About
From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.
Known for
ShamelessSeries • 2004
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
Last of the Summer WineSeries • 1973
All Creatures Great & SmallSeries • 2020
Cold FeetSeries • 1998
StrangersSeries • 1978
dinnerladiesSeries • 1998
Phoenix NightsSeries • 2001
Village HallSeries • 1974
The Parole OfficerMovie • 2001
Brassed OffMovie • 1996
Rita, Sue and Bob TooMovie • 1987
A Private FunctionMovie • 1984