Jackson, Sheila

Sheila Jackson, a designer in television for many years, was responsible for the costumes of the now classic series "Upstairs, Downstairs". A former teacher she was ideally placed to offer advice on the costume problems which arise in all kinds of production, advice she shared in "Costumes for the Stage" (1978, 2001) and "More Costumes for the Stage" (1998). She lived in Camden Town, London, her garden providing the inspiration for her 1994 book "Blooming Small: A City Dweller's Garden". She died in 2011, one month shy of her 89th birthday.