- Linda Davidson, EastEnders, TV, 1985-87. Collins auditioned for the punky Mary Smith – and was made bitchy Cindy Beale, the serial adulterous wife of Ian Beale, last remaining character from the 1985 debut of the iconic BBC soap.After some 389 episodes, Collinsjoined the ITV rival soap, Coronation Street, for 267 chapters and counting…
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