Caroline Quentin
Quentin became known for her television appearances: portraying Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly (1992–1998), Maddie Magellan in Jonathan Creek (1997–2000), and DCI Janine Lewis in Blue Murder (2003–2009).Quentin received an Ian Charleson Award commendation for her Masha in The Seagull at the Oxford Theatre Company in 1991.[5] Her early stage work had also included appearing in the chorus of the original English production of the musical Les Misérables in 1985. In July 1996, Quentin released a single, a cover of the Exciters' hit "Tell Him", with her Men Behaving Badly co-star Leslie Ash under the name of "Quentin and Ash". The single reached number 25 in the UK Singles Chart and spent 3 weeks in that listing.[6] From 1997 until 2000 Quentin starred alongside Alan Davies in Jonathan Creek playing investigative journalist Maddie Magellan, who uses Jonathan's mind to solve murder mysteries. Quentin appeared in the 2001 telefilm Hot Money, which was based on the true story of the theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds from the Bank of England. In 1998 she starred in the first sitcom that was specifically built around her: Kiss Me, Kate. At the British Comedy Awards in 2004, Quentin won the "Best Comedy Actress" award for her performance in Von Trapped; that year she started the major role of Maggie Mee in the popular drama Life Begins, which returned for a third series in 2006. ITV has produced five series of the police drama Blue Murder, in which Quentin plays against type in the main role DCI Janine Lewis. The pilot aired in the UK on 18 May 2003.[7][8] Quentin has appeared in Whose Line Is It Anyway?; in a pre-Men Behaving Badly role as a traffic warden in the Mr. Bean episode The Trouble with Mr. Bean in 1991; Room 101; Have I Got News for You; and the 2009–10 BBC comedy series Life of Riley, a sitcom about a dysfunctional blended family; and in the BBC Radio 4 improvisational comedy series The Masterson Inheritance and the popular BBC Radio 2 sitcom On the Blog. On 11 January 2009, Quentin stated on the show Something for the Weekend that she would return to Jonathan Creek in the future if the offer came. She appeared as Heather Babcock in an episode of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, in 2010. Also in 2010 she started appearing in Marks and Spencer's revamped food range advertisements.[9] In March 2011, a documentary entitled Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India aired on ITV in the UK. The documentary followed Quentin as she traveled from the North of India to the South.[10] Quentin presents Restoration Home on BBC Two. The programme looks into the history and families of the UK's derelict mansion houses which are being restored by their private owners.
Father Christmas Is Back
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as Vixen (voice)Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's...
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as Sarah ClarksonMiss Willoughby is an educator and keen adventurer, an heiress to a family fortune who, along...
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as HelenActress Maggie's world collapses when her director husband is outed by the paparazzi when it’s...
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as Patti TechnologyThree alternative comedians get involved in a pyramid-selling organization, Pathway, in order to...
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as uncreditedA hopeless romantic is jilted at the altar. Not to let her Christmas in the Caribbean honeymoon...
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as ChorusCocky cockney snooker player Billy Kid accepts the challenge of a grudge match from Maxwell...
Movie pageFootprints in the Snow
as Julie HillParalysed from the waist down after a car crash, Julie Hill struggles to get used to her...
Movie pageAn Evening With Gary Lineker
as Monica DespacosFrom their 1991 stageplay An Evening with Gary Lineker was adapted for television in 1994 by...
Movie pageReturn of the Goodies
as NarratorThe Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic...
Movie pageAn Audience with Rod Stewart
as Self - Audience MemberThe rock legend performs several of his classic hits and is also joined on stage by Emma Bunton,...
Movie pageParty Party
as ShirleyIt's New Year's Eve. Larry's parents are at the vicarage dance leaving Larry in charge of the...
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as SelfStephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for a TV special to mark the 30th anniversary of their...
Movie pageBlood Strangers
as Lin BeresfordA mother is dealt a double blow when she learns that her murdered teenage daughter was working...
Movie pageHot Money
as Bridget WatmoreThree women, Bridget, Liz and Jackie, embark on a plan to steal thousands of pounds of banknotes...
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as Mrs MalapropJuly 1940. After an aerial dog fight, Pilot Officer Jack Absolute flies home to win the heart of...
Movie pageThe Groundling and the Kite
as ReceptionistPeter writes songs and Jimmy needs one. But Peter's songs are private and not for sale. A clash...
Movie pageMidsomer Murders
as Helen WellesThe peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...
TV Show pageBridgerton
as Lady BerbrookeWealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of...
TV Show pageThe One Show
as SelfA topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.
TV Show pageMr. Bean
as Traffic WardenMr Bean turns simple everyday tasks into chaotic situations and will leave you in stitches as he...
TV Show pageAgatha Christie's Marple
as Heather BadcockThe adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St...
TV Show pageDoc Martin
as Angela SimDoc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role....
TV Show pageCasualty
as Jane LockeDrama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...
TV Show pageThe Lazarus Project
as Elizabeth 'Wes' WesleyGeorge wakes up to find himself several months in the past before being recruited for the...
TV Show pagePlay for Today
as Receptionist at SongstackPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...
TV Show pageWould I Lie to You?
as SelfA comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per...
TV Show pageCelebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - ParticipantAntiques experts accompany celebrities on a road trip around the UK searching for treasures and...
TV Show pageThis Morning
as SelfThis Morning features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle,...
TV Show pageAn Audience with...
as SelfAn Audience with... is a British entertainment television show produced by London Weekend...
TV Show pageJonathan Creek
as Maddie MagellanWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
TV Show pageJonathan Creek
as Maddy MagellanWorking from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural...
TV Show pageHave I Got News for You
as HerselfHilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories...
TV Show pageThe Bill
as Caroline OtleyThe daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...
TV Show pageWhose Line Is It Anyway?
as uncreditedAn un-scripted comedy show in which four guest performers improvise their way through a series...
TV Show pageAlfred Hitchcock Presents
as Narrator (voice)A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
TV Show pageA Bit of Fry & Laurie
as uncreditedA British comedy television series with turns of phrase and elaborate wordplay, written by and...
TV Show pageRoom 101
as SelfFast-moving game show meets talk show, which sees Frank Skinner refereeing three celebrities...
TV Show pageBlue Murder
as DCI Janine LewisBlue Murder is a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from...
TV Show pageMen Behaving Badly
as DorothySitcom following the misadventures of laddish flatmates Gary and Tony
TV Show pageDickensian
as Mrs. BumbleDickensian intertwines the realm of fictional characters in Charles Dickens’ novels—including...
TV Show pageThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - GuestFour different celebrities all aim to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with their...
TV Show pageThe World's Most Extraordinary Homes
as ModeratorAward-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress and property enthusiast Caroline Quentin...
TV Show pageDancing on the Edge
as DeirdreAn explosive 1930s drama following a jazz band in London at a time of huge change.
TV Show pageThe Other One
as DawnAfter Colin Walcott drops dead at his birthday party his wife Tess and daughter Cat discover he...
TV Show pageSooty
as Maxine GastroThe fifth incarnation of 'The Sooty Show' sees Richard, Sooty, Sweep and Soo start a new job as...
TV Show pageDead Boss
as VirnaHelen Stephens is wrongly sentenced to 12 years in prison for murdering her boss Eric Bridges,...
TV Show pageAll or Nothing at All
as RebeccaIn this compelling story of a daring conman, Leo Hopkins (Hugh Laurie) prospers from the greed...
TV Show pageLife Begins
as Maggie MeeLife Begins is a British television drama first broadcast on ITV between February 2004 and...
TV Show pagePaul Merton: The Series
as uncreditedFresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, Paul starred in his own comedy series on...
TV Show pageKiss Me Kate
as Kate SalingerA look into the everyday life of a counsellor, Kate, who must not only manage her clients'...
TV Show pageLiving Famously
as Narrator (voice)Documentary series looking at the lives of enduring icons.
TV Show pageLife of Riley
as Maddy RileyLife of Riley is a British comedy television series, shown on BBC One and BBC HD. The show stars...
TV Show pageRestoration Home
as uncreditedFollowing owners of crumbling historic buildings as they save them from ruin by restoring them...
TV Show pageCockroaches
as uncreditedTom and Suze, two nineteen-year-olds both dreaming of the future, have sex when nuclear war...
TV Show pageJust William
as Mrs. BottJust William is a television serial first broadcast on BBC One in December 2010. The serial is...
TV Show pageShadow of the Noose
as Mary BennettDrama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward...
TV Show pageCornwall with Caroline Quentin
as Self - HostA documentary series about Cornwall, England, presented by Caroline Quentin.
TV Show pageWalks with My Dog
as SelfCelebrities take a stroll in the great British outdoors with their faithful hound.
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