Nan — The Bells Go Down Character Profile

About Nan

Bob's fiancée whose wedding is initially delayed due to his unemployment. After marrying Bob, she becomes pregnant, befriends Ma Turk, and safely delivers their son at St John's Hospital during the Blitz. The couple names their newborn Tommy.

Character Facts

Played by

Philippa Hiatt

Appears in

The Bells Go Down (1943)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Nan — Family Husband — Bob (Philip Friend)

  Bob and Nan are legally married and share a home near the docks.

• Nan — Social Friend — Ma Turk (Beatrice Varley)

  Nan and Ma Turk develop a close supportive friendship during Nan's pregnancy.

• Nan — Professional Crewmate — Sam (Mervyn Johns)

  Sam and Nan serve alongside each other in the same AFS unit, sharing professional duties.

• Nan — Social Friend — Tommy Turk (Tommy Trinder)

  Tommy and Nan share a community bond as fellow East End residents and crew affiliates.

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More characters from The Bells Go Down

• Tommy Turk (Tommy Trinder)
• Ted Robbins (James Mason)
• Bob (Philip Friend)
• District Officer McFarlane (Finlay Currie)
• Sam (Mervyn Johns)
• Brookes (William Hartnell)
• Ma Turk (Beatrice Varley)
• Pa Robbins (Norman Pierce)
• Susie (Meriel Forbes)
• Ma Robbins (Muriel George)
• P.C. O'Brien (Richard George)
• Vicar (Frederick Culley)