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"Kingdom" (2007): Season 1: Episode 4 -- There are problems in the office when Gloria doesn't turn up. Beatrice is trying to win Alan back, and Peter encounters his former University Lecturer Professor Barkway, who is accused of discrimination against a student.
Peter's Friends (1992) -- The group finds out that Sara's boyfriend Brian is married.
Danny the Dog (2005) -- A man raised into behaving like a dog, escapes from his captor to start a new life, who seeks to reclaim him because of his unnatural martial arts skills that are triggered when unleashed.
"Kingdom" (2007): Season 1: Episode 6 -- A Polish concentration camp survivor seeks Peter's help and so Peter gives Lyle the case to give him some more responsibility, to improve his self-esteem.
"Kingdom" (2007): Season 1: Episode 3 -- Peter is asked to help a local fisherman when his insurance company refuses to pay for his trawler, lost in an explosion.

Overview

Date of Birth:
8 May 1932, Glasgow, Scotland, UK more
Trivia:
Mother of Emma Thompson and Sophie Thompson more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Filmography

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Actress:
  1. Ways to Live Forever (2010) (post-production) .... Grandmother

  2. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Lady Carrington / ... (2 episodes, 1989-2010)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - Hallowe'en Party (2010) TV episode .... Mrs. Llewellyn-Smythe
        - The Incredible Theft (1989) TV episode .... Lady Carrington

  3. "The Royal" .... Daisy Crannagh (1 episode, 2009)
        - The Enemy Within (2009) TV episode .... Daisy Crannagh
  4. "Doc Martin" .... Mrs McLynn (1 episode, 2009)
        - Driving Mr McLynn (2009) TV episode .... Mrs McLynn
  5. "Kingdom" .... Aunt Auriel (16 episodes, 2007-2009)
        - Episode #3.6 (2009) TV episode .... Aunt Auriel
        - Episode #3.4 (2009) TV episode .... Aunt Auriel
        - Episode #3.3 (2009) TV episode .... Aunt Auriel
        - Episode #3.1 (2009) TV episode .... Aunt Auriel
        - Episode #2.6 (2008) TV episode .... Aunt Auriel
          (11 more)
  6. Lezione 21 (2008) .... Boheme
    ... aka Lecture 21 (UK)
    ... aka Lesson 21 (International: English title)
  7. "Foyle's War" .... Lady Muriel Sackville (1 episode, 2008)
        - Broken Souls (2008) TV episode .... Lady Muriel Sackville
  8. Miss Austen Regrets (2008) (TV) .... Mrs. Austen
  9. "The Sarah Jane Adventures" .... Bea Nelson-Stanley / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Eye of the Gorgon: Part 2 (2007) TV episode .... Bea Nelson-Stanley
        - Eye of the Gorgon: Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Bea Nelson-Story
  10. The Waiting Room (2007/I) .... Helen
  11. Miss Potter (2006) .... Mrs. Warne
  12. Mia Sarah (2006) .... Sarah
  13. "Doctors" .... Lila Parker (1 episode, 2006)
        - Rabbitgate (2006) TV episode .... Lila Parker
  14. Berry's Way (2006) (TV) .... Pat
  15. Copying Beethoven (2006) .... Mother Canisius
    ... aka Klang der Stille (Germany)
  16. Pinochet in Suburbia (2006) (TV) .... Lucia Pinochet
    ... aka Pinochet's Last Stand (USA: new title)
  17. Day of Wrath (2006) .... Esperanza de Mendoza
  18. "Afterlife" .... Irene Moser (1 episode, 2005)
        - The 7:59 Club (2005) TV episode .... Irene Moser
  19. Nanny McPhee (2005) (voice) .... Mrs. Partridge
    ... aka Nanny McPhee (France)
  20. A Little Trip to Heaven (2005) .... Head Mistress
  21. Mee-Shee: The Water Giant (2005) .... Mrs. Coogan
    ... aka Mein Freund Mee Shee (Germany: DVD title)
  22. Danny the Dog (2005) .... Distinguished Lady
    ... aka Unleashed (Australia) (Philippines: English title) (UK: DVD title) (USA)
    ... aka Danny the Dog (France) (Hong Kong: English title)
  23. "Rosemary & Thyme" .... May Beauchamp (1 episode, 2004)
        - Orpheus in the Undergrowth (2004) TV episode .... May Beauchamp
  24. "Waking the Dead" .... Mrs. Carstairs (1 episode, 2004)
        - The Hardest Word: Part 1 (2004) TV episode .... Mrs. Carstairs
  25. Blinded (2004/I) .... Bella Black
  26. Tooth (2004) .... Mrs. Claus
  27. I'll Be There (2003) .... Mrs. Williams
  28. Brush with Fate (2003) (TV) .... Maria
  29. Two Men Went to War (2002) .... Faith
  30. "Monarch of the Glen" .... Isobel Hogg (1 episode, 2002)
        - Episode #4.2 (2002) TV episode .... Isobel Hogg
  31. The Time Machine (2002) .... Mrs. Watchett
  32. "Stig of the Dump" .... Marjorie (5 episodes, 2002)
        - Going Home (2002) TV episode .... Marjorie
        - Man of the Match (2002) TV episode .... Marjorie
        - The Clean Boot (2002) TV episode .... Marjorie
        - The Snargets (2002) TV episode .... Marjorie
        - Over the Edge (2002) TV episode .... Marjorie
  33. The Swap (2002) (TV) .... Rose Trenchard
  34. "Table 12" .... Jean (1 episode, 2001)
        - Preserves (2001) TV episode .... Jean
  35. How Proust Can Change Your Life (2000) (TV)
  36. "The Mrs. Bradley Mysteries" .... Isobel Marchant (1 episode, 2000)
        - Laurels Are Poison (2000) TV episode .... Isobel Marchant
  37. Saving Grace (2000) .... Margaret Sutton
    ... aka Saving Grace (Australia) (Ireland: English title) (UK)

  38. The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999) (TV) .... Lady Margaret
    ... aka Kampf der Kobolde (Germany)
    ... aka Leprechauns (USA: short title)
  39. Mad Cows (1999) .... Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
  40. L'amante perduto (1999) .... The grandmother
    ... aka Lost Lover
  41. "Midsomer Murders" .... Felicity Dinsdale (1 episode, 1999)
        - Blood Will Out (1999) TV episode .... Felicity Dinsdale
  42. Milk (1999/I) .... Veronica
  43. "Wonderful You" (1999) TV mini-series .... Eve (unknown episodes)
  44. "Dangerfield" .... Elaine Porter (1 episode, 1998)
        - Angel (1998) TV episode .... Elaine Porter
  45. Judas Kiss (1998) (uncredited) .... Shouting Woman
  46. I Want You (1998/I) .... Woman at Hairdresser #1
    ... aka Beloved
  47. The Winter Guest (1997) .... Elspeth
  48. Anna Karenina (1997) .... Vronskaya
  49. Emma (1996) .... Mrs. Bates
  50. "Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's..." .... Mrs. Ferris (1 episode, 1996)
        - Impasse (1996) TV episode .... Mrs. Ferris
  51. "Delta Wave" (1996) TV series .... Dottie Cruickshank
  52. "Degrees of Error" .... Margot (4 episodes, 1995)
        - Episode #1.4 (1995) TV episode .... Margot
        - Episode #1.3 (1995) TV episode .... Margot
        - Episode #1.2 (1995) TV episode .... Margot
        - Episode #1.1 (1995) TV episode .... Margot
  53. "Hamish Macbeth" .... Vicky Jeffreys (1 episode, 1995)
        - A Pillar of the Community (1995) TV episode .... Vicky Jeffreys
  54. Junior (1994) (uncredited) .... Dr. Talbot
  55. The Blue Boy (1994) (TV) .... Marie's Mother
  56. "Heartbeat" .... Nancy Bellow (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
        - Witch Hunt (1994) TV episode .... Nancy Bellow
  57. Before the Rain (1994) .... Anne's Mother
    ... aka Пред дождот (Republic of Macedonia)
    ... aka Pred dozhdot (Republic of Macedonia)
  58. "Minder" .... Magistrate (1 episode, 1994)
        - Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley (1994) TV episode .... Magistrate
  59. "Taggart" .... Joan Mathieson (1 episode, 1994)
        - Forbidden Fruit (1994) TV episode .... Joan Mathieson
  60. "All or Nothing at All" (1993) TV mini-series .... Mrs. Timpson (unknown episodes)
  61. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Signora Reale (1 episode, 1993)
        - Florence, May 1908 (1993) TV episode .... Signora Reale
  62. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) .... Ursula
  63. "The House of Eliott" .... Edith Duglass (1 episode, 1991-1992)
        - Episode #2.3 (1992) TV episode .... Edith Duglass
  64. Peter's Friends (1992) .... Vera
  65. "Up the Garden Path" .... Mrs. Armstrong (1 episode, 1991)
        - Episode #2.4 (1991) TV episode .... Mrs. Armstrong

  66. "Till We Meet Again" .... Annette de Lancel (1 episode, 1989)
    ... aka Judith Krantz's 'Till We Meet Again' (USA: complete title)
        - Episode #1.1 (1989) TV episode .... Annette de Lancel
  67. "About Face" .... Lady Ann (1 episode, 1989)
        - Gracie (1989) TV episode .... Lady Ann
  68. "Chelworth" (1989) TV mini-series .... Olivia Esholt
  69. Tree of Hands (1989) .... Julia
    ... aka Innocent Victim (USA)
  70. "Thompson" .... Various Roles / ... (3 episodes, 1988)
        - Episode #1.6 (1988) TV episode .... Various roles
        - Episode #1.4 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
        - Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... Various Roles
  71. "That's Love" (1988) TV series .... Babs (unknown episodes)
  72. "Clarence" .... Mrs. Vaile (1 episode, 1988)
        - Episode #1.1 (1988) TV episode .... Mrs. Vaile
  73. "Ffizz" (1987) TV series .... Lady Broughton (unknown episodes)
  74. "Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Honoria Bird / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1987)
        - Rumpole and the Blind Tasting (1987) TV episode .... Honoria Bird
        - Rumpole and the Married Lady (1978) TV episode .... Mrs. Thripp
  75. "Hell's Bells" (1986) TV series .... Edith Makepeace (unknown episodes)
  76. Emma Thompson: Up for Grabs (1985) (TV)
  77. "C.A.T.S. Eyes" .... Jessica Truscott (1 episode, 1985)
        - Fingers (1985) TV episode .... Jessica Truscott
  78. The Life and Death of King John (1984) (TV) .... Lady Faulconbridge
    ... aka King John (UK)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Life and Death of King John (USA: video title)
  79. "Strangers and Brothers" .... Mrs. Henneker (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode #1.11 (1984) TV episode .... Mrs. Henneker
  80. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Maggie Patton (1 episode, 1983)
    ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
        - A Sad Loss (1983) TV episode .... Maggie Patton
  81. "The Barchester Chronicles" (1982) TV mini-series .... Mrs. Stanhope
  82. "Something in Disguise" .... Daphne Cole (1 episode, 1982)
        - First Sight (1982) TV episode .... Daphne Cole
  83. "Fame Is the Spur" (1982) TV mini-series .... Aunt Lizzie (unknown episodes)
  84. "When the Boat Comes In" .... Lady Leamington (1 episode, 1981)
        - Comrades in Arms (1981) TV episode .... Lady Leamington
  85. "Agony" .... Mrs. Lucas (1 episode, 1981)
        - Holy Wars (1981) TV episode .... Mrs. Lucas
  86. "A Question of Guilt" .... Mrs. Blandy (1 episode, 1980)
        - Mary Blandy: Part 1 (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Blandy

  87. "Angels" .... Ann Kingsley (2 episodes, 1978)
        - Fraternity (1978) TV episode .... Ann Kingsley
        - First Impressions (1978) TV episode .... Ann Kingsley
  88. "Come Back, Lucy" (1978) TV series .... Aunt Gwen
  89. "Kilvert's Diary" .... Mrs. Crichton (1 episode, 1977)
        - Two Sermons (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Crichton
  90. "BBC2 Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1977)
        - Able's Will (1977) TV episode
  91. "Seven Faces of Woman" .... Pooh pooh Watkins (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka She (UK: second season title)
        - She: Anxious Anne (1977) TV episode .... Pooh pooh Watkins
  92. "Play for Today" .... Joan / ... (2 episodes, 1971-1976)
        - Buffet (1976) TV episode .... Joan
        - Evelyn (1971) TV episode .... The Wife
  93. "The Main Chance" .... Alison Murray (1 episode, 1975)
        - War of the Tiger (1975) TV episode .... Alison Murray
  94. "Upstairs, Downstairs" .... Lady Constance Weir (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Hero's Farewell (1974) TV episode .... Lady Constance Weir
  95. "Sutherland's Law" .... Louise Maitland-Douglas (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Condemned (1974) TV episode .... Louise Maitland-Douglas
  96. "A Picture of Katherine Mansfield" .... Mother (3 episodes, 1973)
        - Episode #1.4 (1973) TV episode
        - Episode #1.3 (1973) TV episode .... Mother
        - Life Is the Only Cure for Life (1973) TV episode
  97. Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) .... Fräulein Manzialy
    ... aka Gli ultimi 10 giorni di Hitler (Italy)
  98. "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club" .... Marjorie Phelps (2 episodes, 1973)
    ... aka Lord Peter Wimsey: Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
        - That Damned Dorland Woman (1973) TV episode .... Marjorie Phelps
        - Mr. Oliver (1973) TV episode .... Marjorie Phelps
  99. "ITV Saturday Night Theatre" .... Jeanette Hornby (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka ITV Sunday Night Theatre (UK: new title)
        - Fly on the Wall: The Reformer (1971) TV episode .... Jeanette Hornby
  100. "Fraud Squad" .... Winifred Holland (1 episode, 1970)
        - Golden Island (1970) TV episode .... Winifred Holland
  101. "Menace" .... Mrs. Tetley (1 episode, 1970)
        - Good Morning, Yesterday! (1970) TV episode .... Mrs. Tetley
  102. "Sentimental Education" .... Mademoiselle Vatnaz (3 episodes, 1970)
        - The Philanderer (1970) TV episode .... Mademoiselle Vatnaz
        - The Red Rose and the White (1970) TV episode .... Mademoiselle Vatnaz
        - A Start to Loving (1970) TV episode .... Mademoiselle Vatnaz

  103. "Detective" .... Laura Rankin (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Singing Sands (1969) TV episode .... Laura Rankin
  104. "Armchair Theatre" (2 episodes, 1969)
        - The Story-Teller (1969) TV episode
        - The Story-teller (1969) TV episode
  105. "The Jazz Age" .... Miss Cummins (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Princess (1968) TV episode .... Miss Cummins
  106. Otley (1968) .... Jean
  107. "City 68'" .... Diana Stevenson (1 episode, 1968)
        - Freedom of the City (1968) TV episode .... Diana Stevenson
  108. "The Troubleshooters" .... Mary Fielding (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Mogul (USA)
        - Women and Business Never Did Mix (1967) TV episode .... Mary Fielding
  109. "Jackanory" .... Storyteller (4 episodes, 1966)
        - Rupert and the Rockpool (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - Rupert and the Compass (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - Rupert and the Fairy Child (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
        - Rupert and the Lost Cuckoo (1966) TV episode .... Storyteller
  110. "Dixon of Dock Green" .... Rosie McCallion / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
        - Within the Law (1965) TV episode .... WP Sgt. Ruth Beckett
        - Green Wedding (1963) TV episode .... Rosie McCallion
  111. "Dr. Finlay's Casebook" .... Mrs. Gourlay (1 episode, 1963)
        - Cry Wolf (1963) TV episode .... Mrs. Gourlay
  112. "Boyd Q.C." .... Susan Boyd (1 episode, 1961)
        - Family Business (1961) TV episode .... Susan Boyd
  113. "ITV Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - The Poisoned Earth (1961) TV episode

  114. "The Lost King" .... Madame de Breze (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Road Back (1958) TV episode .... Madame de Breze
Self:
  1. "Loose Women" .... Herself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #14.28 (2009) TV episode .... Herself
  2. "Children's TV on Trial" .... Herself (1 episode, 2007)
        - 1960s (2007) TV episode .... Herself
  3. "Animation Nation" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Visions of Childhood (2005) TV episode .... Herself
  4. The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV) .... Herself
  5. The 100 Greatest Kids TV Shows (2001) (TV) .... Herself

  6. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 16 December 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  7. "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" .... Herself (1 episode, 1995)
        - Episode #4.5 (1995) TV episode .... Herself
  8. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Audience Member

  9. "Play School" (1964) TV series .... Herself - Presenter
Archive Footage:
  1. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid (2007) (V) .... Signore Reale
  2. "This Morning"
        - Episode dated 1 April 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Herself

Additional Details

Other Works:
Illustrations for Kenneth Branagh's autobiography "Beginning". more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Crime | Family more
Plot Keywords:
Character Name In Title | Based On Novel | Murder | Independent Film more

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