Lesley Manville

Born: 1956-03-12

Lesley Manville was born on March 12, 1956 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She is a multi award-winning actress of theatre, film, and television, and has worked extensively with director Mike Leigh. She is known for Another Year (2010), All or Nothing (2002), Topsy-Turvy (1999), and Secrets & Lies (1996), and her performance in Phantom Thread (2017), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a supporting role in Maleficent (2014). Manville's extensive stage career includes roles in As You Like It, Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Alchemist. Her film debut was in Dance with a Stranger (1985).


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A Christmas Carol

as Mrs. Cratchit (voice)
Released: 2009-11-04

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

as Flittle
Released: 2019-10-16

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them...

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Maleficent

as Flittle
Released: 2014-05-28

A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable...

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Back to Black

as Cynthia
Released: 2024-04-11

The extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame from her early days in Camden...

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Queer

as Doctor Cotter
Released: 2024-11-27

In 1950s Mexico City, William Lee, an American expat in his late forties, leads a solitary life...

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Let Him Go

as Blanche Weboy
Released: 2020-11-05

Following the loss of their son, a retired sheriff and his wife leave their Montana ranch to...

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Phantom Thread

as Cyril Woodcock
Released: 2017-12-25

In 1950s London, renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young,...

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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

as Ada Harris
Released: 2022-07-15

A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and...

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Womb

as Judith
Released: 2010-07-15

A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to...

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The Critic

as Annabel Land
Released: 2024-09-13

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he...

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Mr. Turner

as Mary Somerville
Released: 2014-10-31

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes...

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The Firm

as Sue Bissell
Released: 1989-02-26

A seemingly respectable estate agent leads a double life as the head of a vicious,...

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Misbehaviour

as Dolores Hope
Released: 2020-03-12

A group of women involved in the Women's Liberation Movement hatched a plan to invade the stage...

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Vera Drake

as Mrs. Wells
Released: 2004-10-22

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a...

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Romeo & Juliet

as The Nurse
Released: 2013-09-12

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite...

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Secrets & Lies

as The Social Worker
Released: 1996-05-24

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth...

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An Adventure in Space and Time

as Heather Hartnell
Released: 2013-11-21

Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles while wannabe producer...

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A Five Star Life

as Kate Sherman
Released: 2013-04-24

Single and middle-aged, beautiful Irene (Margarita Buy) is wholly devoted to her job as an...

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Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

as Miss Adderstone
Released: 2015-04-11

An orphan who practices hypnosis faces off against a bank robber who wants her book on the art form.

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Rupture

as Dr. Nyman
Released: 2016-11-04

A single mom tries to break free from a mysterious organization that has abducted her.

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Ordinary Love

as Joan
Released: 2019-12-06

An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast...

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All or Nothing

as Penny
Released: 2002-05-17

Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry...

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Hampstead

as Fiona
Released: 2017-06-23

Emily Walters is an American widow living a peaceful, uneventful existence in the idyllic...

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Spike Island

as Margaret
Released: 2012-10-11

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor...

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Another Year

as Mary
Released: 2010-11-05

During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family...

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Dance with a Stranger

as Maryanne
Released: 1985-03-01

Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David...

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Sammy and Rosie Get Laid

as Margy
Released: 1987-10-30

Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst...

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High Hopes

as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Released: 1989-01-13

Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother,...

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Ashes

as Cath
Released: 2012-09-06

One-time hard man Frank Barron is barely recognisable now he’s been afflicted with Alzheimer's,...

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Topsy-Turvy

as Lucy Gilbert
Released: 1999-12-15

After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship...

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Top Girls

as Marlene
Released: 1991-11-02

Marlene celebrates her new position as MD of Top Girls Appointment Agency by giving a dinner...

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Winter of the Crow

as Joan Andrews
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Warsaw, December 13th 1981. Martial law shuts down the country. Overnight, a country turns into...

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Ghosts

as Helene Alving
Released: 2014-06-26

Lesley Manville gives a career best performance in Richard Eyre's award-winning revival of...

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The Christmas Candle

as Bea Haddington
Released: 2013-11-22

Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has...

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High Season

as Carol
Released: 1987-09-01

On the isle of Rhodes, Katherine, an expatriate English photographer, lives with her daughter. A...

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The Go-Between

as Mrs. Maudsley
Released: 2015-09-20

An elderly man pieces together his childhood memories after finding his diary from 1900, which...

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LOVE

as Herself/Introduced By
Released: 2018-12-08

In the communal area of a block of temporary accommodation, the residents go about their...

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Grown-Ups

as Mandy
Released: 1980-11-27

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find...

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Sparkle

as Jill
Released: 2007-08-17

Liverpool chancer Sam moves to London with his aspiring chanteuse mum and begins an affair with...

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David Copperfield

as Mrs. Micawber
Released: 2001-12-25

After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from...

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Promoted to Glory

as Capt. Annie Sullivan
Released: 2003-12-21

An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.

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The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael

as Sarah
Released: 2005-08-14

In a small English coastal town, three teenage boys are drawn into a world of temptation and...

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Bodily Harm

as Mandy Greenfield
Released: 2002-03-11

Mitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job,...

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Christmas Present

as Judy Tall
Released: 1985-12-19

A Christmas black comedy based on the tradition in Hammond's Bank that a member of the board...

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The Agency

as Anthea
Released: 2017-11-23

Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a...

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14 Actors Acting

as Self
Released: 2010-12-08

This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

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Plain Jane

as Dora Bruce
Released: 2002-05-27

Drama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.

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A Very British Brothel 2

as Narrator (Voice)
Released: 2017-01-04

This follow-up film returns to Sheffield's City Sauna. The certified massage parlour run by a...

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Dog Ends

as Vivienne
Released: 1984-07-17

A middle-aged man is feeling the strain of looking after his elderly grandfather, who is...

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Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men

as The Mother
Released: 2022-05-18

A woman tells her daughter about every man she’s ever been with – in the hope her daughter won’t...

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Our Winnie

as Liz
Released: 1982-11-12

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida)....

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A Very British Brothel

as Herself - Narrator (voice)
Released: 2015-08-03

A look at the daily life of an English brothel.

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Milk

as Fiona
Released: 1999-01-01

Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire...

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Perfect Parents

as Sister Antonia
Released: 2006-12-28

After a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide...

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Bad Girl

as Penny Armitage
Released: 1992-07-14

A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.

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The Moon Over Soho

as Sally Spencer
Released: 1985-08-18

A wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also...

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O Mary This London

as Sophie
Released: 1994-03-30

Three young Dubliners go to London in search of fun, fortune and, in the case of 17-year-old...

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Angels in the Annexe

as Jenny Bailey
Released: 1984-12-24

Mr Brittain is determined that this year the school will do a really different Christmas show. ...

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Midsomer Murders

as Phoebe Archbold
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Mrs. Lorrimer
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Grotesquerie

as Nurse Redd
First aired: 2024-09-25

A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they...

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The Graham Norton Show

as Self
First aired: 2007-02-22

Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on...

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Coronation Street

as Jill Mason
First aired: 1960-12-09

The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them...

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Disclaimer

as Nancy Brigstocke
First aired: 2024-10-11

When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on...

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The Crown

as Princess Margaret
First aired: 2016-11-04

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime...

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Silent Witness

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-02-21

Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology...

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Loose Women

as Self
First aired: 1999-09-06

A panel of four women discuss topical issues, ranging from daily politics and current affairs to...

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Play for Today

as Vivienne
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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Citadel

as Dahlia Archer
First aired: 2023-04-27

What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn’t know they were a spy? Years ago, the top...

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Harlots

as Lydia Quigley
First aired: 2017-03-27

Brothel owner, Margaret Wells, struggles to raise her daughters in London during the 18th century.

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Law & Order: UK

as uncredited
First aired: 2009-02-23

Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and...

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Sherwood

as Julie Jackson
First aired: 2022-06-13

Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured...

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Magpie Murders

as Susan Ryeland
First aired: 2022-02-10

An editor gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript.

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Love Life

as Narrator (voice)
First aired: 2020-05-27

A romantic comedy anthology series which follows a different protagonist each season on the...

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Kavanagh Q.C.

as Lucy Cartwright
First aired: 1995-01-03

James Kavanagh QC is one of the top flight barristers in Britain. Each episode has him handling...

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World on Fire

as Robina Chase
First aired: 2019-09-29

The story of World War II told through the intertwining fates of ordinary people from all sides...

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Performance

as Marlene
First aired: 1991-02-22

An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances.

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Cranford

as Mrs. Rose
First aired: 2007-11-18

A rich and comic drama about the people of Cranford, a small Cheshire town on the cusp of change...

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North & South

as Maria Hale
First aired: 2004-11-14

Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern...

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Screen Two

as Sophie
First aired: 1985-01-06

Series of single made-for-television dramas.

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River

as Chrissie Read
First aired: 2015-10-13

Respected police officer John River, a gifted cop with a troubled mind, struggles to come to...

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Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Elliot
First aired: 1991-06-10

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

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Soldier Soldier

as Rachel Fortune
First aired: 1991-06-10

The daily lives of a group of soldiers in 'B' Company, 1st Battalion The King's Fusiliers.

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Moonflower Murders

as Susan Ryeland
First aired: 2024-09-15

Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. But her...

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Rose and Maloney

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-29

Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.

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The Gentle Touch

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-04-11

The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...

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Dangerous Liaisons

as Genevieve de Merteuil
First aired: 2022-11-06

A pair of scheming ex-lovers attempt to exploit others by using the power of seduction. TV...

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Mum

as Cathy
First aired: 2016-05-13

A comedy about a mother at a milestone in her life. We follow her and her family through a year...

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Alan Bennett's Talking Heads

as Susan
First aired: 2020-06-23

Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return...

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I Am...

as Maria
First aired: 2019-07-23

Each hour-long film follows a different woman as they experience “moments that are emotionally...

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The Cazalets

as Villy Cazalet
First aired: 2001-06-22

The Cazalets is a 2001 five-episode television drama series about the life of a large privileged...

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Bulman

as uncredited
First aired: 1985-06-05

Bulman is a Granada TV series which ran from 1985–1987 and followed the fortunes of the major...

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Holding On

as Hilary
First aired: 1997-09-08

The interaction between a diverse range of characters—including a bulimic restaurant critic and...

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Life After Life

as Narrator
First aired: 2022-04-19

If you could live your life time and again, would you ever get it right? Ursula dies and is...

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Fleming

as Evelyn Fleming
First aired: 2014-01-29

Set at the outbreak of WWII – mischievous playboy Ian Fleming is untroubled by the specter of...

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The Queen

as Margaret Thatcher
First aired: 2009-11-29

The Queen was a 2009 British drama-documentary showing Queen Elizabeth II at different points...

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Objects of Affection

as Liz
First aired: 1982-11-12

A series of plays written by Alan Bennett.

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Mayday

as Gail Spicer
First aired: 2013-03-03

It's Mayday in a small town steeped in pagan traditions where the crowning of the May Queen is...

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Painted Lady

as Susie Peel
First aired: 1997-12-07

Painted Lady was a 1997 murder mystery mini series starring Helen Mirren, involving art theft....

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Bodily Harm

as Mandy Greenfield
First aired: 2002-10-14

Mitchel, a mild-mannered suburban stockbroker spirals out of control after losing his job,...

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Ain't Misbehavin'

as Melissa Quigley
First aired: 1994-03-20

When Clive and Sonia discover that their respective partners are having an affair, they join...

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King Cinder

as Nikki
First aired: 1977-11-02

King Cinder is a six-part British children's television serial made by the BBC in 1977. It was...

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Little Napoleons

as Judith Silver
First aired: 1994-06-07

Labour councillor Judith Silver invites N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah to stand for election to the...

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