Janet Ellis

Janet Ellis

Known for

Acting

Born

September 16, 1955 (age 71)

Birthplace

Chatham, Kent, England, UK

Biography

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.

Best known work

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001

Come Dine with Me

Come Dine with Me

2005

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975

Richard Osman's House of Games

Richard Osman's House of Games

2017

Celebrity Gogglebox

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

Celebrity Masterchef

Celebrity Masterchef

2006

Blankety Blank

1979

Blue Peter

Blue Peter

1958

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011

Filmography

2024
Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
Your Kitchen: 60 Years of Fads and GadgetsTV
as Herself (2 episodes)
2024
The 1970s: Those Were the DaysTV
as Self - Broadcaster (2 episodes)
2023
Talking Doctor Who
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Kids' TV: The Surprising Story
2019
Celebrity GoggleboxTV
2017
Richard Osman's House of GamesTV
as Self (10 episodes)
2016
Darcey Bussell: My Life on the BBC
as Self
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road TripTV
as Self - Participant (1 episode)
2009
The Man Behind the Masquerade
as Narrator
2009
Let's Dance for Comic ReliefTV
as Self (1 episode)
2008
Bargain Hunt Famous FindsTV
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh ShowTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
Celebrity MasterchefTV
2005
Come Dine with MeTV
2003
The Curse of Page 3
as Narrator
2001
Waking the DeadTV
as TV Reporter (2 episodes)
1999
Lingerie: The Industry Exposed
as Narrator
1998
B.P. Confidential
as Self
1994
Ready, Steady, CookTV
as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
1985
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
as Julia Griffith
1980
Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon
as Teka
1979
JigsawTV
as Janet (32 episodes)
1979
Blankety BlankTV
1975
The SweeneyTV
as Susie (1 episode)