Michèle Winstanley
British actress and playwright, known for her works with cult director Alex Cox, including 'Straight To Hell' and 'Sid and Nancy', and for playing Cathy in Phil Redmond's seminal teenage television series, 'Going Out'. Michèle Winstanley is also known for her role as Karen the barmaid at The Nags Head in 'Only Fools and Horses', as well as for playing Harry's mother in Safeways' long-running series of commercials, which follow the adventures of Harry, a thoughtful toddler, voiced by Martin Clunes OBE. In 2024, she had a regular role in the BBC series Silent Witness as a sign language interpreter, a role she also does in real life. As a playwright, Winstanley's works have been produced at Hampstead Theatre, Arcola Theatre and The Space Theatre.
Sid and Nancy
as Olive McBollocksJanuary 1978. After their success in England, the punk rock band Sex Pistols venture out on...
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Walker
as MaidWilliam Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in...
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I.D.
as StefFour policemen go undercover and infiltrate a gang of football hooligans hoping to route out...
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Straight to Hell
as LouiseA gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. After burying...
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Remembrance
as GailA group of Devonport-based Royal Navy ratings, due to sail to America for a six-month NATO...
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Staggered
as TinaVery much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on...
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Party Party
as ChristineIt's New Year's Eve. Larry's parents are at the vicarage dance leaving Larry in charge of the...
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Funseekers
as MichelleTourists arrive in Ibiza for the 'funseekers' package holiday. Jamie is upset when the annoying...
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Under the Skin
as Julie"When you get to a man in the case, they're like as a row of pins - For the colonel's lady an'...
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The Zip
as The nurseA man wakes one day to find a zip on the front of his body. Dare he see what's inside?
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Fords on Water
as AnneInfluential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who...
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Judo Champ
as JillJohn Stewart is Scottish Junior Judo Champ. He has come to London to live. His new club and his...
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Minder
as SandraThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Birds of a Feather
as ClerkBirds of a Feather is a British sitcom that was broadcast on BBC One from 1989 until 1998 and on...
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EastEnders
as ElaineThe everyday lives of working-class residents of Albert Square, a traditional Victorian square...
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The Comic Strip Presents...
as MichelleThe Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...
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Only Fools and Horses
as KarenThe misadventures of two wheeler dealer brothers Del Boy and Rodney Trotter of 'Trotters...
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