Debbie Linden

Debbie Linden (February 22, 1961 - October 5, 1997) was a British glamour model and actress best known for her role as Old Mr. Grace's secretary in the sitcom Are You Being Served? (1981). Born in Glasgow, she also played roles in various other TV series, such as The Professionals, Just Good Friends, Bergerac, The Bill and occasional films such as The Wildcats of St Trinians. Linden had been plagued with an apparent drug problem for years. On the night of October 5, 1997, she died of a heroin overdose at home at the age of 36. Her boyfriend, Russel Ainsworth, was acquitted of manslaughter charges in her death but sentenced to two and a half years for supplying the drug.