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| birth date      = [[14 December (people)|14 December]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]
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| death date      = [[2 February (people)|2 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]]
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| role            = [[Megan Jones]]
| role            = [[Megan Jones]]
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[[Grandma Connolly]]
| story            = ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' & ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]''
| job title        = Actor
| time            = 1968, 2007
| story            = ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' & ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]''
| non dwu          = ''How Green Was My Valley'', ''Suspense'', ''Emergency-Ward 10'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''Crown Court'', ''[[Blake's 7]]'', ''[[Crossroads]]'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Secret Army'', ''The District Nurse'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'', ''Doctors'', ''Little Britain'', ''Run, Fatboy, Run'', ''Gavin & Stacey'', ''Casualty'', ''Game of Thrones''
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| imdb            = 0424191
| imdb            = 0424191
|time = 1968, 2006
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'''Margaret John''' ([[14 December (people)|14 December]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[2 February (people)|2 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/feb/06/margaret-john-obituary The Guardian]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Megan Jones]] in ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and [[Grandma Connolly]] in ''[[Tardisode 7]]'' and ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]''.
'''Margaret John''' ([[14 December (people)|14 December]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[2 February (people)|2 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=2154 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Megan Jones]] in ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' and [[Grandma Connolly]] in ''[[Tardisode 7]]'' and ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]''.


John held the record of the longest gap — 38 years between ''Doctor Who'' appearances.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12346046] (Although there was a 39-year gap between [[Bernard Cribbins]]' on-screen appearances in the franchise, he had guest-starred in a [[Big Finish]] audio drama before his appearance in 2007.)
Her 38 years between ''Doctor Who'' appearances was one of the longest at the time.


== Career ==
Her television career spanned over five decades, from Bronwen in a 1960 BBC production of {{wi|How Green Was My Valley}} to Old Nan in the first season of HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', which aired after her death in 2011.
Her television career spanned over five decades, from Bronwen in a 1960 BBC production of {{wi|How Green Was My Valley}} to Old Nan in the first season of HBO's ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', which aired after her death in 2011.


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Margaret John (14 December 1926-2 February 2011[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Megan Jones in Fury from the Deep and Grandma Connolly in Tardisode 7 and The Idiot's Lantern.

Her 38 years between Doctor Who appearances was one of the longest at the time.

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Her television career spanned over five decades, from Bronwen in a 1960 BBC production of How Green Was My Valley to Old Nan in the first season of HBO's Game of Thrones, which aired after her death in 2011.

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