She made a series of appearances in the British soap opera Emmerdale (then known by its original title Emmerdale Farm) coincidentally opposite Frazer Hines, one of the major stars of that show. In 1971 Padbury appeared in Piers Haggard 's cult British horror film Blood on Satan's Claw as the unfortunate Cathy Vespers. Coincidentally, she appeared alongside actor Anthony Ainley who a decade later would take the role of The Master in Doctor Who, including the above mentioned episode, The Five Doctors.
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