Character: Noele “Nolly” Gordon (1919-1985) famously played the redheaded Meg Richardson in the long-running, British soap opera Crossroads for over 18 years. At the peak of the show’s ...

with Meg’s adopted daughter being introduced in response to the notorious 1968 “rivers of blood” speech made by Enoch Powell, the late Tory MP. Crossroads is not the only classic series to ...