Dame Sally Markham is a character in Little Britain. She writes novels by dictating what she wants to write to her secretary, Miss Grace, who types it on her typewriter. However, her novels usually fall short of the required amount of pages, and to this, she usually tries to lengthen them in many ways, such as attempting to copy the entire Bible, copying words from the radio and making words longer.
Her character is a parody of the famous novel writer Dame Barbra Cartland who had written over seven hundred novels at an average of 185 pages. As seen on the Series One DVD, it is based on a specific clip from a documentary where Cartland dictates the conclusion to a novel and then asks her secretary how many words she has written.
Dame Sally Markham lives in a country house and often is scene to have quite rudely shaped hedges, examples include genitals and dogs mating.
Appearance[]
Dame Sally Markham is quite plump and has curly blonde hair. She is usually seen wearing a pink sparkly dress, with her dog usually on her lap. She also likes to eat chocolates whilst telling her stories to her secretary. According to the official Top Trumps cards she is 103 years of age.
Quotes[]
- "Chapter One: The End."
- "Oh."
- "How many pages?"
Trivia[]
- The character's name comes from the character in Tenko played by Joanna Hole. The character is depicted as a Home Counties-born newlywed who is clearly in no way prepared for life in close quarters with strangers.
Dame Sally Markham Top Trumps Card
