She was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to literature, drama and to charity.
Used to act under the name Lynda Marchal. Her TV appearances included
that of a ghost with an allergy to flowers in children's TV series
Rentaghost (1976).
She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to television culture.
Her younger sister, Gill Titchmarsh often works as a casting director on her productions.
