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| death date      = [[2 February (people)|2 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]]
| death date      = [[2 February (people)|2 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]]
| role            = [[Megan Jones]]
| role            = [[Megan Jones]]
[[Grandma Connolly]]
| job title        = Actor
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| story            = ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' & ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]''
| story            = ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' & ''[[The Idiot's Lantern (TV story)|The Idiot's Lantern]]''
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|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><ref>[https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=8797 Aveleyman]</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]]''.
'''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 until [[Ysanne Churchman]] returned to the show in 2017 after a 43 year gap.
Her 38 years between ''Doctor Who'' appearances was one of the longest at the time.


== Career ==
== Career ==
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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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