Carla Maitland

Carla Maitland is a fictional character created by Garry Marsden and The Cynosure Collective, one of a number of transgendered starlets appearing on the Thames Comedy Hour. In common with Cathy Saunders and Holly Taylor, she began her career as a "Page Three Girl" before moving onto more successful venues.

Biography
Born in the picket fence suburb of Ridgewick, Carla Maitland contracted the Gender Virus at the age of five and was subsequently raised as a girl throughout elementary school, forming a close-knit circle of transsexual acquaintances.

Her modeling career began around the age of 12 when she took part in a back-to-school sale at Ceres Department Store. By age sixteen, she was a regular feature in The Everdale Registrar, frequently appearing at local talent quests. An accomplished singer and dancer, she was eventually recruited by a talent scout for Thames Comedy Hour, where she co-starred with fellow starlets Holly Taylor and Cathy Saunders.

After her Thames contract expired, she moved on to situation comedies including Fenn Street High and Doctor In Dispose, playing the stereotype "dolly-girl" roles endemic to the 1970s. Following a series of TV commercials for the Feathertouch Lingerie Company, she was reunited with former Thames alumni for two seasons of What's All This Then?" and Girls On Tour.''

Growing tired of the incessant demands of television programming, Carla retired from acting in the mid-80s, though she was occasionally lured back for guest appearances on various talk shows and documentaries. Settling down to a bucolic existence in Courtland County, she is a well-loved public figure, frequently noted for her generous contributions to numerous charitable foundations.

Notable Appearances
A Class Act: Carla plays a teenaged school girl in the British comedy Fenn Street High. For the first half of the season, Carla delivers her lines fully-clothed in her trademark denims; however in episode 15, the script requires her to strip down to her underwear, walking around her apartment in her black bra and panties. The scene proves to be incredibly popular, raising the show's ratings by over three hundred percent. As the series gains popularity, the writers insert more gratuitous stripteases into the storylines, as Carla thrills the audience with a different panty show every week.