
| 2011 | Casualty | Suki Williams | Episode: "A Quiet Life" |
| 2016 | Agatha Raisin | Amanda Ballard | 1 episode |
| 2016–17 | Death in Paradise | Martha Lloyd | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Thanks for the Memories | Sarah | |
| 2023–present | Beyond Paradise | Martha Lloyd | Main role (13 episodes) |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Hay Fever | Sorel | Oxford Stage Company (UK tour) |
| 2002 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey | Library Theatre, Manchester |
| 2003 | Present Laughter | Daphne | Theatre Royal, Bath (Tour) |
| 2004 | All My Sons | Ann Deever | Library Theatre, Manchester |
| 2004 | A Conversation | Gail Williams | Royal Exchange, Manchester |
| 2006–07 | In Extremis | Heloise | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
| 2008 | King Lear | Goneril | Shakespeare's Globe, London |
| 2018 | An Ideal Husband | Lady Chiltern | Vaudeville Theatre, London / Theatre Royal, Bath |
| 2020 | Dial M for Murder | Margot Wendice | Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford |
Radio
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Afternoon Play: Seven Floors | [6] | ||
| 2012–13 | Births, Deaths and Marriages | Mary | [7] | |
| 2014 | Start/Stop | Alice | Series 2 |
Awards
edit- Nominated
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards
Best Actress (Theatre) – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- 2002 – Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards