I think she was actually sacked for getting pregnant and the appearance of a pregnant woman on a children's TV programme wasn't considered on. It's murder on the dance floor...
Sarah Greene her predecessor though...
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Janet says that wasn't the case;
https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/scared...loving-family/
“I left Blue Peter in July, 1987, and Jack was born in August,” she says.
“I was so heavily pregnant, the idea that they were shocked, well, they had a funny way of showing it. In the programme, there was absolutely nothing but support.
“Obviously, Jack forced my hand somewhat, but it wasn’t a question of being sacked. It would have been hard to stay.
“Sophie was four when I started and eight when I left. You go off filming. I was away for weeks at a time. Doing that again with a newborn would have been horrific, so I pre-empted that and said, ‘I don’t want to have another contract, thank you’.
Cant remember there being many childrens programmes when I was young
the wooden tops stands out
the Lone Ranger was my favourite
For me it was all about Watch with Mother,which is what I did.
Bill & Ben and little Weed ;)
Double Deckers. 'Scooper' went on to play Harry Pearce, head honcho in Spooks.
And Brinsley Forde (MBE) who played Spring, went on greater things as a founder member of Aswad.
Gordon Rollings was the story teller on The Herbs. 20-odd years later he appeared as the flat cap-wearing Yorkshireman in the John Smith's adverts, at left.
Also good back in the late '60s was Catweazel.
20-odd years later, Geoffrey Bayldon went on to do the voice interventions on Paul Hardcastle's The Wizard. Later still, he was the nutty professor character on bonkers game show, Fort Boyard.