Christine Bottomley
Birthday: Born in 1979-04-27 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Deathday: Alive
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Christine Bottomley (born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, 27 April 1979) is a British actress. She is best known for her regular roles as Melanie in the BBC comedy series Early Doors and Susie Ward in Heartbeat. Born in Rochdale, she went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before taking her first role in an episode of Eastenders. Other film and television work has included Holby City, Shameless and as Yvonne O'Neill in The Street. Bottomley recently appeared in the eighth episode of the second series of Torchwood, "A Day in the Death". She appears in comedy series Massive on BBC Three and the BBC One drama Hope Springs and also a BBC drama: Land Girls. She has starred in a 2009 film, entitled Hush. Description above from the Wikipedia article Christine Bottomley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TV Credits
Torchwood
Character: Maggie
The exploits a team of people whose job is to investigate the unusual, the strange and the extraterrestrial....
Early Doors
Character: Melanie Dixon
A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues of love, loneliness, and blocked urinals. Regular drinkers Joe and Duffy pass the time with landlord Ken and his police officer cronies....
The Bill
Character:
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....
The Innocence Project
Character: Sarah Shawcross
Drama series which follows a group of law students as they investigate possible miscarriages of justice under the guidance of an inspirational professor....
Heartbeat
Character: Susie Ward
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines....
Dalziel & Pascoe
Character:
British crime drama based on the "Dalziel and Pascoe" series of books by Reginald Hill, set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Wetherton. The unlikely duo of politically incorrect elephant-in-a-china-shop-copper Detective Superintendent Andrew Dalziel (pronounced Dee-ell) and his more sensitive and university educated sidekick Detective Sargent, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe is always on hand to solve the classic murder mystery, while maintaining a down to earth wit and humour....
The Nest
Character: Zoe
Happy couple Dan and Emily live in a huge house just outside Glasgow and want for nothing, save a baby of their own. Through a chance encounter they meet Kaya, an 18-year-old from the other side of the city, whose life is as precarious as theirs is comfortable. When Kaya agrees to carry their baby, it feels like they were meant to meet, but was it really by chance?...
Survivors
Character: Clare
When a deadly virus wipes out most of the world's population, a handful of survivors struggle to stay alive....
Massive
Character:
Massive is a sitcom broadcast on digital channel BBC Three. It is set in Manchester and stars Ralf Little and Carl Rice as Danny and Shay, who leave their office jobs to set up a record label when Danny inherits £10,000 following the death of his grandmother. The series began airing on BBC Three on 14 September 2008....
The Palace
Character:
The Palace was a British drama television series that aired on ITV in 2008. Produced by Company Pictures for the ITV network, it was created by Tom Grieves and follows a fictional British Royal Family in the aftermath of the death of King James III and the succession of his 24-year-old son, Richard IV, played by Rupert Evans. It also stars Jane Asher and Zoe Telford. The series was filmed on location in Lithuania in 2007 and broadcast from January to March 2008. It was axed after one series due ...
Hope Springs
Character: Shoo Coggan
Ellie finds herself in hiding in a remote Scottish village called Hope Springs along with fellow ex-cons Hannah, Josie and Shoo after plans to start a new life in Barbados – courtesy of £3m stolen from her gangster husband – go awry. All the girls have to do is keep their heads down, assume new identities and plan an escape to their Barbados idyll... little do they know that Hope Springs is going to change their lives forever....
The Street
Character: Yvonne O'Neill
Anthology drama following the lives and passions of neighbors on a northern English street....
Land Girls
Character: Annie Barratt
The lives, loves and highs and lows of four members of the Women's Land Army working at the Hoxley Estate during World War II....
In the Club
Character: Vicky
In The Club follows six pregnant women and their partners as they get ready for the arrival of their babies at the local parenting class. Housewife Diane, schoolgirl Rosie, newlywed Jasmin, businesswoman Roanna, midwife Vicky and writer and teaching assistant Kim all have their own issues to deal with....
Moving On
Character: Caroline
Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of change in their life and moving on. ...
Blue Murder
Character: Mandy Breeley
Blue Murder is a British crime drama television series based in Manchester. Shown on ITV from 2003 until 2009 when it was cancelled by the network, it starred Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis....
Undeniable
Character: Emma Rawlins
Nearly a quarter of a century after she witnessed the murder of her mother, Jane Fielding is married and has a daughter of her own, but the traumatic events of that day still haunt her. She constantly aware that the murderer is still at large. While on a routine visit to hospital, she locks eyes with the man believes killed her mother....
DCI Banks
Character: Katy Heath
A thrilling drama based on the novels by Peter Robinson. Stephen Tompkinson and Andrea Lowe star as the tenacious and stubborn Chief Inspector Alan Banks and the feisty and headstrong Detective Sergeant Annie Cabbot....
Frankie
Character:
Frankie is a British television drama series created by Lucy Gannon. The series stars Eve Myles as the eponymous character Frankie Maddox, a district nurse more emotionally involved with her job than her personal life. The series is both set and filmed in the English city of Bristol....
Back to Life
Character: Mandy
When Miri Matteson returns home after eighteen years, can she integrate back into her old life? With a terrible event from her past hanging over her, it won’t be easy....
Cucumber
Character: Lynne
Original drama series from Russell T Davies exploring the passions and pitfalls of 21st century gay life, beginning with the most disastrous date night in history....
Vera
Character: Lisa Strachan
A sharp detective with a messy life, DCI Vera Stanhope patrols her “patch” of northeast England, pursuing the truth in cases of murder, kidnapping, and blackmail. Vera is obsessive about her work and faces the world with caustic wit, guile and courage....
Great Night Out
Character: Julie
Great Night Out is a British comedy-drama based in Stockport, North-West England that aired on ITV in early 2013. On 27 February 2013, it was announced that there will be a second series. It was later cancelled in April, as confirmed by Boardman via Twitter. Although the series scored decent ratings averaging over 3 million a week....
The End of the F***ing World
Character: Gwen
James is 17 and is pretty sure he is a psychopath. Alyssa, also 17, is the cool and moody new girl at school. The pair make a connection and she persuades him to embark on a darkly comedic road trip in search of her real father....
Silent Witness
Character: Florence Clarke
Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes....
Simon Schama's Power of Art
Character: Fillide
Documentary series in which historian Simon Schama recounts the story of eight moments of high drama in the making of eight artistic masterpieces....
Flack
Character: Sally Henderson
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....
Sea of Souls
Character: Mary Dunbar
Sea of Souls follows para-psychologist Monaghan and his two sidekicks from a fictitious Scottish University that investigates paranormal activity....
Midsomer Murders
Character: Blaze Leadbetter
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty. ...
Secrets and Words
Character: Valerie King
Secrets and Words is a British drama television series shown on BBC One. Each episode is a story on the theme of adult literacy....
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Character: Kate
The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections....
Domina
Character: Scribonia
The extraordinary rise of Livia Drusilla, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world. Follow Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress....
Sherwood
Character: Rachel Crossley
Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley Manville and David Morrissey....
The Wives
Character: Annabelle Morgan
Mystery drama following the explosive unravelling of a family during one hot summer in the Med....
Inspector George Gently
Character: Terri Molloy
Crime drama set in the 1960s about an old-school detective trying to come to terms with a time when the lines between the police and criminals have become blurred....
Movie Credits
Hush
Character: Beth
A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver when they see something disturbing in the back of his vehicle....
The Waiting Room
Character: Fiona
Two complete strangers, ANNA and STEPHEN, are brought together by chance by an elderly man who waits for his wife on a station platform. Their fateful meeting acts as a catalyst for them to examine and challenge what's going on in their different relationships, and make hard but positive decisions for themselves. If they can change their lives maybe they can meet again....
Venus
Character: Hospital Nurse
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves....
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Character: Ann Walker
A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman....
Lost Christmas
Character: Helen
An Urban Fairy Tale set in Manchester. A story of how a series of tragic events, that blight a young boy's life on Christmas Eve, take him on a journey where a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger may have the key to help and give him a perfect Christmas....
The Arbor
Character: Lisa Thompson
The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor"....
Strawberry Fields
Character: Emily
Strawberry Fields is the story of two sisters who both like the same man but in different ways and is a bold and inventive melodrama that offers a distinctively refreshing spin on a complex story of lust, rivalry and liberation. A seemingly carefree woman is seen cycling through narrow lanes before reaching a strawberry farm where she takes on a job, living in a shabby caravan, starting to develop friendships with her co-workers and in particular one rugged farmhand, Kev. Although aloof and myst...
Out of Darkness
Character:
A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go....
Typist Artist Pirate King
Character: Joan
The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation....
Keeping Rosy
Character: Sarah
A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job....
Robin and the Hoods
Character: Bridget
For tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom....
Funny Cow
Character: Funny Calf's Mum
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs....
Cowboy Dave
Character: Debbie
A young boy's life is changed by a chance encounter with an out-of-luck musician. When a gang of local criminals turns up, the day takes an unexpected turn....
All in Good Time
Character: Molly Batt
East Is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta (itself inspired by Bill Naughtons 1960s classic All in Good Time), the film is set in Bolton where Atul and Vina are celebrating their marriage. However, a honeymoon spent with his parents was not part of their plans. Thoughtless patriarch Eeshwar seems determined to emasculate and embarrass his son. As the weeks pass, consummating their union becomes an...
Peterloo
Character: Female Reformer
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty....
Torvill & Dean
Character: Mavis Dean
Biopic of the British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean....