Ann Davies dead aged 87 – Doctor Who, EastEnders and Grange Hill star & wife of actor Richard Briers dies

DOCTOR Who and EastEnders star Ann Davies has tragically died aged 87.

Ann was the wife of late The Good Life star Richard Briers and was also a mum to ITV hit Endeavour's Lucy Briers and Katie Briers.

Tributes have been paid to the actress, who also starred in Grange Hill.

Her agent Barry Langford said: "Sadly my lovely client of 34 years Ann Davies passed away yesterday.

"A superb actress with TV credits including #DoctorWho and #TheSculptress, Ann was devoted to her beloved late husband #RichardBriers and their daughters Lucy and Kate.

"She will be very much missed. #RIP Annie".

Ann appeared as character Jenny in Doctor Who in a string of episodes alongside William Hartnell as the Time Lord.

She played Mrs Singleton in Grange Hill in the 1990s and appeared in an episode of Doctors.

Ann acted alongside her husband in films Peter's Friends in 1992 and In the Bleak Midwinter in 1995.

They also appeared together in the radio adaptation of TV series Brothers in Law.

She lived in Chiswick, West London, with Richard, who passed away in 2013 aged 79.

He had been diagnosed with emphysema six years prior to his death.

The couple had two daughters, Katie Briers and Lucy Briers, who followed her parents into acting.

She starred as Mrs Blish in ITV detective series Endeavour and had roles in The Bill, Doctors and Silent Witness.

Lucy also played Mary Bennet in the 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.