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Stephanie Cole(I)

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Stephanie Cole
Paul 'Wicky' Wickstead, a state-certified cleaning technician, is responsible for the removal of any signs of death from the crime scenes.
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Stephanie Cole was born in Warwickshire, England, UK. At the age of 15 she auditioned for, and was accepted to, the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She began her career at the age of 17 playing a 90-year-old woman. She went on to play notable television roles, which included appearing in all 30 episodes of the prisoner-of-war drama Tenko (1981) and playing memorable characters in comedies such as Open All Hours (1976), A Bit of a Do (1989), Waiting for God (1990) and Doc Martin (2004), as well as legendary soap opera Coronation Street (1960).
BornOctober 5, 1941
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      • 2 wins total

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    Known for

    Frances McDormand and Amy Adams in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
    7.0
    • Miss Holt
    • 2008
    Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)
    Waiting for God
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Diana Trent
    Martin Clunes in Doc Martin (2004)
    Doc Martin
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Joan Norton
    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Sylvia Goodwin

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    Actress



    • Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin in Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2002)
      Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Stephen's Nanna
      • 2023
    • Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack (2019)
      Gentleman Jack
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Aunt Ann Walker
      • 2019–2022
    • The House (2022)
      The House
      6.8
      • Great Aunt Eleanor (segment "I") (voice)
      • 2022
    • Greg Davies in The Cleaner (2021)
      The Cleaner
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Vivien Hozier
      • 2021
    • Doctor Who: Beyond the Doctor (2021)
      Doctor Who: Beyond the Doctor
      Podcast Series
      • Narrator (voice)
      • 2021
    • A Cold Supper Behind Harrods (2021)
      A Cold Supper Behind Harrods
      • Vera
      • 2021
    • Still Open All Hours (2013)
      Still Open All Hours
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Delphine Featherstone
      • 2013–2019
    • Scarborough (2019)
      Scarborough
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Marion
      • 2019
    • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith in Inside No. 9 (2014)
      Inside No. 9
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Moira O'Keefe
      • Stephanie Cole
      • 2018
    • Rik Mayall, Gwyneth Powell, Greg Davies, Jeany Spark, Mike Wozniak, and Roisin Conaty in Man Down (2013)
      Man Down
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Nesta
      • 2014–2017
    • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
      Comedy Playhouse
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Pearl
      • 2016
    • Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2012)
      Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures
      9.0
      Podcast Series
      • Marianna (voice)
      • 2014
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Sylvia Goodwin
      • 2011–2013
    • Selina Cadell, Tuppence Middleton, and Tom Hughes in The Lady Vanishes (2013)
      The Lady Vanishes
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Evelyn Floodporter
      • 2013
    • George and Bernard Shaw
      TV Movie
      • Hyacinth
      • 2011

    Soundtrack



    • Stephanie Cole and Graham Crowden in Waiting for God (1990)
      Waiting for God
      7.8
      TV Series
      • performer: "God Save the Queen"
      • 1990

    Videos5

    Trailer
    Trailer 0:26
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    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 0:31
    Official Trailer
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
    Trailer 2:30
    Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
    Waiting For God: Season 5
    Trailer 2:00
    Waiting For God: Season 5
    Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Theft Of The Royal Ruby
    Trailer 1:27
    Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Theft Of The Royal Ruby

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    • Alternative name
      • Stephanie Cole OBE
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • October 5, 1941
      • Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
    • Spouses
        Peter BirrelOctober 5, 1998 - June 23, 2004 (his death)
    • Children
      • Emma Battcock
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Foresters Friendly Society Autumn Gold Plan (2003)
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      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to Drama, Elderly People, and to Mental Health Charities.
    • Quotes
      I'm not knocking Downton Abbey (2010) - it contains some wonderful acting - but it's anodyne. It doesn't make the viewer ask questions.
    • Trademark
        Playing characters older than her years.

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