Amanda Abbington
Birthday: Born in 1974-02-28 in North London, England, UK
Deathday: Alive
Amanda Abbington was born on February 28, 1974 in North London, England as Amanda Jane Smith. She has been acting in television, film, and stage productions since 1993, when she debuted with a small role in British police drama The Bill. Amanda has two children with former partner Martin Freeman.
TV Credits
The Bill
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The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the streets of London. From bomb threats to armed robbery and drug raids to the routine demands of policing this ground-breaking series focuses as much on crime as it does on the personal lives of its characters....
After You've Gone
Character: Siobhan Casey
After You've Gone was a British comedy that aired on BBC One from 12 January 2007 to 21 December 2008. Starring Nicholas Lyndhurst, Celia Imrie, Dani Harmer and Ryan Sampson, After You've Gone was created by Fred Barron, who also created My Family. The writers include Barron, Ian Brown, Katie Douglas, James Hendie, Danny Robins, Andrea Solomons and Dan Tetsell. Three series and two Christmas specials aired, and work on scripts for a fourth series had already begun when the BBC withdrew the commi...
Doc Martin
Character: Isobel
Doc Martin is a British television comedy drama series starring Martin Clunes in the title role. It was created by Dominic Minghella after the character of Dr. Martin Bamford in the 2000 comedy film Saving Grace. The show is set in the fictional seaside village of Portwenn and filmed on location in the village of Port Isaac, Cornwall, England, with most interior scenes shot in a converted local barn. Five series aired between 2004 and 2011, together with a feature-length special that aired on Ch...
Man Stroke Woman
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Man Stroke Woman is a British television comedy sketch show directed by Richard Cantor and produced by Ash Atalla and starring Amanda Abbington, Ben Crompton, Daisy Haggard, Meredith MacNeill, Nicholas Burns and Nick Frost. In addition to being broadcast on digital channel BBC Three in the United Kingdom, all the episodes were available for streaming from the BBC website. Series 2 started in January 2007 and is also available for streaming from the BBC website. There is no studio audience or la...
Harley Street
Character: Susie Linn
Harley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008. The series was made by Carnival Films and was set in Harley Street, London. Created by Marston Bloom and written by Howard Overman, Jack Williams and Nicole Taylor, the stories were about the lives of Harley Street specialists and the cases that were presented to them....
The Booze Cruise
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The Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British television by Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. The first episode in the series was first shown on ITV in 2003. The three episodes have received mixed reviews, with the Radio Times describing it as "like comedy in 1973" and also "you can see each joke a mile off", but generally liking the show....
The Robinsons
Character: Polly
The show's central character is a divorced reinsurance actuary, Ed Robinson, who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life....
Plotlands
Character: Maude
Sold a small plot of land for a tiny outlay, Cockney widow Chloe Marsh and her two daughters flee the slums of post-war London for a better life in the country. But rural life in 1922 is hard. Chloe and her fellow pioneers have no mains water, no gas, no electricity, and no jobs. Forced to live in tents until they can afford a shack, they carve a community out of the hostile countryside....
20 Things to Do Before You're 30
Character: Shona
A group of friends who are approaching 30 make a list of unusual tasks to perform before they reach that age....
Married Single Other
Character: Babs
Married Single Other is a British television drama created and written by Peter Souter. The series is based on the lives of group of people who are either married, single or "other", other being defined as in a relationship. It began airing on Monday 22 February 2010 on ITV and UTV. The drama series was later screened in Scotland on STV from February 2012. The series was filmed on location in various areas of Leeds, while Left Bank Pictures television studios annexed to The Leeds Studios were us...
Case Histories
Character: DC Louise Munroe
Case Histories is a British drama television series based on the Jackson Brodie detective novels by Kate Atkinson. It stars Jason Isaacs as Jackson Brodie....
Money
Character: Doris Artthur
A two-part adaptation of Martin Amis's cult '80s novel with Nick Frost as John Self, a dysfunctional director who goes to America to make his debut movie but ends up speeding towards self-destruction....
Mr Selfridge
Character: Miss Josie Mardle
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows Harry Gordon Selfridge ('Mile a Minute Harry'), a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, Harry created a theater of retail where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining - or...
Inside No. 9
Character: Dana Beckman
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'....
Wolfe
Character: Dot
The adventures of Professor Wolfe Kinteh, a crime scene investigator in the north of England....
The Debt
Character: Stacey Ross
Geoff Dresner is a retired safe-breaker who's turned his back on crime to make an honest living as a baker. But his past comes back to haunt him when he's forced to take on one more job in order to help his family....
Sherlock
Character: Mary Morstan
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London....
Would I Lie to You?
Character: Self
A comedic panel show featuring team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell plus two guests per side, hosted by Rob Brydon (formerly Angus Deayton). Each person must reveal embarrassing facts and outrageous lies during a series of different rounds including "Home Truths", "This Is My..." and "Quickfire Lies". It is up to the opposing team to tell tall tales from fantastic facts....
Coupling
Character: Nicola
Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love....
Coupling
Character: Nicola (uncredited)
Six friends in their thirties navigate dating, sexual adventures, and mishaps on their quest to find love....
Cuffs
Character: DS Jo Moffat
Cuffs is a fresh, authentic and visceral drama that will take the audience on an exhilarating ride through the challenges of front-line policing. Adrenalized and vibrant, the show is packed full of dramatic incidents and colourful characters. From a booby trapped cannabis farm in a suburban semi to an elderly farmer's wife with a shotgun, the stories are surprising and exciting. There will be more absurd altercations - such as a middle-class dog-napping or fisticuffs between pensioners - as well...
Stag
Character: Fran
Dark comedy about a group of obnoxious friends who struggle to survive the Stag Weekend from hell, as a deer-stalking expedition in the Scottish Highlands quickly turns messier than expected....
Hearts and Bones
Character: Mia
A group of friends move to London. At the centre are the Rose brothers, Mark and Rich, and Mark’s girlfriend Emma, who harbours a secret obsession with Rich....
Psychoville
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Psychoville is a British dark comedy television . Pemberton and Shearsmith each play numerous characters, with Dawn French and Jason Tompkins in additional starring roles....
Teachers
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The chaotic lives, loves and drinking sessions of a group of hapless teachers. They might be qualified to teach, but they've still got a lot to learn......
Harley Street
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Harley Street is a British television medical drama shown on ITV in 2008. The series was made by Carnival Films and was set in Harley Street, London. Created by Marston Bloom and written by Howard Overman, Jack Williams and Nicole Taylor, the stories were about the lives of Harley Street specialists and the cases that were presented to them....
Safe
Character: Sophie Mason
After his daughter goes missing, a widower begins uncovering the dark secrets of the people closest to him....
Casualty
Character: Jen Reynolds
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives....
Wycliffe
Character: Local WPC
Wycliffe is a British television series, based on W. J. Burley's novels about Detective Superintendent Charles Wycliffe. It was produced by HTV and broadcast on the ITV Network, following a pilot episode on 7 August 1993, between 24 July 1994 and 5 July 1998. The series was filmed in Cornwall, with a production office in Truro. Music for the series was composed by Nigel Hess and was awarded the Royal Television Society award for the best television theme. Wycliffe is played by Jack Shepherd, ass...
Flack
Character: Alexa
Robyn, the sharp and witty publicity maven, is an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life. Robyn’s work as a crisis PR strategist is fast-paced and unpredictable, as she counsels high-profile personalities in entertainment, fashion and sports....
Richard Osman's House of Games
Character: Self - Contestant
Each week a group of four famous faces go toe to toe in testing their general knowledge skills in a variety of entertaining games....
The Weakest Link
Character: Self
Romesh Ranganathan takes charge of the back-stabbing big money game show. Can the contestants create a chain of answers and avoid the boot?...
Das Netz - Prometheus
Character: Erika Green
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The Family Pile
Character: Nicole
A comedic exploration of one of life's big milestones, four sisters who have lost their parents and are packing up the family home to sell. But even in grief their messy lives go on....
Desperate Measures
Character: Rowan Taylor
Rowan's life spirals when Finn is coerced into a botched drug deal by a local gang. With Finn's life on the line and a violent gang leader encroaching on her life, Rowan is faced with recouping the money that Finn lost....
Sherlock
Character: Mary Watson
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London....
Lockwood & Co.
Character: Marissa Fittes
A girl with extraordinary psychic abilities joins two gifted teen boys at a small ghost-hunting agency to fight the many deadly spirits haunting London....
Catchphrase
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Stephen Mulhern hosts this remake of the 1980's game show where contestants have to guess a catchphrase based on animated picture clues. The puzzle is revealed one square at a time. It could be a book, a movie or a catch phrase. The winner with the most money can go on to win up to £50,000....
Inside No. 9
Character: Self
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'....
I Hate Suzie
Character: Charon Bander
Suzie Pickles, a star on the wane, has her whole life upended when her phone is hacked and a photo of her emerges in an extremely compromising position....
Being Human
Character: Golda
Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them....
Celebrity Catchphrase
Character: Self - Contestant
In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include well known phrases, sayings and even film, song and book titles. The celebrities need to buzz in as quickly as they can when they know the answer and can say what they see in a chance to win money for their chosen charities....
Shades
Character: Rebecca Jacobs
Meeting as "shades" after their unexpected deaths, Mark and Maeve team up to try influencing the world they can't seem to leave....
Movie Credits
The Bill: Target
Character: Lady car driver
WPC Ackland finds herself the target of an assassin's bullet....
Decrypted
Character: Connie
An outrageous and provocative dark comedy about a mismatched NSA team who kidnap the creator of Bitcoin - Satoshi Nakamoto - and attempt to torture him for the information they need to destroy cryptocurrencies....
Carnivale
Character: Ginger (voice)
A group of children are transported through a portal to another dimension where they are thrilled to discover a magical amusement park just for them....
Doc Martin
Character: Isobel Green (uncredited)
Doc Martin tells the tale of Martin Clunes' character in the film, in the months leading up to the Saving Grace story. Martin Bamford is a heart-broken London obstetrician, in a jealous rage after he finds out that his wife has been sleeping with three of his buddies. He escapes to a small Cornish fishing village, which he grows surprisingly attached to, and is extremely reluctant to return with his cheating wife when she comes to pick him up. Although he has only been looking for a week's R & R...
From A Strange Land
Character: Marie
An inquisitive retiree surprises her new neighbours to say hello; what she wasn’t expecting is that they would all be naked. A short about over-stepping the line and how we find common ground....
The Debt
Character: Stacey Ross
An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family....
BEBE A.I.
Character: Aurelia Henderson
A young couple with Down's syndrome must overcome prejudice and danger, in order to try and save the AI baby they want to adopt. A film about the disposability of disability....
Three Pints and a Rabbi
Character: Lisa
When three dazed and confused strangers wake up in a pub to a dead woman lying on the table with hefty chunks of flesh missing, they must figure out what happened to her in order to ensure they don't meet the same fate....
The Lost King
Character: Sarah Levitt
An amateur historian defies the academic establishment in her efforts to find King Richard III's remains, which were lost for over 500 years....
We Are Not Alone
Character: Caroline Grieves
Six weeks after the Gu'un aliens have invaded and completely conquered Earth, hapless Stewart becomes the Gu'uns' official human liaison who ends up saddled with alien Greggs for a housemate. Stewart must help the Gu'uns deliver their message to the masses and win favour with humankind, while also aiding the human resistance and managing his enduring crush on Elodie....
Comedy Classics: The Vicar of Dibley
Character: Self
Celebrating the legendary comedy with clips and insights from the cast and celebrity fans....
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Poirot and Miss Marple
Character: Self - Actor
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature....
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
Character: Mary Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special....
The Booze Cruise II: The Treasure Hunt
Character: Leoni
The Booze Cruise is a series of three feature length comedy dramas written for British television by Paul Minett and Brian Leveson. In this episode the same characters go on a treasure hunt, and end up with their car being washed out to sea on a beach. Marcus (a businessman who deals with Dave's company) first appears in this episode....
The Booze Cruise III: The Scattering
Character: Leone
The gang return for their third adventure, this time on a trip to scatter Grace's mother's ashes on the Yorkshire Moors....
Ghosted
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‘GHOSTED’ tells a story of survival inside a British Prison. Jack a model prisoner, has kept his head down and done his time. After his wife confirms that she is leaving him, on the anniversary of their son’s death, the only thing that keeps him from going under is the new prisoner, Paul. Jack’s cell mate Ahmed, attempts to guide him on a path of salvation, a path that involves saving Paul from the clutches of the wing beast, Clay....
Men Only
Character: Trina
Men Only is a provocative two-part drama about the dark side of modern masculinity. What do men want, what do women want from them, and can the two ever be reconciled? Our men are a five-a-side football team from South London. Only they're too old, too slow, too under the thumb at home to waste their precious Tuesday nights kicking a ball around and losing every time. So the football stops and the excitement starts. They begin in lap-dancing bars, but soon they want more. Porn. Violence. Sex. C...
Another Mother's Son
Character: Ivy Forster
The true story of Louisa Gould, a widow living in Nazi occupied Jersey, who takes in a Russian prisoner of war....
Swinging with the Finkels
Character: Lesbian 2
A suburban couple decide to spice up their lives by swinging with another couple....
The Good Night
Character: Vivian Jesson
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her....
Crooked House
Character: Clemency Leonides
A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family....
We the Kings
Character: Rosa
Jack, on the run for attempted murder, hides in the house of a deaf and mute man. A power struggle forms between the two....
The Queen and I
Character: Princess Anne
A new republican prime minister strips the British monarch and her family of their money and assets, and forces them to live on a rundown council estate....
The All Together
Character: Sarah
With a house to sell and no time to be there in person, overworked TV producer Chris Ashworth is forced to leave his incompetent flatmate Bob to show real estate agents around the property. Knowing that Bob is not the most attentive flatmate, Chris tells him to show anyone that calls inside. When Chris finally returns home he finds that Bob has taken him at his word, literally. With four estate agents, some Jehovah's Witnesses, an incontinent American, a corpse and two armed gangsters, Chris's w...
Six Days of Sistine
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Two souls lost in a world of modernisation find each other in a moment's need for clarity and appreciation....
Make Me Famous
Character: Amanda
When Billy succeeds in impressing the producers of a reality series, he thinks his life will change forever. However, 1 year on Billy struggles to balance the fame, social media, tabloid coverage and the assumptions people make about him....
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Character: Self
This documentary tells the story of one of TV’s darkest and most celebrated comedies, featuring cast interviews and extensive candid moments with creators Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton. Cameras are admitted everywhere throughout the making of the show’s final series, from the writers’ room to the makeup trailer, from prop store to set design, making this the perfect farewell to the multi-award winning series....