Sarah Lancashire filmography

Sarah Lancashire is an English actress whose career began in 1986. Lancashire's first acting roles were in local theatre, with small guest roles in television dramas and sitcoms. After coming to public attention with roles in popular programmes including Coronation Street, (1987, 1991–1996, 2000) Where the Heart Is (1997–1999) and Clocking Off (2000), Lancashire signed a two-year golden handcuffs contract with the ITV network, appearing exclusively in ITV1 programming for the next two years. Lancashire has continued to work extensively across a variety of television drama genres, including guest appearances, regular roles in returning series and with featured roles in standalone miniseries' and television films. Her more prolific work includes the drama series' Lark Rise to Candleford (2008–2011), Last Tango in Halifax (2012–2020) and Happy Valley (2014–present).

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Lancashire in 2013

Lancashire has appeared in the feature films And When Did You Last See Your Father? and Dad's Army and has returned to West End Theatre several times since her 1990 stint in Blood Brothers. Her combined acting credits have earned Lancashire a number of awards and nominations over a career spanning four decades and a prominent status within the British Television Industry of the 21st century.[1] Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama.[2][3]

Television

Acting

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Coronation Street	Wendy Farmer	1 episode[4]
1988	Dramarama	Janice Dobbs	1 episode: "Forever Young"[4]
1989	Bradley	Wendy	1 episode[5]
	Watching	Ms. Linden	1 episode: "Joking"[4][6]
1991	About Face	Rebecca	1 episode: "Monkey Business"[7]
1991–1996, 2000	Coronation Street	Raquel Wolstenhulme (later Watts)	532 episodes
1992	Exam Conditions	Secretary	Television film[8]
1997	Bloomin' Marvellous	Liz Deacon	6 episodes[9]
1997–1999	Where the Heart is	Ruth Goddard	3 series[10]
1998	Verdict	Anne Cloves QC	1 episode: "Split Second"[11]
1999	Murder Most Horrid	Karen Sullivan	1 episode: "Going Solo"
2000	Clocking Off	Yvonne Kolakowski	Series 1[4]
	Seeing Red	Coral Atkins	Television film[12]
	Chambers	Ruth Quirke	6 episodes[13]
	My Fragile Heart	Trina Lavery	Miniseries[14]
2001	Gentleman's Relish	Violet Askey	Television film[15]
	The Glass	Carol Parker	6 episodes[16]
	Back Home	Peggy Dickinson	Television film[17]
2002	The Cry	Meg Bartlett	Miniseries[18]
	Birthday Girl	Rachel Jones	Television film[19]
2002–2005	Rose and Maloney	Rose Linden	Pilot[20] and 2 series
2003	Sons and Lovers	Gertrude Morel	Miniseries[21]
2005	The Rotters' Club	Barbara Chase	Miniseries[22]
	Cherished	Angela Cannings	Television film[23]
2006	Angel Cake	Elaine Wilson	Television film[24]
2007	Skins	Mary Miles	1 episode: "Chris"[25]
	Sex, The City and Me	Ruth Gilbert	Television film[26]
	Oliver Twist	Mrs. Corney	Miniseries[27]
2008	Doctor Who	Ms. Foster	1 episode: "Partners in Crime"[28]
2008–2011	Lark Rise to Candleford	Adult Laura Timmins	4 series;[29] voiceover
2009	All the Small Things	Esther Caddick	6 episodes[30]
	Wuthering Heights	Nelly Dean	Miniseries[31]
2010	Five Daughters	Rosemary Nicholls	Miniseries[32]
	Inspector George Gently	Mallory Brown	1 episode: "Peace and Love"[33]
2012	Upstairs Downstairs	Miss Whisset	2 episodes[34]
2012–2013	The Paradise	Miss Audrey	2 series[35]
2012–2020	Last Tango in Halifax	Caroline McKenzie Dawson	5 series[36]
2014–present	Happy Valley	Catherine Cawood	2 series[37]
2015	The Dresser	Madge	Television film[38]
2017	School of Roars	Mrs. Twirlyhorn	Cbeebies animation;[39] voiceover
2018	Kiri	Miriam Grayson	Channel 4 miniseries[40]
2019	MotherFatherSon	Angela Howard	Main role
2019	The Accident	Polly Bevan	Channel 4 miniseries[41][42]
2020	Talking Heads	Gwen	Episode: An Ordinary Woman

Other

Year	Series	Credit	Notes
2004	The Afternoon Play	Director	1 episode: "Viva Las Blackpool"[43]
2006	Disappearing Britain	Presenter	1 episode: "Beside the Seaside with Sarah Lancashire"[44]

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2007	And When Did You Last See Your Father?	Beaty	[45]
2016	Dad's Army	Mrs. Mavis Pike	[46]
2019	Yesterday	Liz (Liverpool Stranger)
2021	Everybody's Talking About Jamie	Margaret New	Post-production[47]

Theatre credits

Year	Title	Role	Venue
1986	Pacific Overtures	Unknown	Manchester Central Library[48]
	The Beauty Game	Denise
1990	Blood Brothers	Linda	Albery Theatre, London[49]
1991	Educating Rita	Susan "Rita" White	Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch[50]
1993	Little Shop of Horrors	Audrey	Oldham Coliseum Theatre[51]
2005–2006	Guys and Dolls	Miss Adelaide	Piccadilly Theatre, London[52]
2011	Betty Blue Eyes	Joyce Chilvers	Novello Theatre, London[53]

References

1. "The Radio Times 30 most powerful women on TV and radio". Radio Times. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
2. "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B12.
3. Entertainment & Arts team (16 June 2017). "In pictures: Entertainment and arts honours". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
4. McMullen, Marion (22 January 2000). "Lancashire hot spots!; Once Coronation Street's most famous barmaid, Sarah Lancashire is set to star in a gritty new drama for the BBC". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
5. "Episode #1.1". Bradley. 25 March 1989. ITV1.
6. Les Chatfield(director) (1 December 1989). "Joking". Watching. Series 4. Episode 1. ITV.
7. Terry Kyan & Paul Smith (writers), John Henderson (director), Johnny Goodman (producer) (4 February 1991). "Monkey Business". About Face.
8. Jon Scoffield (director, Steven Moffat (writer) (3 July 1992). Exam Conditions. ITV1.
9. James, Rampton (23 August 1997). "Northern Exposure". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
10. Graham, Polly (30 April 1999). "Sarah: My heart isn't in it; Homesick star quits show". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
11. Tom Needham (writer), Michael Kerrigan (director) (31 July 1998). "Split Second". Verdict.
12. McMullen, Marion (18 March 2000). "Sunday TV: Highlights". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
13. Keal, Graham (10 June 2000). "Ditherer has a brush with law; Actor James Fleet specialises in men who wouldn't say boo to a goose. New BBC1 sitcom Chambers has him looking ruffled and defenceless in a court of law, and it suits him. Graham Keal reports". The Birmingham Post. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
14. "TV: Sarah Plays It From The Heart". The Sunday People. Trinity Mirror. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
15. Hendry, Steve (17 December 2000). "How The Grinch stole the budget for Christmas TV; Christmas TV Preview". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
16. McMullen, Marion (26 May 2001). "Weekend TV: Sunday TV: Today's Highlights". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
17. "New Queen Vic; Funny girl comes top of the pops". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. 21 October 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
18. "Life's good for Sarah off Street". Liverpool Echo. 8 April 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
19. "Sunday TV December 22: Cold call for Jack; Critic's Choice". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
20. Hendry, Steve (29 September 2012). "TV preview; Sarah's law ITV's golden girl Sarah Lancashire on her most complex character yet". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
21. Hoggart, Paul (13 January 2003). "TV Review". The Times. News UK. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
22. Shennan, Paddy (26 January 2005). "Paddy Shennan: Rose-tinted specs on the city". Liverpool Echo. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
23. "Cherished". BBC Drama. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 May 2005.
24. "Sarah Lancashire, Sarah Parish, Alan Davies and Lenny Henry are among the stars of five new comedy drama singles coming to Friday nights on BBC One". BBC Drama. British Broadcasting Corporation. September 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
25. Wilkes, Neil (27 February 2007). "'Skins' star Mitch Hewer". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
26. "Sex, the City and Me". BBC Online. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
27. Simon, Jane (18 December 2007). "We love telly: We love it! – Twists in this Oliver Twist BBC1, 8pm". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
28. Hilton, Beth (2 April 2008). "Lancashire speaks about 'Who' role". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
29. "Lark Rise to Candleford to be axed". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
30. "All The Small Things press pack: Sarah Lancashire plays Esther Caddick". BBC Press Office. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
31. "Sarah Lancashire reaches new Heights!". What's On TV. IPC Media. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
32. Frost, Vicky (28 April 2010). "Five Daughters was BBC drama at its best". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
33. "Peace and Love". BBC Drama. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
34. "Upstairs Downstairs Series 2 – 5. The Last Waltz". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
35. "Sarah Lancashire plays Miss Audrey". BBC Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
36. "Older women coming out as lesbians thanks to BBC, says Sarah Lancashire". The Daily Telegraph. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
37. Marland, Sean (4 February 2016). "Sarah Lancashire: I'm back for more 'emotional brutality' on Happy Valley 2". What's on TV. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
38. "Production commences on The Dresser starring Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen". BBC Media Centre. 3 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
39. "Top TV actors become monsters for new CBeebies animated series". BBC Press Office. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
40. Unknown, Unknown (6 July 2019). "Happy Valley's Sarah Lancashire to star in Channel 4 mixed-race adoption drama". i. London: Johnston Press. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
41. Sherwin, Adam (30 January 2019). "Sarah Lancashire leads the cast in Jack Thorne's The Light (w/t)". Channel 4. London: Channel 4. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
42. Laura Martin (24 October 2019) "The Accident cast: who stars with Sarah Lancashire in the Channel 4 drama series, and what time it's on tonight", i (newspaper). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
43. Marlow, Will (2 July 2004). "I love being a mum again". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
44. Simon, Jane (20 November 2006). "Disappearing Britain". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
45. Bradshaw, Peter (5 October 2007). "And When Did You Last See Your Father?". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
46. Child, Ben (8 October 2014). "She's in the army now: Catherine Zeta-Jones joins cast of Dad's Army film". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
47. Wiseman, Andreas (June 14, 2019). "New Regency, Warp & Film4 Team On Musical Adaptation 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'; Richard E. Grant, Sharon Horgan Among Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
48. "Sarah Lancashire urges local people: "Take a walk to your theatre — please!"". The Westmorland Gazette. Newsquest. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
49. Lancashire, Sarah (1 July 2004). "Mirror Works: My CV: Sarah Lancashire: Streets ahead; Forget Raquel, this lady is tough". Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
50. "26 September – 19 October Educating Rita". Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
51. Editorial team (17 August 2005). "Stage-struck Sarah is a West End Doll". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
52. "Ex-Street star in Guys and Dolls". BBC News. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
53. Husband, Stuart (16 March 2011). "Behind the scenes of 'Betty Blue Eyes'". The Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

External links

• Sarah Lancashire on IMDb
• Sarah Lancashire credits at the Independent Talent Group website