Sara Powell

Born: 1968-06-23

Sara Powell (born 23 June 1968) is a British-Jamaican stage, screen and voice-over actress and audiobook narrator. Her regular television roles include crown prosecutor Rachel Barker in the BBC's police procedural drama HolbyBlue (2007–2008), driver Sally Reid in ITV's firefighting drama London's Burning (1993–1994) and psychologist Cass in Channel 4's sitcom Damned (2016–2018). She also played historical figure Mary Seacole in the thirteenth series of the BBC One long-running science fiction series Doctor Who (2021), as well as a number of other characters in its spin-off audio dramas, produced by Big Finish Productions.


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as Casting Director
Released: 2019-11-07

Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster...

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Denial

as Reporter
Released: 2016-09-30

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the...

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Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast

as uncredited
Released: 1992-12-25

A television comedy special broadcast on BBC One on Christmas Day 1992. Sketches, stand-up...

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National Theatre Live: The Madness of George III

as Lady Elizabeth Pembroke
Released: 2018-11-20

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is...

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National Theatre Live: The Seagull

as Polina
Released: 2022-11-03

Emilia Clarke makes her West End debut as Nina in Anya Reiss’ unique 21st century modernisation...

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Ruth

as Ruth
Released: 2019-09-25

When her husband and son forget her birthday, Ruth channels her frustration into the family...

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One Night Stand

as Anna
Released: 1994-05-12

Last night Kate met John. But when she wakes up, he's gone and she's locked in his flat. When...

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The Red Ball

as Mother
Released: 2024-03-29

A grief-stricken family migrate from busy London to suburban Basildon looking for a fresh start,...

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Doctor Who

as Mary Seacole
First aired: 2005-03-26

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who...

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Death in Paradise

as Josephine Porter
First aired: 2011-10-25

A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling...

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Midsomer Murders

as Maxine Lockston
First aired: 1997-03-23

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

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Ghosts

as Jacqui
First aired: 2019-04-15

A cash-strapped young couple inherits a grand country house, only to find it is both falling...

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Vera

as Katherine Willmore
First aired: 2011-05-01

A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England,...

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Judge John Deed

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-11-26

Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association...

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Murder Most Horrid

as Staff Nurse Jane
First aired: 1991-11-14

A comedy that started in 1991 as a pilot, Murder Most Horrid stars Dawn French as various...

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Between the Lines

as uncredited
First aired: 1992-09-04

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation...

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Silent Witness

as DS Esther Linden
First aired: 1996-02-21

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

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Murphy's Law

as uncredited
First aired: 2001-09-24

Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama starring James Nesbitt as an undercover police officer,...

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You, Me and the Apocalypse

as Naomi
First aired: 2015-09-30

When the news is announced that a comet is on an unavoidable collision course with Earth, the...

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Little Boy Blue

as ACC Pat Gallan
First aired: 2017-04-24

Based on a true story, this four-part drama tells the story of the murder of 11-year-old Rhys...

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Holby Blue

as Rachel Barker (Crown Prosecution Service)
First aired: 2007-05-08

The police force at Holby South is tasked with the toughest job yet. Not only are they fighting...

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The Killing Kind

as Belinda Grey
First aired: 2023-09-07

Barrister Ingrid Lewis defends John Webster against stalking charges, only for Webster to turn...

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Damned

as Cass
First aired: 2016-09-27

Comedy set in the social services department of a local authority. Social workers Rose and Al...

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Vanity Fair

as uncredited
First aired: 1998-11-01

Becky Sharp is a beautiful, clever and poor girl determined to earn a higher place in society at...

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Too Good to Be True

as Simone
First aired: 2024-02-14

Single mum Rachel is on the poverty line, leaving her working all hours of the day as a cleaner...

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Florries Dragons

as uncredited
First aired: 2010-09-07

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The House Across the Street

as Joanne
First aired: 2022-10-17

Claudia, a lonely single mother and school nurse, is longing for connection. Her opportunity to...

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