{"id":1990,"date":"2010-08-06T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T12:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=1990"},"modified":"2010-08-06T12:32:48","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T11:32:48","slug":"helen-blizard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/helen-blizard\/","title":{"rendered":"Helen Blizard"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<h3>So how is <strong>Helen Blizard<\/strong> connected with only fools and horses and &#8220;where have we seen her before&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>Clue &#8220;She may be acting drunk and noisy in the Nags Head &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Helen trained as an actress and singer at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.<br \/>\nAlongside her writing career, Helen continues to work as an actress, having made many TV\/Stage appearances over the years.  Helen started off her professional career singing with the doo-wop band &#8220;Rocky Sharpe and the Replays&#8221;.  She co-wrote songs for the five albums and many singles the band produced. FLY AWAY, her most recent stage play about bullying in schools is now being made into a feature film.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1992\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/helen-blizard.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1992\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1992\" title=\"helen-blizard\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/helen-blizard.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Blizard\" width=\"400\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helen Blizard played Trudy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>appearances include<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Innocent\u00a0\u00a0&#8211; as Auntie Pat (Film 2010)<\/li>\n<li>London&#8217;s Burning &#8211; as Marion (19 episodes, 1988-1992)<\/li>\n<li>EastEnders Writer &#8211; as\u00a0Helen Blizard (6 episodes, 1996-2004)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_1993\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/trudy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1993\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1993\" title=\"Trudy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/trudy.jpg\" alt=\"Trudy from Only Fools and Horses\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trudy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So where have we seen\u00a0Helen Blizard\u00a0in Only Fools and Horses?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Character: Trudy<br \/>\nEpisode: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/chance-of-a-lunchtime\/\"><strong>Chance of a Lunchtime<\/strong><\/a><strong> (1991)<br \/>\nTransmitted: 06.01.1991<br \/>\nDuration: 50 minutes<br \/>\nViewing Figures: 16.6 million<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SO WHERE IS SHE NOW? Helen has recently had her drama made into the film called Innocent<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you know Helen Blizard\u00a0we would love to hear from her<\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/helen-blizard\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"125\" src=\"\" class=\"alignright wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>So how is Helen Blizard connected with only fools and horses and &#8220;where have we seen her before&#8221;? Clue &#8220;She may be acting drunk and noisy in the Nags Head &#8221; Helen trained as an actress and singer at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. 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