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Lesley Nicol


Born in 1953, to a mother who had worked in television, Lesley Nicol was a shy 16-year-old at St. Elphin's Boarding School in Derbyshire when she expressed a desire to go out and see the world - not, she recalls, to be an actress but to kiss boys. She went to a technical college in Manchester to study for her 'A'-level examinations and... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (37 titles)
2013 Free Birds (post-production)
Female Pilgrim (voice) (rumored)
 
2010-2013 Downton Abbey (TV series)
Mrs. Patmore
Episode #4.1 (2013) … Mrs. Patmore
Episode #4.2 (2013) … Mrs. Patmore
Episode #4.3 (2013) … Mrs. Patmore
Episode #3.8 (2012) … Mrs. Patmore
 
2013 Once Upon a Time (TV series)
Johanna
The Queen Is Dead (2013) … Johanna
 
2002-2010 Holby City (TV series)
Eileen McMahon / Pearl Palmer
The Lying Kind (2010) … Pearl Palmer
Taking Cover (2002) … Eileen McMahon
 
2010 West Is West
Auntie Annie
 
2002-2009 Doctors (TV series)
Marje Hunter / Sheila Harte
Old Haunts (2009) … Sheila Harte
Too Late for Goodbyes (2002) … Marje Hunter
 
1994-2008 Heartbeat (TV series)
Rita Stirling / Mrs. Swinton / Nora Budge
Strike Up the Band (2008) … Nora Budge
Saint Columba's Treasure (1995) … Rita Stirling
Unfinished Business (1995) … Rita Stirling
Thief in the Night (1995) … Rita Stirling
Arms and the Man (1994) … Mrs. Swinton
 
1991-2008 The Bill (TV series)
Mrs Rogers / Mrs. Booker / Mrs. Reece / …
Frontline: Shockwave (2008) … Mrs. Reece
Taking Sides (1998) … Sandra Mulligan
The Devil You Don't Know (1995) … Mrs. Booker
Getting Involved (1991) … Mrs Rogers
 
2008 Shameless (TV series)
Belle
Episode #5.14 (2008) … Belle
 
2008 Hancock & Joan (TV movie)
Nellie
 
2006 Hotel Babylon (TV series)
Mrs. Cord
Episode #1.4 (2006) … Mrs. Cord
 
1994-2005 Casualty (TV series)
Bev Williams / Frances / Jayne Bowen
Hoping, Wishing, Longing (2005) … Bev Williams (as Lesley Nichol)
Crazy Love (1999) … Frances
Chasing the Dragon (1994) … Jayne Bowen
 
2004 The Courtroom (TV series)
Brenda Rimmer
The Postman (2004) … Brenda Rimmer
 
2004 Rose and Maloney (TV series)
Headteacher
Episode #1.1 (2004) … Headteacher
 
2004 The Last Detective (TV series)
Stella Beauchamp
Benefit to Mankind (2004) … Stella Beauchamp
 
1999-2000 A Touch of Frost (TV series)
Mrs. Cockroft
Line of Fire: Part 2 (2000) … Mrs. Cockroft
Line of Fire: Part 1 (1999) … Mrs. Cockroft
 
1999 Extremely Dangerous (TV mini-series)
Gwenda Palmer
Episode #1.4 (1999) … Gwenda Palmer
Episode #1.2 (1999) … Gwenda Palmer
 
1999 East Is East
Auntie Annie
 
1998 Dinnerladies (TV series)
Woman Worker
Royals (1998) … Woman Worker
 
1998 The Grand (TV series)
Mrs. Morris
Episode #2.10 (1998) … Mrs. Morris
 
1996 Peak Practice (TV series)
Sally Buxton
Partners (1996) … Sally Buxton
 
1995 New Voices (TV series)
Joan
Grimm (1995) … Joan
 
1995 Castles (TV series)
Gillian
Episode #1.6 (1995) … Gillian
 
1994 Three Seven Eleven (TV series)
Mrs. Pudsey
Episode #2.10 (1994) … Mrs. Pudsey
Episode #2.9 (1994) … Mrs. Pudsey
 
1991 Paul Merton: The Series (TV series)
Episode #1.4 (1991)
 
1991 Waterfront Beat (TV series)
Repossessions (1991)
Microlights (1991)
Pirates (1991)
 
1990 The Silver Chair (TV series)
Giant Queen
Episode #1.4 (1990) … Giant Queen
Episode #1.3 (1990) … Giant Queen
 
1989 4 Play (TV series)
Janet Holmes
Dawn and the Candidate (1989) … Janet Holmes
 
1989 Alexei Sayle's Stuff (TV series)
Whistling Calculus for Tax Purposes (1989) (as Lesley Nicoll)
 
1989 The Nineteenth Hole (TV series)
Mrs. Anderton
Episode #1.3 (1989) … Mrs. Anderton
 
1989 Bradley (TV series)
Nicole
Episode #1.3 (1989) … Nicole
 
1988 The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe (TV series)
Mrs. Beaver
Episode #1.6 (1988) … Mrs. Beaver
Episode #1.5 (1988) … Mrs. Beaver
Episode #1.4 (1988) … Mrs. Beaver
Episode #1.3 (1988) … Mrs. Beaver
Episode #1.1 (1988) … Mrs. Beaver
 
1986-1987 Brookside (TV series)
Shelley Rimmer
Give Us a Clue (1987) … Shelley Rimmer
 
1987 Comeback (TV movie)
Bossy Boots
 
1986 Black-Adder II (TV series)
Mrs. Pants
Money (1986) … Mrs. Pants
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2012 All Star Family Fortunes (TV series)
Herself
Episode #7.7 (2012) … Herself
 
2011 Loose Women (TV series)
Herself
Episode #16.6 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 Daybreak (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 22 February 2011 (2011) … Herself
 
2011 The Wright Stuff (TV series)
Herself - Guest Panelist
Episode #15.27 (2011) … Herself - Guest Panelist
 
2010 Maid in Britain (TV documentary)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2012 Downton Abbey Revisited (TV documentary)
Mrs. Patmore
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(October 2002): Plays Kath Casey in "Our House" musical by Dan Woodgate and Tim Firth (Cambridge Theater, London, England, UK). See more »

Alternate Names:

Lesley Nichol | Lesley Nicoll
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Trivia:

Appeared in the stage version of East Is East. See more »