---
name: "Diane Langton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diane-langton"
fi1m_id: "diane-langton"
imdb_id: "nm0486734"
tmdb_id: 95094
wikidata_id: "Q5271501"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "31 May 1944"
died: "15 January 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-10-04T21:15:40.825016+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Diane Langton

## Identity

Diane Langton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/diane-langton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** diane-langton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0486734
- **TMDB ID:** 95094
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5271501
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Langton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95094

Writer. Born 31 May 1944 in Somerset, England, UK. Died 15 January 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 31 May 1944, Somerset, England, UK
- **Died:** 15 January 2025
- **Active:** 1976–2008
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (2), 2000s 64 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Langton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271501, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486734/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/95094

## Biography

Diane Langton (1944–2025) was a British actress, singer and dancer. She trained at the Corona Academy in Hammersmith and began her career as a dancer with ballet companies on European tours before moving into musical theatre.

Her stage work included appearances in *Hair* (1968), *Jesus Christ Superstar*, *A Little Night Music* and later productions such as *Cats*, *Chicago* and *Billy Elliot*. On screen she played May Fitch in *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989) and was one of the creators of the series *Rock Follies* (1976). She had recurring television roles including June Snell in *Only Fools and Horses* (1985–1986) and Nana McQueen in *Hollyoaks* (2007–2024).

Langton was married to actor Derek James.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), Fi1m 64, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), Fi1m 78, as May Fitch — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)
- *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), Fi1m 84, as June Snell — [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Ashes to Ashes* (2008), series, Actor — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/ashes-to-ashes.md)
- *Lexx* (1997), series, as Hammer
- *How to be a Little Sod* (1995), series, Actor
- *Joking Apart* (1993), series, as Prostitute
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Ruby Rowan
- *Tonight at 8.30* (1991), series, as Beryl Waters
- *The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover* (1989), as May Fitch — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cook-the-thief-his-wife-and-her-lover.md)
- *Streets Apart* (1988), series, as Rene
- *Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video* (1987), as Mum
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Dawn Gray
- *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), series, as June Snell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md)
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Rita
- *She Loves Me* (1979), as Ilona Ritter
- *The Rag Trade* (1977), series, Actor
- *Carry On England* (1976), as Private Alice Easy
- *Trial by Combat* (1976), as Ruby
- *Rock Follies* (1976), series, Original Concept, Creator
- *Eskimo Nell* (1975), as Gladys Armitage
- *Carry On Laughing* (1975), series, as Tzana, Griselda, Isolde
- *Confessions of a Pop Performer* (1975), as Ruby Climax
- *Percy's Progress* (1974), as Maureen Sugden
- *Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!* (1973), as Angie
- *Carry On Teacher* (1959), as Schoolgirl (uncredited)

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