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Dilys Watling (born "Dilys Rhys Jones" on 5th May 1942 in Fulmer Chase, Buckinghamshire; died 10th August 2021 in Clapham, London) appeared on Coronation Street between August and September 1966 as Cockney Merle Baker.

She also appeared in The Host with the Most, an episode of the spin-off Pardon the Expression, transmitted in March 1966.

Her other credits include Compact, The Likely Lads, United!, Twice a Fortnight, Scott on..., The Bill and Minder.

On stage, she appeared in productions of Housemaster, The Roar of the Greasepaint, Lock Up Your Daughters, My Fat Friend, Guys and Dolls, The Fly and the Fox, Noises Off and Georgy (based on the film Georgy Girl) alongside Katherine Hepburn and Lauren Bacall on Broadway.

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