Born 1948 (age 78) · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Appears in 30 titles

From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.

Filmography

Brassed Off
7.0
Brassed Off
1996
as Chapman
The Parole Officer
5.8
The Parole Officer
2001
as Bike Group Leader
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
6.2
Rita, Sue and Bob Too
1987
as Teacher
A Private Function
6.5
A Private Function
1984
as Painter
Soul Music
6.8
Soul Music
1997
as Asphalt (voice)
My Son the Fanatic
5.1
My Son the Fanatic
1997
as Drunk Man
Strumpet
5.3
Strumpet
2001
as (Scenes Deleted)
The Insurance Man
5.9
The Insurance Man
1986
as Workmen
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
7.0
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
as Various Characters
A Day Out
5.5
A Day Out
1972
as Ernest Tetley
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
6.7
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Market Trader
Sunset Across the Bay
7.5
Sunset Across the Bay
1975
as Milkman
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
10.0
Me! I'm Afraid of Virginia Woolf
1978
as Mr Trickett
Speech Day
9.0
Speech Day
1973
as Arts Master
Afternoon Off
Afternoon Off
1979
as Vic
Said the Preacher
1972
as David