Sarah Lancashire

Career timeline

1. 1960 · Screen debut

   Coronation Street (TV)

2. 1964 · Born

   Born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK

3. 2003 · Directing debut

   The Afternoon Play (TV)

4. 2005 · Breakthrough

   Doctor Who (TV)

5. 2024 · Latest release

   Black Doves (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1960s

5 1980s

6 1990s

25 2000s

15 2010s

4 2020s

• Drama38
• Comedy14
• Crime8
• Tv Movie7
• Mystery6
• Romance3

Highest-rated title Skins 2007 8.1 Most popular title Doctor Who 2005 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Sarah Lancashire in our catalogue.

Steven Moffat

2 titles together

Mark Gatiss

2 titles together

1. — Witch Hunt Upcoming as August Howell TV
2. 2024 Black Doves as Mrs. Reed 7.1 TV
3. 2022 Julia as Julia Child 7.3 TV
4. 2021 Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Margaret New 6.1 Movie
5. 2020 Alan Bennett's Talking Heads as Gwen TV
6. 2019 The Accident as Polly Bevan 6.1 TV
7. 2019 Yesterday as Liz (Liverpool Stranger) 6.7 Movie
8. 2019 MotherFatherSon as Angela Howard 6.8 TV
9. 2018 Christmas at St Paul's Movie
10. 2018 Kiri as Miriam Grayson 6.0 TV
11. 2017 School of Roars as Mrs. Twirlyhorn TV
12. 2016 Dad's Army as Mrs. Pike 5.0 Movie
13. 2015 The Dresser as Madge 6.2 Movie
14. 2015 The First Film as Lizze Le Prince (voice) Movie
15. 2015 Fair Cop: A Century of British Policewomen as Narrator Movie
16. 2014 Happy Valley as Catherine Cawood 7.9 TV
17. 2012 Last Tango in Halifax as Caroline 7.1 TV
18. 2012 The Paradise as Miss Audrey 7.3 TV
19. 2010 Upstairs Downstairs as Miss Whisset 7.4 TV
20. 2010 Five Daughters as Rosemary Nicholls TV
21. 2009 Wuthering Heights as Nelly Dean 7.1 TV
22. 2009 All the Small Things as Esther Caddick TV
23. 2008 Inspector George Gently as Mallory Brown 7.9 TV
24. 2008 Lark Rise to Candleford as Adult Laura 8.4 TV
25. 2007 Oliver Twist as Mrs Corney 6.6 TV
26. 2007 And When Did You Last See Your Father? as Beaty 6.5 Movie
27. 2007 Sex, the City and Me as Ruth Gilbert Movie
28. 2007 Skins as Mary 8.1 TV
29. 2006 Angel Cake as Elaine Wilson TV
30. 2006 Angel Cake as Elaine Wilson Movie
31. 2005 Doctor Who as Miss Foster 7.6 TV
32. 2005 Cherished as Angela Cannings Movie
33. 2005 The Rotters' Club as Barbara Chase TV
34. 2003 Sons & Lovers as Gertrude Morel Movie
35. 2002 Birthday Girl as Rachel Jones Movie
36. 2002 Rose and Maloney as Rose Linden TV
37. 2002 The Cry as Meg Bartlett TV
38. 2001 Back Home as Peggy Dickinson Movie
39. 2001 The Glass as Carol Parker TV
40. 2001 Gentlemen's Relish as Violtet Askey Movie
41. 2000 My Fragile Heart as Trina Lavery Movie
42. 2000 Chambers as Ruth Quirke TV
43. 2000 Seeing Red as Coral Atkins Movie
44. 2000 Clocking Off as Yvonne Kolakowski TV
45. 1998 Verdict as Anne Cloves QC TV
46. 1997 Bloomin' Marvellous as Liz Deakin TV
47. 1997 Where the Heart Is as Ruth Goddard TV
48. 1995 Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special as Raquel Watts Movie
49. 1992 Exam Conditions as Secretary Movie
50. 1991 Murder Most Horrid as Karen Sullivan TV
51. 1989 About Face as Rebecca TV
52. 1989 Bradley as Wendy TV
53. 1987 Watching as Ms. Linden TV
54. 1984 The Bill as Girl on Train 6.9 TV
55. 1983 Dramarama as Janice Dobbs TV
56. 1960 Coronation Street as Raquel Watts 5.3 TV

1. 2003 The Afternoon Play TV

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