Bromiley played a role in a Hollywood film before returning to the U.K. where, in 1954, she started work as
assistant stage manager at the
Central Library Theatre, Manchester; followed by a
West End stage role in
The Wooden Dish directed by the exiled American film and theatre director
Joseph Losey. He became Bromiley's husband in 1956, and the two remained married until 1963. They had a son by this relationship, the actor Joshua Losey.
Television Bromiley made her television drama debut as Pauline Kirby in "The Lady Asks For Help" (1956) an episode of
Television Playhouse produced by Towers of London for
ITV. This was followed by the role of Ann Fleming in "Heaven and Earth" (1957) part of the
Douglas Fairbanks Presents series for ATV. Directed by
Peter Brook, it also starred
Paul Scofield and Richard Johnson, and was set on board a plane that develops engine trouble. Bromiley also had roles in such popular television series as
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956) as Lady Rowena ("Hubert" episode),
Armchair Theatre (1957),
Play of the Week ("Arsenic and Old Lace") (1958),
Saturday Playhouse ("The Shop at Sly Corner") (1960),
Z-Cars (1964),
The Power Game (1966) and
No Hiding Place (1965, 1966), and the television play
Jemima and Johnny (1966). Her last television drama role was as Sarah Malory in
Fathers and Families (
BBC Television, 1977) directed by
Christopher Morahan.
Later career Bromiley taught at the
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) between 1966 and 1972 and left to create The Common Stock Theatre Company, staging socially relevant theatre in colleges and non-traditional halls. ==Personal life and death==