Thursday 28 August 2008

Zienia lifts off in Coronation Street again

Cult TV fans will spot a familiar face in Coronation Street next week.

Having been poisoned by Teresa, Jerry collapses and hits his head.

He's rushed to hospital, where he's treated by a seasoned lifesaver, played by Zienia Merton.

She may not be a household name, but Zienia played Sandra Benes in hit sci-fi show Space: 1999 between 1975 and 1977.

For those still in the dark, Gerry Anderson's series centred on the long-suffering crew of Moonbase Alpha, who were lost in space when the satellite was blown out of orbit in 1999.

Zienia may have hung up her Moonbase Alpha uniform 31 years ago, but she's still very much in demand in soapland, even if she nearly always plays medics.

Serial addicts will have spotted her playing doctors in Family Affairs, Doctors, Casualty and The Bill.

The only soap she didn't play a doctor in was EastEnders, where she portrayed a receptionist."

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